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Rihanna To Receive MTV’s Lifetime Achievement Award At VMAs

attends the 2nd Annual Diamond Ball hosted by Rihanna and The Clara Lionel Foundation at The Barker Hanger on December 10, 2015 in Santa Monica, California.

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.

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.

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