Los Angeles, Sept. 8 -- Singer-songwriter Mariah Carey recieved the Video Vanguard Award from Ariana Grande at the MTV VMAs ( Video Music Awards), reported Variety.

Grande spoke about Carey's performance and talked about her significant impact on music. "As a vocalist, there's only one queen and that's Mariah," said Grande, adding, "She knows no limits with her iconic five-octave range and has left an irrevocable impact on music history with her tone, technique and sound. Her music videos have become the pop playbook, giving us everything from alter egos to male drag to hundreds of iconic looks. Mariah Carey is a singular talent and artist."

Carey later took the stage and revisited the looks from her previous music videos. She performed...