August is definitely Pink’s month!

 

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Not only did Pink drop a brand new single, What About Us but she also announced a new album is on the way …October 13 to be exact and it’s called Beautiful Trauma, her seventh studio album and NOW … MTV has announced that Pink will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2017 Video Music Awards.

 

 

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In addition to receiving the shows highest honour, she will perform live at the VMAs and MTV will premiere her music video for What About Us on August 16 at 6PM EST.

 

Over the course of her 17-year career, she’s won three Grammys, two Billboard Music Awards and six MTV Video Music Awards PLUS in 2013, Pink was named Billboard’s Woman of the Year.

 

Beautiful Trauma is Pink’s first album since her 2012 release, The Truth About Love.

 

FUN FACT: The very first Vanguard award was presented at the 1984 VMAs to David Bowie and The Beatles.  Since the award has been renamed to honour the late Kind of Pop, Michael Jackson, it has been awarded to musicians such as Beyonce, Madonna and last year, Rihanna.

 

 

 

CHECK OUT WHO’S PERFORMING AT THE 2017 VMAs BELOW: 

 

 

 

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The 2017 MTV Video Music Awards will air on Aug 27 at 8 p.m. EST.

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