Nicki Minaj to obtain the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
Nicki Minaj has been introduced as the most recent recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Awards on the 2022 MTV VMAs.
The rapper can also be set to carry out on the occasion, which can happen on Sunday August 28, at New Jersey’s Prudential Heart.
“Nicki has damaged boundaries for ladies in hip-hop together with her versatility and inventive artistry,” stated Bruce Gillmer, president of music at Paramount+. “She has shifted the music business and cemented her standing as a worldwide famous person together with her crossover attraction, genre-defying model and persevering with to be unapologetically ‘Nicki’.”
Earlier Vanguard Award recipients embrace Madonna, Janet Jackson, LL Cool J, Jennifer Lopez and Missy Elliott. David Bowie, The Beatles and director Richard Lester shared the honour on the first ever VMAs again in 1984.
I’m receiving the Video Vanguard Award on the 2022 #VMAs! You don’t need to miss my efficiency – Sunday August 28 at 8p on @MTV Aaaahhhhhh😫🙏🏽💕🎀♥️🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄csfxffvmmkbdsavgkmkkevhvjj pic.twitter.com/dPGgXe2gZA
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) August 8, 2022
The announcement follows Nicki teasing a brand new single, ‘Tremendous Freaky Lady’ which will probably be launched on August 12. Minaj has been nominated for 17 VMA awards and has received 5, together with her first win for Greatest Hip Hop Video, which she obtained in 2011. This 12 months, she’s nominated for Greatest Hip Hop for her monitor ‘Do We Have A Downside?’ that includes Lil Child. See the total record of nominees right here.
Hip hop mainstays Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X lead this 12 months’s VMA nominees with seven nominations every. Harry Kinds and Doja Cat are shut behind the trio with six nominations, adopted by Taylor Swift on 5. Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Rosalía, and Ed Sheeran are additionally among the many nominees with nods in a number of classes.
Notably, Madonna’s nomination within the Greatest Longform Video class for ‘Madame X’ means she is now the one artist to obtain a VMA nomination in each decade because the present began – incomes 69 nominations in complete and a report 20 wins. Followers can vote for awards on the MTV VMA website.
Anitta, J Balvin and Panic! At The Disco may also be a part of Minaj on the 2022 VMAs stage, with further performers set to be introduced quickly.