Nicki Minaj, who boasts 17 MTV Video Music Award nominations and five wins (and counting), will receive the annual event’s coveted Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award this year and will perform at the ceremony for the first time since 2018.
Minaj, who took home her first Moon Person for Best Hip Hop Video in 2011, is nominated this year for Best Hip Hop. Her next single, “Super Freaky Girl,” will be released on August 12 ahead of the MTV VMAs airing live from the Prudential Center on Sunday, Aug. 28.
“Nicki has broken barriers for women in hip-hop with her versatility and creative artistry,” said Bruce Gillmer, President of Music, Music Talent, Programming & Events, Paramount and Chief Content Officer, Music, Paramount+. “She has shifted the music industry and cemented her status as a global superstar with her crossover appeal, genre-defying style and continuing to be unapologetically ‘Nicki.'”
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Minaj, who took home her first Moon Person for Best Hip Hop Video in 2011, is nominated this year for Best Hip Hop. Her next single, “Super Freaky Girl,” will be released on August 12 ahead of the MTV VMAs airing live from the Prudential Center on Sunday, Aug. 28.
“Nicki has broken barriers for women in hip-hop with her versatility and creative artistry,” said Bruce Gillmer, President of Music, Music Talent, Programming & Events, Paramount and Chief Content Officer, Music, Paramount+. “She has shifted the music industry and cemented her status as a global superstar with her crossover appeal, genre-defying style and continuing to be unapologetically ‘Nicki.'”
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- 8/8/2022
- by Brandon Katz
- The Wrap
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