Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift perform together at MTV VMAs

Taylor Swift, left, and Nicki Minaj perform at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Los Angeles.
Taylor Swift, left, and Nicki Minaj perform at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Los Angeles.

Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift buried the beef between the singers by joining forces onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards.

After Minaj entertained the audience at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles with her upbeat "Trini Dem Girls," Swift joined the rapper during her performance of the "The Night Is Still Young."

Swift wore a bright red dress that mirrored Minaj's ensemble. Swift then performed some of her hit, "Bad Blood," as Minaj danced around her. They closed with a hug.

Swift, who is the top nominee with 10, traded words with Minaj over Twitter when the VMA nominees were announced in July. Minaj, who had one of the most viewed videos of the year with "Anaconda," is not up for video of the year, and she tweeted that slim women easily earn top nominations and said black female entertainers don't get enough credit for their influence on pop culture. Swift thought the rapper was referring to her and they traded words online, but later apologized.

Swift's nominations include video of the year, best female video, song of summer and more. She won best pop video for "Blank Space" in a pre-telecast announcement.

But Swift isn't the only person to watch Sunday night: The M in MTV will stand for Miley.

Miley Cyrus is hosting the VMAs two years after she stole the show with a risque, but memorable performance with Robin Thicke, and a year after winning the top prize for "Wrecking Ball." She took a selfie with people in the audience and asked them to yell: "Marijuana."

"Ellen, you ain't got nothing on this," she said.

Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" earned the first Moonman in the live telecast for best male video.

"Uptown Funk forever! Thank you!" Mars yelled.

The song is also up for video of the year, and will compete with Swift's "Bad Blood," Beyonce's "7/11," Kendrick Lamar's "Alright" and Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud."

The night will feature other A-listers: Justin Bieber will perform his new single, "What Do You Mean," and Kanye West will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award for his illustrious video career.

Pharrell, the Weeknd and Demi Lovato will hit the stage during the two-hour show, and presenters include Britney Spears, Rebel Wilson, Kylie Jenner, John Legend, Ice Cube and his son, O'Shea Jackson, Jr., one of the stars of "Straight Outta Compton."

A$AP Rocky, Tori Kelly and Twenty One Pilots will also perform during the live show.

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