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Nicki Minaj To Perform An Awards Show First At The 2018 VMAs

The rapper will perform live from an iconic New York location...

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Friday, August 10, 2018 - 10:42

Queen Nicki Minaj is set to perform at this month's MTV VMAs, beaming in from an iconic New York location on Monday 20th August. The exact location is being kept super secret but it will be the first time a major awards show has televised a performance there!

Nicki, who's primed to release her highly-anticipated new studio album Queen at some point today, is nominated at the VMAs this year in the Best Hip Hop category for her 'Chun-Li' video alongside Cardi B, Drake, The Carters, J. Cole and Migos.

WATCH NICKI MINAJ'S VMA-NOMINATED VIDEO FOR 'CHUN-LI':

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Ayo, look like I'm goin' for a swim
Dunked on 'em, now I'm swingin' off the rim
Bitch ain't comin' off the bench
While I'm comin' off the court fully drenched

Here go some haterade, get ya thirst quenched
Styled on 'em in this Burberry trench
These birds copy every word, every inch
But gang gang got the hammer and the wrench (Brrr)

I pull up in that quarter milli' off the lot
Oh, now she tryna be friends like I forgot
Show off my diamonds like I'm signed by the Roc
Ain't pushin' out his babies 'til he buy the rock

Ayo, I been on, bitch, you been corn
Bentley tints on, Fendi prints on
I mean I been Storm, X-Men been formed
He keep on dialin' Nicki like the Prince song

I-I-I been on, bitch, you been corn
Bentley tints on, Fendi prints on
Ayo, I been north, Lara been Croft
Plates say Chun-Li, drop the Benz off

Oh, I get it, huh
They paintin' me out to be the bad guy
Well, it's the last time you gonna see a bad guy
Do the rap game like me (Rrrr)

I went and copped the chopsticks
Put it in my bun just to pop shit
I'm always in the top shit
Box seats, bitch, fuck the gossip

How many of them coulda did it with finesse?
Now everybody like, she really is the best
You play checkers, couldn't beat me playin' chess
Now I'm about to turn around and beat my chest

Bitch, it's King Kong, yes, it's King Kong
Bitch, it's King Kong, this is King Kong
Chinese ink on, Siamese links on
Call me 2 Chainz, name go ding dong

Bitch, it's King Kong, yes, I'm King Kong
This is King Kong? Yes, Miss King Kong
In my kingdom wit' my Timbs on
How many championships? What? Six rings on

They need rappers like me
They need rappers like me
So they can get on their fucking keyboards
And make me the bad guy, Chun-Li

Ayo, I been on, bitch, you been corn
Bentley tints on, Fendi prints on
I mean I been Storm, X-Men been formed
He keep on dialin' Nicki like the Prince song

I-I-I been on, bitch, you been corn
Bentley tints on, Fendi prints on
Ayo, I been north, Lara been Croft
Plates say Chun-Li, drop the Benz off

I come alive, I, I'm always sky high
Designer thigh highs, it's my lifestyle
I come alive, I, I'm always sky high
Designer thigh highs, it's my lifestyle

I need a Mai Tai, so fuckin' sci-fi
Gimme the password to the fuckin' Wi-Fi
Writer(s): Jeremy Edward Reid, Onika Tanya Maraj Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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Cardi B has bagged the most nominations this year with 10 nods, while power couple The Carters follow with eight.

Also performing on the night at Radio City Music Hall will be Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, Travis Scott, Post Malone, Logic with Ryan Tedder, plus there'll be a special performance from this year's Video Vanguard recipient Jennifer Lopez.

Freaking. Out.

Watch the 2018 MTV VMAs Tuesday 21st August at 8pm on MTV UK.

Here’s The Complete List Of 2018 MTV VMA Nominees:

MICHAEL JACKSON VIDEO VANGUARD
Jennifer Lopez

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” 
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)”
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana”
The Carters – “APES**T” 
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” 
Drake – “God's Plan” 

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande 
Bruno Mars 
Camila Cabello 
Cardi B 
Drake 
Post Malone 

SONG OF THE YEAR
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” 
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana” 
Drake – “God's Plan”
Dua Lipa – “New Rules” 
Ed Sheeran – “Perfect” 
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage – “rockstar” 

BEST NEW ARTIST
Bazzi 
Cardi B 
Chloe x Halle 
Hayley Kiyoko 
Lil Pump
Lil Uzi Vert

BEST COLLABORATION
Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line – “Meant to Be” 
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” 
The Carters – “APES**T” 
Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B – “Dinero” 
Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid – “1-800-273-8255” 
N.E.R.D & Rihanna – “Lemon” 

PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
JULY 2018 – Chloe x Halle 
JUNE 2018 – Sigrid 
MAY 2018 – Lil Xan 
APRIL 2018 – Hayley Kiyoko 
MARCH 2018 – Jessie Reyez 
FEBRUARY 2018 – Tee Grizzley 
JANUARY 2018 – Bishop Briggs 
DECEMBER 2017 – Grace VanderWaal 
NOVEMBER 2017 – Why Don’t We 
OCTOBER 2017 – PRETTYMUCH 
SEPTEMBER 2017 – SZA 
AUGUST 2017 – Kacy Hill 
JULY 2017 – Khalid 
JUNE 2017 – Kyle
MAY 2017 – Noah Cyrus 

BEST POP
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” 
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana” 
Demi Lovato – “Sorry Not Sorry” 
Ed Sheeran – “Perfect” 
P!nk – “What About Us” 
Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood”

BEST HIP HOP
Cardi B ft. 21 Savage – “Bartier Cardi” 
The Carters – “APES**T” 
Drake – “God's Plan” 
J. Cole – “ATM” 
Migos ft. Drake – “Walk It Talk It” 
Nicki Minaj – “Chun-Li”

BEST LATIN
Daddy Yankee – “Dura”
J Balvin, Willy William – “Mi Gente” 
Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B – “Dinero” 
Luis Fonsi, Demi Lovato – “Échame La Culpa” 
Maluma – “Felices los 4”
Shakira ft. Maluma – “Chantaje” 

BEST DANCE
Avicii ft. Rita Ora – “Lonely Together”
Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – “One Kiss” –
The Chainsmokers – “Everybody Hates Me”
David Guetta & Sia – “Flames”
Marshmello ft. Khalid – “Silence” 
Zedd & Liam Payne – “Get Low (Street Video)” 

BEST ROCK
Fall Out Boy – “Champion” 
Foo Fighters – “The Sky Is A Neighborhood” 
Imagine Dragons – “Whatever It Takes” 
Linkin Park – “One More Light” 
Panic! At The Disco – “Say Amen (Saturday Night)” 
Thirty Seconds to Mars – “Walk On Water” 

VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE 
Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges – “Liberated” 
Drake – “God’s Plan” 
Janelle Monáe – “PYNK” 
Jessie Reyez – “Gatekeeper”
Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid – “1-800-273-8255” 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Alessia Cara – “Growing Pains” 
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” 
The Carters – “APES**T” 
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” 
Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran – “River” 
Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood” 

BEST DIRECTION
The Carters – “APES**T”
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” 
Drake – “God's Plan” 
Ed Sheeran – “Perfect” 
Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton – “Say Something” 
Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood” 

BEST ART DIRECTION                
The Carters – “APES**T” 
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” 
J. Cole – “ATM” 
Janelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel” 
SZA – “The Weekend” 
Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do”

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” 
Avicii ft. Rita Ora – “Lonely Together”
Eminem ft. Beyoncé – “Walk On Water”
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “All The Stars” 
Maroon 5 – “Wait” 
Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do” 

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” 
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana” 
The Carters – “APES**T” 
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” 
Dua Lipa – “IDGAF” 
Justin Timberlake – “Filthy” 

BEST EDITING
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” 
The Carters – “APES**T” 
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” 
Janelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel” 
N.E.R.D & Rihanna – “Lemon” 
Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do”

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