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Nicki Minaj To Perform At The 2012 Grammy Awards

Young Money first lady Nicki Minaj is gearing up to put on a show for her fans at next month’s annual 54th Grammy Awards ceremony.

Minaj will join several other top acts to grace the stage at the prestigious awards, including Taylor Swift, Kelly Clarkson, the Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars and Jason Aldean will also sing on the show.

This will mark the first Grammy performance for Aldean and Minaj. The Foos and Mars will go into the night with six nominations each, while Minaj is vying in four categories, including Best New Artist?, where she’ll face off against Bon Iver, Skrillex, J. Cole and the Band Perry.

Nicki Minaj confirmed the news via her Twitter account by retweeting a tweet from @TheGrammys.

“RT @TheGRAMMYs: Happy to welcome @nickiminaj as a first-time performer on our GRAMMY Awards stage on Feb. 12! #GRAMMYs,” she re-tweeted January 12th. (Nicki Minaj’s Twitter)

The 54th Grammy Awards will be televised Sunday, February 12th from Los Angeles.