Nicki Minaj performed Sunday night at the MTV Video Music Awards alongside Ariana Grande. First, the pop icon treated fans to a Twitter-seizing walk down the VMA red carpet.
Walking in with boyfriend and Philly rapper Meek Mill, her blue dress was an instant social hit.
.@NICKIMINAJ slaying at the #VMAs 2016 pic.twitter.com/lh3sKSFHkC
— Female Rap Quotes (@FemaleRapQuote) August 28, 2016
https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/769579120183435265
When the queen @NickiMinaj enters the room! #Slay 💙 #MYXBlue pic.twitter.com/KIQrlrs1JM
— MYX Fusions (@MYXFusions) August 29, 2016
.@MeekMill & @NickiMinaj are full of smiles already at the #VMAs https://t.co/jAfjjsnbuu pic.twitter.com/DQkI8DzOrI
— Missinfo (@Missinfo) August 29, 2016
Meek Mill is legit Nicki Minaj's backup red carpet dress handler #VMAs pic.twitter.com/8b4IBrwCTX
— Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) August 29, 2016
Grande and Minaj performed “Side to Side,” from the former’s Dangerous Woman album, released in May.
https://twitter.com/ThePCTakeover/status/770070876641435648
OMG NICKI LOOKS SO GOOD https://t.co/wrFxVX2tVn
— ᥫ᭡ 🇵🇸 (@girlswithtoys) August 29, 2016
Elsewhere, Diddy opened the ceremony by presenting the Moonman for best hip-hop video to Drake for his iconic “Hotline Bling.” He bested Desiigner, Bryson Tiller, Chance the Rapper, and 2 Chainz.
“Drake is stuck in traffic,” Diddy joked. “Drake: Come get this.”
The two rappers feuded publicly in 2014, though TMZ reports this week that two have since made peace.
You can stream the VMAs Sunday night over at MTV.com.
Update 12:10am CT, Aug. 29: Following the VMAs, the full version of Grande’s video for “Side To Side” landed on Vevo. Watch it below: