Katy Perry Sets New Record

07/29/2011
. (EMI) Katy Perry has set a VMA record, becoming the first artist in MTV history to be nominated for four separate videos in one year.

Katy's nominations include "Video of the Year" and "Best Female Video," for her No. 1 smash "Firework," "Best Pop Video" for "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)," and "Best Collaboration" for her No. 1 single "E.T." featuring Kanye West.

Katy has been nominated for the following awards: Video of the Year and Best Female Video for "Firework," Best Pop Video for "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)," Best Cinematography for "Teenage Dream," and Best Collaboration, Best Art Direction, Best Direction, Best Editing, and Best Special Effects for "E.T." (featuring Kanye West). The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live from Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre Sunday, August 28th.

Currently in the middle of the California Dreams World tour that runs through fall and started earlier this year with stops in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan, Katy's remaining U.S. tour dates are as follows:

July 28 Dallas, TX Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie*
July 29 Houston, TX Toyota Center*
July 30 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center*
August 3 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre*
August 5 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre LA Live*
August 6 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre LA Live*
August 7 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre LA Live*
August 9 San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center
August 12 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
August 13 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
August 14 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
August 17 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
August 19 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena**
August 20 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center**
August 21 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena#
August 23 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center#
Sept 7 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center**
Sept 8 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena**
Sept 10 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Arena**
Sept 11 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena**
Sept 13 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Arena**
Sept 14 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse**
Sept 16 Omaha, NE Qwest Center**
Sept 17 Tulsa, OK BOK Center**
Nov 15 Hartford, CT XL Center##
Nov 16 New York, NY Madison Square Garden##
Nov 19 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center##
Nov 21 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena##
Nov 22 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center##

*denotes show with Robyn
**denotes show with Janelle Monae
# denotes show with Natalia Kills
## denotes show with Jessie J