Fresh off her staged “exorcism” at the Grammys, Nicki Minaj is back to her sugary sweet, media darling self. This morning, the YMCMB Barbie and Ricky Martin visited Good Morning America and Live! With Kelly to speak on their involvement with cosmetic company MAC and their Viva Glam campaign. Every cent of the proceeds from the Viva products goes to raising HIV and AIDS awareness- it's an issue that Nicki says she has a personal connection with.
“I had an uncle who passed away from AIDS and he actually was living in Trinidad, so it's duly important because it's my family and in addition it's my country," Nicki said on Good Morning America. "So when MAC reached out, we spoke a lot about us going to the Caribbean islands and raising awareness there. Of course we want to do everything, everywhere we can, but it's important for people from the islands to understand that it's not something that should only be discussed in America. This is something that's killing a lot of… Especially Black women. Young Black women.”
She also explained the Grammy performance and her Roman/Martha storyline to wide-eyed members of mainstream America. She says her inspiration was tied into celebrating differences instead of ostracizing those who have them.
“I created these characters Martha and Roman two years ago and I never really had a format to put them in front of the world," she told GMA. "Really, Roman is a character who's been ridiculed, tore apart and pulled down and when I wrote the song, I envisioned it being in a monastery because Roman gets shipped away to a monastery by his mom who thinks there's something wrong with him and in fact there's nothing with him being different. There's nothing wrong with him being eccentric and that's what I wanted to show.”
Admit it, as bizarre as it was to see Nicki levitate off the stage, it wouldn't be as fun to see her spit standing in one place.
Watch the interviews with Good Morning America and Live! With Kelly below.
The Grammy nominations were announced last night. Find out how many awards your favorite YBF celebs are up for when you read on...
Eminem secured ten Grammy nominations, making him the most nominated artist this year. Some of the Grammy's he's up for include song/record of the year, album of the year, and best rap song. And at the other end of the spectrum,Kanye only nabbed up 1 and it's for Best Solo Rap Performance for "Power". Very interesting. But it may be because the Grammy deadline was in September . Who knows.
Newcomer Bruno Mars picked up seven Grammy nods. Hope he's not locked up that night. Jay-Z follows closely behind with six and B.O.B. and John Legend each have five. Drake is nominated for two awards for best new artist and best rap album. And Beyonce grabbed up 2 nods--1 for Best Pop Vocal Performance for her Live version of "Halo" and 1 for "Telephone" with Lady Gaga.
Newbie Janelle Monae's "Tightrope" was recognized in Best Urban/Alternative Performance and Sade received two nods. Yay! Rihanna grabbed 4--3 of which are due to her featurette on Em's "Love The Way You Lie". the other is Best Dance Recording for "Only Girl".
Here's the nominees for record of the year:
» B.o.B (featuring Bruno Mars) - "Nothin' on You"
» Eminem (featuring Rihanna) - "Love the Way You Lie"
» Cee Lo Green - "F--- You"
» Jay-Z and Alicia Keys - "Empire State of Mind"
» Lady Antebellum - "Need You Now"
One of the closest races is for the best rap song. The nominees are:
» Jay-Z and Alicia Keys - "Empire State of Mind"
» Eminem and Rihanna - "Love the Way You Lie"
» Eminem - "Not Afraid"
» B.o.B (featuring Bruno Mars) - "Nothin' on You"
» Jay-Z and Swizz Beatz - "On to the Next One"
Another close race is for best rap/sung collaboration and the nominees are:
» B.o.B (featuring Bruno Mars) - "Nothin' on You"
» Chris Brown, Tyga and Kevin McCall - "Deuces"
» Eminem and Rihanna - "Love the Way You Lie"
» Jay-Z and Alicia Keys - "Empire State of Mind"
» John Legend, the Roots, Melanie Fiona and Common - "Wake Up! Everybody"
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