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Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice have released their new single, «Barbie World,» for Greta Gerwig’s highly anticipated Barbie movie. Throughout the music video, there’s no shortage of pink as the duo is seen riding jet-skis through the clouds and living in their Barbie houses as they rap about being fabulous and «pulling in» Ken. The music video director, Hannah Lux Davis, exclusively tells ET, «It was a privilege to work with Nicki and Ice in close collaboration with the movie studio and Atlantic Records to create the visual for 'Barbie World.' The goal of the video was to create fantastical worlds that both artists could thrive in that could feel like an extension of Greta Gerwig's masterfully-crafted creative vision.»She adds, «Our 'Barbie World' coexists with the film’s effervescent, contagiously happy, playful, witty and empowering tone where anything is possible — and everything is pink! I’m such a huge fan of Greta Gerwig’s work, so to be even this close to one of her films has been an honor.»Produced by Ice Spice’s go-to hitmaker, RiotUSA, the rappers rhyme over a sampling of Aqua's hit 1997 song, «Barbie Girl.» This is the second musical collaboration between the female rappers following their last hit, the top-10 Billboard Hot 100 single «Princess Diana Remix.»«Barbie World» is the fourth single from Barbie the Album, following Dua Lipa’s «Dance the Night,» Karol G’s «Watati,» and PinkPantheress' «Angel.» The soundtrack and movie are out on Friday, July 21.Nicki Minaj—who released «Barbie Tingz» in 2018 and whose fans are known as Barbz— is planning to release her Queen follow-up on Oct.

Nicki Minaj is revealing her breast reduction. In a recent Instagram post promoting her new «Barbie World» song, the 40-year-old rapper revealed she downside her breasts.«New boobs who dis?» she wrote in the comment section of the post, which featured her lip-syncing along to her and Ice Spice's song from the upcoming film's soundtrack.Minaj captioned the post, «I'm a 10 so pull in a Ken.»A post shared by Barbie (@nickiminaj)Last year, according to, Minaj revealed her desire to downsize her breasts during an Instagram Live.«I'm not gonna lie, somebody did tell me to get my boobs taken off, like a female in the industry,» she said in May 2022.

Nicki Minaj has revealed that after previously discussing the possibility, she has gone ahead and had a breast reduction.

Jesy Nelson ’s boyfriend Zion Foster has branded the love of his life “my bubaz” after the singing sensation shared a sultry snap of herself posing in a black printed bikini.Taking to Instagram on Tuesday to showcase her stunning figure, Jesy appeared to be making the most of her recent US move as she soaked up the sunshine. Wearing her curly hair loose and voluminous, the former Little Mix singer shielded her eyes from the sun with a pair of oversized sunglasses, as she posed alongside her beau Zion in the dreamy Los Angeles snap, just months after making the move to live Stateside.

Nicki Minaj is the latest celebrity to have fallen victim to some swatting pranks. Last Monday (June 5), an anonymous caller alleged that child abuse was happening at the rap star's home. TMZ reported the deputies called it "a waste of time and resources" after visiting around 6 p.m.

Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj have announced the release date for their anticipated collaboration ‘Barbie World’.According to social media posts from both rappers, the upcoming track is set to release on June 23, almost a month before the eagerly awaited Barbie movie hits cinemas worldwide.The track is available to pre-save now. Upon clicking the pre-save link, the track’s full title is revealed as ‘Barbie World (With Aqua)’.

Nicki Minaj was the unfortunate target of a “swatting” attack this week.

source told TMZ.Law enforcement officials spoke with Minaj and her husband, Kenneth Petty, at the scene, and after examining the child, who showed no signs of abuse, determined it was just a “swatting” prank.Hours later, another caller phoned into 911 dispatch and alerted that Minaj’s house was on fire, TMZ also reported.The fire was quickly realized as another swatting attempt, leading Minaj to reportedly hiring a lawyer to hold responsible the people behind the pranks. “Swatting” is the act of calling law enforcement or reporting a crime or emergency so a large police response, or even a S.W.A.T.

Nicki Minaj has been slammed with a lawsuit.

Nicki Minaj will release her new album in October. The news of the project, not due for four months, was announced by Minaj on Twitter on Monday.

Nicki Minaj‘s anticipated fifth album finally has a release date.The rapper took to social media last night (June 5) to announce the record’s release date, confirming that it will launch in October.

Nicki Minaj is showing her appreciation for Karol G after their successful collaboration in Spanish. The Colombian singer talked to ELLE about how she met the rapper and how they instantly connected and worked together. Karol G revealed that she contacted Nicki on Instagram after she finished the song.

Nicki Minaj has co-signed Sexxy Red and featured on a remix of her viral hit, ‘Pound Town’. Check it out below.The track is one of many remixes the ‘Queen’ rapper has hopped on this year.

The red carpet is usually the place to see the latest high fashion, hot off the catwalk and showcased on your fave celeb. But it's not all designer placements - sometimes the occasional brave soul takes the opportunity to add a bit of personality with a weird and wonderful choice. We don't just mean wearing belts as tops (for anyone old enough to remember Jodie Marsh), sometimes it's as subtle as quirky bit of footwear.

Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie is out on July 21, and naturally, the blockbuster-in-waiting is coming with an appropriately loaded soundtrack. The first portion of the tracklist has been announced, and it's unsurprisingly stacked with new songs from huge artists.

Barbie movie, featuring tracks from Lizzo, HAIM, Charli XCX, Tame Impala and more.The Greta Gerwig-directed film has already become one of the most highly-anticipated releases of 2023, despite details regarding the plot remaining scarce. Now, adding to the hype, an all-star soundtrack has been teased online.The soundtrack came teased a picture of Margot Robbie — who is taking on the lead role in the film — in full Barbie attire, holding a newspaper that shows 17 of the artists set to take part in the soundtrack.Set for release on July 21 — the same day as the film arrives in cinemas worldwide — Ava Max, Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, Gayle, HAIM arnd Ice Spice are all listed as appearing on ‘Barbie: The Album’, along with HAIM, Khalid, Lizzo, Nicki Minaj, PinkPantheress and The Kid Laroi. Tame Impala are listed among the artists contributing too, as well as the film’s leading man, Ryan Gosling.EXCLUSIVE: @DUALIPA, @icespicee_, @charli_xcx, @lizzo, @NICKIMINAJ, @AvaMax, @pinkpantheress2, Ryan Gosling(!), @tameimpala, and more will appear on the @barbiethealbum soundtrack.Details: https://t.co/qSJeh0cUaH pic.twitter.com/9tMj7GEEDy— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) May 25, 2023While most widely recognised for his acting career, Gosling has also been known to boast his musical abilities in the past.

Will Greta Gerwig‘s “Barbie” be the movie of the summer? To claim that title, Gerwig’s latest needs to fend off Christopher Nolan‘s “Oppenheimer” at the box office on its opening weekend. But “Barbie” has something “Oppenheimer” doesn’t: a soundtrack flush with pop music’s biggest stars; so, the smart money is on “Barbie” in this bout.

Alabama Barker has hit back at critics of her fledgling rap career by highlighting her father Travis Barker's extensive connections within the music industry and how he introduced her to the genre. The 17-year-old shared a clip of an unreleased rap song to TikTok last week and after receiving mixed reviews, took to the social media platform once again to defend herself in a since-deleted video.

Clapping back. Alabama Barker responded to critics after a teaser for her new rap song drew backlash from social media users.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The MTV Video Music Awards return to New Jersey’s Prudential Center on Tuesday, September 12, the network announced Tuesday. The show will air live at 8 p.m. ET and PT. “Celebrating one of our biggest nights in music with the Garden State’s incredible fans has been our goal since last year’s highly successful event,” said Bruce Gillmer, President of Music, Music Talent, Programming & Events, Paramount and Chief Content Officer, Music, Paramount+. Last year’s show was hosted by Nicki Minaj, who was honored during the show with the Video Vanguard Award, while the Global Icon Award was given to the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

The 2023 MTV VMAs are happening!

Cardi B has been rumoured to be releasing a huge summer collaborative single Shakira in the coming months.In June 2022, the Grammy Award-winning rapper released the Tay Keith-produced ‘Hot Shit’ which featured Kanye West and Lil Durk, and fans have aptly waited for her follow-up.An upcoming single with the Columbian singer-songwriter hasn’t been formally announced, but the rumours of the Shakira collab started after a track titled ‘Estoy Lamida’ was found on the BMI record label’s website. The song is registered under both Cardi  B and Shakira’s names and the database is where artists and their record labels register upcoming music in preparation for a release.However, pop fan Twitter account ThePopStuff tweeted this weekend a song called ‘Tu Pérdida’ would be on the way – and was in fact a collaboration between the ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ singer and Nicki Minaj.  However, when one fan checked the BMI ID of the song, they found the rumoured Cardi B collaboration instead.

Katy Perry has revealed that she wants to collaborate Ice Spice in the near future.The ‘Roar‘ singer is currently in the midst of her ‘Play’ residency at The Theatre in the Resorts World casino in Las Vegas. She has also been a judge on American Idol for six years.On Sunday (May 21), in an interview with Buzzfeed, the Santa Barbara star was asked what up-and-coming artist she would want to collaborate with.

Nicki Minaj has been speculated to have blocked a fan after they shared an unflattering portrait of the rapper that went viral.The ‘Queen’ artist recently launched her own record label, Heavy On It Records, and its first release was Minaj and Ice Spice‘s ‘Princess Diana’ remix last month.On Tuesday (May 16), a fan shared their fan portrait of the Jamaica, Queens rapper on Twitter.

plastic surgery to look like the “Queen of Rap.”“I just remember seeing old pictures of myself and not being happy with how I looked,” Rudy Villalobos, 27, told Jam Press.Villalobos started his plastic journey in 2020 and has no plans to stop until he achieves the perfect “Barbz” look.“I want to be a real-life doll with a very sexy body and a very juicy, big bubble butt,” Villalobos said.His infatuation with changing his appearance stems from playing with Barbie dolls as a child, saying it motivated him to be whoever he wanted.And Minaj is his perfect version of Barbie. “[She] definitely inspired me,” he said.

Years into her tenure as a pop star, Kim Petras has finally announced her debut major label album…and it’s coming sooner than many might have expected.The pop singer revealed the title and release date for her upcoming collection on Monday (May 15), which is set to be titled Feed The Beast. The LP is expected to arrive on June 23 – a little more than a month from now.

The Met Gala, a renowned event hosted annually by Vogue's Anna Wintour, has witnessed some of the most iconic pop culture moments in the 2000s as a breeding ground for scandals and drama. Whether it's the arrival at the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, the main event, or even the afterparty, the Gala has a history of generating scandalous moments that continue to make headlines for years to come.The Met Gala 2023 theme is Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty in tribute to the late designer who passed away in 2019.

Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston's dance-off that marked the start of their whirlwind romance, to Solange and JAY-Z's elevator fight caught on tape, let's take a look back at the 14 most jaw-dropping moments.Rodriguez talked about his experience alongside then-fiancée Jennifer Lopez at the 2019 Met Gala in an interview with, and made a shocking comment about Jenner.«We had a great table,» he said. «The Black guy from  — Idris Elba, yeah, and his new wife.

Kim Petras has teamed up with Nicki Minaj for her new single, ‘Alone’.The new single samples Alice Deejay’s 1998 dance classic ‘Better Off Alone’. Petras handles the chorus, singing: “I’ve been tryna give it to you all night/ What’s it gonna take to get you all alone?/ I just want you here by my side/ I don’t wanna be here, baby, on my own.”It’s Petras’ first single since “bad bitch anthem” ‘brrrr’, which came out in January.Check out ‘Alone’ below:Petras then spoke to Zane Lowe on his Apple Music 1 show about the song.

Kim Petras and Nicki Minaj joined forces on their raunchy floor-filler “Alone.”

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Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj have released a remix of "Princess Diana," a song that originally featured on Ice's Like..? EP. Minaj pays tribute to the late Diana's U.K.

EXCLUSIVE: Nicki Minaj is set to executive produce and star in Lady Danger, a new animated series from Amazon Freevee based on the Dark Horse comic book series of the same name written by Alex de Campi, Deadline has learned.

YoungBoy Never Broke Again has made some major moves from house arrest in Utah, switching labels from Atlantic to Motown, sharing albums like January’s I Rest My Case, and keeping his crown as the king of rap YouTube with the help of some truly excellent exclusives. Today, he reunites with Nicki Minaj for “WTF,” a new track that marks their third collaboration.

Jesy Nelson has announced she is releasing a new single later this month.The former Little Mix singer, 31, revealed the track, titled Bad Thing, will be released on April 14 in an Instagram post on Monday evening. Alongside the news, she shared a black-and-white cover photo which sees her peering out from behind a wall dressed in a 70s-style outfit with a short-sleeved top, skirt, white socks, platform heels and headband.

Rolling Stone). “When Myriam crossed over to become an international artist, it was brought to our attention how this might be offensive.”The statement continued: “It was never our intention to raise any sensitive issue, as we really did not mean any offence, we just wanted to portray the beauty of women from different cultures.”According to Fares’ management, there had been several attempts to re-edit the music video before, however, the requests were denied by YouTube as the platform did not consider the request to be for “a valid reason”.Further, the management team added that they were told “covering a PR issue due to blackface is definitely not a valid reason to request our help in replacing a video” by YouTube.