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Nicki Minaj is to host the MTV Europe Music Awards in Glasgow in November.
The US rapper and singer, who recently claimed her first UK number one single , will also perform at the awards.
Minaj, whose third studio album The PinkPrint will be released shortly, has been nominated in four categories including Best Female and Best Hip Hop.
She will also perform at the awards, which are celebrating their 20th anniversary.
The “Anaconda” singer performed her single “Bang Bang” last month with Jessie J and Ariana Grande at the MTV VMAs in LA, which saw Minaj suffer a wardrobe malfunction as her outfit became unpinned.
The MTV EMAs will be held in Glasgow for the first time, following the event in Amsterdam last year.
Eminem was the big winner of the 2013 EMAs, with Katy Perry, One Direction and Justin Bieber also taking home trophies from the city's Ziggo Dome
Show all 14 1 /14MTV VMAs: Most controversial moments MTV VMAs: Most controversial moments VMAs most controversial moments Madonna, Britney and Christina Aguilera (pictured) enjoy a three-way kiss to a rendition of Madonna's 'Like A Virgin'
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MTV VMAs: Most controversial moments VMAs most controversial moments Kanye West interrupts Taylor Swift midway through her acceptance speech to claim Beyonce should have taken home the gong
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MTV VMAs: Most controversial moments VMAs most controversial moments Lady Gaga rocks a meat dress and disappoints animal rights activists across the globe
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MTV VMAs: Most controversial moments VMAs most controversial moments Five years before the famous Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction at the Super Bowl, Lil Kim bared her left breast for the world to see, save for a purple sequinned clam covering her nipple
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MTV VMAs: Most controversial moments VMAs most controversial moments Miley Cyrus proved she was no longer a Disney child star with her 'coming of age' performance at the VMAs
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MTV VMAs: Most controversial moments VMAs most controversial moments After Eminem thrust his middle finger into Moby's face during a press interview at the 2002 VMAs, he then threatened the techno singer on stage saying: 'Keep booing, keep booing little girl. I will hit a man with glasses.'
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MTV VMAs: Most controversial moments VMAs most controversial moments It might seem tame by today’s uninhibited standards, but when Madonna performed in 1984 dressed as a prostitute bride and wearing a flashy buckle reading ‘Boy Toy’ before writhing around the stage, all during “Like A Virgin”, the world was left astounded
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MTV VMAs: Most controversial moments VMAs most controversial moments Russell Brand’s hosting did not go down too well with US viewers. The British comedian angered Republicans by begging the audience to vote for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, before calling George Bush a 'retarded cowboy'
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MTV VMAs: Most controversial moments VMAs most controversial moments Kurt Cobain was none too impressed when MTV bosses demanded that his band sing their biggest hit “Smells Like Teen Spirit” for the show. He wanted to play “Rape Me” instead, but compromised on “Lithium”. Only to pick up his guitar and sing the first few lines of “Rape Me” as the big dogs could only look on horrified
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MTV VMAs: Most controversial moments VMAs most controversial moments If you need a definition of ‘shambolic’, this is it. Britney’s long-awaited comeback in 2007 was met with widespread cringes as she stumbled through a lacklustre, lip-synched performance of "Gimme More" with a lifeless expression on her face. Not the Britney we know and love
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MTV VMAs: Most controversial moments VMAs most controversial moments When Lady Gaga faked her own death, speechless VMA attendees could do nothing but stare open-mouthed. The serial shocker took to the stage in fishnets, white heeled boots and not a lot else besides, before she begun ‘bleeding’ and finally pretended to hang herself
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MTV VMAs: Most controversial moments VMAs most controversial moments In a bizarre TV moment, Courtney Love interrupted an interview with Madonna by yelling and throwing things at the pop star from the audience
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MTV VMAs: Most controversial moments VMAs most controversial moments The Queen of Pop dropped a bombshell during her 2011 performance of “Love On Top”. Beyoncé surprised everyone by tearing open her glitzy jacket to show off a small baby bump. “I want you to feel the love that’s growing inside me,” were her memorable opening words
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MTV VMAs: Most controversial moments VMAs most controversial moments Britney’s raunchy rendition of “I’m a Slave 4 U” involved a massive python wrapped around her neck, caged tigers and scantily-clad backing dancers. Animal rights group Peta was furious; viewers mainly enthralled
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Voting in all categories for the 2014 MTV EMA is now open at mtvema.com and will close on November 8.
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