One Liners: Nicki Minaj, Timbaland, Kylie Minogue, more

Kylie Minogue has announced details of an upcoming pop-up shop in London, set to celebrate the release of her new album ‘Tension’.The special store will be open for a limited time later this week and will see the Australian pop star open up a pop-up shop in the heart of London, filled with exclusive merchandise and unique products related to her latest album.The forthcoming LP, titled ‘Tension’ will mark the singer’s 16th studio album, and is set to be released this Friday (September 22). It will follow on from her previous singles: hit anthem of this summer ‘Padam Padam’, and ‘90s-inspired title track.Located at 55 Regent Street, the store will be open to fans from 10am until 6pm on Friday, when the album is released, and will run throughout the weekend, ending on Sunday (September 24).To those visiting, there will be plenty of exclusive items available for purchase – all of which have been curated personally by Minogue and are set to become collector’s items of the future.These include limited-edition and individually numbered copies of ‘Tension’ on vinyl, as well as limited-edition signed prints and lithographs.

Kylie Minogue and Jodie Comer sit front and center for Burberry’s Summer 2024 show during UK’s London Fashion Week on Monday (September 18).

Nicki Minaj brought the tribute into more modern times with a medley of ‘Itty Bitty Piggy’ and ‘Red Ruby Da Sleaze’.She also rapped a line from her 2015 song ‘Truffle Butter’, in which she boasts: “I must have about a milli on me right now / And I ain’t talkin’ about that Lil Wayne record.” As the line came to a close, the beat segued into Lil Wayne’s ‘A Milli’ and the rapper took to the mic.

Taylor Swift was the big winner at the 2023 MTV VMAs, including the top award of the night Video of the Year for “Anti-Hero.” The singer-songwriter had the odds in her favor as she was the most nominated artist of the night going into the award show with eight mentions.

Queen — she’s who we all look up to, if you let her tell it. Her royal voluptuousness wowed in an oversized black shawl and two-piece lacy black lingerie number to debut her latest track “Last Time I Saw You,” from her forthcoming “Pink Friday 2” anthology at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday. Temporarily removing her hostess hat and tapping into her performance panache, the 40-year-old “Super Bass” superstar shook Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center with her hard-hitting lyrics — letting other female rappers know that she’s in a class by herself.

boasts an impressive resume of iconic VMAs looks, including the $15,000 gold gown by Labourjoisie she wore to the 2015 fête and the enduringly elegant Dolce & Gabbana number she donned to accept the esteemed Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award during the 2022 production.

Nicki Minaj shared a preview at an unreleased track from her upcoming new album ‘Pink Friday 2’ at the 2023 MTV VMAs tonight (September 12).The rapper delivered an understated performance of her latest single ‘Last Time I Saw You’ at the event at Newark’s Prudential Center.She appeared on stage cloaked in a giant black cape, with the set lit with colourful lasers at different points in the performance. At the end, with the cape removed, she told the crowd: “It wouldn’t be right if I didn’t give you a ‘Pink Friday 2’ exclusive.”As the music switched from the emotional pop song into a hip-hop beat, she began rapping the unreleased track.

Kylie Minogue has opened up about how fame took a toll on her mental health sharing she had lived through that.In an interview with Rolling Stone UK, the pop icon spoke about how certain aspects of fame are not easy to deal with and noted how it is easier to have open conversations about struggling with mental health now.“What I think is great for a lot of people now is that there’s a discussion about mental health and the toll [fame] can take on people, I had that, I lived that,” she said.The singer also shared that she was also conscious of keeping her family and close friends safe and well along with herself.A post shared by Kylie Minogue (@kylieminogue)“I was able to manage that myself and with my family and close friends and navigate those waters. It wasn’t a decision [to stay private], it was a reaction to protect myself and to protect my family because they would go through it with you,” Minogue said.In the interview, she also addressed how she protects her privacy explaining that she has a “common sense” element to her approach, but it does take “some sacrifice”.

She’s notched up 16 years with the BBC and has hosted TV shows including Crimewatch, Points Of View and BBC Breakfast, but Tina Daheley says the role she’s most proud of is that of mum. “This sounds corny and clichéd, but becoming a mum has empowered me to say no, because for a decade I just said yes to everything,” Tina, 43, explains. “It was just constant.

Nicki Minaj has spoken about her recent single ‘Last Time I Saw You’, explaining how “scary” it was for her to “try something new”.Last Friday (September 1), the New Yorker dropped the sombre pop ballad, explaining how the track captured a feeling of hope over loss.“Even [though] reliving the memories did feel ‘sad,’ after I wrote, recorded, [and] lived [with the song], it actually made me pay more attention to the people I still DO have, and how important it is to cherish them and have fun NOW [and] in the moment,” she wrote. “Telling them how much you adore them, etc.

Super Freaky again. Reassuming her role as head-Barb-in-charge at MTV’s Video Music Awards, Nicki Minaj is set to serve as the host of this year’s fab fête live from New Jersey’s Prudential Center on Tuesday, September 12. “For the second consecutive year, Minaj will announce the show’s star-studded lineup of performers, presenters and winners,” raved MTV of the 40-year-old Queens native in a press release.

Kylie Minogue has shed new insight into recording her latest single ‘Tension’ – describing how she and her collaborators were “jumping on sofas” to make the song.Released last week as the follow-up to her summer smash hit ‘Padam Padam‘, the song was rcorded in Surrey during the “the hottest week of the year”, as she explained in a recent interview on The Zane Lowe Show – detailing how writing ‘Tension’ with KAMILLE and Anya Jones inspired a rather energetic session.“They came in with this incredible energy,” she said. “‘Tension’, it’s one of those ones that you don’t really even know how it happened.

Kylie Minogue is performing a free, intimate show in London later this month – find out more below.The Australian pop icon and multi-million artist will perform at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Wednesday, September 27, five days after her new album ‘Tension’ releases on September 22.Entry to the show will be free, but is limited to just 700 passes for O2 Priority customers. While registrations are now open, entry to the show will be relegated to a ballot system.A post shared by O2 UK (@o2uk)O2 Priority customers can now enter the ballot for tickets to Kylie Minogue’s intimate show at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire here.

Kylie Minogue is keeping us dancing all year long.

Nicki Minaj is back with a very different sound.

Nicki Minaj has revealed that she regrets having Kanye West feature on ‘Blazin’ instead of ‘Right Thru Me’ – saying it was the “dumbest fucking decision I ever made.”Earlier this year, the New York rapper announced that she will be dropping her fifth studio album ‘Pink Friday 2’, the follow-up to her 2010 debut album ‘Pink Friday’.The record featured many rap titans such as her then-mentor and label boss Lil Wayne, labelmate Drake, Rihanna and even Eminem. Another big name to rap alongside Minaj was Kanye West, who lent his talents to the synth-pop-inspired track ‘Blazin’.In a recent TikTok live broadcast, Nicki Minaj replied to a fan who said they loved the Kanye West-assisted track.

Nicki Minaj has shared a her emotional new single ‘Last Time I Saw You’, set to feature on her next album ‘Pink Friday 2’. Check it out below.In June, the Queens rapper revealed that she will be soon dropping her fifth studio album ‘Pink Friday 2’, the sequel to her Grammy-nominated debut album ‘Pink Friday’ – confirming that the album will be out this winter.The track is more toned-down compared to most of Minaj’s output.

DEALSExceleration Music has made an investment into India-based Azadi Records which will “help to supercharge the label’s growth and establish it as a leading force in India’s independent music scene”. Exceleration partner Charles Caldas will also take a seat on the Azadi board.

Kylie Minogue has released ‘Tension’ – the latest single to be taken from her highly-anticipated new album. Check it out below.The 55-year-old pop icon first teased the track yesterday (August 30), when she took to social media to announce to fans that the song would be arriving today.

DEALSWarner Chappell has signed a publishing deal with rapidly rising rapper Kaliii. “There’s a new generation of talented lyricists making waves in the industry right now and Kaliii is a clear standout above the rest”, says the company’s North American President Ryan Press.