MTV VMAs 2022: Nicki Minaj to Receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Honor

Published: Monday 8th Aug 2022 by Sam

Nicki Minaj is set to be honored with one of the most prestigious salutes of her career to date. For, the Rap pioneer has been announced as the recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards 2022.

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The 5x VMAs winner is set to join an elite list of names to be bestowed with the honor – such as Janet Jackson, Beyonce, Madonna, and Missy Elliott.

Historically, the award is presented to acts who’ve made a game-changing impact with the marriage of their music and visual output.

It’s expected that Minaj will take to the stage in celebration of the salute when the VMAs air live from the Prudential Center on Sunday, August 28 at 8PM ET/PT.

Speaking on Onika’s selection, Bruce Gillmer, President of Music, Music Talent, Programming & Events, Paramount and Chief Content Officer, Music, Paramount+ said in a statement:

“Nicki has broken barriers for women in hip-hop with her versatility and creative artistry. 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’.”

Minaj’s brand new single ‘Super Freaky Girl’ will be unleashed on August 12.

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As reported, Kendrick Lamar, Jack Harlow, and Lil Nas X lead the nominations for the VMAs 2022, which air Sunday  August 28 ET/PT across 180 countries worldwide. 

Through August 19, fans can vote for their faves across 14 gender-neutral categories by visiting vma.mtv.com

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  1. Erica August 8, 2022

    So undeserving 😑

    Her videos or bland & don’t push the culture in anyway. It’s tons of artist who are more deserving. Christina, Destiny Child, usher, even Ciara

    • Aj August 8, 2022

      Couldn’t agree more. Nicki is know for looking like a beached whale covered in plastic bags or simply shaking her silicone

    • Zion August 8, 2022

      So many more deserving artists. Usher, TLC, Busta, Christina, Mariah…..

    • NICKINATION August 8, 2022

      KILL YOURSELF F A G !!! NICKIS THE ONLY ARTIST TO ACTUALLY DELIVER IN MUSIC VIDEOS! ANACONDA! MOMENT 4 LIFE! BEEZ IN DA TRAP! STARSHIPS!

  2. K’man August 8, 2022

    Thank you Lil Kim for being the blueprint for nicki. MTV seems like they’re just passing the award to anyone. Next year, demi lovato, Olivia Rodigo or lizzo fat ass

    • NICKINATION August 8, 2022

      KIM JUNG OONS A DAMN OVERRATED FLOP!!! NO DIAMOND PLAQ! ONLY ONE NUMBER ONE? PFFFT NICKI CREATED THE FUN POP VERSATILITY OF RAP! NOW STFU

  3. Pat August 8, 2022

    I can’t think of one creative unique game changing video of hers but get that promo for the album. It’s gonna need it

    • Fancy BISH (Back To The Future 🤣) 👊🏽💎💋 August 8, 2022

      Nicki made the whole world fix a flat tho, keep it REAL lmaoooooo 🤣💯👀☕️

    • NICKINATION August 8, 2022

      MOMENT FOR LIFE AMD CHUN LI SAY KILL YOURSELF F A G !!!

  4. Rashad August 8, 2022

    How is mtv still ignoring Mariah but esp Christina? Beautiful is still one of the most important videos of the 2000s.

    • NICKINATION August 8, 2022

      GIRL STFU SHES A FLOP! AND NOT! ON NICKIS LEVEL

  5. Pressurelicious August 8, 2022

    This honor should go to Meg Tha Stallion. Granny Minaj visuals are cheap, low budget and uncreative. I’m counting on her performance to suck too. Watch this be the lowest rated VMA’s ever.

    • Dc August 8, 2022

      Meg the station should get this award with 1 album out are you delusional her new song Is a total
      Flop go stream it

      • Shayla Queen™ 👑 August 8, 2022

        A Cardi stan talking about flops lmaoooooooooo 🤣

    • NICKINATION August 8, 2022

      BWAHAHHAHHAHAH MEG NEEDS TO FULLY COMMIT AND BE THE TRANNI HE IS! MANLY FLOP! LMAO SWEETEST FLOP PLAN FLOP FLOPILIUOS LMAOOOOOO SHELL NEVEEEER BE NICKI WITH HER ONE TRICK PONY AND LARGE PEEN! LMAO SIT!

  6. Leeza August 8, 2022

    Usher is a far better candidate than Nicki Minaj……

    • Tino August 8, 2022

      They’ve been disrespecting Usher for years, he should’ve been one of the first to receive the award.

    • NICKINATION August 8, 2022

      SOMEBODY USHER THIS NI**A INTO A CLINIC! USHER HAS A CLINIC VISIT BEFORE A VANGUARD AWARD VISIT 🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄

      • Tino August 8, 2022

        Meanwhile Nicki will never reach Usher number ones, records and album sales. One trick pony who’s already had multiple flops in her first prime decade lol STFU

      • NICKINATION August 9, 2022

        MEANWHILE USHER TO THE CLINIC HAS NO DIAMOND PLAQ! BWAHAHAHAHA JUST FLOPPING N BURNING LMAOOOO

      • Tino August 9, 2022

        Usher has a DIAMOND ALBUM that has sold over 20 million worldwide which is more pure sales than Nicki entire album catalogue DUMB MF.Usher has more number one songs on every chart, Billboard awards, AMA’s and Grammy’s. Lol now STFU

  7. Fancy BISH (Back To The Future 🤣) 👊🏽💎💋 August 8, 2022

    Good for her, but Lil Kim deserves a thank you at LEAST lol 🤳🏽 This isn’t shade tho, cause Nicki’s DNA is definitely in the new crop of rap gworls! 💯 I see her DNA in some of these Pop gworls too, keep it real ☕️ Congrats!

    • JustSaying August 8, 2022

      Onika is not woman enough to publicly thank Kim for paving the way and providing the blueprint. She is too small a woman to pay homage, which is why she can buy all of the awards but will never be legendary in her own right. The only people who will ever respect her are her delusional stans, but not anybody else.

      • NICKINATION August 9, 2022

        OH STFU SHES HYPED UP KIM JUN OON FOR YEARS! YALL NOT TIERED OF THIS LIE? AND LIL FLOP WAS NEVER!!! THE BLUEPRINT! EVEN FOXY BROWN SOLD MORE THAN HER.

  8. Farrah’s luggage (8k Camila) August 8, 2022

    What a joke

    • Shayla Queen™ 👑 August 8, 2022

      You certainly are!

    • NICKINATION August 8, 2022

      CRY F A G BWAHAHAHAHAHA 🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄

  9. Divadee August 8, 2022

    😴😴

  10. DaAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa August 8, 2022

    Britney spears is definitely more deserving of it
    Next is Gorge Michael

    Then Christina Aguilera
    Aaliyah
    Rihanna
    And then Nicki can have it but again not really deserving of it.

    • DaAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa August 8, 2022

      Also M.I.A have one of the best videos out there, even though she is annoying as f.uc.k

    • Britney Army August 8, 2022

      Britney has already received it

    • DaAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa August 8, 2022

      Oh my goodness i forget about

      Lady gaga she should have gotten it long time ago!!!!

      • DaAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa August 8, 2022

        And Erykah Badu!!!!

      • DaAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa August 8, 2022

        And Eminem if he didn’t get it already

      • DaAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa August 8, 2022

        And Linkin park!!!! Helooo

      • Fancy BISH (Back To The Future 🤣) 👊🏽💎💋 August 8, 2022

        Thank gawd, George Michael already has one! 💯

    • Fancy BISH (Back To The Future 🤣) 👊🏽💎💋 August 8, 2022

      Britney Spears already has one! MTV didn’t forget who kept their lights on since 1998 lol 😂

      • Shayla Queen™ 👑 August 8, 2022

        Lmaoooooooooo!! 🤣

    • BET August 8, 2022

      Aaliyah is dead. Isn’t this for living artists?

      • DaAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa August 8, 2022

        No it’s about the work and impact they have made with music videos.

    • NICKINATION August 8, 2022

      STFU F AG BRIT IS A CRCK HEAD! SHELL NEVER BE A LEGEND

  11. We Are the Grandchildren of the Slaves You Couldn’t Kill August 8, 2022

    Wait! Has Lil Kim been honored at the VMA’s yet? If not, I don’t think this is right.

    • Fancy BISH (Back To The Future 🤣) 👊🏽💎💋 August 8, 2022

      Lil Kim definitely deserves it! She is GODMUVA to ALL these heffas 😂

      • QB 🫅🏽🐝 August 8, 2022

        Lil Kim is not MTV, she is BET. She hasn’t had a SINGLE song on the charts in over 10 year. The MTV viewers are age 14–25. It would not make sense

      • OG August 26, 2022

        The majority age demographic is 18 to 49 as of 2022. It doesn’t end at 25 lol.

    • UHoesFunny August 8, 2022

      NOPE 😂 NICKI FIRST CHILE 🎀

    • NICKINATION August 8, 2022

      NO! LMAOOOOOO OVERRATED CHINESE MAN LOOKING FLOP AINT ON NICKI THR QUEEN OF RAP LEVEL TO BE WINNING SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

  12. Flopnaj August 8, 2022

    No #1’s, no Grammy, no classic albums or singles but she go a Vanguard though! Haters gonna say it was purchased!

    • NICKINATION August 8, 2022

      NICKI DECLINED THE GRAMMYS AND SHE BAGGED TWO NUMBER ONES IN A WEEK SPAN KEEP CRYING F***** 😂🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄BWAHAHHAHHAHAHHAH

  13. Shayla Queen™ 👑 August 8, 2022

    When will Cardi? She can’t even get that second album out or hit the top 10! lmaoooooooooo 🤣

    • Violet August 8, 2022

      Her visuals and performances are better than Nicki’s though

    • Normal22 August 8, 2022

      y’all are so weird. it was 1 single that hit #13 oooh what a flop. A top 20 hit must be terrible. And why would she be in the running for a Vanguard award after 1 album? I can’t wait for school to start back. You all need more things to fill up your day with.

      • Shayla Queen™ 👑 August 8, 2022

        Exactly my point, DUH! If she can’t even make it to album number 2, she’ll never be around long enough to get an award like this. Damn y’all really need everything explained to you in multiple ways for it to make sense.

    • NICKINATION August 9, 2022

      NEVER! BOTCHED NON RAPPING/WRITING RATS DONT WIN VANGAURD AWARDS 😌

  14. da Real city gurl August 8, 2022

    Nicki’s videos suck

    • Fancy BISH (Back To The Future 🤣) 👊🏽💎💋 August 8, 2022

      So do you

    • NICKINATION August 8, 2022

      YOUR BURNT ASHY AND LOOK LIKE A M O N KEY OOH AHH AAH BTCH! WATCH YOUR DIRTY STIFF WIG ON THE QUEEN! 🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄

  15. SH August 8, 2022

    I can’t believe Lady GaGa hasn’t received it yet…

  16. Monica Stan August 8, 2022

    They photoshopped the f*** outta that pic. Nicki doesn’t look like that and she’s fat. 💀

    • Shayla Queen™ 👑 August 8, 2022

      Just like Monica 💀

      • Monica Stan August 8, 2022

        Monica ain’t never been fat a day in her life. Face flawless, body natural. Speaking of which have to scrapped up enough pennies to pay for your transition surgery tranniiieeee💋

      • Shayla Queen™ 👑 August 8, 2022

        She’s a skinny crack h*** with long man feet and covered in ghetto tattoos 💀

    • NICKINATION August 8, 2022

      LMAO MONIGGA STILL A GRANNY FLOP WE ALL LEFT BACK IN 98? BWAHAHAHAH YUP! NO HITS! NO DIAMOND PLAQ! JUST A PAY OHONE H O! 😂😂🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄

  17. Lou August 8, 2022

    Haters gonna hate. Nicki IS the Queen and will always be the legend who revived Female Rap

    • NICKINATION August 8, 2022

      PWRIODTTTTTTTTT

  18. Lou August 8, 2022

    Keep shining Nicki

  19. NICKINATION August 8, 2022

    BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ALL YOU FÂGS BEEN TRYING TO THROW SHADE THESE LAST FEW NICKI POSTS! AND FOR WHAT EXACTLY? THE QUEENS SET TO ACCEPT THE MICHAEL JACKSON VANGAURD AWARD! HATERS LOSE AGAIN! HABWAHAHAHAHAHA 🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄

  20. JustSaying August 8, 2022

    Even Nicki will go to sleep knowing that she bought this award and that she is totally undeserving of it. Awards only matter when they are earned. It doesn’t matter how many awards you buy when the only people who think you deserve it are your delusional fans. Nicki is a fraud. Imagine giving this award to the iconic Missy Elliott for her truly remarkable and avant garde music videos, then giving it to Nicki the next time around who doesn’t even have a single video that can be pointed to as being outstanding.

    • NICKINATION August 8, 2022

      KINDLY STFU! YOU F A G TARDS! ALWAYS SAYING SOMEONE BOUGHT SOMETHING! NICKIS A LEGENDS AND THE WUEEN OF VIDEOS/RAP! STFU AND BOW

  21. #TheTruth August 8, 2022

    WTF ?! Mariah is a billion times more deserving. So is Christina. Usher. And the list goes on.

    • NICKINATION August 8, 2022

      MOO MOO COWS A BORING FLOP! NO RECENT HITS..BYE F** STAY MAD LOL

      • Miss Twon August 8, 2022

        Not a Nicki stan calling theeeeee Mariah Carey a flop LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The JOKES write themselves endlessly chyle😭😭😭😭

      • NICKISLAYS August 8, 2022

        WHERES MOOMOOS RECENT HITS!?BWAHAHAHA GRANNY FLOP AINT ON A NICKI LEVEL! TWO NUMBER ONES IN A WEEK SPAN! 🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄

  22. NICKINATION August 8, 2022

    ALL THAT SH*T TALKING YOU F .A GS WERE DOING FROM YOUR LEAKING LEAKY DISEASED BUSSYS! YALL BOOTIES RUN LIKE A BROKEN FOSSIT WHILE THE QUEENS STILL! WINNING! MICHAEL JACKSON VANGUARD AWARD! SOLO DIAMOND PLAQ! 2 # 1S IN LESS THEN A WEEK SPAN! LAST ALBUM SOLD OVER 185k FIRST WEEK!!! COMEBACK SNIPPET!!!!!! ALREADY BREAKING RECORDS AND GOING VIRAL ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA AND ABOUT EVERY MAJOR CITY CLUBS ACROSS THE GLOB! FATTO AINT SEEING MANLY MEG AINT SEEIN IT! BOTCHEDi AINT SEEING IT! SPEAKING OF UGLi.. I HEARD THE FLOP BCHS GOING ON HIATUS AFTER FLOP DOODOO💩 TANKED!SOMEONE NEEDS TO GO ON AHEAD AND TELL THAT GHETTO BOTCHED STRIPPER TO STAY ON THAT HIATUS FOR LIFE AND GO BACK TO BEING A STREET H00KER SELLIN HA BODY FOR CAR COINS BWAHAHHHAHAGA! NONE OF YOUR UGLi DIRTY BURNT RAP WH*RES COULD EVER TOUCH AN INCH OF THE QUEEN!!!!!!BWAHAHAHSHAHAAHAHAGA

  23. Fancy BISH (Back To The Future 🤣) 👊🏽💎💋 August 8, 2022

    Who did she have to suck off to get the award?

    • MINAJ7 August 8, 2022

      Your grandmother

      • Fancy BISH (Back To The Future 🤣) 👊🏽💎💋 August 8, 2022

        Ha, I have you pressed. I hope you are forced to watch your mom and younger siblings get 𝕣𝕒𝕡𝕖𝕕 hard in front of you.

    • NICKINATION August 8, 2022

      ILL SLASH YA THROAT! LAST WARNING DONT TALK ON THE QUEEN! EVER!

      • Fancy BISH (Back To The Future 🤣) 👊🏽💎💋 August 9, 2022

        Go ahead TROLL! try it, I’ll wait!

  24. What Would Whitney do August 8, 2022

    See Nicki can be naked cause she a rap star.

    • Shayla Queen™ 👑 August 8, 2022

      Crackney can’t be naked because she’s dead.

      • What Would Whitney do August 8, 2022

        She didn’t have to.

        Mariah BIPOLAR CRACKNEY can

        JAYZ customer Beyonce Can.

    • What Would Whitney do August 8, 2022

      Jay-Z a very Smart man to marry his customer/ she selling her ass literally

      • Shayla Queen™ 👑 August 8, 2022

        Beyoncé has never smoked crack. She’s not Crackney.

      • What Would Whitney do August 8, 2022

        Who Mariah Bipolar CRACKNEY.

    • Wwwd August 8, 2022

      Cause Jay-Z customer crackyonce not selling her naked ass for nothing

  25. Aj August 8, 2022

    Is this a f***ing joke? Nicki is nowhere near the league of the other winners.

    • NICKINATION August 8, 2022

      BTCH D I E BAWAHAHHAHAHHAAH QUEENS ALREADY BAGGED IT SUFFER!!! 🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄

  26. kiki August 8, 2022

    I mean good for her , she was doing her thing a while back!
    he last album and visuals were not good at all actually but she def did her thing years back!

    This should have gone to Usher or Christina Aguilera they have way more impact then she does

  27. Wwwd August 8, 2022

    Congratulations to Nicki Minaj

    • NICKINATION August 8, 2022

      THANK YOU 🦄♥️

    • NICKINATION August 8, 2022

      NIPPY IS A LEGEND!!!!

  28. LiohaK August 9, 2022

    WHAT? WHO????
    This is not even funny….

  29. SaanaNoire August 9, 2022

    Congrats to The Mhysa. Well deserved. Actually she is owed many more that what she has received, but we will take this iconic award for Mhysa.

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