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Nicki Minaj's father has pled guilty in the February 2021 hit-and-run case.A spokesperson for the Nassau County Clerk's Office tells ET that 71-year-old Charles Polevich pled guilty on Friday to two felony counts of leaving the scene of a fatality and tampering with physical evidence. The judge in the case said Polevich will get no more than a year behind bars. He'll also get community service and have his license suspended.

Nicki Minaj has explained the 2022 Met Gala wardrobe malfunction that left her tugging at the top of her dress. Nicki, 39, looked incredible as she rocked the red carpet wearing a dramatic gown designed by Burberry’s Riccardo Tisci.The strapless number showed off her ample cleavage with black tulle and feathers fanning out from her chest and cascading down to the floor. But Nicki, who walked the red carpet with Riccardo, was noticeably tugging up her top as she navigated the carpet.

Nicki Minaj is looking stunning at the 2022 Met Gala. The 39-year-old singer attended the A-list event on Monday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, where she turned heads in a figure-hugging black leather pants and skirt look. The  rapper stepped onto the red, white and blue carpet bedazzled in rhinestones, which covered her arms, chest, and even her face. The all-black look featured a leather pants and a leather a feathered, skirted top, that was attached to the pants with a wide, black belt.

When did you first start dipping a toe into social media? I was in high school when I really started putting time into my social media by taking photos, putting outfits together, and starting to make  a name for myself. Your approach to style are highly creative and unusual—who inspires you? [Designers] Dapper Dan and Telfar Clemens. Notably, Telfar bags themselves really inspire me. What goes into picking your outfits for the day? I mostly get all my inspiration from in the music I listen to.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Coi Leray has revealed the tracklist details for her debut album Trendsetter, which is out this Friday (April 8). The rapper and singer also made an appearance on The Tonight Show to perform a medley of songs from the album, including recent Nicki Minaj collaboration "Blick Blick." Trendsetter will feature Coi Leray's breakout singles "Twinnem," "Big Purr," and "No More Parties" as well as new collaborations with Fivio Foreign, NAV, H.E.R, Polo G, Lil Tecca, and Young M.A. among others.

Like the rest of the world watching the 94th Academy Awards, 50 Cent couldn’t believe it when Will Smith smacked Chris Rock for making a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith‘s shaved head. “Slap the sh-t out of Chris, [laughing emoji] The world is over. LOL,” 50 Cent, 46, posted to his Instagram while resharing the uncensored footage of the attack. That was far from the only thing Fiddy had to say on the incident, as he seemed to revel in the chaos. “B!tch don’t you ever play with me. LOL,” Fiddy captioned a photo of the actual impact.

Will Smith‘s altercation with Chris Rock during last night’s (March 27) Oscars.Following a “joke” by Rock about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith which alluded to her baldness – the actress has spoken about suffering from alopecia – the King Richard actor went on stage and slapped the comedian. Once he returned to his seat, Smith twice shouted: “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth.”Smith subsequently apologised to the Academy and his fellow nominees after being named Best Actor shortly after the incident, saying: “Art imitates life – I look like the crazy father, just like they said.

Jameela Jamil has some thoughts about the 2022 Oscars incident that is making waves across the world.

Nicki Minaj entered the “Will Smith slapping Chris Rock discourse” on Monday (Mar. 28) morning, offering her take on the physical confrontation between Will, 53, and Chris, 57, at the 94th Academy Awards. First, Nicki, 39, supported the comedian, tweeting, “I love Chris Rock. I don’t think he would’ve made that joke had he known what Jada recently shared- but between him & the whole team @ the #Oscars you mean to tell me not ONE of y’all heard this woman just share this heartbreaking story? #ComeOnSon.”

Nicki Minaj has teamed up with Fivio Foreign on a new song – listen to ‘We Go Up’ below.After announcing that she was set to retire from music back in 2019, Minaj has returned with a slew of new singles in 2022, including Lil Baby collaborations ‘Do We Have A Problem?’ and ‘Bussin’.Another new track called ‘Blick Blick’ also arrived earlier this year.Listen to the surprise new single ‘We Go Up’, which features a verse from Fivio Foreign, below.Nicki Minaj’s new series of 2022 singles are the rapper’s first new material since her 2021 mixtape, ‘Beam Me Up Scotty’.Last month (February 4) Minaj explained that she would continue to make music for as long as she wants, with her plan to only quit the industry on her own terms and when she feels it is right for her to do so.During an Instagram Live session with Jayda Cheaves to celebrate the release of her first single of the year, the rapper promised to always “keep on putting out music”. “I will never leave the game until I wanna leave it,” she said.

Nicki Minaj has released a new song featuring Brooklyn drill star Fivio Foreign. "We Go Up" sees Minaj leaning into Fivio's world of New York rap with a haunting drill beat crafted by Papi Yerr, Szamz, and Swizzy.

Were shots just fired?! Fans are convinced Nicki Minaj came for rival Cardi B in her new song “We Go Up.” The latest offering from the rapper includes lyrics slamming an unnamed person about their physical appearance, and the recipient appears to be Cardi, according to Genius. Listen, below:

Nicki Minaj has claimed that young women receiving hate in the music industry are merely experiencing “growing pains” when compared to what she has been through.Minaj made the comments during an Instagram Live conversation with rapper Coi Leray, who collaborated with Minaj on their recent song ‘Blick Blick’, and is 15 years her junior. During the conversation, Leray mentioned that her success had come in the face of “hate” that she had received.

Now you see me, now you don’t! Nicki Minaj captured the magic of motherhood as she doted on her 17 mo. old pride and joy in a sweet video.

Nicki Minaj took to Instagram Tuesday to share some adorable videos of her son, who she calls «Papa Bear,» playing a little game of peek-a-boo with his mom. In the cute clips, the little one is sitting in a stroller when Minaj attempts to get his attention.«I see you. I see you,» the 39-year-old rapper coos.At first it seems like Papa, who is wearing a little red beanie on his head, is ignoring his mother, but before long he holds up a blanket in front of his face and brings it down when Minaj says «peek-a-boo.»The adorable back-and-forth continues as Minaj points the camera to her husband, Kenneth Petty, who can't help but point out the resemblance between Papa and the rapper, whose real name is Onika Maraj.«Aye,» the one-year-old mumbles, while looking at his dad.«He's saying what you doing,» Minaj tells her husband, who is standing on a set of rocks, some feet away from the pair.«I'm coming down right now, looking like Onika.

We’re obviously WAY past Kimye being a thing. But how inneresting, in these days when Kanye West is non-stop begging Kim Kardashian to come back to him, to go back and get a little insight into who they were as a couple.

Queens supporting queens! Nicki Minaj showed up to defend Britney Spears after she called herself “not the best dancer,” reminding the pop star her status in the culture.

Wireless Festival has announced the line-up for its “biggest ever” event, with Tyler, The Creator, A$AP Rocky and Cardi B among those set to perform.This year will see the festival expand across three sites – Crystal Palace Park and Finsbury Park in London, as well as Birmingham’s NEC – over two consecutive weekends (July 1-3 and July 8-10).Headlining the Crystal Palace leg will be A$AP Rocky (UK exclusive), J. Cole (UK exclusive) and Tyler, The Creator (London festival exclusive).Finsbury Park will boast bill-topping performances from Cardi B (UK exclusive), Nicki Minaj (European exclusive) and SZA, who’ll deliver her first-ever UK festival headline show.

Nicki Minaj has responded to the Philadelphia Public Health Department’s take on her viral COVID tweet from last year, where she expressed scepticism around the vaccine.The rapper originally discussed the COVID vaccine in a series of tweets posted on September 13. She started by replying to a Twitter user who noted Minaj had last appeared in public over a year ago.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe full lineup of exclusive titles for April’s Record Store Day has been announced, with the expected title from official RSD 2022 ambassador Taylor Swift. Her first-time release of a “The Lakes” single leads the way for hundreds of releases that range from a deluxe “Blue Velvet” soundtrack reissue and two John Williams 90th-birthday releases to rarities collections from Joni Mitchell, Lou Reed and David Bowie… and from unreleased jazz concerts by Charles Mingus and Bill Evans to vinyl reissues of albums by Prince, Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey, Childish Gambino, Stevie Nicks, the Cure, Kacey Musgraves and Pearl Jam.This year’s RSD will be on April 23 — the weekend after Easter, and Tax Day, to lighten the load on religious or business conflicts.

New Music Friday! It's every audiophile's favorite day of the week, and some of our favorite artists from all different genres have blessed us with new tunes.Mary J. Blige dropped her new album, ahead of her highly anticipated Super Bowl LVI halftime show performance.

Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby have shared another new collaborative single – listen to ‘Bussin’ below.It comes after the rappers teamed up earlier this month on ‘Do We Have A Problem?’, which marked Minaj’s first music release of 2022. Earlier this week, it was announced that a second track with Lil Baby would arrive today (February 11).“I call Baby, ‘Yo, where that stick at?’” Minaj asks in one verse, with Lil Baby replying: “Tell them boys come get his shit back.”“If they act up, we gon’ fix that/ My new n**** ain’t with that chit chat,” Minaj continues.

Nicki Minaj has announced her next single, ‘Bussin’, which will quickly follow on from her recent track, ‘Do We Have A Problem?’.The latter song was the rapper’s first piece of new material since her 2021 mixtape, ‘Beam Me Up Scotty’.Now, Minaj has revealed fans won’t have to wait long for her next release. ‘Bussin’ will arrive on Friday (February 11) and, like ‘Do We Have A Problem?’, will also feature a guest appearance by Lil Baby.

Nicki Minaj has said that she’ll continue to make music for as long as she wants, only leaving the industry on her own terms and when the time is right. Watch the clip below.Yesterday (February 4), Minaj and Lil Baby shared their new collaborative single ‘Do We Have A Problem?’, which marked Minaj’s first new music release of 2022.To celebrate the release, she jumped on Instagram Live with Jayda Cheaves and answered some questions about her career and the new music.

New Music Friday! It's every audiophile's favorite day of the week, and some of our favorite artists from all different genres have blessed us with new tunes.Jennifer Lopez and Maluma shared the soundtrack and title track from their upcoming rom-com,. Nicki Minaj delighted the Barbz with her return, dropping «Do We Have a Problem» with Lil Baby.

Adele rarely ever collabs with others on a song, but if Nicki Minaj ever wants to get the “Easy On Me” singer’s voice on a track, she can just do it herself. While chatting with James Corden during Thursday’s edition of the Late Late Show, James, 43, showed Nicki, 39, a clip from when Adele, 33, appeared on “Carpool Karaoke” in 2016 and sang along to Nicki’s “Monster.” James then wondered if Nicki could turn the tables and impersonate Adele. “In order to channel Adele, I sort of have to think like a Black lady in London, right?” said Nicki, nailing every cadence of the British singer’s speech in a spot-on impression. ‘

Nicki Minaj is back with new music! On Friday, the 39-year-old rapper released her new single, «Do We Have a Problem,» which features Lil Baby.Minaj spoke to Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, and revealed that, when she came across the beat for the song, she immediately wanted to include Lil Baby on the track because it was his «vibe.»"[The song is] just bringing it back to rap records… just where people can play it, and they can sing along to it with their dude," Minaj said of «Do We Have a Problem?» «You just get that natural essence of rap again.»The track, which will appear on the rapper's highly-anticipated fifth album, her first since 2018's Queen, also got an accompanying music video, which sees 's Joseph Sikora and actor Cory Hardrict co-star alongside Minaj and Lil Baby.The video, directed by Benny Boom, centers around a high-octane bank heist with big screen-worthy production.In celebration of the release, Minaj appeared at Thursday's Los Angeles Clippers game, where she gave fans a first listen to the track. Her husband, Kenneth Petty, and their 1-year-old son, who they've nicknamed Papa Bear, were also on hand for the game, which saw the Clippers best the Los Angeles Lakers by one point.The rapper also stopped by , and she revealed her feelings leading up to each new release.

Nicki Minaj is trying her hand at embodying another top diva — Adele! The 39-year-old rapper visited on Thursday, and revisited Adele's iconic cover of her verses in Kanye West's 2010 song, «Monster,» during a 2016  episode. Host Corden then asked if Nicki, who had debuted her British accent earlier in the evening, could do her best Adele impression. «Alright, in order for me channel Adele, I sort of have to think like a Black lady in London,» Nicki quipped in an affected accent. «Because the thing is, my accent is sort of like a posh white lady, but with Adele I sort of have to transform.» The «Do We Have a Problem» emcee continued the impersonation by using her hands and saying, «She's always so expressive, right?»In addition to doing a killer impression of Adele, Nicki has something in common with the «Hello» singer beyond music — they're both moms. Nicki has a one-and-a-half-year-old son, whom she's nicknamed «Papa Bear,» with husband Kenneth Petty. «I think motherhood has made me see more good in people, see more good in the universe, makes you a little bit more of a forgiving person,» Nicki said of how she's changed since becoming a mom.