Nicki Minaj may have her issues with MTV’s Video Music Awards but that’s not stopping the hip-hop star from performing this year.
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MTV announced Thursday the “Anaconda” rapper will take the stage at Sunday’s VMAs, making it her second performance at the awards show in as many years.
.@NICKIMINAJ will be performing at the 2015 #VMAs this Sunday at 9/8c for the second year in a row http://t.co/GpOIUIDMnf
— MTV (@MTV) August 27, 2015
See you on Sunday at 9/8c at the #VMAs, @NICKIMINAJ pic.twitter.com/K78Kg1WCF1
— MTV (@MTV) August 27, 2015
Of course, Minaj received a lot of attention for speaking out after she failed to receive a nomination for video of the year, criticizing the awards show’s history of honoring thin white women over other ethnicities and body types.
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In a New York Times article published Thursday, this year’s VMA host Miley Cyrus had her own criticisms for Minaj, saying, “I don’t respect your statement because of the anger that came with it.”
Minaj first previewed the news of her performance with an image of a sonogram showing a VMA Moonman statue, a response to rumors she might be pregnant. She has since removed the post, but it was included in a press release as well.
