Nicki Minaj’s legacy will be honored at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards.
The award-winning rapper and actress will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, also known as the Lifetime Achievement Award, which honors the recipient’s famous performances, hits, as well as “outstanding contributions” to music videos and popular culture. .
“Nicky has broken down barriers for women in hip-hop with her versatility and creative artistry,” Bruce Gilmour, President of Music, Music Talent, Programming and Programs at Paramount, said in a statement. “She has transcended the music industry and solidified her status as a global superstar with her crossover appeal, genre-defying style and remains a constant ‘Nicky’.”
Past recipients of the Vanguard Award have included Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Missy Elliot, David Bowie, The Beatles, Rihanna and Janet Jackson.
Nicki Minaj performs at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards at The Oculus on August 20, 2018 in New York City.
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The rapper will also take to the stage to perform at the VMAs for the first time since 2018. Throughout her career, Minaj has been nominated 17 times and is a five-time VMA-winner.
Her anticipated upcoming single, “Super Freaky Girl”, which has recently emerged as one of the most popular soundtracks on TikTok, will be released on August 12, a few weeks before the awards show on August 28.
Anita, Jay Balvin, Marshmallow, Khalid and Panic! Also tapped to perform for the night at discos. Additional cast will be announced soon, according to MTV.
The 2022 MTV VMAs will be held at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ and will be broadcast live on MTV on August 28 at 8 p.m. ET.
Originally published at Pen 18
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