Los Angeles: Pop star Shakira will be honoured with the Video Vanguard Award at the 2023 edition of MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs).
The singer, known for belting out global chartbusters such as “Wherever, Whenever”, “Hips Don’t Lie” and “Waka Waka”, will receive the honour during the awards ceremony on September 12. She will be the first South American artiste to receive the award.
According to American news outlet Deadline, Shakira will also perform at the awards gala, where she is nominated in four categories, including best collaboration, best latin and artist of the year. This will be her first performance at MTV VMAs in 17 years.
Shakira was nominated for four VMA awards this year. Other than being nominated for Best Artist of the Year and Best collaboration for TQG, the pop legend also received two more nominations in the Best Latin category for her Karol G collab and single Acróstico.
The Colombian artiste will perform on the VMA stage on the award night for the first time in 17 years. She is expected to perform her 2023 hit song TQG, which featured a collaboration with Karol G and maintained a popularity streak at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song became an instant fan-favourite and fetched her the title Latin Woman of the Year by Billboard.
Shakira was nominated for four VMA awards this year. Other than being nominated for Best Artist of the Year and Best collaboration for TQG, the pop legend also received two more nominations in the Best Latin category for her Karol G collab and single Acróstico.
The Colombian artiste will perform on the VMA stage on the award night for the first time in 17 years. She is expected to perform her 2023 hit song TQG, which featured a collaboration with Karol G and maintained a popularity streak at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song became an instant fan-favourite and fetched her the title Latin Woman of the Year by Billboard.
The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards ceremony will be airing on MTV’s network channel on September 12 at 8 pm EST.
