Nicki Minaj on how father’s death and Drake shaped ‘Pink Friday 2’

BRIT Awards 2024 has been announced – check it out below.This year’s ceremony is due to take place at The O2 Arena in London on Saturday, March 2. The show will be broadcast on ITV 1. RAYE has broken the record as the most BRIT nominated artist ever, with seven nominations at this year’s ceremony.

Nicki Minaj has been added to the line-up for this year’s Afro Nation Portugal.The fourth edition of the popular festival will take place from June 26–28 on Praia Da Rocha Beach, Portimao and already has Afro-pop juggernauts Rema, Asake, J Hus, Tyla and more set to perform.It was announced yesterday (January 22) that Minaj was added to the star-studded line-up along with The Voice France winner Lisandro Cuxi and Francophone stars Dadju and Tayc. In addition, MFR Souls, Tango Supreme, Tman Express, and Ch’cco, will bring an eclectic mix of amapiano to the Piano People stage.

Drake has accused the media for “cashing out on negativity”.Earlier this week, the Canadian rap juggernaut shared a clip of retired American football coach Nick Saban talking about giving young people the space to recover, and allowing athletes second chances should they make a mistake. The video was pulled from a 2014 college football game press conference.“I feel strong about this now — really strong — about all the criticism out there of every guy that’s 19-years-old makes a mistake and you all kill him,” the coach said in the video.

Drake has postponed his upcoming ‘It’s All A Blur – Big As What?’ tour with J. Cole. See below for the new dates and ticket information.The duo were originally meant to kick off the tour in Denver, Colorado tonight (January 18), but will now commence on February 2 in Tampa, Florida.

Katie Price fans were left concerned over the reality TV star after she unveiled the results of her latest lip fillers on social media.The 45-year-old star showed off her new "butterfly" lips in her new Instagram posts, and was excited about her latest look.The butterfly lip trend is a new trend in lip fillers which has been named as such because the shape is similar to butterfly wings.The technique is also said to be similar to that of the Russian lip technique, according to Cosmetic Connection.The filler includes injections into the lips to add height and creates definition in the Cupid's Bow. After this, the lips are strip-taped in order to prevent filler migration.

Nicki Minaj has announced new UK, European and US dates for her ‘Pink Friday 2‘ 2024 world tour – see the full list of shows below.The first leg of the tour – featuring US, UK and European gigs – was announced last year and will kick off on March 1 in California.The existing dates run until early June, but new shows have now been added to the lengthy tour.New shows will take place in Glasgow, Paris, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Brooklyn, Toronto, Chicago and more.See the full list of ‘Pink Friday 2’ tour dates below, with newly added gigs in bold. Tickets for the new dates go on sale at 9am local time on Friday, January 19.

Yasiin Bey has called Drake‘s work “shopping” music, arguing that it’s not hip-hop.Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, appeared on fashion podcast The Cutting Room Floor, where a TikTok clip from his conversation went viral.Host and designer Recho Omondi asked Bey whether he thought Drake was hip-hop, to which he sighed: “Why are you doing this to me?”The rapper expanded on his thoughts, explaining: “Drake is pop to me, in the sense like, if I was in Target in Houston and I heard a Drake song… it feels like a lot of his music is compatible with shopping.

Katie Price has unveiled her new 'butterfly' lips with her followers on Instagram, and revealed she has had more filler injected into her 'peachy' bottom.The 45 year old mum-of-five is famous for her love of cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures, as she's had at least 16 boob jobs, fillers in her lips and face, liposuction, and more. Now, Katie has had more work done on her face and bottom, starting the year with a fresh look. On her Instagram Stories, Katie showed off her new lips.

Nicki Minaj has shown her support for Ariana Grande and her upcoming single ‘yes, and?’.Yesterday, Grande announced that she will be dropping her first song of the year this Friday. The song will serve as the follow-up to Grande’s 2021 single ‘POV’, making it her first solo release in under three years. Since then, she featured on remixes to two of The Weeknd‘s songs, ‘Save Your Tears’ and ‘Die For You’.A number of stars from the music world have since shared their excitement at the news.

"Little Mermaid" star Halle Bailey announced on Instagram Saturday that she recently had a baby boy. The child, who is named Halo, was born some time in 2023. "even though we’re a few days into the new year, the greatest thing that 2023 could have done for me, was bring me my son..

Drake has shared a photo of a blunt that was gifted to him by Snoop Dogg while reflecting on 2023.To wrap up 2023, the ‘Marvin’s Room’ rapper took to his official Instagram to share a handful of photos that depict memorable moments and highlights of the year. He also featured a few throwbacks including a photo of him at a Hooters restaurant.

Drake and J. Cole kick off their 32-concert co-headlining ‘It’s All a Blur, Big As the What? Tour’ that will send them to arenas all over North America from January through March.That includes back-to-back shows at Buffalo’s KeyBank Center on Tuesday, Feb.

Hulu has released the trailer for the upcoming series “Death and Other Details,” which premieres on Jan. 16 with its first two episodes. The ten-episode murder mystery stars Violett Beane, Mandy Patinkin, Lauren Patten, Rahul Kohli, Angela Zhou, Hugo Diego Garcia, Pardis Saremi and Linda Emond.

Madison Square Garden than Knicks and Rangers games and Billy Joel concerts (whose residency at the legendary venue is coming to a close on July 25).This coming year, the legendary venue will host rodeos, concerts, comedy shows, NCAA basketball tournaments and the Harlem Globetrotters.In short, there will be a little something for everyone in Midtown’s most famous Garden these next few months.Personally, we’re most excited to see up-and-comers Olivia Rodrigo, Noah Kahan, AJR, Melanie Martinez and Mt. Joy take the Big Apple’s most prestigious stage.That being said, we can’t wait for vets like Madonna, Tool, Fall Out Boy, Pantera and Los Temerarios, too.And our team is already counting down the days to yuk it up with Sebastian Maniscalco.Want to see who’s coming to the Garden when?Start spreading the news — we’ve got all the performers and events (that aren’t the Knicks and Rangers) headed to MSG in 2024 below.Bull riding on Jan. 5-7.Concerts on Jan. 11, Feb. 9, March 28, April 26, May 9, June 8 and July 25.Games on Jan. 10, Jan. 20, Jan. 24, Feb. 3, Feb. 25, March 9.Concerts on Jan. 12-13.Featuring Elder.Concerts on Jan. 22-23, 29.Featuring Bob the Drag Queen.Concert on Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 7:30 p.m.Featuring Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely and Homixide Gang.Concert on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m.Featuring Lamb of God.Game on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 1 p.m.Games on March 13-16.Concert on Friday, March 22 at 6:30 p.m.Featuring Jimmy Eat World, Hot Mulligan and Games We Play.Saturday, March 30 at 8 p.m.Concerts on April 5-6 and 8-9.Featuring The Breeders.Wednesday, April 17 at 8 p.m.Comedy shows on May 3-4.Concerts on May 29-30.Featuring Sylvan Esso.Concerts on June 5-6.Featuring Men I Trust, Beach Bunny and Sofia Isella.Concerts on

posted on Monday and has received nearly 171,000 views, the “Super Bass” singer can be seen unenthusiastically singing a few of the song’s opening lyrics before waving her hand to stop the song altogether. “Hold on,” Minaj, 41, can be heard saying over the roar of the crowd. “I don’t perform that song no more, y’all.”The response drew outrage, prompting Minaj to explain: “I don’t like it.” “What y’all want me to do? Stupid song,” she added, before launching into 2010’s “Super Bass.”The Post reached out to Minaj for comment.

Nicki Minaj has declared that she would collaborate with Taylor Swift “in a heartbeat”.On Wednesday (December 20), the rapper took to X in a series of posts responding to her chart-breaking feats following the release of ‘Pink Friday 2’. Upon its release, ‘Pink Friday 2’ sold 25,000 vinyl copies, marking the biggest week of sales for a female rapper on Billboard’s Vinyl Albums chart since sales data began being tracked in 1991 by Luminate.The presence of ‘Pink Friday 2’ on Billboard’s Vinyl Albums chart disrupts Taylor Swift’s dominance in the top 5, the other four positions currently being occupied by ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’, ‘Midnights’, ‘Folklore’, and ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’.

Morgan Wallen joins Drake for dinner in Drake’s new video for ‘You Broke My Heart’, off the ‘Scary Hours Edition’ of his 2023 album, ‘For All The Dogs’.The six-minute video begins in a restaurant, where Wallen and Drake share a table over dinner, celebrating Wallen’s breakup with an unnamed girl. “I didn’t like her,” Wallen admits.

Nicki Minaj is teasing a possible new collaboration with Rihanna!

Drake has teased plans for an upcoming tour of Europe – saying he will “definitely” be visiting the continent next year.The plans for some potential shows across Europe and the UK come on the heels of the rapper’s recent run of US shows, which saw him co-headline with 21 Savage on the ‘It’s All A Blur’ tour.Now, during a recent livestream on Stake, the ‘Hotline Bling’ star has told fans that he has no plans of stopping there, and will “definitely” be headed across the pond next year to continue the tour.“I’m definitely going on a Europe tour next year,” he explained to those watching live (via Complex).“We obviously have a tour coming up [in] January,” he said, before recalling places he’d like to visit for the first time in 2024, including Italy, Tokyo and Albania.The reference to the tour in January relates to the recent news that Drake will be extending his run of ‘It’s All A Blur’ US shows – this time, co-headlining with J. Cole for the new year.For now, it remains unclear when the promised tour dates in Europe will take place.

Kanye West continued to give himself a bad name. Drake sunk to dragging Rihanna’s good name.And three big names — Travis Scott, Bad Bunny and The Weeknd — were a triple bust.Here are the five worst songs of 2023, from crude country and cringe rap to the Billy Joel cover that never should’ve happened.And for the 10 best songs of the year, go here.Stirring up a national firestorm in these divisive times, the country star scored his first No.