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"Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. The &amp;#039;Drunk in Love&amp;#039; singer will also perform at the ceremony, which takes place on Sunday, August 24.  MTV have promised an &amp;quot;epic&amp;quot; performance from the star to mark the occasion.  Jackson, Madonna and Britney Spears are among the artists to have received the honour, while Justin Timberlake became the most recent recipient at last year&amp;#039;s ceremony. Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 leads this year&amp;#039;s VMA nominations with eight nods, following the release of her surprise visual album in December. Iggy Azalea and Eminem follow her with seven nominations apiece.  Ariana Grande, Usher and Maroon 5 will also perform at the ceremony, which will take place at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Watch the music video for Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Drunk in Love&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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