Following the footsteps of Kanye West and Beyonce as latest recipients – Barbadian pop star Rihanna will be receiving the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards.
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The 28-year-old will be honored for her “decade-long impact on music, pop culture, fashion, film and philanthropy,” MTV said in a statement Thursday.
“Honored to take the #VMAs stage as your video #VANGUARD award recipient LIVE from NYC on August 28!,” she tweeted following the announcement.
Honored to take the #VMAs stage as your video #VANGUARD award recipient LIVE from NYC on August 28! pic.twitter.com/Yk0RMH2ODr
— Rihanna (@rihanna) August 11, 2016
The singer is also nominated for four Moonmen: best female video for the Drake-assisted “Work,” best male video for her contributions to Calvin Harris’ “This Is What You Came For” and two in the best collaboration category for the aforementioned hits.
The 2016 Video Music Awards will air live – at New York’s Madison Square Garden for the first time in VMA history – on Sunday, August 28th at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
