All the 2022 VMAs Performances, Ranked

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It was an evening that didn't disappoint.

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After hitting Brooklyn’s Barclays center in 2021, the MTV Video Music Awards returned to the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Sunday

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Nicki Minaj, who recently earned her first solo No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Super Freaky Girl,” was named the 2022 VMAs Video Vanguard Award winner

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her into a rarified category that includes Michael Jackson, Madonna, Missy Elliott and other pop culture royalty. Additionally

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Minaj co-hosted the show alongside LL Cool J and Jack Harlow. Red Hot Chili Peppers

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who were the 2022 VMAs Global Icon Award recipients, also performed on the show.

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Harlow opened the evening with his own “First Class” and a surprise appearance — Fergie, the Dutchess herself

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oined him on the VMAs stage to perform “Glamorous,” her Hot 100-topping single that his own Hot 100 topper “First Class” samples.

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All the 2022 VMAs Performances, Ranked

It was an evening that didn't disappoint.

After hitting Brooklyn’s Barclays center in 2021, the MTV Video Music Awards returned to the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Sunday

Nicki Minaj, who recently earned her first solo No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Super Freaky Girl,” was named the 2022 VMAs Video Vanguard Award winner

her into a rarified category that includes Michael Jackson, Madonna, Missy Elliott and other pop culture royalty. Additionally

Minaj co-hosted the show alongside LL Cool J and Jack Harlow. Red Hot Chili Peppers

who were the 2022 VMAs Global Icon Award recipients, also performed on the show.

Harlow opened the evening with his own “First Class” and a surprise appearance — Fergie, the Dutchess herself

oined him on the VMAs stage to perform “Glamorous,” her Hot 100-topping single that his own Hot 100 topper “First Class” samples.

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