{"id":40981,"date":"2022-08-08T17:14:06","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T21:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=40981"},"modified":"2022-08-08T17:14:06","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T21:14:06","slug":"global-superstar-nicki-minaj-to-receive-video-vanguard-award-and-perform-live-at-2022-vmas-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/08\/global-superstar-nicki-minaj-to-receive-video-vanguard-award-and-perform-live-at-2022-vmas-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Superstar Nicki Minaj to Receive Video Vanguard Award and Perform Live at 2022 &#8220;VMAs&#8221; [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Global superstar Nicki Minaj will receive MTV&#8217;s Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award and perform for the first time since 2018 at the 2022 &#8220;VMAs,&#8221; airing LIVE from Prudential Center on Sunday, August 28 @ 8PM ET\/PT.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GSQPPCSVjlw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The 17x nominated and 5x &#8220;VMAs&#8221; winner, who took home her first Moon Person for Best Hip Hop Video in 2011, is nominated this year for &#8220;Best Hip Hop.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-2274172918\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Nicki has broken barriers for women in hip-hop with her versatility and creative artistry,&#8221; said Bruce Gillmer, President of Music, Music Talent, Programming &amp; Events, Paramount, and Chief Content Officer, Music, Paramount+. &#8220;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 &#8216;Nicki&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Minaj&#8217;s next single, &#8220;Super Freaky Girl&#8221; will be released on August 12.<\/p>\n<p>Previous Vanguard Award recipients include Madonna, Janet Jackson, LL Cool J, Jennifer Lopez and Missy Elliott. 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