Nicki Minaj Breaks Miley Cyrus’ Vevo Record

Nicki Minaj's Anaconda has set a new record on Vevo for the most views in 24 hours.

Minaj's yansh-shaking video, which premiered on Vevo at midnight Thursday, tallied 19.6 million video plays in 24 hours, besting the 19.3 million streams Miley Cyrus' Wrecking Ball generated on the first day of its release in September 2013.

Vevo announced Minaj's victory at 1 a.m. Friday in a Twitter post:

.@NICKIMINAJ#Anaconda broke the #24hrVevoRecord w/ 19.6M views! http://t.co/eROeYp7zn5 How you gonna celebrate, Nic? http://t.co/7kAWyBB4HW