Nicki Minaj Performing, Getting MTV's Video Vanguard Award VMAs

This JUST announced…Niki Minaj will get the Video Vanguard Award at the MTV VMAs this year and she is performing! This is going to be fire!!!!

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The Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award is the highest honor from MTV and Niki is no joke. She has been nominated 17 times and won Best Hip Hop Video back in 2011. She won “Best Female Video” in 2012 for “Starships.” She also won for “Anaconda” in 2015 and “Chun-Li” in 2018 and of course, again in 2019 for “Best Power Anthem” (“Hot Girl Summer”).

Niki has a new single called “Super Freaky Girl” which will be coming out on August 12th.

Niki is in some amazing company. Past Video Vanguard Award winners include:

Madonna

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Janet Jackson

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LL Cool J

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Jennifer Lopez

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Missy Elliott

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Honestly, I can’t wait to see what stardust she sprinkles all over the Jersey red carpet and what she is going to wear. Her fits are epic!

Of course, you can see all this LIVE from Jersey at the Prudential Center on Sunday, August 28th.

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