There’s a new Dark Knight in town, but he’s not who you might expect.
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Nicki Minaj joined James Corden for the first «Carpool Karaoke» segment in two years, and the celebrated rapper proved to be one of the funniest, most exciting guests to date.The lengthy segment saw the duo belt out some of Minaj's biggest hits, while also getting personal and deep along the way.In one particularly candid moment, the 39-year-old «Anaconda» artist reflected on her own struggles with anxiety, and putting up a wall of confidence while in the center of the media spotlight.«I think when I was younger, my more natural state was to be more confident. But I think when you're a woman and you're in the public eye all the time, if you're not careful you can become less confident because you're being constantly scrutinized,» Minaj shared.
«I just don't think it's natural. It's not natural for a human being to feel like everyone's critiquing them.»Minaj explained that when she first became an artist in the music industry, «I had this amazing sense of freedom because nobody gave a s**t about what I was doing.
Like, I could get away with anything.»«And then it goes from that to the complete, complete opposite. If I blink my eye wrong, they'll have a story made up about why I blinked my eye that way,» she added.
«Whenever I am off of social media and I take that s**t off my phone, I have just this enormous sense of peace. And then you realize what really matters.»For Minaj, what really matters is her 1-year-old son, whom she shares with husband Kenneth Petty."[Motherhood] plays a huge part [in feeling peace]," Minaj said. «It doesn't matter what is going on… when I look at my son, I'm just magically in love. He just makes me laugh, makes me smile, makes me happy. He's just so cute and cuddly.»«I rap and sing to him all
.There’s a new Dark Knight in town, but he’s not who you might expect.
Nicki Minaj is sharing her joy with her fans. The 39-year-old rapper took to Instagram on Thursday to reveal that she’s sober.
Nicki Minaj is sharing her joy with her fans. The 39-year-old rapper took to Instagram on Thursday to reveal that she's sober.Prior to her life update, Minaj posted a video of herself frying chicken. The clip led one fan to question, «Baby are you high?»«No I’m sober & loving life,» Minaj replied.
As Nicki Minaj prepares her upcoming fifth solo studio album, the New York City rapper displayed her fluency with the sound dominating her hometown by releasing "We Go Up," a drill track featuring the subgenre's shepherd, Fivio Foreign. The song came out at the end of August, and today the music video has been revealed.
Camila Cabello is the latest celeb to help James Corden get to work in a brand new “Carpool Karaoke” “Late Late Show” skit.
Easter egg hunts, Easter brunch and stuffing your face with Easter candy. We know that when things get hectic at the holidays, sometimes the perfect thing to do is to turn on a movie and take a few hours to lie low with your family. From vintage classics to modern animated films, we've scoured the web for the best movies to stream on every platform with your family this Easter Weekend, sure to please everyone from the youngest to the oldest that you can easily rent, purchase or subscribe to.
After two long years, James Corden happily premiered the very first segment of Carpool Karaoke since the pandemic began on Wednesday night’s The Late Late Show… and he truly couldn’t have picked a more controversial star to join him on the road!!
Nicki Minaj joined James Corden for the first «Carpool Karaoke» segment in two years, and the celebrated rapper proved to be one of the funniest, most exciting guests to date.The lengthy segment saw the duo belt out some of Minaj's biggest hits, while also getting personal and deep along the way.In one particularly candid moment, the 39-year-old «Anaconda» artist reflected on her own struggles with anxiety, and putting up a wall of confidence while in the center of the media spotlight.«I think when I was younger, my more natural state was to be more confident. But I think when you're a woman and you're in the public eye all the time, if you're not careful you can become less confident because you're being constantly scrutinized,» Minaj shared.
Nicki Minaj appeared on Carpool Karaoke last night (April 6), performing a snippet of Adele’s ‘Someone Like You’ – watch footage below.Speaking to host James Corden, Minaj slipped into a British accent with Corden saying “you sound just like Adele”.Minaj then did her best impression of Adele going viral at a basketball game, before talking about Adele’s take on Minaj’s verse from Kanye West’s ‘Monster’, which she performed on Carpool Karaoke back in 2016 as well as at a party in LA in 2019.At the time Minaj tweeted: “Adele is mad ratchet” and last night, she said “I just loved it. She made me so, so happy.
Nicki Minaj, 39, proved to be an entertaining guest on The Late Late Show‘s “Carpool Karaoke” segment on Apr. 6! The rapper was the first celeb to sit alongside host James Corden in the passenger seat of his car since the COVID pandemic stopped the filming of the popular singing show two years ago. The funny and talented star kept the epic moment memorable and sang some of the catchiest tunes throughout, while also enjoying laughs and conversation.
Carpool Karaoke is back!
said during a press conference Wednesday to promote the night’s segment. “It was so joyous.”Both Corden’s series and Minaj herself teased the segment on their social media platforms over the past week.
A post shared by Barbie (@nickiminaj)“Carpool Karaoke” was paused in 2020 due to the pandemic, but Corden told reporters that recently, it finally felt right to bring it back.“It’s felt over the past year very, very slowly, in one sense or another, like we started to get our show back. But this was this is obviously a big part of our show — this segment.
Niall Horan, Celine Dion, Michael Bublé, Justin Beiber and Iggy Azalea – and drives them about as if it’s a carpool. They play songs – usually belonging to the artist, but sometimes playing other hits – and have a hearty sing-song. Carpool Karaoke is back and it begins April 6th with @NICKIMINAJ! pic.
Wet Leg recently stopped by James Corden’s Late Late Show and gave a buzzy performance of their track, ‘Too Late Now’. Watch a clip from the show below.The band is preparing to release their highly anticipated debut album next week, and recently played ‘Chaise Longue’ on Late Night With Seth Meyers and The Tonight Show, before heading to Corden last night (March 31).Following an introduction, where Corden called the duo “phenomenal”, Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers launched into the slowly building track, amid howls from the crowd.After the first verse, the tempo switches as Teasdale, rapidly chants, “Now everything is going wrong / I think I changed my mind again” before the beat drops and the song launches on.The performance also saw Teasdale and Chambers spinning around playfully to the sounds of their guitars.Speaking to NME in a recent Big Read, Teasdale described how she uses humour in her lyrics.“I always try to dilute serious things with humour, I think,” Teasdale said.
Yungblud performed his latest single ‘The Funeral’ during last night’s episode of The Late Late Show in the US – you can watch the singer’s energetic performance, during which he kissed host James Corden, below.The Doncaster artist released the track earlier this month before sharing its official video, which features a cameo from Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne.Yungblud performed ‘The Funeral’ on the Corden-hosted Late Late Show last night (March 28) with his live band, who paid tribute to the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died last week, with the message ‘4 Taylor’ on their bass drum skin.During the performance, Yungblud left the stage and ran over to Corden’s desk, where he planted a series of kisses on the host’s face before running back to rejoin his band to finish the song.Yungblud later ended the performance by highlighting his band’s drum tribute to Hawkins, which Corden also acknowledged – you can watch the performance of ‘The Funeral’ above.‘The Funeral’ is expected to feature on the follow-up to Yungblud’s 2020 album ‘weird!’. In an interview earlier this year, he said the new record would contain “the most personal music I’ve ever written”.