Ariana Grande brought out Nicki Minaj to perform their collaboration “Bang Bang” live during the 2015 NBA All-Star Game halftime show at the Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday, February 15th.

You can watch Ariana‘s full 11-minute set in the clip after the jump below. If you want to skip straight to the performance with Nicki, then go to the 6:50 mark of the video!

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On February 13th, Drake performed live at Sprite‘s “Obey Your Thirst” concert, which took place at Irving Hall in New York City.

During his set, Drizzy performed songs from his If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late project live for the very first time, as well as older songs such as “Worst Behavior“, “Trophies“, “6 God“, and “0 To 100“.

Drizzy Drake also performed “Blessings“, covered Rihanna’s “FourFiveSeconds” single, and brought out Kanye West as a surprise guest to perform “I Don’t Like“.

You can watch footage from this event in the clips after the jump below!

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On December 18th, the last ever episode of BET’s 106 & Park television show aired. Nicki Minaj appeared on this episode to promote and discuss her The Pinkprint album with hosts Terrence and Rocsi, who also made a return for the final episode.

During her interview, which you can watch below, the YM Barbie spoke on how she celebrated her birthday earlier this month, being nominated at the GRAMMYs, what she has planned for Christmas, her upcoming tour with Trey Songz, being single, Beyonce, and more!

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We saw part 1 yesterday, now here is part 2 of Nicki Minaj‘s sit-down with Elliott Wilson for CRWN, which took place on December 16th in New York City.

In this segment, the YM Barbie chats about her debut studio album Pink Friday, her feature on Kanye West’s “Monster” song, Kendrick Lamar, Young Thug, Rae Sremmurd, working with Beyonce on “Feeling Myself“, Eminem, and plenty more.

Nicki also tells the stories of how one time Lil Wayne called her up to tell her she ain’t on Young Money no more, why she signed to YM over Warner Bros. Records, and remembering Wayne make Mack Maine tell her that her verse will be removed from “Bed Rock“!

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Here is the first part of Nicki Minaj‘s interview with Elliott Wilson for his CRWN series that took place in New York City on December 16th.

In the first part, Nicki opened up about her personal life, wanting to be a mother, working so much, her past relationship, Safaree, her cousin that passed away, and shared stories about her family from the past.

The Young Money Barbie also discussed her new album The Pinkprint, how certain songs off the project came together, having skill, her relationship with Lil Wayne and Birdman, if YMCMB is really a family, and more.

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The following day after The Pinkprint will be released in stores, Nicki Minaj will be sitting down with Elliott Wilson for a one on one interview with his CRWN series.

On Tuesday, the Barbie will be making an appearance at a secret location in New York City to talk all about her new album, hosting the 2014 MTV EMAs, appearing on “SNL”, her upcoming tour, getting nominated at the GRAMMYs, and more!

Check out the official music video for Swagg Milliano‘s “You Know That” track featuring Cory Gunz below.

The visual, which was shot in The Bronx, New York City, was directed by DeadEyez and MoneyMark.

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