News about Rick James

The beyonce 'Cowboy Carter' promotional display on Guggenheim was not permitted by the art museum, causing some backlash from supporters calling the event 'ghoulish.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 22, 2024
The art museum had not sanctioned a Beyonce promotion for new album Cowboy Carter, which was projected onto the Guggenheim on Wednesday. The album's advertisements were projected into several NYC museums, including Whitney Museum, New Museum, and the Museum of Art and Design.

Two Hipgnosis executives resigned ahead of the crunch vote

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 26, 2023
Last night, two directors resigned from Hipgnosis Songs Fund ahead of a crunch vote on the future of the organization today. Following several investors' promises that they would vote against their reappointment at the annual general meeting, Andrew Wilkinson and Paul Burger resigned amid a shareholder backlash against the company's leadership.

Nicki Minaj has been nominated for the Grammys for correctly identifying "Super Freaky Girl" as pop

www.popsugar.co.uk, October 17, 2022
The 2023 Grammy Awards will feature "Super Freaky Girl" in pop segments, and Nicki Minaj isn't thrilled about it. The artist submitted the album to the rap category, but Rick James' sampling of "Mega Freak" by Rick James indicates it's designated as pop. Minaj chastised the committee for "moving the goal post" on October 13, pointing out that this decision does not correspond to how the award show has categorised songs in the past. The Recording Academy did not respond right away to POPSUGAR's appeal for comment. "Let's also talk about how 'Can't Touch This," by MC Hammer (which also includes samples from Rick James' 'Super Freak'), was nominated for RAP categories at the Grammys," the rapper first posted on Twitter. Minaj proclaimed, "Unbelievable."

In Super Freaky Girl, Nicki Minaj co-stars Viking actor Alexander Ludwig

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 2, 2022
Nicki Minaj has released the music video for her No. 1 Billboard chart-topping song, Super Freaky Girl. The video is as sexually charged as the song's explicit lyrics. Minaj, whose co-star Alexander Ludwig, who is best known for his role in Vikings, looked like the perfect Ken and Barbie couple in the animated film.

When posing in front of a mirror as she introduces her new single, Nicki Minaj rocks a black bodysuit

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 29, 2022
In a new video shared on Saturday, Nicki Minaj rocked a black latex bodysuit with a plunging neckline. The rapper, 39, posted a video of herself transforming her long blonde tresses, which she styled in a half-up, half-down hairstyle just hours before preparing to co-host the 2022 VMAs with Jack Harlow and LL Cool J. The #LikkleMiss remix is now available on the #QueenRadio ALBUM.' The Bang Bang hitmaker 'brought the video that has attracted more than 694,302 views in eight hours,' according to the tracklist.

When lip-syncing her latest hit Super Freaky Girl, Nicki Minaj puts on a busty display in a bikini

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 16, 2022
Rapper Nicki Minaj performs in a cherry-print bikini while lip-syncing her raunchy new hit Super Freaky Girl, which she announced last week. The 39-year-old Anaconda hitmaker, who samples Rick James' 1981 hit Super Freak, posted a video of her herself listening to the song as she spoke about the risqué lyrics. She captioned the sultry video, which has received over 431,000 likes and thousands of comments, "He wants a F R EEE A K."

At the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, Nicki Minaj is expected to receive the Video Vanguard Award

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 8, 2022
Nicki Minaj will be named with the Video Vanguard Award at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards later this month, joining Madonna, Janet Jackson, LL Cool J, Jennifer Lopez, and Missy Elliott among other notable music luminaries. Minaj, who has received five MTV trophies for hits including Anaconda, Chun-Li, and Hot Girl Summer, will receive the award and perform at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on August 28. 'Nicki has defunk barriers for women in hip-hop,' said Bruce Gillmer, "She has broken barriers for women in hip-hop, as well as chief content officer of 'Nicki has broken down barriers for women in hip-hop, as well as president of music, songwriting, and

In new artwork for her Super Freaky Girl single, Nicki Minaj reveals her stunning curves

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 8, 2022
When Nicki Minaj unveiled new artwork for her forthcoming single Super Freaky Girl on Sunday, she showed a glimpse of herself. As highlighting her enthralling curves, the 39-year-old rapper and singer appeared in a tiny harness that barely covered her body. The hitmaker had previously announced what seemed to be cover artwork for the forthcoming single, but it wasn't clear if the new design had supplanted it or was simply an alternate image.