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Lil' Kim Calls Nicki Minaj a 'Stupid H–' After Grammy Spectacle
Originally posted 02/16/2012 11:30AM
You can count Lil' Kim among the people confused – to put it mildly – by Nicki Minaj's religious-themed performance at Sunday's Grammy Awards.
"I don't know what that was. I'm pretty sure I feel the same way everybody else feels right about now," Kim, 37, said Wednesday night on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live. (Watch the clip below.)
But then Kim got a little more blunt in her appraisal of the 29-year-old rapper. "If you have to make a song called 'Stupid Hoe,' you must be a stupid hoe," Kim said after host Andy Cohen told her got many questions from viewers about her thoughts on Minaj.
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PEOPLE Critic Reviews Emotional Highs and Lows of Grammy Telecast
Originally posted 02/13/2012 04:00PM
The Grammys would have been (and were) a showcase for the glory that is Adele, but Whitney Houston's death 24 hours before the event turned the CBS special into a night of mourning and celebration cresting on big, pure emotions. That's what brought in an estimated 39 million viewers, the highest number for the broadcast since 1984 and the second highest ever.
LL Cool J, who handled the hosting duties without any perceptible wrinkling in his uncanny smoothness, opened with a simple prayer for Houston, "a woman who we loved … our fallen sister." This set up a clip of the six-time Grammy winner belting her signature hit "I Will Always Love You."
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Grammy Awards 2012: The Best Performances of the Night
Originally posted 02/13/2012 08:00AM
It was the ultimate concert.
Grammy-watchers enjoyed a front row-seat view as the music industry's biggest voices celebrated music's biggest night Sunday on the stage of Los Angeles's Staples Center.
And while Adele, the night's top honoree, wowed with a perfect-pitch performance of her award-winning anthem "Rolling in the Deep," and Katy Perry brought the fire with her new tune – not to mention Jennifer Hudson's heartfelt tribute to the late Whitney Houston – several other show-stopping moments took place throughout the 54th Annual
Grammy Awards.
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Nicki Minaj Walks Grammy Red Carpet with Pope Lookalike
Originally posted 02/12/2012 08:00PM
Nicki Minaj probably prayed for a Grammy win today – but will she be praying for forgiveness tomorrow?
The best new artist nominee – who's known to shock and go all out on the red carpet – arrived at Sunday's Grammy Awards in an embellished, nun-like red satin robe, complete with hood – and a man dressed as the Pope on her arm.
It's a surprisingly demure look for the R&B star, who usually sports crazy makeup, wild wigs and lots of colorful accessories.
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Madonna Lights Up the Super Bowl
Originally posted 02/05/2012 08:45PM
Eli Manning and Tom Brady may know their way around the football field, but Sunday night, New England Patriots and New York Giants fans could take a break from taking sides to root for the queen of the (ever intricate) stage: Go Madonna!
The Super Bowl halftime show kicked off with a royal welcome as an army of gladiators escorted the veteran performer onto Indianapolis's Lucas Oil Stadium stage. With a diamond-studded gold crown, Madonna, 53, launched into her hit "Vogue" as the stage flashed covers of the iconic fashion magazine.
Next on the set list: her 2000 dance jam "Music." Joining her on the stage were the guys behind LMFAO – Stefan (Redfoo) and Skyler (SkyBlu) Gordy – who teamed with Madonna to sing samples from their hits, "Party Rock Anthem" and "Sexy and I Know It."
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Carrie Underwood: Newlywed Life Is Better Than People Warned
Originally posted 09/26/2011 12:00PM
The newlywed life is the good life for Carrie Underwood, who was told there would be rough patches.
"Everyone says the first month is the hardest, or the fourth month or the eighth month," the 28-year-old, who wed NHL player Mike Fisher last year, told PEOPLE. "We're just enjoying it."
The country songstress's career has been "go, go, go," she said, adding: "You never really get to stop and smell the roses and really enjoy just being a person."
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Nicki Minaj Has a Wardrobe Malfunction in New York City
Originally posted 08/05/2011 12:00PM
From leopard-print get-ups to wild and off-the-wall wigs, Nicki Minaj gets attention for her style as often as her stage presence.
But this might not be the recognition she was hoping for.
The singer, 28, showed a little too much skin while performing on ABC's Good Morning America on Friday.
When Minaj rocked the stage at Central Park's Rumsey Playfield, her crop top began to slip, leaving her more than a little exposed.
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Cee Lo & Nicki Minaj to Perform at Billboard Music Awards
Originally posted 04/28/2011 11:50AM
A new lineup of chart-topping artists will take the stage when the Billboard Music Awards return next month.
Nominees Nicki Minaj and Pitbull, plus The Voice coach Cee Lo Green, will perform at the show, which airs live from Las Vegas on May 22 on ABC, the network confirms.
Previously announced performers include Jennifer Lopez, the Black Eyed Peas, Rihanna and Keith Urban, among others.
Hangover 2 star Ken Jeong will serve as host of the newly revived show, which returns after a five-year hiatus.
– Marisa Laudadio
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