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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHipgnosis Songs has acquired the music catalog of Motley Crue bassist and main songwriter Nikki Sixx, one of the most successful rock bands of the 1980s.Hipgnosis have acquired 100% of Sixx’s writer’s share of PRO income and writer’s Sound Exchange royalties for the cataog, which contains 305 songs.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Tracy Chapman’s accusation that Nicki Minaj is ignoring both the facts and the law in their sampling legal battle, plus the row of the inclusion of ‘Rule, Britannia’ and ‘Land Of Hope And Glory’ in this year’s BBC Proms.SECTION TIMES01: Tracy Chapman v Nick Minaj (00:03:13)02: Rule, Britannia (or don’t) (00:20:35)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes

Kevin Ross, 32, has written songs for many talented artists — but he has particularly fond memories of collaborating with Nicki Minaj, 37. “It’s really cool when you do collaborate with them and make magic.

Ty Dolla $ign shared the video for his latest single, "Expensive," alongside Nicki Minaj on Friday. From a barrage of shopping bags, money literally flying out of pockets, and swimming pools filled with diamonds, the clip offers up a fun, animated take on excess.

Nicki Minaj wants to request a jury trial to examine the song lawsuit, imposed by Tracy Chapman in October 2018. The iconic rapper says she wants to clear her name and is asking for a jury trial to conclude the lawsuit and determine the result of the copyright infringement, filed against her by legendary singer Chapman in a California federal court.Chapman claims her 1998 song, ‘Baby Can I Hold You,’ interpolates with Minaj’s track ‘Sorry,’ and was used without permission.

Nicki Minaj fans, known as the Barbz, have been sent into a frenzy today with rumours that a collaboration between the rapper and two previous collaborators – Ariana Grande and Doja Cat – is on the horizon.Back in May, Grande mentioned to Zane Lowe that she had a collaboration in the works with Doja Cat.“I was able to work with her earlier this year on this song that I want to save for whenever it’s time again to drop,” Grande said.“I remember when I first wrote it and sent it to her, she was in

Nicki Minaj has always wanted to have kids. The 37-year-old rapper announced last month that she and her husband, Kenneth Petty, are expecting their first child, something that shouldn't come as a surprise to any of Minaj's fans. The «Super Bass» rapper has been open about her desire to be a mom for quite a while, telling  in 2012 that she'd like to be married and have kids within 10 years.«In 2022, I’ll definitely be married and I’ll definitely have my two children,» she predicted.

broke the internet with their raunchy “WAP” single and video last week, Dua Lipa made it a diva trifecta, teaming up with Madonna and Missy Elliott for a “Levitating” remix that dropped Thursday.Meanwhile, “Rain on Me” power pair Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande lead the nominees for this year’s MTV Video Music Awards on Aug.

CeeLo Green has apologised after he appeared to criticise Cardi B and Megan The Stallion, saying that there should be “a time and a place for adult content” in music videos.In a recent interview, Green said that “a lot of music today is very unfortunate and disappointing on a personal and moral level,” adding that he believes artists like Nicki Minaj to be “desperate”.Going on to address Cardi and Megan specifically, he added: “Attention is also a drug and competition is around.

Cardi B clearly has respect for her fellow rapper, Nicki Minaj, even though they haven’t always gotten along. Hip-hop fans know Minaj and Cardi B famously got into a fight at New York Fashion Week which was in the headlines for weeks.

Hmm… who is she talking about here? Cardi B, 27, chatted with Apple Beats 1 Radio recently where she saluted a female rapper for her longevity in the game. The “Bodak Yellow” performer doesn’t specifically mention Nicki Minaj, 37, but fans think that her words were about the mother-to-be.

Cardi B is kind of giving a shout out to Nicki Minaj.

Eva Marcille shared a video on her social media account that managed to really upset her fans. It involves police brutality as you will see in the clip below.

Nicki Minaj’s husband Kenneth Petty wants to be there for his wife and their soon-to-be-born child. The 42-year-old husband of the 37-year-old Pink Friday singer, who is a registered sex offender, petitioned for a judge to change his conditions so that he can attend the birth of their child if it happens outside of his curfew hours, according to TMZ.