The ceremony was originally scheduled to take place on September 10, 2024, but was rescheduled to a day later to avoid conflicts with the presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
[6][7][8] Katy Perry was honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award presented by her fiancé Orlando Bloom.
[13] The second round of nominees were announced on August 30, which included two new award categories–VMAs Most Iconic Performance and Best Trending Video.
[5] Taylor Swift led with twelve, followed by Post Malone with eleven, Eminem with eight, Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion and Sabrina Carpenter who had seven nominations each, and SZA, with six.
[16] Katy Perry was announced as the recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award on August 15.