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Katy Perry to Be Given the Video Vanguard Award at the 2024 MTV VMAs 

Katy Perry arrives at the 35th Annual Colleagues Spring Luncheon and Oscar de la Renta Fashion Show, April 25, 2024, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP)
Katy Perry arrives at the 35th Annual Colleagues Spring Luncheon and Oscar de la Renta Fashion Show, April 25, 2024, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP)
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Katy Perry to Be Given the Video Vanguard Award at the 2024 MTV VMAs 

Katy Perry arrives at the 35th Annual Colleagues Spring Luncheon and Oscar de la Renta Fashion Show, April 25, 2024, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP)
Katy Perry arrives at the 35th Annual Colleagues Spring Luncheon and Oscar de la Renta Fashion Show, April 25, 2024, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP)

Katy Perry will receive the Video Vanguard Award at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards next month. She will also perform.

Previous recipients include Shakira, Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna and Missy Elliott.

Perry will return to the MTV VMA stage for the first time since 2017, when she performed and hosted the award show.

The pop singer has won five VMAs across her career. She took home her first three awards in 2011: video of the year (“Firework”), best collaboration and best special effects (both for “E.T.,” featuring Kanye West).

“Katy is a musical powerhouse and true pop culture icon,” said Bruce Gillmer, chief content officer of music at Paramount+ and president of music, music talent, programming and events at Paramount. “With her game changing creative vision, she has become a global phenomenon and taken over the world’s biggest stages.”

Taylor Swift tops the 2024 VMA nominations with 10 — eight for her “Fortnight” music video and nods in the artist of the year and best pop categories. She’s followed by her “Fortnight” collaborator Post Malone, who has nine. He is nominated along with Swift eight times and earned his ninth nom for his country hit “I Had Some Help,” featuring Morgan Wallen.

The 2024 MTV VMAs will air live on Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. Eastern from the UBS Arena on New York’s Long Island. Fan voting begins online Tuesday across 15 categories and ends Aug. 30.

Voting in the best new artist category will remain active throughout the show.

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‘Jackpot’ Movie Inspired by Martial Arts Icon Jackie Chan 

(L-R) Canadian actor Sim Liu, US actress, comedian, rapper Awkwafina, US director Paul Feig, and US actor and wrestler John Cena arrive at the premiere of "Jackpot" at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA, 13 August 2024. (EPA) 
(L-R) Canadian actor Sim Liu, US actress, comedian, rapper Awkwafina, US director Paul Feig, and US actor and wrestler John Cena arrive at the premiere of "Jackpot" at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA, 13 August 2024. (EPA) 
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‘Jackpot’ Movie Inspired by Martial Arts Icon Jackie Chan 

(L-R) Canadian actor Sim Liu, US actress, comedian, rapper Awkwafina, US director Paul Feig, and US actor and wrestler John Cena arrive at the premiere of "Jackpot" at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA, 13 August 2024. (EPA) 
(L-R) Canadian actor Sim Liu, US actress, comedian, rapper Awkwafina, US director Paul Feig, and US actor and wrestler John Cena arrive at the premiere of "Jackpot" at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA, 13 August 2024. (EPA) 

For director Paul Feig, the comedy film "Jackpot" is what he calls "the Lost Jackie Chan movie," referring to the work of the famous Hong Kong actor and martial artist.

"His (Jackie Chan’s) characters are always classically somebody who didn't want to be in the situation, in over their head, trying to get out of it, not being aggressive, just trying to fight their way out of something," said Feig.

"And that just checked every box for me. And his movies are really funny too, but they also have danger and art. So, there it was," he added.

"Jackpot" is an Amazon MGM Studios action-comedy starring Awkwafina and John Cena as their characters Katie and Noel work together in a dystopian Los Angeles where a "Grand Lottery" winner can be legally murdered before sundown by someone wishing to claim their multibillion-dollar jackpot.

The movie arrives in US theaters on Thursday.

One thing that helped bring the action-packed story to life was Cena, who is also a wrestler, being able to do some of his own stunts.

"I'm not taking anything away from our stunt team or my tremendously talented double, Spencer Thomas, but the action in 'Jackpot' was a lot of the skills that I can offer a coordinator," Cena told Reuters.

"This one was throwing big haymakers and tossing people around, and a lot of the stuff I do on WWE as well as a lot of stunt driving, which I love driving, too," "The Suicide Squad" actor added.

While his previous experience came in handy when filming "Jackpot," there was no time for Cena to bond with co-lead Awkwafina before they began shooting.

"We did not have time to build rapport before filming, but we actually ended up building great rapport while we filmed," Cena said.

Similarly, Awkwafina found that getting to know Cena while creating the movie was fulfilling.

"I loved working with John Cena. He's really one of the most professional guys I've ever worked with," the "Crazy Rich Asians" actor said.