Nicki Minaj proclaimed as the Billboard’s 2011 Rising Star

Nicki Minaj
Singer and Rapper Nicki Minaj

Another milestone in the career of international singer and rapper Nicki Minaj after she was proclaimed as the 2011 Billboard’s Rising Star.

The announcement of the award was done last Wednesday to recognize the success of her released album this year entitled “Pink Friday”.

Nicki Minaj success in the international music scene has proven her popularity and now the singer-rapper has announced that she will be releasing soon her second album.

Minaj posted in the microblogging site Twitter that she will be releasing her new album soon and took the opportunity to thank all the people who have supported her and for the recognition that was given to her.

The new album is entitled “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded” and will be released next year during Valentines Day, February 14, 2012.

Currently Nicki is being managed under the Young Money Entertainment of Lil Wayne’s.

Most of the songs of Nicki Minaj has been successful and became popular internationally that she even became the first ever solo artist whose seven songs made it to the Hot 100 singles of the Billboard chart.

Among those songs of Nicki Minaj which became well known are “Super B(–foul word(s) removed–)”, “Your Love” and “Fly” where the singer-rapper worked with singer Rihanna. Her album on the other hand stole the number 1 spot on the Billboard 200 album chart.

Her achievements and accomplishment in the world of music in two different genres, hip-hop and pop made her as one of the phenomenal artists today thus it wasn’t surprising that the Billboard has named her as the 2011 Rising Star.

Several Artists have also given such awards in the past years and that includes Colbie Caillat in 2008, Lady Gaga 2009 and Jazmine Sullivan in the year 2010.

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