Entertainment Awards Shows and Events VMAs Katy Perry Says Her and Orlando Bloom's Daughter Daisy Is Watching MTV for the 'First Time' for Singer's VMAs Vanguard Win This will mark Perry's return to the MTV stage for the first time in seven years By Daniela Avila Daniela Avila Daniela Avila is an editorial assistant at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2021. Her work previously appeared on The Poly Post. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on September 11, 2024 08:35PM EDT Comments Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom at the 2024 VMAs. Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Katy Perry, who's the Video Vanguard recipient at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, has the support of her biggest fans. On Wednesday, Sept. 11, the pop star walked the red carpet at New York’s UBS Arena with fiancé Orlando Bloom before receiving the coveted award. In a preshow interview, the "Roar" singer, 39, revealed that her daughter Daisy Dove, 4, was supporting her and watching MTV "for the very first time." "Don't say up too late, sweetheart. Eat your broccoli," she said. Katy Perry to Receive Video Vanguard Award at 2024 MTV VMAs: A 'True Pop Culture Icon' "I feel good. I've had my daughter and it's changed my whole life," she later added. "I feel a sense of wholeness and more grounded. I'm writing songs from a place of feeling truly empowered. Feeling truly connected to my feminine divine. It's changed my life for the better." The awards show marks Perry's return to the MTV stage for the first time in seven years. On Wednesday, she's set to perform a medley of her biggest hits. Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom at the 2024 MTV VMAs. Noam Galai/Getty Check out all of PEOPLE's full MTV VMAs coverage here. Perry is also joining icons who have won the Vanguard award, which was named after Michael Jackson, like Shakira, Madonna, Beyoncé, The Beatles, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Justin Timberlake, Janet Jackson and more. "Katy is a musical powerhouse and true pop culture icon," Bruce Gillmer, Paramount's president of music, music talent, programming and events and Paramount+'s chief content officer for music, said in a statement. He added, "With her game changing creative vision, she has become a global phenomenon and taken over the world’s biggest stages. Katy’s prowess will be on full display LIVE on the VMAs with a can’t-miss, career-encompassing performance celebrating her biggest moments and chart-topping hits." MTV VMAs 2024: Everything to Know About the Star-Studded Music Award Show Earlier this month, Perry showed support for Bloom, 47, at the premiere for his new film The Cut. After the premiere, the actor told PEOPLE Perry "just was freaked out" when she watched the movie. “She watched it and was like, ‘I need a stiff drink,'" he said, later adding that she cried. "She was really moved. She knew what it took." The 2024 MTV VMAs air on Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. ET/ PT live from the UBS Arena in New York. Close