Kanye West to receive lifetime achievement award at the MTV VMAs

Top accolade: Kanye West will be given the Video Vanguard Award
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Jennifer Ruby26 August 2015
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Kanye West will recieve a lifetime achievement award at this weekend’s MTV Video Music Awards.

The rapper, who controversially stormed the stage when Taylor Swift was picking up her Best Video trophy back in 2009, will be honoured with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.

The ceremony’s top prize which honours ‘ground-breaking videos, legendary performances and continued impact on music, art, fashion and culture’ has been given to the likes of Madonna, David Bowie and Britney Spears in the past.

Last year Beyonce was given the award and celebrated by performing a medley of her greatest hits, followed by a heartfelt acceptance speech.

MTV has announced six of the performers set to grace the stage this weekend, including ASAP Rocky, Demi Lovato and Pharrell Williams.

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Other stars including Twenty One Pilots, Tori Kelly, The Weeknd and Macklemore will also perform

Taylor Swift has dominated the list of nominees, scooping nine nominations including one for Video of the Year.

Bad Blood will compete with Alright by Kendrick Lamar, Thinking Out Loud from Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk and Beyoncé's 7/11.

The Blank Space singer is also nominated for Best Female Video, Best Pop Video and Best Collaboration for Bad Blood with Lamar.

Miley Cyrus will host the MTV VMAs on August 30.

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