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Nicki Minaj announces AMA nominations (but is she competing for the most outrageous outfit award?)

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Nicki Minaj announced the nominations for the 2011 American Music Awards at a press conference in LA today. But the singer seemed to be vying for her own award for the most outrageous outfit. The Super Bass star, 28, put on an eye-popping display at the JW Marriott Los Angeles. Eye-popping: Nicki Minaj announced nominees for the 2011 American Music Awards in LA today Her daring outfit featured a tiny bra and skirt which put her curves on show in all their glory. She finished off the look with a half-blonde, half-blue wig and matching boots. She joined fellow rapper Pitbull on stage to unveil the nominees, who are are determined from chart data. Trying to avert a wardrobe malfunction: Fellow rapper Pitbull helped the singer keep her outfit in check British soul singer Adele has earned a leading four nominations. Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, Rihanna, Taylor Swift and The Band Perry have each earned three nominations. Adele earned nominations for Artist of the Year, Favourite Female ...

Nicki Minaj Flaunts Massive Cleavage and Crazy Hair

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Credit: Jordan Strauss/WireImage Nicki Minaj is the only singer who rivals Lady Gaga when it comes to outrageous outfits. And the 28-year-old rapper's latest look is no exception. Minaj attended a press conference for the 2011 American Music Awards nominations (she racked up two) in Los Angeles on Tuesday clad in a tiny bandeau top that barely concealed her impressive assets. She paired it with a matching skirt and sported a platinum blonde and bright blue 'do, plus her signature extra-long fake lashes, pastel pink lips and bold green eye liner. Minaj recently predicted that her star will only become brighter with time. "I will have put out five albums and will have an Oscar and Grammys," she says in the November issue of Cosmopolitan. "And I will be getting married and, a couple of years after that, will have a bun in the oven. My whole life is about being Nicki Minaj now. It's a never-ending saga."

Nicki Minaj Thought of Suicide, Wanted to 'Take My Life'

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Nicki Minaj is a chart-topping pop eccentric who appears in a warrior-like bodice on the cover of the new November issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. But as she reveals, there was a time when she wasn't so self-assured. In one particularly low moment, she even considered suicide. "It was just one dead end after another," Nicki tells Cosmo, describing her long road to stardom. "At one point, I was, like, 'What would happen if I just didn't wake up?' That's how I felt. Like, 'Maybe I should just take my life?'" Born in Trinidad and Tobago and raised in Queens, N.Y., the pink-loving woman of many voices initially struggled to break big, releasing a series of mixtapes between 2007 and 2009. She signed with Young Money Entertainment in August 2009, and released her debut LP, 'Pink Friday,' in November of the following year. The album climbed to No. 1, and in the summer of 2011, Minaj joined Britney Spears on the 'Femme Fatale' tou...

Nicki Minaj talks about her new album

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HollywoodNews.com: Nicki Minaj is hard at work these days and is now talking about her new album. Her second album will reportedly bring out a whole new side that she is looking forward to showing fans, states Hollyscoop. “The new album has just given me so much life,” Minaj commented. She is also happy to show everyone, mostly her true fans, how much she has grown with this new album. Are you looking forward to her new album? Follow Hollywood News on Twitter for up-to-date news information.

Quote Of The Day- Drake: “Nicki Minaj Is Iconic”

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Much to the contempt of many of Lil Wayne ’s naysayers, he has risen to become one of entertainment’s elite characters, responsible for birthing the careers of cash cows Nicki Minaj and Drake. Both signed to his Young Money Entertainment imprint, the last two years has seen the pair join Wayne to become three of Pop’s highest selling acts. All three of them surpassing the commercial efforts of their respective rivals in recent months. Now find out why Drake feels that both Rappers have reached icon status and why this inspires him to ’step it up’, below… On Lil Wayne’s blockbuster sales for ‘ Tha Carter IV ‘: There was no ‘Lollipop’ .There was no ‘A Milli.’ Obviously Wayne kept their attention and kept that excitement going because it takes a lot to put that many people in the stores. That is serious. That’s like diamond in a year, if we’re talking back in the day Going onto say: He and Nicki are iconic. Like Nicki is such a character and Wayne is such a character. There’s people w...

Selena Gomez Raps a la Nicki Minaj in 2011 MTV EMAs Promo

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The host of this year's MTV Europe Music Awards introduces her feisty rapper alter ego when congratulating herself for scoring the hosting gig. Selena Gomez channels her inner rapper in a promotional video for upcoming MTV Europe Music Awards. The pop singer wears baggy jeans, oversized flannel shirt and sneakers, and completes her feisty look with big gold hoop earrings and head bandanna. The "Who Says" singer opens the clip as her sweet self. Wearing a pink strapless mini dress, she gushes in front of her bedroom mirror, "Finally I get to host the EMAs." Her self-congratulation is cut short when her reflection scolds her, "Seriously? Shut your face! Who else could it be?" Her alter ego continues by rapping, "Who else better than me to be hostin' the show/ People know who the eff I is. I'm a pro/ The right time and place for me to be yeah I'll say it/ Congratulations to me, So here we go another page in my legacy/ Belfast waiting un...

Nicki Minaj Performs 'Super Bass' With YouTube Sensations

It's safe to that Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass" is a bona fide hit with just about everybody under the sun. Since its release back in May, the Pink Friday cut has spawned celebrity coversfrom Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift and even a couple members of the Kardashian clan, but the bouncy pop track was recently covered by even more wannabe MCs: 8-year-old Sophia Grace Brownlee and her 5-year-old cousin Rosie. You may not recognize their names, but you'll most likely recognize the British youngsters'YouTube cover of the Minaj hit (or matching princess dresses) that spread like wildfire across the Internet. The duo took their cutesy talents to "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Wednesday to perform the song and screamed in excitement when the Young Money raptress surprised them with an appearance. How else do young girls react when seeing their musical idol in person? Well, lots of screaming and jumping, of course. "Within five seconds of seeing this video, I w...

Nicki Minaj surprises YouTube sensation Sophia Grace Brownlee on Ellen

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Watch Little Minaj meets big Minaj See what happened when Nicki Minaj surprised eight-year old internet sensation Sophia Grace, whose YouTube clip singing Minaj's hit song Su... Play 0:00 / 2:25 Scrubber mute Share Fullscreen Watch Little Minaj goes viral Eight-year-old Sophia Grace Brownlee has become an internet sensation with her rendition of Nicki Minaj's chart-topping hit 'Super Bass' Play 0:00 / 1:09 Scrubber mute Share Fullscreen Sophia Grace Brownlee and her cousin Rosie Grace McClelland met their idol Nicki Minaj on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Picture: Supplied Rosie and Sophia on The Ellen DeGeneres Show . Picture: NBC / news.com.au THEY became a YouTube sensation after their adorable performance of Nicki Minaj's Super Bass went viral earlier this month. And yesterday little Sophia Grace Brownlee, 8, and her cousin Rosie Grace McClelland, 5, from Essex, England, got the surprise of their lives during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The talk show...