Nicki Minaj set to receive Video Vanguard Award at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards

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Nicki Minaj is set to receive the Video Vanguard Award at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards later this month, joining such previous winning music luminaries as Madonna, Janet Jackson, LL Cool J, Jennifer Lopez and Missy Elliott.Minaj, who has won five MTV trophies for such hits as Anaconda, Chun-Li and Hot Girl Summer, will get the award and perform at the ceremony on August 28 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.'Nicki has broken barriers for women in hip-hop with her versatility and creative artistry,' said Bruce Gillmer, chief content officer of music at Paramount+ and president of music, music talent, programming and events at Paramount.

Nicki Minaj will receive the Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Awards later this month, joining such previous winning music luminaries as Madonna, Janet Jackson, LL Cool J, Jennifer Lopez and Missy Elliott; pictured in 2018'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´.'Jack Harlow, Lil Nas X and Kendrick Lamar are the top award contenders with seven nominations.

Harlow, Lil Nas X, Drake, Bad Bunny, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles and Lizzo will compete for artist of the year.Styles and Doja Cat received the second-most nominations with six.