KATY PERRY is roaring again after dropping her latest single Lifetimes yesterday.
And as she prepares for the release of her new dance-inspired album 143 next month, we can report the Firework singer is lining up something very special to kick-start her comeback.
Insiders have revealed Katy is in advanced talks to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards on September 10, which takes place ten days before 143 drops.
It will be the first time Katy has performed at the ceremony since 2019, and she has picked up five of the prized MTV Moonmen gongs throughout her career.
On top of that, it will be the first time she has performed any of her new material since returning to the music scene earlier this summer.
A source said: “Katy is currently deep in talks to make her big return to the VMAs stage.
“Details are still being ironed out but she’s a huge star and bosses are determined to lock in the deal.
“The last time Katy performed on the show was in 2019, so it is set to be a huge moment.
“She’s already been travelling the world to promote her new single but next month is set to be even busier for her.
“Katy is one of the world’s biggest pop superstars and this new record and a performance at the VMAs would cement that.”
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The awards show is known in showbiz circles as one of the wildest music ceremonies and has created countless viral moments.
They have ranged from the infamous Miley Cyrus’ twerking routine in 2013 to Lady Gaga bleeding to death on stage “in the name of art” at the 2009 ceremony.
And who could forget fallen rapper Kanye West, now known as Ye, storming the stage the same year as Taylor Swift picked up the gong for Video of the Year.
You name it, it probably happened at the VMAs.
This year’s awards night will take place on September 10 at UBS Arena, just outside New York.
Taylor leads this year’s nominations with ten nods, closely followed by her former collaborator Post Malone, who has nine.
‘Katy’s year’
Flying the flag for us Brits is Dua Lipa. who has three nominations.
Katy has already been announced to headline massive Brazilian festival Rock In Rio on the day her album is released, September 20.
When we caught up with her last month, she told us she couldn’t think of a better place to launch her record.
She will also headline the Toyota AFL Grand Final — that’s Aussie rules football to us Poms —in Oz on September 28.
Just reading through Katy’s schedule makes me want to have a nap.
But I think it’s fair to say she is looking, feeling and sounding better than ever before.
This is Katy’s year — and it’s going to go off!