"Mariah Carey was honored with the Video Vanguard Award at tonight's MTV Video Music Awards, where she also performed a career-spanning medley. She began with a new song, "Sugar Sweet," before diving into classics like "Fantasy," "Heartbreaker," and "Obsessed." She continued with "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together" (with a string ensemble). Watch some of the performance below. Carey was presented with the award by Ariana Grande."
""I can't believe I'm getting my first VMA tonight," Carey-tonight's winner of Best R&B for " Type Dangerous "-said in her speech. "I just have one question: What in the Sam Hill were you waiting for?" She continued with a reflection on her career and history with the VMAs. See the speech below. Though she'd never taken home a trophy before tonight, Carey has been a VMAs fixture for decades."
Mariah Carey received the MTV Video Music Awards Video Vanguard Award and performed a career-spanning medley. She opened with the new song "Sugar Sweet" and then performed "Fantasy," "Heartbreaker," "Obsessed," "It's Like That," and "We Belong Together" with a string ensemble. Ariana Grande presented the award. Carey said, "I can't believe I'm getting my first VMA tonight," and asked, "What in the Sam Hill were you waiting for?" Carey first performed at the VMAs in 1991 and returned in 2005. Her album Here for It All is due September 26 and includes "Type Dangerous" and "Sugar Sweet."
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