Katy Perry Will Host This Year's MTV Video Music Awards

(Radio.com) Katy Perry will be the host for this year's MTV Video Music Awards next month and the pop star has released a special announcement video for the gig.

"I've been training with @MTV in zero gravity, eating astronaut ice cream, and I'm on a group text with Buzz Aldrin and Neil deGrasse Tyson," Perry wrote. "Come August 27th, I'll be ready to be your MOONWOMAN! Brace for impact, kids."

The 2017 MTV Video Music Awards will air live from The Forum in Inglewood, California on Sunday, August 27 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check out Perry's announcement video here.

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