Photos: MTV Video Music Awards 2017 | Show highlights

Katy Perry hosts the MTV Video Music Awards, just back from “outer space,” and catching up on headlines.

Kendrick Lamar opens the MTV Video Music Awards with a medley of hits at the Forum in Inglewood.

Kendrick Lamar performs at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Forum.

A dancer appears onstage on fire during a performance by Kendrick Lamar at the MTV VMAs.

Ed Sheeran performs a medley at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Ed Sheeran, left, and Lil Uzi Vert perform a medley at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Forum.

An imploring Paris Jackson gets political early before presenting the award for pop video at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Dinah Jane and Ally Brooke of Fifth Harmony, Gucci Mane, Normani Kordei and Lauren Jauregui of Fifth Harmony walk onstage to accept the pop video award for “Down.”

Julia Michaels performs “Issues” at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Shawn Mendes performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at the Forum.

Jack Antonoff and Alessandra Ambrosio introduce a performance by Lorde.

Lorde performs “Homemade Dynamite” at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Lorde performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at the Forum in Inglewood.

Alessia Cara accepts the dance award for “Stay” during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards.

Host Katy Perry, with a fake baby, and DJ Khaled, with his real baby, speak onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards.

Ally Brooke, left, Lauren Jauregui, Dinah Jane and Normani Kordei of Fifth Harmony perform at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards.

Ludacris and Olivia Munn speak onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards.

Gucci Mane, left, performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards.

Miley Cyrus performs during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards.

Pink, right, performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards.

Millie Bobby Brown speaks onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards.

Ed Sheeran accepts the artist of the year award.

Gal Gadot speaks onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum.

Alessia Cara.

Kesha speaks onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at the Forum.

Ellen DeGeneres presents the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award to Pink during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards.

Pink drives onstage to her performance at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at the Forum.

Pink interacts with the crownd during her performance.

Pink, center, standing, performs at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards.

Pink, left, accepts the MTV Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award from Ellen DeGeneres at the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, California.

Logic performs during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards.

Khalid, Logic and Alessia Cara perform during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards.

Susan Bro, mother of Heather Heyer, speaks at the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum.

Khalid accepts the award for best new artist at the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, California.

Katy Perry performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum.

Nicki Minaj performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards.

Katy Perry performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards.

Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free accept the Video of the Year award for “Humble” onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards.

Kendrick Lamar accepts the Video of the Year award for “Humble” at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum.