Here at The A.V. Club, we’ve been known to appreciate The Muppets on a deeper level than most people, and for whatever reason, Nicki Minaj has decided to target her latest music video directly at diehard Muppet fans like us. The video is for Minaj’s playful, shotgun blast of a diss track “Barbie Dreams,” which sees…
Because it’s apparently impossible for our culture to support the existence of two (2!) female rappers without the entire thing collapsing into a messy pile of hype, external expectations, and hurled footwear, we regret to inform you that the long-brewing conflict between the nations of Queen Nicki Minaj and Prime…
Nicki Minaj is none too pleased about her new album, Queen, not usurping Travis Scott’s Astroworld atop the Billboard charts. Now, in events that are definitely in no way related, Minaj has canceled the North American leg of her NickiHndrxx Tour, which was slated to kick off in September.
After four years of anticipation, multiple shifted release dates, and a lot of pre-release drama, Nicki Minaj’s Queen was released to the world last week. Despite a trio of glossy singles, one of which includes convicted sex offender 6ix9ine, the record landed in the number two spot on Billboard’s chart, behind Travis…
Nicki Minaj reaches for the throne room, Animal Collective unearths an interesting live artifact, Death Cab do more Death Cabbing, and more in this week of new releases.
Music writers everywhere are clearing their calendars, as Nicki Minaj, as has become customary for many hip-hop and pop artists in the post-iTunes era, surprised the world today by releasing her new album Queen a week early. (Whether it’s truly unexpected if you expect something to happen remains an open question.)
Welcome back to Trailer Happy Hour, where we’re really just marking time until the next time a member of The State has to fend off some Hitler-loving, knife-wielding piles of felt. It’s a pretty easy beat, honestly, since that particular set of stars almost never al—
The last weeks of summer may be fast approaching, but at least they’ll have a stellar soundtrack. In addition to Nicki Minaj’s overdue Queen, August brings new releases from Interpol, Blood Orange, Mitski, YG, Steve Hauschildt, Animal Collective, Wild Nothing, and many more. These are the 31 new albums we’re most…
A couple of weeks ago, we ran down our list of the year’s best albums so far, already a lineup that makes for a solid year in music. But there’s still a whole six months’ worth of releases coming our way. In addition to the records we were anticipating at the beginning of the year that still haven’t come to pass—like…
Nicki Minaj’s ability to deliver an ego-shattering diss is well documented in her music. And for her appearance as the musical guest on this week’s season 43 closer, Saturday Night Live put Nicki’s shit-talking prowess to use in a sketch that, although it was cut for time, is frankly more entertaining than a lot of…
“Shut it down.”
Saturday Night Live released the names of its final two hosts for its 43rd season today, with a returning Amy Schumer taking up the job on May 12 (with Kacey Musgraves as her musical guest), and beloved alum Tina Fey handling the season finale with a returning Nicki Minaj. Schumer, presumably, will be promoting her…
The notion that Cardi B and Nicki Minaj dislike each other has long felt like the sort of fan speculation typically saved for prestige cable dramas—a notion that, surely, two famous and well-liked female rappers must eventually be pitted against each other, because the world’s most popular genre of music can only…
In a move that reportedly has nothing to do with Cardi B, who just dropped her debut album on Friday, Nicki Minaj has shared a pair of new singles from her upcoming album, her first since The Pinkprint way back in 2014. The two tracks are “Barbie Tingz” and “Chun-Li,” the latter reportedly inspired by the vengeful…
In 2014, Kim Kardashian solemnly vowed to “Break The Internet” with her racy Paper magazine cover, a cataclysmic event that sent the stock market plummeting and thoughtlessly left millions of travelers stranded. Having apparently learned nothing, Paper is now out to “Break The Internet” this time with a new issue…
Taylor Swift dominated the news cycle this week with the teasing and eventual announcement of her new album, but her supposed rival Katy Perry won’t just sit by and let that happen. In response—even thought it has probably been in the works for a long time—Perry has released a video for her song “Swish Swish,” and in …
It’s tough to say what actually made Kevin James the king of New York’s Queens borough on The King Of Queens TV show, but now Nicki Minaj actually has a more legitimate claim to the throne than he ever did. As reported by Noisey, Minaj was recently presented with the official Key To The City by Queens borough…
Earlier this month, Nicki Minaj went on an impromptu charity spending spree, pledging to pay off a bunch of student loans and other school-related expenses for her Twitter followers. Shortly after that, Minaj announced that she’s actually going to start a charity dedicated to helping people pay for school. But it…
Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj released a new track that comes with a healthy dose of intrigue. First, the song: ”Swish Swish” has a mid-tempo beat and a bit of a ‘90s house feel. Perry dominates the first half of it until Minaj takes over:
If you’re one of the many people in this country currently drowning in student loan debt or high tuition rates, you probably should’ve been reading Nicki Minaj’s Twitter page last night instead of doing whatever other things you foolishly thought would be a better use of your time. That’s because Minaj decided to…
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