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Mariah Carey finally received her first Moon Person with a long-awaited win at the MTV VMAs.<\/p>\n
The legendary singer officially adds the coveted Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award to her long list of achievements. The recognition is regarded as the highest honor given to artists who have made an outstanding contribution and impact on the music industry and pop culture.<\/p>\n
Following her recent win, the award-winning singer shared the highlights of the event with a sweet caption that read, \u201cA moment!!! Thank you @mtv @vmas and a special shoutout to Ariana Grande, who presented the award.\u201d<\/p>\n
In her carousel of photos, she included a picture of her holding the Moon Person trophy and exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpses from the night.<\/p>\n
Additionally, she featured a charming shot with the \u201cSide to Side\u201d singer that captured their sweet moment together.<\/p>\n
The post was flooded with congratulatory messages as fans celebrated her long-overdue win.<\/p>\n
\u201cQUEEN OF EVERYTHING,\u201d one wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cYasssss. So proud of you, Mimi,\u201d a second user added.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou deserve this and more!\u201d a commenter noted.<\/p>\n
Fans were equally delighted by her brief encounter with the pop star, which quickly became a highlight online.<\/p>\n
\u201cA moment indeed. My two queens,\u201d a follower said.<\/p>\n
\u201cF—–g finally!!!!!! Living for you, receiving all your flowers and that beautiful moment with Ari,\u201d another added.<\/p>\n
Amid the wave of heartfelt messages and praise, one comment in particular didn\u2019t go unnoticed.<\/p>\n
Carey\u2019s post caught the attention of Naomi Campbell, who left a short but genuine message for the music legend.<\/p>\n
\u201cCongratulations @mariahcarey,\u201d she wrote, adding crown and heart emojis to signal the singer\u2019s status as a true music icon.<\/p>\n
Apart from delivering a powerhouse performance of her top hits, including \u201cDreamlover,\u201d \u201cObsessed,\u201d \u201cHeartbreaker,\u201d \u201cLike That\u201d and \u201cWe Belong Together,\u201d she commanded presence while accepting her Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.<\/p>\n
In her acceptance speech<\/a>, the 56-year-old singer expressed her genuine gratitude to the organization.<\/p>\n \u201cThank you, MTV, for giving me the Vanguard Award. I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m getting my first VMA tonight,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n However, she threw a subtle shade, jokingly commenting, \u201cWhat in the Sam Hill were you waiting for?\u201d playfully calling out MTV for taking so long to recognize her with a VMA.<\/p>\n Carey joins a long list of icons who have received the lifetime award at the MTV VMAs. This includes Katy Perry, Shakira, Nicki Minaj, Missy Elliott, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Kanye West, Beyonc\u00e9, Britney Spears, the Beatles, David Bowie and more.<\/p>\n Related: Paris Hilton Brings Back Iconic VMAs Moment with \u2018Legendary\u2019 Pop Star<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Sep 9, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mariah Carey finally received her first Moon Person with a long-awaited win at the MTV VMAs. The legendary singer officially adds the coveted Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award to her long list of achievements. The recognition is regarded as the highest honor given to artists who have made an outstanding contribution and impact on the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2008857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[24076,312296,304696,344855,22437],"class_list":["post-2008856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-ariana-grande","tag-mariah-carey","tag-michael-jackson","tag-mtv-vmas","tag-music-industry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mariah-Careys-Post-After-First-Win-at-VMAs-Sparks-Reaction.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2008856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008856\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2008857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2008856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2008856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2008856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}