Nicki Minaj
David Fisher/ShutterstockEver seen a Queen play another Queen? That happened Thursday night (Feb. 3) when Nicki Minaj stopped by The Late Late Show Starring James Corden.
Minaj sat for a chat with the British talk show host, and, for a moment, revisited Corden’s “Carpool Karaoke” segment three years earlier with Adele, when “Monster” got the karaoke treatment.
“That made my day, my year,” Minaj recounted. “I got a thousand phone calls about that one thing.”
Adele’s impression of Minaj served as a neat segue to Nicki’s very best version of the “Hello” singer.
The Trinidad rapper readied herself, then dropped right into Adele’s north London accent. “In order to channel Adele, I sort of have to think like a black lady in London, awright.”
It was a corker from Minaj, who confessed her regular British accent is that of a “posh white lady.”
Minaj shows off her acting chops in the new music video for “Do We Have A Problem?”, which dropped at midnight to coincide with her latest late-night slot. Corden wondered whether another feature film could be in the works, a followup to her 2014 rom-com “The Other Woman,” or that rumored vehicle with 50 Cent.
“It could be, and it could be,” was her vague response. Its status is only in the “talking” phase.
“Do We Have A Problem?” is Nicki’s first release this year. Indeed, she hasn’t released a full-length studio set since 2018’s Queen.
Is a new LP on the way? “Yes,” was her definitive answer. “I do know that it’s soon, and I do know that it’s a lot sooner than it’s ever been. And I know that it’s coming this year. And I know that it’ll be out before the summertime.”
During her Q&A, Minaj also discussed the juggling act that is raising a child and powering through a career in music, with which she has a hot-and-cold relationship. “I realized its in my power to navigate the industry the way I want to,” she explained. “I chose now to enjoy every moment of every I’m doing.”
Watch below.
On AHHCade, PNAU are leaning fully into emotion for their upcoming seventh studio album.
“There’s something deeply connected about music and the path we’ve been on,” PNAU’s Nick Littlemore shares while introducing the new project, which is scheduled to arrive July 31 through Sydney independent label etcetc, under the TMRW Music umbrella.
“We’re creating songs from the heart,” he says. “Even though these tracks are built with electronics and technology, at their core they are emotional expressions. Peter, myself and everyone we worked with wanted to create a feeling of home, whether that’s on the dancefloor or inside the listener’s mind.”
The upcoming record includes the recently unveiled “Tu Corazon (Your Heart)” featuring Mexican rock band The Warning, as well as the energetic new track “Nirvana” with EARTHGANG and sadMONTH, which officially dropped today, May 8.
“Nirvana” pairs PNAU with Atlanta duo EARTHGANG and also marks the first collaboration with sadMONTH, the new creative venture from Littlemore alongside Toronto artist Dom Dias.
Littlemore describes the song as “the beginning of an entirely new chapter. It’s intense, chaotic and taps into a future version of punk electronic music. Expect something restless, rhythmic and completely untamed.”
EARTHGANG added: “With ‘Nirvana,’ we locked into this euphoric and elevated energy together with PNAU and rode that electro wave. Huge love to everyone involved in bringing this track to life and making it hit the way it does.”
Representatives for the group have also hinted that additional unexpected collaborations will be revealed in the near future.
PNAU, made up of longtime friends Littlemore and Peter Mayes, are following up their 2024 release Sambanova. Over the years, the duo have built a career filled with major records and industry recognition. Their global breakthrough came after teaming up with Elton John for the 2012 remix album Good Morning to the Night, which reached No. 1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart. They later reunited with Elton for the 2021 remix Cold Heart featuring Dua Lipa, creating one of the biggest worldwide hits of the decade.
To celebrate the release of the new album, PNAU will launch the Australian run of their Nirvana Tour 2026 next month. The East Coast regional dates begin June 19 at Gilligan's in Cairns before finishing July 4 at Woodport Hotel in Erina.
Stream “Nirvana” below.
