Katy Perry set to Host MTV’s Video Music Awards4 min read

International pop star Katy Perry is slated to host MTV’s Video Music Awards. She announced the news earlier today on Twitter where she wrote: “Introducing your MOONWOMAN. Brace for impact!” Which was accompanied by a short promo video that finds the singer floating through space.

Perry is up for five of the award show’s signature Moonmen herself, including best pop video for “Chained to the Rhythm.” In addition to her new role as host of the event, which hits the Forum in Inglewood, California on Aug. 27, the singer is also set to perform live onstage.

The announcement comes ahead of Perry’s world tour for her recent album Witness, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts. And she’s quite the music video queen — her recent visual for “Bon Appétit” surpassed 100 million views in just 18 days, while the video for Teenage Dream’s “Firework,” which won Video of the Year in 2011, just passed one billion.

This time around, Kendrick Lamar — who with eight nominations is the top VMA contender — goes head-to-head for the award show’s prestigious top honor with Bruno Mars, the Weeknd, Alessia Caraand DJ Khaled.

The MTV Video Music Awards will air live from California on Sunday, August 27 at 8 p.m. EST.