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The Grammys are reclassifying the song “Super Freaky Girl” from the rap category to the pop category. The song’s co-creator, Nicki Minaj, wants to know why. And she was thinking out loud on Twitter today, stirring the pot on the mystery of it all. “I have no prob being moved out the RAP…

Maybe it was Lizzo’s speech, or the lure of Nicki Minaj. Either way, the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards saw decent gains from last year’s telecast. MTV reports the three-hour-plus awards show was up in viewers, key demos and total minutes consumed (TMC) – +14% from last year with 1.59 billion vs. 1.4 billion, according…

Nicki Minaj took the stage at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards to accept the Vanguard Award. The rapper thanked many of the people that have influenced her career and mentioned the likes of Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson. Minaj also called for more mental health awareness during her acceptance speech. “I wrote…

Canadian Rapper Drake canceled his Young Money Reunion show after testing positive for Covid-19.  The show, which featured Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne, was scheduled to take place on August first. Today's reunion concert was a part of the October World Weekend Festival, a five day music event happening…

UPDATED, with comment from Jen Psaki: As Nicki Minaj has soaked up attention for her social media posts casting doubt on the safety of the Covid-19 vaccine, the White House has offered to call her to answer questions. “As we have with others, we offered a call with Nicki Minaj and one of our doctors to answer…

Ten-time Grammy nominee Nicki Minaj opted out of the 2021 Met Gala, citing the event’s vaccination requirement. The rapper spoke to this decision in a Twitter post published on Monday. “They want you to get vaccinated for the Met,” she wrote. “if I get vaccinated it won't [be] for the Met. It'll be once I feel I've…

Nicki Minaj is heading to HBO Max. The Pink Friday rapper is to front a six-part half-hour docuseries for the WarnerMedia streaming platform. Minaj revealed the news on her social media platforms saying that she's going to give viewers a "raw unfiltered" look at her personal life and professional work. She will give…

RuPaul’s Drag Race is coming in hot for season 12 with an all-star roster of guest judges who are ready to sashay and slay the Emmy-award winning reality competition which is set to premiere on February 28 on VH1. As seen in the trailer for the 12th season, this season’s queens will be pledging allegiance "to the…

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…