Nicki Minaj VMAs

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Global superstar Nicki Minaj will receive the coveted Video Vanguard Award at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards airing live from Prudential Center on Sunday, Aug. 28. The rap star is a 17-time VMA nominee and a five-time VMA winner. She will also perform at the event for the first time since 2018.  Related Stories “Nicki has broken barriers for women in hip-hop with her versatility and creative artistry,” Bruce Gillmer, President of Music, Music Talent, Programming & Events, Paramount and Chief Content Officer, Music, Paramount+, said in a statement. “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...