Pink Friday 2 soared to the top of the summit with 228,000 equivalent album units earned in its debut week. In addition to earning 129,000 SEA units, equaling 169.87 million on-demand official streams, this album also sold 92,000 copies and earned 7,000 TEA units.

If Minaj is to be believed, the first-week numbers for Pink Friday 2 could’ve been even more impressive. She accused Billboard of taking approximately 100,000 units away from her, eliminating copies connected to the “100 Barbz” contest, where she asked fans to provide proof that they purchased all four versions of the album for a chance to select a bonus track for the deluxe edition of the album.

With or without 100,000 additional units, Pink Friday 2 made history during its first week on the chart. In addition to transforming Minaj into the only female rapper with three No. 1 albums, it also had the largest week for a female rap album during the 2020s, the largest vinyl week for a rap album by a woman, and the largest streaming week of Minaj’s career.

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Collaborating with Lavigne was a no brainer for Minaj, who always deeply connected to her music. The famous rapper described her latest collaborator as an “unbelievably talented” woman and revealed she used to drive to work listening to her music on repeat during the days when she was still working at Red Lobster.

The Canadian singer had equally kind words for Minaj and said she’s been listening to her music for as long as she can remember. She could’ve easily contacted anyone else to contribute to this song, but the “Anaconda” singer was an obvious choice from the very start.

“As soon as I recorded “Dumb Blonde”, I knew she’d be the perfect artist to collaborate with on it. When she said yes it was like a dream come true!” wrote Lavigne on Twitter.

This song will be featured on Lavigne sixth studio album Head Above Water, which is scheduled to be released on February 15.

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The video is filled with horror-inspired imagery and it shows Minaj rocking her crown of thorns despite all the zombies creeping around her. It’s clear she won’t let anyone stop her from taking her rightful place on the throne and affirming her reign.

This creepy video is the first one Nicki Minaj drops this year, but it isn’t the first single from Queen to get a music video treatment. Lead single “Chun-Li” gave her fans the taste of her fourth studio album, and it was followed by “Ganja Burn” and “Barbie Dreams” a few months ago.

Minaj’s latest album also features several successful collaborations, but “Bed” with Ariana Grande and “Good Form” with Lil Wayne are the only ones followed with a video. Let’s hope they won’t be the last!

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Variety reports that the rapper has joined the voice cast of Angry Birds 2. While it is still unknown, which character the rapper will lend her voice to, she sure is joining a stellar cast. 

The star-studded cast includesJason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Bill Hader, Danny McBride, and Peter Dinklage who will reprise their roles from the first film. Joining them are Leslie Jones, Rachel Bloom, Awkwafina, Sterling K. Brown, Eugenio Derbez, Lil Rel Howery, Dove Cameron, and Zach Woods.

The sequel is directed by Thurop Van Orman and co-directed by John Rice. It is produced by John Cohen and co-produced by Mary Ellen Bauder Andrews. Serving as executive producers are David Maisel and Catherine Winder. 

The 2016 film grossed $350 million worldwide.

The release date for Angry Birds Movie 2 coincides with the 10th anniversary of the hit video game and will hit theaters on August 16, 2019. 

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Barbie Dreams made some noise as soon as her fourth studio album Queen dropped because she used it to name and shame a hefty number of rappers. Nicki Minaj tried to clear the air by saying the song gave her a chance to mess around with her pals, who know how to take a joke, and said it’s not a diss track.

Barbie Dreams lyrics feature a bunch of comic digs, and Minaj tried to incorporate some of them in the video, as well. She accomplished this task by using hilarious puppets to recreate several rappers mentioned in her song, including Lil Wayne and DJ Khalid.

Director Hype Williams came up with this idea. The duo was thinking about including way more puppets than they did but came to the conclusion it would be too much. The rest of the tongue-in-cheek video shows Minaj dancing in a variety of different outfits and hair colors, including rainbow, bright green, and yellow.

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According to a statement, the artist’s decision to cancel the previously announced tour follows a decision to “reevaluate elements of production” on the tour. The statement released by Live Nation on Tuesday also confirmed that the tour will now kick off in Europe in February.

Following the scheduling changes, Minaj took to Twitter to announce that Future will still perform with her during the European leg of the tour, but she “may have to take another co-headliner,” or she may decide to just have “three or four opening acts.”

“This is all happening because I pushed my album back two months. I just finished writing and recording hours before the album came out. So now, I just simply don’t have time to rehearse, and be on the road, and give you guys the level of the show I need to give. I really apologize, but it’ll be worth it,” she said. 

The timing of these news fueled rumors of low ticket sales, in addition to Minaj’s fourth LP, Queen, which failed to go to No. 1. 

My darlings: pic.twitter.com/nBmsE2p9SI

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) August 22, 2018

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Nicki Minaj has finally dropped her long-awaited fourth studio album. 

Queen was released a week earlier than expected, surprising fans with nineteen new tracks. The rapper first teased the album back in April, saying that her musical hiatus in coming to an end. Finally, Minaj confirmed Friday that her album is here on Apple’s Beats 1 radio.

Minaj considers the highly anticipated album to be her “best” work yet, saying while debuting her album, “I didn’t lie. This album is really my best, trust me.”

The album features appearances from Lil Wayne, Eminem, The Weeknd, Rae Sremmurd’s Swae Lee, Foxy Brown and Ariana Grande. 

The rapper also offered an analysis of her work, especially for “Barbie Dreams” in which she name-drops 50 Cent, Drake, Lil Uzi Vert, DJ Khaled and more, insisting that the track is not intended as a diss to those mentioned. 

Queen is available on Spotify and Apple Music now. 

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The worldwide NICKIHNDRXX tour will kick off this fall. 

The international joint tour is scheduled to begin September 21 in Baltimore, Maryland and end the following March in Switzerland. Beginning with venues across the US including Washington D.C., Detroit, and New York, the duo will then cross the Atlantic for winter performances well into the New Year with performances scheduled in major European cities. 

The tour is set to launch just after Minaj’s album Queen is set to drop in August. 

The 10-time Grammy nominee took to social media to announce the tour and pre-sale dates. 

If announcing her worldwide tour wasn’t enough for her fans, Minaj also dropped a new single featuring Lil Wayne titled “Rich Sex” and teased a new single with Ariana Grande called “Bed” out this Thursday. 

Tickets for the North American dates will go on sale to the general public beginning on June 15. 

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Pink Friday 2 soared to the top of the summit with 228,000 equivalent album units earned in its debut week. In addition to earning 129,000 SEA units, equaling 169.87 million on-demand official streams, this album also sold 92,000 copies and earned 7,000 TEA units.

If Minaj is to be believed, the first-week numbers for Pink Friday 2 could’ve been even more impressive. She accused Billboard of taking approximately 100,000 units away from her, eliminating copies connected to the “100 Barbz” contest, where she asked fans to provide proof that they purchased all four versions of the album for a chance to select a bonus track for the deluxe edition of the album.

With or without 100,000 additional units, Pink Friday 2 made history during its first week on the chart. In addition to transforming Minaj into the only female rapper with three No. 1 albums, it also had the largest week for a female rap album during the 2020s, the largest vinyl week for a rap album by a woman, and the largest streaming week of Minaj’s career.

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The post Nicki Minaj Makes History as “Pink Friday 2” Debuts at No. 1 appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Collaborating with Lavigne was a no brainer for Minaj, who always deeply connected to her music. The famous rapper described her latest collaborator as an “unbelievably talented” woman and revealed she used to drive to work listening to her music on repeat during the days when she was still working at Red Lobster.

The Canadian singer had equally kind words for Minaj and said she’s been listening to her music for as long as she can remember. She could’ve easily contacted anyone else to contribute to this song, but the “Anaconda” singer was an obvious choice from the very start.

“As soon as I recorded “Dumb Blonde”, I knew she’d be the perfect artist to collaborate with on it. When she said yes it was like a dream come true!” wrote Lavigne on Twitter.

This song will be featured on Lavigne sixth studio album Head Above Water, which is scheduled to be released on February 15.

The post Avril Lavigne Shares New Single “Dumb Blonde” ft. Nicki Minaj appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

The video is filled with horror-inspired imagery and it shows Minaj rocking her crown of thorns despite all the zombies creeping around her. It’s clear she won’t let anyone stop her from taking her rightful place on the throne and affirming her reign.

This creepy video is the first one Nicki Minaj drops this year, but it isn’t the first single from Queen to get a music video treatment. Lead single “Chun-Li” gave her fans the taste of her fourth studio album, and it was followed by “Ganja Burn” and “Barbie Dreams” a few months ago.

Minaj’s latest album also features several successful collaborations, but “Bed” with Ariana Grande and “Good Form” with Lil Wayne are the only ones followed with a video. Let’s hope they won’t be the last!

The post Watch Nicki Minaj’s Music Video for “Hard White” appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Variety reports that the rapper has joined the voice cast of Angry Birds 2. While it is still unknown, which character the rapper will lend her voice to, she sure is joining a stellar cast. 

The star-studded cast includesJason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Bill Hader, Danny McBride, and Peter Dinklage who will reprise their roles from the first film. Joining them are Leslie Jones, Rachel Bloom, Awkwafina, Sterling K. Brown, Eugenio Derbez, Lil Rel Howery, Dove Cameron, and Zach Woods.

The sequel is directed by Thurop Van Orman and co-directed by John Rice. It is produced by John Cohen and co-produced by Mary Ellen Bauder Andrews. Serving as executive producers are David Maisel and Catherine Winder. 

The 2016 film grossed $350 million worldwide.

The release date for Angry Birds Movie 2 coincides with the 10th anniversary of the hit video game and will hit theaters on August 16, 2019. 

The post Nicki Minaj Joins “Angry Birds Movie 2” appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Barbie Dreams made some noise as soon as her fourth studio album Queen dropped because she used it to name and shame a hefty number of rappers. Nicki Minaj tried to clear the air by saying the song gave her a chance to mess around with her pals, who know how to take a joke, and said it’s not a diss track.

Barbie Dreams lyrics feature a bunch of comic digs, and Minaj tried to incorporate some of them in the video, as well. She accomplished this task by using hilarious puppets to recreate several rappers mentioned in her song, including Lil Wayne and DJ Khalid.

Director Hype Williams came up with this idea. The duo was thinking about including way more puppets than they did but came to the conclusion it would be too much. The rest of the tongue-in-cheek video shows Minaj dancing in a variety of different outfits and hair colors, including rainbow, bright green, and yellow.

The post Nicki Minaj Drops Playful New Video For Hit Song “Barbie Dreams” appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

According to a statement, the artist’s decision to cancel the previously announced tour follows a decision to “reevaluate elements of production” on the tour. The statement released by Live Nation on Tuesday also confirmed that the tour will now kick off in Europe in February.

Following the scheduling changes, Minaj took to Twitter to announce that Future will still perform with her during the European leg of the tour, but she “may have to take another co-headliner,” or she may decide to just have “three or four opening acts.”

“This is all happening because I pushed my album back two months. I just finished writing and recording hours before the album came out. So now, I just simply don’t have time to rehearse, and be on the road, and give you guys the level of the show I need to give. I really apologize, but it’ll be worth it,” she said. 

The timing of these news fueled rumors of low ticket sales, in addition to Minaj’s fourth LP, Queen, which failed to go to No. 1. 

My darlings: pic.twitter.com/nBmsE2p9SI

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) August 22, 2018

The post Nicki Minaj Cancels North American Tour With Future appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Nicki Minaj has finally dropped her long-awaited fourth studio album. 

Queen was released a week earlier than expected, surprising fans with nineteen new tracks. The rapper first teased the album back in April, saying that her musical hiatus in coming to an end. Finally, Minaj confirmed Friday that her album is here on Apple’s Beats 1 radio.

Minaj considers the highly anticipated album to be her “best” work yet, saying while debuting her album, “I didn’t lie. This album is really my best, trust me.”

The album features appearances from Lil Wayne, Eminem, The Weeknd, Rae Sremmurd’s Swae Lee, Foxy Brown and Ariana Grande. 

The rapper also offered an analysis of her work, especially for “Barbie Dreams” in which she name-drops 50 Cent, Drake, Lil Uzi Vert, DJ Khaled and more, insisting that the track is not intended as a diss to those mentioned. 

Queen is available on Spotify and Apple Music now. 

The post Nicki Minaj Drops Her Album “Queen” appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

The worldwide NICKIHNDRXX tour will kick off this fall. 

The international joint tour is scheduled to begin September 21 in Baltimore, Maryland and end the following March in Switzerland. Beginning with venues across the US including Washington D.C., Detroit, and New York, the duo will then cross the Atlantic for winter performances well into the New Year with performances scheduled in major European cities. 

The tour is set to launch just after Minaj’s album Queen is set to drop in August. 

The 10-time Grammy nominee took to social media to announce the tour and pre-sale dates. 

If announcing her worldwide tour wasn’t enough for her fans, Minaj also dropped a new single featuring Lil Wayne titled “Rich Sex” and teased a new single with Ariana Grande called “Bed” out this Thursday. 

Tickets for the North American dates will go on sale to the general public beginning on June 15. 

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