Nicki Minaj Will Play Anaconda at the MTV VMAs 2014; Nicki Minaj Joins Beyonce, Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards

Nicki Minaj will play Anaconda at the MTV VMAs 2014: Nicki Minaj is the latest to join the lineup of performers for the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards.Nicki Minaj will Perform "Anaconda" at 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. This will be the first time Minaj has played the MTV VMAs.


MTV News was the first to report that  Nicki Minaj is the latest star slated to perform at the Video Music Awards. Nicki Minaj will perform Anaconda at the MTV VMAs on Sunday, August 24th  Artist who have been officially announced include Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Adam Levine's band Maroon 5 Usher, Ariana Grande and 5 Seconds of Summer. This will be Maroon 5's performance debut at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, airing live on Sunday, August 24. 

Beyonce will get the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award. Michael Jackson, Madonna, Peter Gabriel, R.E.M., Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake have won the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award.

This year's MTV VMAs will be recorded at The Forum, in Inglewood, California, next month.This year's VMAs will also be the first major award show to take place at the Forum. 

Beyoncé leads this year's nominees with eight nominations. Eminem and Iggy Azalea both pulled in seven apiece.The Video of the Year award is being fought out between Beyoncé's "Drunk In Love," Azalea's "Fancy," Pharrell Williams' "Happy," Sia's "Chandelier" and Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball." Beyoncé has also been nominated for Best Female Video for "Partition." Beyonce and Jay Z are up for Best Collaboration for their song "Drunk in Love."

The 2014 MTV Video Music Awards will air live on MTV on Aug. 24 at 9 p.m. from The Forum in Inglewood, Calif.

The MTV Movie Awards Nominees are:
MOVIE OF THE YEAR
"12 Years a Slave"
"American Hustle"
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
"The Wolf of Wall Street"
FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Amy Adams -- "American Hustle"
Jennifer Aniston -- "We're the Millers"
Sandra Bullock -- "Gravity"
Jennifer Lawrence -- "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
Lupita Nyong'o -- "12 Years a Slave"
MALE PERFORMANCE
Bradley Cooper -- "American Hustle"
Leonardo DiCaprio -- "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Chiwetel Ejiofor -- "12 Years a Slave"
Josh Hutcherson -- "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
Matthew McConaughey -- "Dallas Buyers Club"
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Liam James -- "The Way Way Back"
Michael B. Jordan -- "Fruitvale Station"
Will Poulter-- "We're the Millers"
Margot Robbie -- "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Miles Teller -- "The Spectacular Now"
KISS
Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams -- "American Hustle"
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson -- "Don Jon"
James Franco, Ashley Benson and Vanessa Hudgens -- "Spring Breakers"
Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller -- "The Spectacular Now"
Emma Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Will Poulter -- "We're the Millers"
 FIGHT
"Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" -- Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner and Steve Carell vs. James Marsden vs. Sacha Baron Cohen vs. Kanye West vs. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler vs. Jim Carrey and Marion Cotillard vs. Will Smith vs. Liam Neeson and John C. Reilly vs. Greg Kinnear
"Identity Thief" -- Jason Bateman vs. Melissa McCarthy
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" -- Orlando Bloom and Evangeline Lilly vs. Orcs
"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" -- Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Sam Claflin vs. Mutant Monkeys
"This is the End" -- Jonah Hill vs. James Franco and Seth Rogen
COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Kevin Hart -- "Ride Along"
Jonah Hill -- "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Johnny Knoxville -- "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa"
Melissa McCarthy -- "The Heat"
Jason Sudeikis -- "We're the Millers"
SCARED-AS-... PERFORMANCE
Rose Byrne -- "Insidious: Chapter 2"
Jessica Chastain -- "Mama"
Vera Farmiga -- "The Conjuring"
Ethan Hawke -- "The Purge"
Brad Pitt -- "World War Z"
 ON-SCREEN DUO
Amy Adams and Christian Bale -- "American Hustle"
Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto -- "Dallas Buyers Club"
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker -- "Fast & Furious 6"
Ice Cube and Kevin Hart -- "Ride Along"
Jonah Hill and Leonardo DiCaprio -- "The Wolf of Wall Street"
SHIRTLESS PERFORMANCE
Jennifer Aniston -- "We're the Millers"
Sam Claflin -- "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
Leonardo DiCaprio -- "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Zac Efron -- "That Awkward Moment"
Chris Hemsworth -- "Thor: The Dark World"
#WTF MOMENT
The RV Crash -- "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues"
The Beauty Pageant -- "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa"
Car Sex -- "The Counselor"
The Lude Scene -- "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Danny's New Pet -- "This is the End"
 VILLAIN
Barkhad Abdi -- "Captain Phillips"
Benedict Cumberbatch -- "Star Trek into Darkness"
Michael Fassbender -- "12 Years a Slave"
Mila Kunis -- "Oz The Great and Powerful"
Donald Sutherland -- "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
 ON-SCREEN TRANSFORMATION
Christian Bale -- "American Hustle"
Elizabeth Banks -- "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
Orlando Bloom -- "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
Jared Leto -- "Dallas Buyers Club"
Matthew McConaughey -- "Dallas Buyers Club"
 MUSICAL MOMENT
Backstreet Boys, Jay Baruchel, Seth Rogen and Craig Robinson Perform in Heaven -- "This is the End"
Jennifer Lawrence Sings "Live & Let Die" -- "American Hustle"
Leonardo DiCaprio Pops and Locks -- "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Melissa McCarthy Sings "Barracuda" -- "Identity Thief"
Will Poulter Sing "Waterfalls" -- "We're the Millers"
 CAMEO PERFORMANCE
Robert De Niro -- "American Hustle"
Amy Poehler and Tina Fey -- "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues"
Kanye West -- "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues"
Joan Rivers -- "Iron Man 3"
Rihanna -- "This is the End"
 HERO
Henry Cavill as Clark Kent -- "Man of Steel"
Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man -- "Iron Man 3"
Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins -- "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
Chris Hemsworth as Thor -- "Thor: The Dark World"
Channing Tatum as John Cale -- "White House Down" 

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