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Mariah Carey<\/a> was honored with the Video Vanguard Award<\/a> at tonight\u2019s MTV Video Music Awards<\/a>, where she also performed a career-spanning medley. She began with a new song, \u201cSugar Sweet,\u201d before diving into classics like \u201cFantasy,\u201d \u201cHeartbreaker,\u201d and \u201cObsessed.\u201d She continued with \u201cIt\u2019s Like That\u201d and \u201cWe Belong Together\u201d (with a string ensemble). Watch the performance below.<\/p>\n Carey was presented with the award by Ariana Grande. \u201cI can\u2019t believe I\u2019m getting my first VMA tonight,\u201d Carey\u2014tonight\u2019s winner of Best R&B for \u201cType Dangerous<\/a>\u201d\u2014said in her speech. \u201cI just have one question: What in the Sam Hill were you waiting for?\u201d She continued with a reflection on her career and history with the VMAs. See the speech below.<\/p>\n Though she\u2019d never taken home a trophy before tonight, Carey has been a VMAs fixture for decades. She first performed on the show in 1991, then again in 2005 off the back of The Emancipation of Mimi<\/a>,<\/em> which saw a 20th anniversary reissue<\/a> earlier this year. Carey\u2019s new album, Here for It All<\/em><\/a>, is out September 26; the 11-track project includes the singles \u201cType Dangerous\u201d and \u201cSugar Sweet.\u201d<\/p>\n Follow along with all of Pitchfork\u2019s coverage of the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n