‘Starships’ pilot Nicki Minaj is certainly launching a full media onslaught for her April 3rd due sophomore album ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’.
Already racking up a number of frequent flyer miles for performances all over the globe, with quite a few lined up next week, the rapstress took to American Idol to give them a live rendition of her latest top 10 smash.
Did she fly or fail? You decide after the jump:
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Rubbish.
Commendable energy. Everything else was just…(blah).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-szebCKBac
sad to say she can rap but cannot sing.. deal with that.. she is far from the competition. A number 1 album is nonsense today.
THE B**** IS DOING IT WAY BIG!
APRIL 3RD. AND ROMAN RELOADED IS FLAWLESS.
I am not a Nicki hater in fact i love starships..but she just cant sing at all..deal with it. after watching her recent performances, man! go back to the studio, she cant even sing the chorus part.
You guise just going to ignore Billboard dragging the hell out of her. I feel sorry for her, guess this is her 15 is down to 60 seconds. Poor Nicki.
Nicki works haaaaaaaaaaaaaard.The set was great ..l am curious to see how much she sells first week.Nicki is no joke.
nicki is a joke, she started as a rapstress but ended up to be a popstar, which i think she failed to do so, starships is not a rap song it is a pop song…she cant even sing it. Nicki go back to pure rap. I might get back my respect.
Why go into the studio and record a song where you sing then hop on stage and not sing a single line of it. Hot ass mess. Where is Missy.
TGJ supports Nicki and not RIhanna bcoz she has nothing to say bout nICKI..AHAHA
i have to say this is her best performance…and she looked stunning….
She didn’t use the stage well. Stood in the same spot most if the time. Didn’t do much dancing n when she did, it looked akward bc her ass is soo big, it doesn’t move naturally. N the backing track was too loud. Couldn’t hear her sing, though I wouldn’t. Want to hear her sing.
Amberussell on YouTube.
Waiting on Billboards review, cause y’all drag Madonnas, her album is going to sell off her name. Nicki girl, I smell a sophomore slump.
Lol I agree with nickoyugi. I guess Sam is too embarrassed to post billboards review of her album. They said it was rushed and bloated.
Looks like someone’s joining Britney’s Lipsync Club.
This ain’t that bad. Better than Britney Spears! Its just simple little performance…..nice and safe.
billboard review… sucks at nicki
http://www.billboard.com/#/column/the-juice/nicki-minaj-pink-friday-roman-reloaded-track-1006612752.story
Uh, this wasn’t a bad performance…. I guess I’m not seeing what you all are seeing? She did much better than Britney last year & Rihanna. Waaaaay better than Katy Perry. I guess I’m tripping? It looked like a simple pop performance. She’s not Beyonce or Janet Jackson. It was just a nice performance. Colorful, summertime, cute. Nothing more, nothing less! Better than the Grammy ish she did!
Anyway, it works. Good job, she’ll sell and do exceedingly well.
Look at the mtfs complaining about nicki performances when they are behind the raise of those gimmick poptarts …and the only reason they were stanning were their charts successY U MAD at Nicki now? she embraced the pop codes you praise
Don’t care about the live performances. For me it’s all about the studio music and Nicki has an amazing sound when she spits and sings. Love it. But yeah, it’s tough to pull off those vocals live no matter who you are. It was aight. I don’t care. The album is stellar and will definitely soar on the charts.
She reminds me of a has been 80’s diva!
No sense of a style, no stage presence…and this wig…Epic fail! Try again!
She reminds me of a has been 80′s diva!
No sense of a style, no stage presence…and this wig…Epic fail! Try again!
She reminds me of a has been 80′s diva!
No sense of a style, no stage presence…and this wig…Epic fail! Try again!
Oh the lies told in the c section. Just because the ho looked good doesn’t mean it take the pressure off her lack of talent. Spear me the bs, she looked dumb trying to dance, her “singing” was s***, she just looked dumb. And the shade honey the shade.
St8 tragedy. I never really liked her music post her mix tape days. This is st8 garbage. I’m so sorry to say that. I really was hoping for something amazing for this album. I’ll pass and wait on Kim and Missy. Poor Ficki
“She did much better than Britney last year & Rihanna. ”
@Haterz
You wish this was better than Rihanna’s CKB performance last year on Idol. Nicki could never . . .
@Mari – there were a few Rihanna performances that were subpar. Not saying all of them but a few. And Britney just stood there and just didn’t bring the heat. All I’m saying is that the Minaj performance was okay… not ground breaking or shattering. It was safe and fun. Nothing more, nothing less… the album will probably open very high in sales and put pressure on the current crop of pop tarts.
Simple as that. Not here to argue with y’all tonight… 😆
doesn’t matter…she did great, and nicki minaj indeed CAN sing..it’s just sounds a little more different on stage or camera..have you heard marilyn monroe, have you heard young forever..have you seen here perform save me…? i can say one thing, she did and looked waaaaaaaaaaaay better than “lab rat” on Rip the Runway….
“But every time she do a interview you know I run and see
She get me so sick it make me vomit
That’s why I spend my time online leaving comments
And you know that I got some more haters with me
Might hit up thisis50… MTV… hit up BET
Tell ’em pretty pretty please don’t play Nicki”
#StillSheRises
Still I Rise, verse 1
Yea yea uh huh
She said F*** FENDI, but I think she was playin
I heard she move them thangs
I think she f***** Wayne
She call herself Lewinsky, that mean she give him brain
She tryna be like Little Kim, her picture looks the same
Why she ain’t signed with G-Unit, she from Queens right?
And what’s her nationality, she chinese right?
I mean she OK, but she ain’t ALL DAT
She ain’t the next b****, tell that b**** FALL BACK!
See I’m a hater, I go hard… listen let’s begin
You know her last name Minaj, she a lesbian
And she ain’t never comin out, look at currency
But every time she do a interview you know I run and see
She get me so sick it make me vomit
That’s why I spend my time online leaving comments
And you know that I got some more haters with me
Might hit up thisis50… MTV… hit up BET
Tell ’em pretty pretty please don’t play Nicki
[Chorus: x2]
Still I rise
Still I fight
Still I might crack a smile
Keep my eyes on the prize, see my haters tell ’em HI!
One day you’ll remeber this
One day when we reminisce
Nothing I do ever is, good enough for the music biz
jLo said “i don’t know if there’s enough room” #ENOUGH
B****** cant take the heat,those popstars were sleeping on Nicki but she is about to put them to shame
Goats coming with the CKB pre-recorded perf?b******,Bruno mars prerecorded his perf for that same nightCut this bs,Nicki is doing EXACTLY what the other are doing…she is been out only for 3 years.Those other goats being out for years.
Please post the SEGNORITA ORA music video
I’ll take Rihanna anyday over Nicki. Rihanna knows how to pick a hot song.
That was a fail my n****……@kayla who was that posted for? Beyoncé?
LOL, even Meg could even do a better job! Album is great though!
haha nickis performance better than riris??
we must be watchin two different american idols!! please click youtube and check riris performance of california king bed with 100% live vocals not even a backing track!! it was her two back up singers and nuno on the guitar!
ckb performance >>>> starships performance
OH SHYT…I didnt know Cyndi Lauper was making a comeback!…sweet! LOOOOL!
When Will You FOOLS Learn You Will NEVER Get A DECENT Performance From Nicki ! NO Stage Presence + NO VOCAL Range + Cant Project Her Voice + No Dance Skills = A Nicki Minaj Performance On Her BEST Day 😉 ! I Would Rather Hear Rihanna Straining To Hits High Notes >>>>> Nicki 🙂 Nicki Could NEVER Rack Up 11 # 1s As Quick As Rih Rih She Probably Wont Sell As Much Albums !
And
She’s
Still
#winning
Rihanna’s Grammy 2012 performance was better than this.
@KING TASHA….and why would the lyrics to here mixtape song “Still I Rise” where she is rapping about the perspective of a hater be about beyonce??
#Confused??
What about Riihanna/Britney’s Billboard performance last year? Hmmmm??
Anyway it’s not important. Nicki is obviously reaching for a pop audience and she’s GOT it. nothing ya’ll can do about it because she’s going to WIN. End of discussion. Sorry to her haters. What is your fave doing right now? *blink*
Why are all y’all Rihanna fans tripping? What? They’re cool with each other. I would think Ga Ga fans would be more upset—Nicki took Red One…Laurieanne Gibson…Anna Wintour. She is clearly gunning for Ga Ga. And if and I do mean if Minaj sells more than six hundred thousand copies of reloaded it will be Ga Ga not Rihanna that the media will be focused on. Why do y’all think it was important for Nicki to ally herself with Madonna? Minaj wants nothing less than mega stardom. Does she get it? Who knows.
Nicki will never be were GaGa and Rihanna are. You Nicki fans are just as dumb as she is. Keep that bish in the same box as Katy and Kesha. Don’t try it ho’s. Her sophomore album already has dad reviews, sophomore slump anybody.
@NIKOYUKI why on earth are you so mad & pressed? Critics trashed both Rihanna and Gaga’s last albums… and? The albums were successful, right?
This is so cray to me. 😆 Staying pressed over a woman who is making MILLIONS, who is selling MILLIONS and who’s endorsements are in the MILLIONS. While Nicki haters are steady hating, Nicki is building a formidable fan base and a multi million dollar brand and empire and there is NOTHING you can do to stop it. Hate her all you want, she has WON.
So sorry.
With that said, have a lovely evening and enjoy yaselves! Hate and fight on Nicki all you want. 😆
These damn megastar studio singers of today is just getting worst, instead of putting out this fast food bubble gum pop crap how about take some time out and work on your stage show Lil Kim rip the runway performance was 10 times better
It was an okay performance but she needs to put the mic to her mouth and at least pretend to sing.
Pressed never, Nicki could become a billionaire that money want be come to me or you. In not mad at her getting her money, just don’t try to drag other artist to define this fool. Gaga puts in work for her slot, and believe it or not but Rihanna does too. Their not sloppy about their s*** like Nicki.
Nicki can’t sing, can’t rap, can’t perform. I’d rather watch Rihanna, Britney, Katy Perry performing than her.
SUPERBASS >>>>>>> Starships..l i just cant wrap my head around this song or this performance… I love nicki but imma still pass on this one. Cant wait for the album tho.
keep doing your thing nicki,nothing new on your post same haters tearing down what you do every step of the way.
The fact that Queen Nicki writes all her own songs shut down all your favs right away. Does Rihanna, Madonna, Beyonce, or lil Kim write ALL their own music like Nicki does? Hell nah! Nicki did great the titties were about to pop out so she played it safe.
Like Nicki said I am your leader if you’re not a believer suck a big d***!
Steven Tyler was not impressed at all. None of the judges were. The performance goes a little something like this….When you can’t perform well…shake your titties and your wig.
@RP
ARE YOU TAKING THE F****** P***???????
POINT A: YOU SERIOUSLY BELIEVE THAT “STUDIO” VOCALS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN “LIVE VOCALS”?
POINT B: YOU SERIOUSLY BELIEVE THAT THE MOST REDUCTIVE AND BASIC SOUNDING EURO-POP/EURO-DANCE/ELECTROO-HOUSE SINGLE OUT RIGHT NOW NAMED STARSHIPS IS “HARD” TO SING LIVE?
B****, PLEASE, HAVE A MOTHERFUCKING DAMN SEAT!!! YOUR STUPIDITY IS APPAULING!!!
WHAT EXCUSE DID WHITNEY HOUSTON, CELINE DION, MARIAH CAREY (IN HER HEY-DAY), TINA TURNER, PATTI LABELLE, ARETHA FRANKLIN, STEVIE WONDER, BARBRA STREISAND, JUDY GARLAND, BEYONCE AND ALL OTHER MAGNIFICENT SOUNDING DIVA’S AND DIVO’S HAVE WHEN IT CAME TO SINGING LIVE?
#NOTHING… BECAUSE THEY ALL SOUND GREAT WHEN DOING IT!!!
JUST FACE, NICKI IS A COOL SONGWRITER AND RAPPER BUT THE GIRL CAN’T SING!!! IF AN ARTIST CANNOT SING GOOD LIVE OR EVEN EVER BETTER THAN THERE STUSIO VERSION, THEN WHY THE HELL ARE THEY EVEN FAMOUS?
SMDH!!! \____________________________ \_______________________
Sam do you know what it is to soar??? Niki was not singing an note there. That was a mess. No dancing and ridiculous body movementss. Thank god for the back tracks pop stars rely on nowadays but wait it was all pop niki is hip hop. That was a wack performance. Be happy for the backtrack not the performance. Niki did nothing but bring colorrs to the stage. FACT
Oh yesssss before i even go on about that performance. It was all about that J-Lo shade at the end. Nice and cute shade “aint no room here”
Good parts: Nicki looked GREAT in my opinion. Beautiful
another good thing for me is the refraining from singing for the most of the song. THANK GOD!
He branding is right and since she on chart for hits she gotta feed the bubble gum to draw in the fans.
BAD BAD PARTS:
She took some tips from my girl Rhi in that if your voice aint (we found love on x-factor), then rave it up on stage.
She practically did nothing but run around and do sounds and noises.
Nicki the pop has taken to much of your time and i need a hip-hop hit to come out of you also please.
After seeing the tracklist im still excited so hopefully a rap single will come.
I understand the starships global credentials so ima allow those crossover moments but still stick to the main Nicki Minaj and sign my damn breast!
@ YOUNG FIRE……you said better than britney spears? you mean the backtrack? or the lipsyncing? or the dancing?
That is what happens when you stan for no talents there is no way a talented artist will be impressed with what just happen on stage. Rihanna, niki, britney fans are competing on who performs better. No don’t compare them? They are all bad. Rihanna is a mess, nIki is a mess and Britney doesn’t give a s***. They have no stage presence, cannot sing live or lipsyncs, they cannot dance, they have no showmanship. They all struggle on stage.Rihanan CKB that is all the navy have to battle with from her entire career? and niki billboard performance which was a waste? Wake up idiots wake up. stop justifying they no talent pop stars. we have lots of vocalist out there who sings about real life, real emotion. not starships flying
lol Jake oweeeee You hit it. Why is an artist famous if they cannot showcase their talent? I read on youtube once that Britney nad rihanna don’t sound good live because their songs are hard to sing. wtf. what vocal technique the songs have so much to not sing live? what dancing and energy they have so much to not sound good and sing live? Now some idiot is saying that they are here for the studio singing. Do people realize how much the engineer have to do to make these pop tarts sound decent in the studio?
The rap sounded live but the singing certainly wasn’t, watch her lips! Overall the performance was fine – if you are happy to watch artists pretend to sing that is.
@KAT deluna fan :
yes , she is no joke ONLY in her tracks like that ” i’m your leader” , BUT she is a JOKE while being on stage most of the time ………
the only performance i liked of her is that “super bass” one she did for the new eve back in the day ..
@KIMBERLY
I’M SORRY, BUT I HAD TO HIT THAT STUPID H** @RP WITH THE http://WWW.MOTHERFUCKINGTRUTH.ORG.
#SMH
& LOL, A BRITNEY & RIHANNA SONG = HARD TO SING LIVE???
ON WHAT PLANET: JUPITER, MARS, URANUS, BLUE IVY’S ASS???
OUT OF ALL THE LEGENDS AND ICONS I MENTIONED, TINA TURNER & MICHAEL JACKSON (AS WELL AS BEYONCE) WERE AND ARE THE ONLY “TRUE” LIVE SINGING AND DANCING ENTERTAINERS…….
98% OF THE TIME THEY WERE BEASTING ALL UP AND DOWN THEM CATWALKS WITH #GREATNESS SPEWING OUT OF THEIR BODIES, AND THIS H** IS SERIOUSLY GONNA TELL ME THAT STARSHIPS IS ” A HARD SONG TO SING LIVE”!!!
I CANT – KIMBERLY, I JUST CAN’T!!! LOL!!!
That is what happens when you stan for no talents there is no way a talented artist will be impressed with what just happen on stage. Rihanna, niki, britney fans are competing on who performs better. No don’t compare them? They are all bad. Rihanna is a mess, nIki is a mess and Britney doesn’t give a s***. They have no stage presence, cannot sing live or lipsyncs, they cannot dance, they have no showmanship. They all struggle on stage.Rihanan CKB that is all the navy have to battle with from her entire career? and niki billboard performance which was a waste? Wake up idiots wake up. stop justifying they no talent pop stars. we have lots of vocalist out there who sings about real life, real emotion. not starships flying @Kimberly >>>> THIS RIGHT HERE IS THE TRUTH.
ATTENTION: Stans wake the hell up, the only talent these chick have is manipulating your minds. If your job is a singer/ performer/ rapper you should be able to do it without any exceptions… END OF!
@stans make me lol
i completely agree. although i am a fan of nickis hip hop side, she or rihanna britney etc shouldnt be relevant. the other day lana del rey said “i am a crap live singer”, then WHY IS SHE A SINGER THEN? these talentless b****** want sympathy for not being able to sing for some reason.
another day and mpre haters still spouting the same old tired things! i guess millions of people are willing to spend hundreds and even thousands of dollars in order to see rihanna in concert even though she has no talent or cant sing a note!!! oh because they are all stupid?? the excuses are pathetic and shows how desperate the haters are at trying to bring riri down!
hell even the legends that threw shade at her still said she can sing!! clay aiken said she can sing but she has pitch problems, (which in certain performances is actually true) the frontman for montley crue said she can sing but he is tired of the backing tracks and backup dancers and would prefer guitars!!
they shade her but they actually admit she can sing!!! also beside the shade thrown at her there has been legends who compliment her ie donna summer! so she is doing something right!!
Did anyone noticed how she looked like Lil’ Kim when Kim did BET’s Rip The Runway show a few weeks ago? How many times must Nicki Minaj keep copying everyone’s steelo – Lady Gaga, Wynter Gordon, Lil’ Kim, etc?
Dear Nicki (and her worthless stans): if you are going to sing on your records, sing them live on stage too. Otherwise, stick to rapping. #sellout #disgrace
Why Yall so mad? lol…. Who gives a s*** about a writer from billboard? reallY!
It was cute for what it was.
Rihanna’s fans are idiotic to judge ANYONE in their craft and performance. Your girl has been in the industry for more than 5 years and has yet to deliver quality. Lets not forget the horrid luck-luster Billboard performance with Britney.
I LOVED IT, it was cute, she looks great & having fun, LOVE LIFE!!!!
She is LITERALLY. A pop star now. That was some Katy Perry ass s*** she came out and did
lacklustre
her lipping is worse than Britney’s
her dancing is worse than rihanna’s
her energy .. well Nicki just set a whole new industry low with that one
thank God for the Beyocnces and Tina Turners