--- title: Jennifer Lopez to Receive Video Vanguard at 2018 MTV VMAs description: Jennifer Lopez will receive the coveted 2018 Video Vanguard Award at the next year's MTV Video Music Awards. canonical: https://time.com/5354329/jennifer-lopez-vmas-2018/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-07-31T19:13:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:54:05.782Z og:title: Jennifer Lopez to Receive Video Vanguard at 2018 MTV VMAs og:description: Come through, J. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jul 31, 2018 7:13 PM UTC  THE BROOKLYN BOROUGH OF NEW YORK CITY, NY - OCTOBER 17: Jennifer Lopez performs Tidal X: Brooklyn at Barclays Center on October 17, 2017 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York. (Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic) THE BROOKLYN BOROUGH OF NEW YORK CITY, NY - OCTOBER 17: Jennifer Lopez performs Tidal X: Brooklyn at Barclays Center on October 17, 2017 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York. (Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic) Shareif Ziyadat—FilmMagic  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jul 31, 2018 7:13 PM UTC [Jennifer Lopez](http://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5217628/jennifer-lopez/) will receive the [Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award](http://time.com/4917950/pink-vmas-2017/) at the [2018 MTV Video Music Awards](http://time.com/5340179/mtv-vmas-2018-nominees/). The coveted award, which acknowledges an artist’s contributions to the world of music videos, has honored entertainers like Beyoncé, Rihanna, Kanye West, and Britney Spears in the past. J. Lo, whose song “Dinero,” is nominated for both the “Best Collaboration” and “Best Latin Video” awards, will be performing at the live show for the first time in over a decade (her last performance was in 2001). This year’s show will take place on Monday, August 20th at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. 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