Nicki Minaj surprised fans at her recent concert in Brooklyn by bringing out pop icon Cyndi Lauper to perform ‘Pink Friday Girls’ – watch fan-shot footage of the performance below.While performing at the Barclays Center on May 1 in Brooklyn, New York, Nicki Minaj performed a hit-filled setlist that contained fan favourites like ‘Pink Friday’, ‘Red Ruby Da Sleeze’, ‘Barbie World’, ‘Roman’s Revenge’ and more.However, it was towards the end of her 31-song setlist that Nicki Minaj surprised fans by bringing out Cyndi Lauper. Together, they performed ‘Pink Friday Girls’, which featured on Minaj’s latest album, ‘Pink Friday 2’.The original version of ‘Pink Friday Girls’ featured samples of the chorus of Lauper’s hit song ‘Girls Just Want To Have Fun’.
Nicki Minaj nearly gets hit by object onstage — hurls item back into crowd
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video shared by Pop Crave on X, the rapper could be seen performing in Detroit on her Pink Friday 2 world tour. Suddenly, someone in the crowd throws an unidentified item at her.
Minaj threw up her hand to block the object in the middle of her hit, “Starships.” She then crouched to pick it up before tossing it back into the audience.Minaj appeared shocked by the incident.The “Barbie World” singer joins a growing list of stars who have experienced similar events. In October 2022, Harry Styles was hit in the groin by a bottle during a concert.
Styles immediately showed signs of discomfort, wincing before saying into the microphone, “Now that’s unfortunate.”In June 2023, Bebe Rexha was hit on the forehead with a phone during her concert at the Rooftop at Pier 17.The alleged perpetrator, Nicolas Malvagna, was arrested on several misdemeanor charges: two counts of third-degree assault as well as second-degree aggravated harassment, third-degree attempted assault and second-degree harassment.The New Jersey man has said he was attempting to get Rexha, 33, to take a photo with his phone when he chucked it at her during the performance — leaving her bloodied, with a black eye, and in need of stitches.During his arraignment last month, Manhattan prosecutors said Malvagna told cops that he was just trying to take part in a TikTok trend when he tossed his phone at the the Brooklyn-born singer.“It’s a TikTok trend where you throw your phone onto the stage, and a celebrity passes it and takes a selfie,’” Malvagna told arresting officers, according to a prosecutor.“‘I thought she was looking in my direction. I was about two rows back, but instead of my phone landing right next to her, my phone hit her in the face,’” Malvagna allegedly
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Nicki Minaj surprised fans at a recent live show by bringing out Drake as a surprise guest and performing the live debut of ‘Needle’.The moment took place on Tuesday (April 30), as the ‘Super Freaky Girl’ rapper took to the stage in Toronto as part of her ongoing world tour, celebrating the release of 2023’s ‘Pink Friday 2’.While on stage at the Scotiabank Arena, she told the audience midway through the set that she would be bringing out a special guest. “Make some noise for the king of Toronto,” Nicki told the crowd, “Make some noise for this icon, this legend.”It was there that the ‘Trust Issues’ rapper took to the stage, and performed the first-ever live performance of the two’s collaborative track ‘Needle’ together in front of his hometown audience.The song was featured on Minaj’s recent album ‘Pink Friday 2’, and peaked at Number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 after its debut.
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