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Grammy-nominated Nicki Minaj tweeted Thursday that she has decided to retire from rap and focus on her family. "I've decided to retire & have my family," Minaj tweeted. "I know you guys are happy now. To my fans, keep reppin me, do it til da death of me, in the box- cuz ain't nobody checkin me. Love you for…

Cardi B made history Sunday night when she became the first solo female artist to win best rap album at the Grammy Awards. But that was followed by a social media storm of criticism that she was undeserving of the award, and the drama increased after BET compared Cardi B to her rival Nicki Minaj, which said she was…

Moon Men (or is it Moon Persons?) were handed out at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards with Camila Cabello winning not one, but two trophies for Artist of the Year and Video of the Year. Other winners of the evening included Post Malone’s “Rockstar” taking the trophy for Song of the Year and Cardi B nabbing Best New…

When Tina Fey flew from Chicago to New York back in 1997 to join Saturday Night Live, smoking was still allowed on airplanes. Or so she remembers – the FAA might recall things differently – in this new promo for the upcoming Fey-hosted season finale of Saturday Night Live. The animated clip has the cartoon Fey…

ABC Family and Nicki Minaj have firmed up the cast for scripted comedy Nicki, based on the rap star's life growing up in Queens, NY. Ariana Neal (Get Hard, Fruitvale Station) will star as Nicki, a role inspired by Minaj in her early years before she became a Grammy-nominated, multiplatinum superstar; Selita Ebanks (Rea…

Tim Story is finalizing a deal to direct ABC Family’s Nicki Minaj comedy. The project, from Aaron Kaplan's Kapital Entertainment, has a series commitment and will film a pilot episode in New York in the winter. Minaj will executive produce and will appear in the half-hour comedy based on her family's immigration to…

Wanted: A young Nicki Minaj to star in ABC Family’s upcoming comedy series based on the rapper’s life. ABC Family (Freeform beginning in January) is holding online open auditions for a talented girl between the ages of 11-13 to play the younger version of the multiplatinum rapper and ex-American Idol judge. Minaj will…

Amy Schumer’s monologue topics ranged from Bradley Cooper (he’s hot, she doesn’t care what you think, they’re engaged) to bathing her 18-month old niece (you don’t want to go there and neither, to be explicitly honest, did she) to equating her body with a Lava Lamp (which, given her peek-a-boo hostess outfit, seemed…

Nicki Minaj is set to executive produce and appear in a scripted comedy series for ABC Family based on the rap star’s life growing up in Queens, New York. The project, from Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, will film a pilot episode in Minaj’s hometown this winter, with the intention to continue to series. Born in…

DVRs across the country will be paused tonight as viewers of MTV’s 2015 Video Music Awards rewind and freeze the sole gasp of the night: A flash of Miley Cyrus‘ bare left breast. As the show wore down, Cyrus, changing into a costume backstage while on camera, lost her grip on a carefully discreet curtain when a…

Saturday Night Live logged a solid ratings performance last night with host James Franco and musical guest-turned-co-host Nicki Minaj. The show drew a 4.4 household rating in the metered markets and a 2.2 among adults 18-49 in the markets with Local People Meters. That was up 7% in households and 10% in 18-49 from SNL…

Saturday Night Live returns December 6 with James Franco making his third appearance as host — among those headlining SNL’s final three original shows in 2014. Nicki Minaj returns for her second time as musical guest. On December 13, Emmy Award winner Martin Freeman will make his hosting debut.  Charli XCX will also…