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July 27, 2017 / 3:39 PM

Katy Perry to host the 2017 Video Music Awards show

Katy Perry performs at the Witness World Wide exclusive YouTube livestream concert at Ramon C. Cortines High School for Performing Arts in Los Angeles on June 12. Perry will host the MTV Video Music Awards show on Aug. 29. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

1 of 3 | Katy Perry performs at the Witness World Wide exclusive YouTube livestream concert at Ramon C. Cortines High School for Performing Arts in Los Angeles on June 12. Perry will host the MTV Video Music Awards show on Aug. 29. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

July 27 (UPI) -- Pop singer and incoming American Idol judge Katy Perry will host next month's 2017 MTV Video Music Awards show.

The ceremony is set to air live from the The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. on Aug. 27 at 8 p.m.

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Rapper Kendrick Lamar goes into the competition with a leading eight nominations. Other artists up for multiple awards include Perry, The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande and Lorde.

History will be eclipsed when @KatyPerry hosts the 2017 @VMAs on August 27 💫 #VMAs pic.twitter.com/IvNKlVQCP8
— MTV (@MTV) July 27, 2017

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