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But the festivities proved to be relatively tame compared to previous years.

One of the evening’s highlights was whenMinaj received the coveted Video Vanguard Award.

Nicki Minaj accepts the Best Hip-Hop award for ‘Do We Have a Problem?’ onstage at the 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Center on August 28, 2022 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images); Lil Nas X accepts the Best Collaboration award for ‘Industry Baby’ at the 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Center on August 28, 2022 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images for MTV/Paramount Global); Taylor Swift accepts an award onstage at the 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Center on August 28, 2022 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for MTV/Paramount Global)

Nicki Minaj, Lil Nas X, and Taylor Swift at the 2022 MTV VMAs.Arturo Holmes/Getty; Jeff Kravitz/Getty; Theo Wargo/Getty