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Nicki Minaj season is right around the corner. The rapper announced on Friday (Nov. 8) that she will be celebrating the one-year anniversary of Pink Friday 2 with Pink Friday 2 – The Hiatus, which will arrive on Dec. 13.
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Nicki had previously been teasing Pink Friday 3, but it appears she’s set to go in a different direction with The Hiatus, which will serve as final deluxe installment and closing chapter of the PF2 era.
“Pink Friday 2 – The Hiatus The final deluxe installment On the 1 year Anniversary of PF2 12.13.24,” she wrote to X.
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Fans had mixed reactions to the news. While the Barbz were ecstatic to know they’d be receiving new music, they were also worried about a “hiatus” meaning Minaj potentially stepping away from music for a considerable amount of time in 2025.
“IS THIS A DELUXE OR A HIATUS IM CONFUSED-,” one fan tweeted, while another added, “Wait I skipped the hiatus word…. Idk how to feel now.”
Minaj was originally slated to drop Pink Friday 2: Gag City Reloaded in September to coincide with the second U.S. leg of her record-breaking Pink Friday 2 World Tour, but pivoted to Pink Friday 3.
“Instead of doing a DELUXE to Pink Friday 2, I’ve decided to do a brand new album. I’ll still incorporate new songs like #Mamita & [The ‘anxiety’ song] for the remainder of the tour tho…and I’ll announce the new date within the next couple weeks,” she tweeted at the time. “The new music is just too good to be thrown away on a deluxe album. Last night, the songs I recorded were just way too iconic. I love you guys so much. You know that. I know you do. I’ll still give you something leading up to the announcement, so no worries.”
It’s unclear if there are still plans for Pink Friday 3 as her next era, or if it’s been replaced with The Hiatus deluxe edition.
The 41-year-old rapper wrapped up North America’s second leg of her world tour in October, which already was the highest grossing and bestselling rap tour by a woman in Boxscore history following the first leg.
Pink Friday 2 arrived on Dec. 8, 2023, and debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 228,000 album-equivalent units, according to Luminate.
Edgar Barrera‘s prowess has been widely recognized not only by the Latin Recording Academy, with nine nominations for the 2024 Latin Grammys alone, but also by the Recording Academy. For the second year in a row, the Mexican-American hitmaker is competing for songwriter of the year, non-classical at the Grammys thanks to Spanish-language songs written with or for stars such as Ivan Cornejo, Carín León, Shakira, Karol G and Peso Pluma.
In the list of nominations for the 2025 Grammy Awards, announced Friday (Nov. 8), Barrera was once again included in a non-Latin genre category, along with English-language songwriters Jessi Alexander, Amy Allen, Jessie Jo Dillon and Raye. Songs cited this year under his name are “Atención” (Ivan Cornejo), “(Entre Paréntesis)” (Shakira and Grupo Frontera), “It Was Always You (Siempre Fuiste Tú)” (Carín León and Leon Bridges), “No Se Vale” (Camilo), “The One (Pero No Como Yo)” (Carín León and Kane Brown), “Por El Contrario” (Becky G with Ángela Aguilar and Leonardo Aguilar), “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”(Karol G), “Sincere” (Khalid) and “Tommy & Pamela” (Peso Pluma and Kenia Os).
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The nominations in general include other Latin artists, but not in such prominent categories as songwriter of the year. Among others, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel is nominated again in the classical music categories, along with Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz, and Puerto Rican saxophonist and composer Miguel Zenón appears in the jazz categories.
In the Latin music-specific categories — which include pop, urban, rock or alternative, Mexican music and tropical music — there are superstars who have been nominated or awarded in the past, such as Anitta, Bad Bunny, Shakira, Kali Uchis, Peso Pluma, J Balvin, Residente, Juan Luis Guerra and Marc Anthony, among others. Plus, first-time nominees include Feid, Young Miko and Rawayana.
Karol G, who won last year’s Grammy for best música urbana album for Mañana Será Bonito and now has eight nominations at the 2024 Latin Grammys — including album of the year for Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season) — was surprisingly not among this year’s Grammy nominees.
Below are the nominees for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in the Latin music and Latin jazz categories. Winners will be announced in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 2.
Best Latin Pop Album
Funk Generation, Anitta
El Viaje, Luis Fonsi
García, Kany García
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, Shakira
Orquídeas, Kali Uchis
Best Música Urbana Album
Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana, Bad Bunny
Rayo, J Balvin
Ferxxocalipsis, Feid
Las Letras Ya No Importan, Residente
Att., Young Miko
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Compita del Destino, El David Aguilar
Pa’ Tu Cuerpa, Cimafunk
Autopoiética, Mon Laferte
Grasa, Nathy Peluso
¿Quién trae las cornetas?, Rawayana
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
Diamantes, Chiquis
Boca Chueca, Vol. 1, Carín León
Éxodo, Peso Pluma
De Lejitos, Jessi Uribe
Best Tropical Latin Album
Muevense, Marc Anthony
Bailar, Sheila E.
Radio Güira, Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional), Tony Succar, Mimy Succar
Vacilón Santiaguero, Kiki Valera
Best Latin Jazz Album
Spain Forever Again, Michel Camilo & Tomatito
Cubop Lives!, Zaccai Curtis
Collab, Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Time and Again, Eliane Elias
El Trio: Live in Italy, Horacio “El Negro” Hernández, John Beasley & José Gola
Cuba and Beyond, Chucho Valdés & Royal Quartet
As I Travel, Donald Vega feat. Lewis Nash, John Patitucci & Luisito Quintero
Once again, it’s Queen Bey’s world, we’re just living in it.Beyoncé made history on Friday (Nov. 8) when she landed 11 2025 Grammy Award nominations, setting a one-year record for nods for a woman artist. The Cowboy Carter star had previously shared the title with Lauryn Hill, who earned 10 noms in 1999; Bey got 10 as well in 2010.
She wasn’t alone in racking up multiple nominations, with Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone tied for second place with seven nods and Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and Taylor Swift tied for third place with six nominations.
Records fell all over the place, with Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department marking her seventh album of the year nomination, helping her break a tie with Barbra Streisand for the woman with the most AOTY nods. Beyoncé also made history when Cowboy Carter got an AOTY bid, elevating the singer to the pole position on the list of Black artists with the most AOTY nominations as a lead artist; she was formerly tied with Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar on that list.
Bey has been up for the night’s top prize four other times, but to date has never won the award. In addition, Cowboy Carter has officially become the most Grammy-nominated album of all time, surpassing previous record-holders Michael Jackson’s Thriller and husband Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3, which both earned 10 noms; her earlier albums Renaissance and Lemonade both earned nine AOTY nominations.
Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” snagged record and song of the year nominations, putting the Compton MC in a tie with Jay-Z for the most noms in each of those categories by a rapper. Roan and Carpenter both racked up nominations in each of the Big Four categories – album, record and song of the year and best new artist – marking the third time in Grammy history that two artists have achieved that quadfecta in the same year.
Eilish ran up her fifth record of the year nomination for “Birds of a Feather,” making the singer the first artist in Grammy history to roll up five record of the year nods before turning 23; Eilish will turn that age on Dec. 18. Grammy darling Swift got her record-extending eighth song of the year nomination for co-writing the Tortured Poets single “Fortnight,” a category she has yet to win in. Swift co-wrote “Fortnight” with Jack Antonoff and Post Malone, whose nomination marks his second in that category.
“Fortnight” is also up for record of the year, with Posty scoring additional attention in best pop duo/group performance for his Cowboy Carter duet with Bey on “Levii’s Jeans,” as well as best country duo/group performance for his smash single “I Had Some Help” with Morgan Wallen, which also got a nod for best country song.
Charli XCX might celebrate her Brat summer next year thanks to a record of the year nomination for her single “360,” as well as AOTY notices for Brat and best pop solo performance for “Apple,” among other noms.
For the full list of this year’s nominees, click here. The 67th annual Grammy Awards will take place on Feb. 2 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Below, find the artists who have the most 2025 Grammy nominations.
Grupo Niche‘s “Cali Pachanguero” has transcended generations, cultures and language barriers. The fast-paced track, penned by the legendary Jairo Varela in 1984, took on a life of its own, becoming an unofficial anthem for Colombians around the world. Forty years later, the song continues to have a lasting impact not only on the new generation […]
Travis Scott‘s ‘FE!N,” featuring Playboi Carti, has surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify, the streaming service announced on Thursday (Nov. 7). “Travis Scott and Playboi Carti’s FE!N is the newest member of the BILLIONS CLUB,” Spotify wrote on X and Instagram. “Thanks to all the fans.” Carti shared the infographic on his own Instagram Story. […]
Koe Wetzel and Jessie Murph’s “High Road” travels to the top 10 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart as it rises two spots to No. 10 on the list dated Nov. 16. The song – each act’s first entry on the survey – increased by 17% to 17.5 million in audience Nov. 1-7, according to Luminate. […]
The Recording Academy has unveiled its nominations list for the 2025 Grammys, and some pretty huge names weren’t on it — at least, not in all of the Big Four categories fans might have been expecting. Though stars such as Taylor Swift, Billie Eillish, Beyoncé, Charli XCX and more all received wide recognition on the […]
It’s a tight race for album of the year at the Latin Grammys, where both commercially and critically acclaimed albums are vying for the award. This year, the 10 nominated LPs are Bolero by Angela Aguilar; Camilo’s Cuatro; Xande Canta Caetano by Xande De Pilares; Karol G’s Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season); García by Kany […]
Latto’s Sugar Honey Iced Tea Tour rumbled through Toronto on Thursday night (Nov. 7), and Drake popped out to make a surprise guest appearance. The Atlanta rapper and Drizzy teamed up for “Housekeeping Knows,” which arrived earlier this year as part of the 6 God’s 100 Gigs drop. While the track isn’t typically part of […]
Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.
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This week, Karol G leads a Colombia all-star team, Zach Bryan stays prolific and XG take a step forward. Check out all of this week’s picks below:
Karol G feat. Feid, DFZM, Ovy on the Drums, J Balvin, Maluma, Blessd & Ryan Castro, “+57”
The first words uttered on “+57” are “Colombia gang,” and they are apt: this all-star collaboration, headlined by Karol G but making room for notable names across the Latin music community, honors the music of Colombia through sheer strength in numbers, as well as a hypnotic beat that never wears out its welcome across nearly 5 minutes.
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Zach Bryan, “High Road” & “This World’s a Giant”
Following the July release of The Great American Bar Scene, Zach Bryan is back this week with a pair of singles, “High Road” and “This World’s a Giant,” both of which present somber reflections of a man wrestling with demons and not ready to step outside amidst mournful strums and stately country production.
XG, AWE
If the breathless single “Something Ain’t Right” hinted at the promise of XG’s next era earlier this year, then its host project, AWE, fully realizes the Japanese group’s potential: AWE only run 23 minutes but features a slew of giddy pop moments and a sharp mix of the members’ respective personalities.
Ferg, Darold
Titled after his birth name, Ferg offers an intimate portrait of the A$AP Mob mainstay and the family members who helped shape his worldview, while also bringing in top-notch guests like Future, Coco Jones, Denzel Curry and Mary J. Blige, with the lattermost featured on back-half highlights “Casting Spells” and “Chosen.”
Charlie Puth, “December 25th”
As Charlie Puth is gearing up for a new album release next year, he’s unveiled a stocking stuffer to tide over fans before the calendar flips, with “December 25th” translating his wide vocal range, melodic gifts and penchant for classic pop nostalgia into a jingly, slightly melancholic holiday single.
Editor’s Pick: Griff, “Last Night’s Mascara”
“Would you look at me now?” Griff asks multiple times within the chorus of new single “Last Night’s Mascara,” the remnants of the pop singer’s tears still evident the next morning as she literally prays for resolution; like all of Griff’s best tracks, the emotional resonance of her voice guides the thematic construction and provides weight to every hook.