Nicki Minaj

At an X Takeover event in Austin, Texas, on 10 October 2026, Nicki Minaj was asked what fans could expect from her next album. Her answer was one word, “Nothing”, followed by “Next question” [4] [5]. The event was held at Tesla’s Giga Texas site [4]. The X Takeover website listed her as a keynote speaker at the independently organised event, which focused on electric vehicles and technology [4]. The reply came almost a year after she wrote on X that she would not put out the album at all [4] [6].

Born Onika Tanya Maraj in Saint James

Nicki Minaj was born Onika Tanya Maraj on 8 December 1982 in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago [3] [2]. That makes her 43 as of 27 October 2026 [3]. Wikidata describes her as a Trinidadian rapper and singer [2]. She moved to Queens, New York, at the age of five [3].

From mixtapes to Young Money

Her first mixtape, Playtime Is Over, came out in April 2007. Sucka Free followed in 2008 and Beam Me Up Scotty in 2009 [3]. In August 2009 she signed to Lil Wayne’s Young Money label, becoming its first female artist [3]. She also appeared on the We Are Young Money compilation that year [3].

2010 was the breakthrough year. Her first single, “Massive Attack”, came out in April, followed by “Your Love” [3]. Two months later she won Best Hip Hop Female at the BET Awards [3].

Pink Friday, Roman Reloaded and The Pinkprint

Her debut album, Pink Friday, came out in November 2010 with eight singles released to promote it. It went triple platinum [3].

The follow-up, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, reached the top of the pop, R&B and rap charts, and “Starships” was its first breakout single [3]. In 2012 she reached a national audience with a Super Bowl appearance [3].

The Pinkprint followed on 12 December 2014 with eight singles and went double platinum [3]. In 2016 she won the BET award for Best Female Hip Hop Artist for the seventh consecutive time [3].

Chart records and Queen

In 2017 she took over the record for most Billboard Hot 100 entries by a female artist, a record previously held by Aretha Franklin [3]. In April 2018 she released “Chun-Li” and “Barbie Tingz” [3]. On 8 August 2018 she launched her Queen Radio show on Apple Music’s Beats 1 station, and two days later her fourth studio album, Queen, debuted at No. 2 [3].

Early in 2019 she began The Nicki Wrld Tour in Frankfurt, Germany, with Juice Wrld [3]. The “Say So” remix with Doja Cat became her first song to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 [3].

Film, television and endorsements

She made a guest appearance on American Idol in March 2012. Later that year she was announced as a judge, and the show’s twelfth season began airing in early 2013 [3].

She voiced the mammoth Steffie in Ice Age: Continental Drift in 2012 [3]. Her movie debut came in 2014 with The Other Woman, opposite Cameron Diaz [3]. She also had a voice role in The Angry Birds Movie 2 [3]. She was a guest judge on the season 12 premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race [3]. She has also fronted endorsement deals, including one with MAC Cosmetics [3].

Releases since Pink Friday 2

Pink Friday 2 was released on 8 December 2023 as her fifth studio album [4]. In January 2024 she released “Big Foot” [4]. In November 2024 she joined Juice WRLD on “AGATS2 (Insecure)” [4]. Earlier, at the start of 2020, she had opened the year with the Meghan Trainor collaboration “Nice to Meet Ya” [3].

Wikidata lists her occupations as rapper, singer, songwriter, lyricist, composer and actor, and her record labels as Republic Records, Young Money Entertainment and Cash Money Records [2]. Its award records include the BET Award for Best New Artist, the Billboard Music Award for Rising Star [2]. It also links her to works including “Super Bass”, “Anaconda” and “Starships” [2].

The album she said she would not release

On 24 September 2025 Minaj returned to X and posted “3.27.26” with a CD emoji. Fans read it as a release date for her next album [4]. The date passed on 27 March 2026 without a release [4].

On 15 October 2025 she wrote on X: “Ok I’m not going to put out the album anymore... No more music.” [4] [6]. The post included the line “Hope you’re happy now”, aimed at Jay-Z [6]. Digital Music News noted that the album had been due for release in March [6]. The report was dated 16 October 2025, and its headline said she blamed Jay-Z for the cancellation [6].

Her Austin answer did not say whether that decision still stood [4].

Where things stand on her official site

Her official site, which links to her social accounts and to her label, lists Pink Friday 2 and The Pinkprint (10 Year Anniversary) as available now [1]. It also links to a Vogue Italia feature and says there are no shows at present, with a sign-up for notice of new dates [1]. Its video listings include “Banned From NO (Remix)” and the “Anaconda” lyric video [1]. The music section also lists Pink Friday 2 (Gag City Deluxe) and a Gag City PLUTO Edition, and the merchandise listings include a 2LP of The Pinkprint (Tenth Anniversary Edition) [1]. None of the reporting we checked gives a release date for a new album [4] [5].