Rihanna To Receive MTV’s Lifetime Achievement Award At VMAs

Following the footsteps of Kanye West and Beyonce as latest recipients – Barbadian pop star Rihanna will be receiving the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards.

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The 28-year-old will be honored for her “decade-long impact on music, pop culture, fashion, film and philanthropy,” MTV said in a statement Thursday.

“Honored to take the #VMAs stage as your video #VANGUARD award recipient LIVE from NYC on August 28!,” she tweeted following the announcement.

The 2016 Video Music Awards will air live – at New York’s Madison Square Garden for the first time in VMA history – on Sunday, August 28th at 9 p.m. ET/PT.