Nicki Minaj Surprises Fans on Her ‘Pink Friday 2’ Tour, Ice Spice Makes Acting Debut & Megan Thee Stallion Talks About Her Third Album | Billboard News

It’s Thursday April 11th  and welcome to Gag City! Nicki Minaj surprises her fans with multiple special guests at the Boston stop of her ‘Pink Friday 2’ world tour, Ice Spice will make her acting debut as she joins Spike Lee and Denzel Washington’s upcoming film ‘High and Low,’ Megan Thee Stallion talks about how her third album will be a “rebirth” for her as she continues her next era of music, we talk about all the festivals you should be going to from Coachella to Lovers and Friends, Keith Urban shares 5 things you didn’t know about his new song “Straight Line,” Hozier and Jojo Siwa make noise on the TikTok Billboard top 50, Billboard looks back at when Lady Gaga, TLC and Elton John’s “Pokerface,” “No Scrubs” and “Bennie and The Jets” went to No. 1 on the Hot 100.

Tetris Kelly:
Nicki’s girls, Meg’s album and Ice’s movie. We tell you what’s going down this festival season. Keith Urban breaks down his new song. We see who’s on top of the TikTok chart and take a look at past Hot 100 topics. It’s Thursday, April 11, and welcome to Billboard News. I am itching to get to the desert, but it’s only Thursday and we’ve got news to cover so let’s run it down. Nicki’s guests, Meg’s new music and Ice’s acting debut there’s a lot going on with the women in rap.

Nicki Minaj surprised fans at the Boston stop of her Pink Friday 2 world tour, where she brought out the queen mix girls doing “Super Freaky Girl.” JT, BIA, Katie Got Bandz, Akbar V and Malibu Mitch all took the stage to rap their verses. One of Nicki’s other collaborators is about to make her big screen debut. Ice Spice is headed to the movies. She joins Spike Lee and Denzel Washington’s fifth film. The film is a remake of the 1963 Japanese hit, “High and Low.” And we’re getting even more from the women of rap. Megan Thee Stallion describes her new album as a rebirth. She told Women’s Health that after being shot by Tory Lanez and the public’s reaction to the trial, she went through a dark time and found therapy. Now she says “I was inspired to create this album about rebirth because I am becoming a new person, physically and mentally.”

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