• Nicki Minaj's 'The Pinkprint' Sells 500K Copies, Becomes Certified Gold

    Nicki Minaj can add a third gold plaque to her growing collection of hardware. The extra piece comes because the "Anaconda" rapper's latest album 'The Pinkprint' has continued a steady stream of sales and eclipsed the golden 500,000 mark, making it RIAA certified gold in the United States.

  • Nicki Minaj Addresses Meek Mill Dating Rumors

    Following her highly publicized breakup from Safaree Samuels last year ahead of her latest album The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj has been rumored to be dating rapper and collaborator Meek Mill. There are photos of the two getting cozy all over Instagram and they were spotted together throughout NBA All-Star Weekend in New York City, sitting courtside, sharing stages and hosting parties. There's even a nickname for the rumored couple: Omeeka. In a new interview with Vogue, she vaguely addresses her relationship with Mill and talks about the "single life."

  • Ariana Grande Brings 'Problem,' 'Love Me Harder' and Nicki Minaj to NBA All-Star Game Halftime Show [WATCH]

    The NBA All-Star Game fell into an unfortunate time slot last night, somewhat competing with the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary, so perhaps fewer folks than usual tuned in for the latter half of the game as well as Ariana Grande's stellar alftime show. It was a (relatively) low-key event, at least compared to the huge gathering of talent that was the 2014 show in New Orleans, but the pop start gave the crowd what it wanted (hits) and brought a little bit of guest flair in the form of Nicki Minaj.

  • 5 Musical Misremberings: Vanilla Ice, Nicki Minaj and More Astonishing Misleading Music Stories a la Brian Williams

    Brian Williams has been having a bad last few weeks but you can't say he didn't have it coming: The NBC Nightly News host has taken a six month unpaid suspension with regard to a "misremembering" he reported, claiming to have been aboard a helicopter shot down by an RPG during his coverage of the Iraq war more than a decade previously. To what extent his story is false remains to be seen—was the helicopter right in front of him the one to actually be brought down, or was he more than half an hour behind?—but let it be known that we wasn't the first, nor probably the last celebrity, to tell a fat one. Here are but five musical performers who wove tall tales, some of which weren't figured out for quite a while.

  • Taylor Swift Tops Billboard 200 Again, Fifth Harmony Shows Up, Bob Dylan and Diana Krall Cover, Nicki Minaj Sets Interesting Mark

    Taylor Swift and 1989 is at no. 1 in the Billboard 200 for the 11th time, tying Fearless for the performer's most weeks at the top of the charts with one album. The record shifted 108,000 equivalent units, a slight uptick from last week. 1989 is one of four albums that have spent at least ten weeks at no. 1 since 2010, the others being Fearless, the Frozen soundtrack as well as Adele's 21. Swift's album is followed this week by Now 53, the newest edition of the hits collection, at no. 2 with 99,000 units moved.

  • Chris Brown Says He Did Not Fight at Meek Mill's Grammy Party

    Chris Brown attended Meek Mill's Grammy party over the weekend, but he wants everyone to know that he did not fight or get beat up. TMZ reported that a fight broke out at the bash, and rumors started to swirl that Brown had been involved. The singer denied any involvement in the altercation on Instagram recently. Damage was done to the house.

  • Birdman Denied Access to Nicki Minaj Pre-Grammys Party in Hollywood [WATCH]

    Birdman couldn't make it past security Saturday night (Feb. 7) when he made his way to Nicki Minaj's pre-Grammys party in Hollywood. TMZ was on the scene to capture video of the Cash Money Records founder being denied entrance to the club. Security guards stopped Baby and his entourage before Los Angeles police officers were called over to help.

  • Most Repetitive Rappers: Kanye West, will.i.am, Pitbull & Iggy Azalea Some of Genre's Biggest Offenders

    One of the main criticisms of a rapper like will.i.am, Pitbull or Iggy Azalea is that they're lyrics are too shallow and repetitive. And, well, those haters wouldn't exactly be wrong. In a new statistical study of some of hip-hop's biggest names, it's been revealed that the likes of the Black Eyed Peas frontman, the Grammy­-nominated Azalea and even Kanye West are some of the most repetitive rappers out there.

  • Nicki Minaj Talks "Feeling Myself" Collabo With Beyoncé

    Nicki Minaj recruited some serious talent for her recent album "The Pinkprint." Meek Mill, Ariana Grande and Skylar Grey all make appearances, not to mention Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown all on one track. But the most notable collaboration came in the form of "Feeling Myself," which features one of pop's biggest stars: Beyoncé. The "Anaconda" rapper recently spoke to "Time" about teaming up with Queen Bey for the track and sending positive messages to young women.

  • Taylor Swift Sets Records with '1989' on Billboard 200, While Maroon 5, Ne-Yo and Grammy Nominees Resurge

    One week after a surge of new releases and the Billboard 200 has gotten back to the same ol' as Taylor Swift and 1989 reclaim the top spot on the charts. The album moved 101,000 equivalent albums as it earned its tenth week atop the Billboard 200 and the first time in three weeks. This makes Swift openly the second woman ever to have two separate albums that have spent at least 10 weeks at no. 1, with Whitney Houston being the other.

  • Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj Make Relationship Official? 'The Pinkprint' Rapper Posts Kissing Pic on Instagram

    Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj have some explaining to do. The pair have been teasing a possible relationship for awhile, and rumors of the two being an item re-surfaced in December when Mill was released from prison. Mill was is featured on two tracks - "Big Daddy" and "Buy a Heart" - on Minaj's The Pinkprint, and the two have been photographed together before. The new Instagram picture, which doesn't confirm or deny a releationship, has Mill giving Minaj a kiss on the cheek, Rap-Up notes.
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