Nicki Minaj to Drop 'Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded' on Valentine's Day
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Taylor Swift made it a perfect 10 at the American Music Awards on Sunday night. The country star won three awards including Artist of the Year at the Nokia Theatre ceremony in Los Angeles, giving her ten AMAs in her career.
While Drake's sophomore album is on track for a huge first sales week, his Young Money partner-in-crime, Nicki Minaj, may be releasing her second full-length sooner than expected.
Nicki Minaj has been named Billboard's "Rising Star" for 2011, capping off a year that has seen the hip-hop star top the charts with her massive-selling "Pink Friday" album and, most recently, earn a pair of trophies at the American Music Awards. The Rising Star Award acknowledges Minaj's phenomenal year and will be presented at the Billboard Women in Music Event on Dec. 2 in New York City.
Nicki Minaj, just named Billboard's Rising Star for 2011, announced on Tuesday night (Nov. 22) that she'll release an album on Feb. 14, titled "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded."
"Heeeee's baaaacccckkkkk," she wrote on Twitter, referring to her alter ego Roman Zolanski. "Its not called Roman Reloaded. Its called PINK FRIDAY : ROMAN RELOADED!!!!!! 4 WORDS!!!! Love u guys soooo much!!! VALENTINES DAY biittcchh!"
Nicki Minaj Named Billboard's 'Rising Star'
Minaj broke the news on the 1-year anniversary of the release of her history making debut album, "Pink Friday." She made no reference to whether "Roman" is just a revamped version of "Pink" or a collection of all new material, but it's no secret the rapper is in the studio.
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Cash Money co-CEO and founder Brian "Birdman" Williams got the ball rolling on new album talk in an interview with Billboard this week. He told us the label was aiming to release her sophomore album in early 2012.
"Nicki's back in the studio, so we're looking to drop Nicki in the first quarter," he said, adding that a first single could drop this year. "We're really thinking it out. But she's in the studio, and we're looking real soon, because she's ready to go and we're ready to go with her."
On Wednesday, Billboard announced Minaj will be given the Rising Star Award at the upcoming Women in Music Event on Dec. 2. "Pink Friday" helped her become the first female rapper in a decade to top the Billboard 200. Her mega-single, "Super Bass," became a viral sensation and the song reached No. 3 on the Hot 100. The debut album has yielded a record eight singles and has gone on to sell 1.6 million, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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