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Express Tribune
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Lizzo surprises fans with live ‘IRL' duet alongside SZA during GNX Tour in Paris
Lizzo made a surprise appearance at SZA's GNX Tour stop in Paris, joining her on stage for a live performance of their hit song, 'IRL.' The unannounced duet electrified the crowd at the Accor Arena, marking a standout moment of the European leg of the tour. SZA brings out Lizzo at the Grand National Tour to perform their latest song 'IRL'. — KZA (@KZAUpdates) July 16, 2025 The collaboration between the two Grammy-winning artists had already generated buzz with the studio version of 'IRL', but seeing it live brought a new level of energy and emotion. Fans in attendance erupted as Lizzo emerged on stage, with the moment quickly going viral across social media. This was the first time the two have performed 'IRL' live together, and the chemistry between them didn't disappoint. SZA, currently promoting her 'LANA' deluxe album, has been drawing massive crowds across the GNX Tour. The addition of Lizzo only fueled excitement for what's next. The Paris performance also comes amid speculation of more collaborations between the artists, both known for their empowering messages, soulful vocals, and genre-bending styles. Industry insiders now wonder if Lizzo might appear at more GNX Tour stops or if this was a one-night-only event. Either way, the Paris crowd got a historic performance that will be remembered long after the tour wraps. As the GNX Tour continues across Europe, fans are keeping a close watch—hoping lightning might strike twice.
Yahoo
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Here's What's Going On With The Drama Between Nicki Minaj And SZA
Nicki Minaj is in the middle of yet another online feud — and this time, with SZA. James Devaney / GC Images, Rich Fury/VF20 / Getty Images for Vanity Fair The drama started yesterday when SZA posted a tweet that Nicki appeared to interpret as shade. At the time, she had been tweeting about Terrence "Punch" Henderson, the president of SZA's label, TDE, whom she claimed "bullied" her after she "rejected his business proposition." Related: "Mercury retrograde ... don't take the bait lol silly goose," SZA tweeted. Quote-tweeting the post, Nicki wrote, "Go draw your freckles back on bookie." She also criticized SZA's singing abilities, writing that she sounds like a "fkng dead dog." Twitter: @NICKIMINAJ "Bitch looking & sounding like she got stung by a fucking bee," Nicki wrote, "😩 dot dot dot *Draws on my fake freckles*" Twitter: @NICKIMINAJ SZA said, "I don't give a fuck bout none of that weird shit you popping." She also denied speaking negatively about Nicki after a fan accused her of inserting herself in the drama with Punch, saying,"I wasn't even talking about or to anyone I had just got off stage talking bout retrograde . [N-words] @'d ME ." Twitter: @sza For reference, SZA is currently on the Grand National Tour with Kendrick Lamar. SZA then tried to move on from the drama, writing, "LMAO lemme go back to being calm shy and meek . Yall have blessed night ! See you tomorrow for night 2 Paris !! ❤️🫶" But Nicki continued to tweet her, telling her, "Shutup ugly." She also proceeded to body-shame her and take aim at her music career. Related: "Wait. Does Sza think she's more successful than me?" Nicki wrote after SZA reacted to an unrelated post about SOS nearing diamond certification. "Lol yall catch me up pls." "Sza if every song you've ever done vanished right now the music business wouldn't even miss you," she continued. "I've been to countries that never heard of you. I know you're not THAT stupid are you? Stadiums? Did you look at the venues I played on my OWN headlined FESTIVAL tour out of the country last year? Bitch have you ever headlined to 80K ppl? Btch what have you ever done besides yodel with auto tune that needed retuning?" "Boo im an icon. You're not. The end," Nicki stated, despite SZA's glowing track record, which includes multiple Grammys, two mega successful albums, and two No. 1-charting hits, "Kill Bill" and "Luther." Her CTRL album spent 422 weeks on the Billboard 200, while SOS spent 135 weeks on the chart and broke a record previously held by Michael Jackson's Thriller. But Nicki didn't stop there. She also questioned, "Why didn't u speak up when your exec was bullying & harassing me ya dirty mangy cunt? These botted numbers on all platforms have yall losing yall mother fkng minds. You the type that would've been quiet in school trying to fit in. You still have no clue who you are! I know you went nights w/o washing that musty face. Btch how u remember exactly where every freckle go?" At that point, she was basically talking to herself, because SZA didn't publicly respond to any of those tweets. But as you can see, fans had a lot to say about the drama: Related: @willfulchaos / Lifetime / Via Twitter: @willfulchaos @MarceltheGemini / NBR / Via Twitter: @MarceltheGemini @BEYSNORWOOD / Bravo / Via Twitter: @BEYSNORWOOD @happilyevanaft / Via Twitter: @happilyevanaft Related: Punch responded, too. @LorenLorosa / The Breakfast Club / Via Twitter: @LorenLorosa When The Breakfast Club host Loren Lorosa asked him about the origins of the drama, Punch claimed everything began in 2020 when Nicki allegedly contacted him for a SZA feature. Loren said, "He responded and told Nicki Minaj that SZA was in album mode heavy and that he would get it over to her, and that was it. They never spoke again. [The] feature didn't happen, but he says he's lost after that as well." So far, Nicki hasn't publicly responded to his claims, but we've reached out for comment. Let me know what you think in the comments! Also in Celebrity: Also in Celebrity: Also in Celebrity: Solve the daily Crossword
Buzz Feed
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
SZA And Nicki Minaj Fight On Twitter
Nicki Minaj is in the middle of yet another Twitter feud — and this time, with SZA. The drama started yesterday when SZA posted a tweet that Nicki appeared to interpret as shade. At the time, she had been tweeting about Terrence "Punch" Henderson, the president of SZA's label, TDE, whom she claimed "bullied" her after she "rejected his business proposition." For reference, SZA is currently on the Grand National Tour with Kendrick Lamar. SZA then tried to move on from the drama, writing, "LMAO lemme go back to being calm shy and meek . Yall have blessed night ! See you tomorrow for night 2 Paris !! ❤️🫶" But Nicki continued to tweet her, telling her, "Shutup ugly." She also proceeded to body-shame her and take aim at her music career. "Wait. Does Sza think she's more successful than me?" Nicki wrote after SZA reacted to an unrelated post about SOS nearing diamond certification. "Lol yall catch me up pls." "Sza if every song you've ever done vanished right now the music business wouldn't even miss you," she continued. "I've been to countries that never heard of you. I know you're not THAT stupid are you? Stadiums? Did you look at the venues I played on my OWN headlined FESTIVAL tour out of the country last year? Bitch have you ever headlined to 80K ppl? Btch what have you ever done besides yodel with auto tune that needed retuning?" "Boo im an icon. You're not. The end," Nicki stated, despite SZA's glowing track record, which includes multiple Grammys, two mega successful albums, and two No. 1-charting hits, "Kill Bill" and "Luther." Her CTRL album spent 422 weeks on the Billboard 200, while SOS spent 135 weeks on the chart and broke a record previously held by Michael Jackson's Thriller. But Nicki didn't stop there. She also questioned, "Why didn't u speak up when your exec was bullying & harassing me ya dirty mangy cunt? These botted numbers on all platforms have yall losing yall mother fkng minds. You the type that would've been quiet in school trying to fit in. You still have no clue who you are! I know you went nights w/o washing that musty face. Btch how u remember exactly where every freckle go?" At that point, she was basically talking to herself, because SZA didn't publicly respond to any of those tweets. But as you can see, fans had a lot to say about the drama: When The Breakfast Club host Loren Lorosa asked him about the origins of the drama, Punch claimed everything began in 2020 when Nicki allegedly contacted him for a SZA feature. Loren said, "He responded and told Nicki Minaj that SZA was in album mode heavy and that he would get it over to her, and that was it. They never spoke again. [The] feature didn't happen, but he says he's lost after that as well." So far, Nicki hasn't publicly responded to his claims, but we've reached out for comment. Let me know what you think in the comments!
The Irish Sun
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Huge music star lands major part in new animated film after massive success of her last movie
THE wait will continue for a new album from Ariana Grande as she's just signed up for another new film. Advertisement 4 Ariana Grande has just signed up for another new film - an animated adaptation of the Dr Seuss classic Oh, The Places You'll Go! Credit: Getty But, in what might give her fans some comfort, it will be a musical, so audiences will get to hear her singing again when it hits screens in March 2028. It is being made by Jon M. Chu, who also directed Wicked, so it's not hard to see how she got the part. She will star alongside Josh Gad, who is best known for voicing Olaf in Frozen, so she's in good company. Ariana will be back in cinemas in November for sequel Wicked: For Good. Advertisement SZA hits back at Minaj NICKI Minaj has rowed with And she's now decided to come for R&B singer SZA. 4 SZA, above, is in a row with Nicki Minaj Credit: Getty 4 Nicki has beefed with many pop stars Credit: Getty Advertisement Late on Tuesday night, Nicki started by accusing rapper Punch – who is signed to the same label as SZA – of 'bullying me on Twitter for no reason'. In a cryptic message, SZA tweeted: 'Mercury retrograde . . . don't take the bait lol. Silly goose.' Most read in Bizarre But that was like a red rag to Nicki who posted a series of disses about the former Glastonbury headliner's appearance, before saying she sounds like a 'fkng dead dog'. Then she questioned SZA's achievements including the recent news that her 2022 album SOS had gone nine-times platinum in less than three years. Advertisement 'Justice for SZA' say Glastonbury fans as headliner is hit by more sound issues She wrote on X: 'Does Sza think she's more successful than me? Sza, if every song you've ever done vanished right now the music business wouldn't even miss you.' But SZA insisted she wouldn't be getting involved. She wrote: 'I'm the most successful I ever been. GET SOME F***ING PERSPECTIVE n BARK AT THE WALL.' Hear hear. Advertisement Busy Katy smugs off Orlando HER former partner Orlando Bloom might have been branded the 'worst boyfriend ever' after he was seen gallivanting around the world with a massive grin on his face. But Katy Perry isn't letting the pain of their heartbreak, or Orlando's smug mug, get in the way of her world tour. 4 Katy Perry isn't letting Orlando Bloom get in the way of her world tour Credit: Getty The Piece Of Me singer wore this futuristic outfit as she made her homecoming at the Kia Forum in California on her Lifetimes tour. Advertisement The mammoth run of shows will see her playing a gig in San Francisco tomorrow before polishing off 19 more concerts in the US before she heads to South America. Read more on the Irish Sun Just one look at Katie's jam-packed schedule, which gives her barely more than a few days off at a time, is enough to make us mere mortals quake. But given what's happening in her personal life, being busy, maybe for the best.
New York Post
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Nicki Minaj explodes on ‘musty' SZA in bitter social media feud: ‘I know you're not THAT stupid'
We can't hit snooze on this fight. On Tuesday, Nicki Minaj slammed fellow female rapper SZA in a lengthy post on X. 'Wait. Does Sza think she's more successful than me? Lol yall catch me up pls,' the 12-time Grammy nominee, 42, began. 'Sza if every song you've ever done vanished right now the music business wouldn't even miss you. I've been to countries that never heard of you. I know you're not THAT stupid are you? Stadiums?' 10 SZA attends the WSJ. Magazine 2023 Innovator Awards. Getty Images for WSJ. Magazine Innovators Awards Minaj continued, 'Did you look at the venues I played on my OWN headlined FESTIVAL tour out of the country last year? Bitch have you ever headlined to 80K ppl? Btch what have you ever done besides yodel with auto tune that needed retuning? Boo im an icon. You're not. The end.' The heated attack didn't stop there. The 'Pink Friday' rapper alleged that SZA, 35, didn't defend her 'when your exec was bullying & harassing me.' 'You the type that would've been quiet in school trying to fit in,' Minaj added. 'You still have no clue who you are! I know you went nights w/o washing that musty face. Btch how u remember exactly where every freckle go?' The feud seemingly started when the 'Starships' singer called out Terrence 'Punch' Henderson, the president of Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) label, which SZA is signed to, for bullying her 'on Twitter for no reason,' per Billboard. 'So glad I have proof of being bullied by AND being lied on by a man PUBLICLY,' Minaj said on X Tuesday, 'on a platform I use for my JOB; after I rejected his business proposition on more than one occasion.' 10 Nicki Minaj attends The 2025 Met Gala. Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue SZA then shared a cryptic message on the social media platform, tweeting, 'Mercury retrograde.. don't take the bait lol silly goose.' Despite not naming names, Minaj assumed the message was about her and replied, 'Go draw your freckles back on bookie.' 'Bitch looking & sounding like she got stung by a f–king bee,' Minaj said in another post on X. 'Dot dot dot *Draws on my fake freckles.*' 10 SZA performs on The Pyramid Stage during day five of Glastonbury Festival hip-hop artist also took a jab at SZA's career accomplishments. The musician's 2022 album, 'SOS,' went 9x Platinum in under three years. This achievement made SZA the only Black artist to ever spend more than 80 weeks in the Billboard 200's Top 10 chart. She even beat Michael Jackson's previous record, reported Billboard. According to Minaj, the accomplishment wasn't warranted. 'B–ch put out a whole new album as a deluxe to an already existing album that was out for like a year or 2 so the original album could break records,' she exclaimed. 'Like what in the insecure lack of morals & integrity you doing? I thought she was like a real artist? Girl bye.' 10 Nicki Minaj performs during 2024 Dreamville Music Festival. FilmMagic SZA didn't take the bait. 'I get bullied by millions online every day then step my ass out onna packed stadium tour where ppl show me REAL love . IN REAL LIFE,' the Grammy winner told followers on X. 'My parents are healthy and I'm the most successful I ever been . GET SOME F–KING PERSPECTIVE n BARK AT THE WALL !!!' 'Lmao lemme go back to being calm shy and meek,' SZA concluded in her last tweet. 'Yall have blessed night ! See you tomorrow for night 2 Paris !!' The singer and Kendrick Lamar's second show at the Paris La Défense Arena takes place tonight, on Wednesday, July 16. 10 Nicki Minaj at the 2024 Met Gala. Variety via Getty Images Meanwhile, this isn't the first time Minaj has gone toe-to-toe with another female rapper. She and Cardi B have gone back and forth for years. Despite fans being unable to pinpoint what caused the turmoil between the superstars, some believe it started in 2017 when Katy Perry released her diss track 'Swish Swish.' Minaj rapped, 'Silly rap beefs just get me more checks / My life is a movie, I'm never off set / Me and my amigos (no, not Offset).' 10 Nicki Minaj. Getty Images for Live Nation Cardi B, 32, was allegedly not pleased with the line mentioning her now ex, Offset, 33. 'I hate this s–t, I really, really do. A bitch like me, I was happier when I was macking in the hood. This s–t right here is so fake,' Cardi B said on Instagram Live shortly after the song was released. 'When I used to be a regular bitch from the Bronx — a hood bitch — when somebody used to be fake to me it was cool because I could approach a bitch and punch her right in her closure… Now that I'm in the industry, you don't work like that, just have to watch s–t go, watch s–t go.' 10 SZA is seen on March 11, 2025 in Los Angeles. GC Images 'You gotta see people play you and just say nothing like a d–k. That s–t is so wack my n—alike that s–t be breaking my heart because the people, your idols, become rivals,' she added. The two continued to subtweet each other on Twitter in the months that followed, and at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, Cardi B explained she wanted to put the feud rumors to rest. 'I mean, I don't really want problems with anybody,' she told Billboard at the time. 'I don't want to be, like, queen. I don't wanna be no this. I don't wanna be no that. I just wanna make music and make money. I really don't have time to look at other women, what they doing.' 10 Nicki Minaj performs onstage during her Pink Friday 2 World Tour at Madison Square Garden. Getty Images for Live Nation However, the two came to blows at New York Fashion Week in 2018 when they both attended Harper's Bazaar Icons bash. Cardi B famously hurled a shoe at Minaj, was escorted out of the Plaza, and photographed with a giant knot on her forehead. 'It started because someone pushed Cardi from behind. She went flying,' a source told Page Six at the time. Another claimed Cardi started it, adding that during the brawl, she 'was standing there with her dress ripped and underwear showing and yelling with a bunch of guys holding her back.' 10 SZA performs at the Glastonbury Festival else who witnessed the heated interaction claimed, 'Cardi started screaming something about her child.' 'She was yelling, 'Bitch you feisty. Bitch don't talk s–t about my child,' they told People. Cardi B has daughters Kulture, 7, and Blossom, 10 months, and son Wave, 3, with Offset. Minaj, meanwhile, welcomed her son with husband Kenneth 'Zoo' Petty in 2020. After the altercation, Minaj wrote online: 'I've let a lot of s–t slide! I let you sneak diss me, I let you lie on me, I let you attempt to stop my bags, f–k up the way I eat! You've threaten other artists in the industry, told them if they work with me you'll stop f–king with them!! I let you talk big s–t about me!!' 10 Cardi B attends the Ashi Studio Haute Couture show. Getty Images She also denied ever speaking negatively about Cardi's daughter, Kulture. 'I just want people to know that Onika Tanya Maraj has never, will never… speak ill on anyone's child. I am not a clown. That's clown s–t,' Minaj said on her 'Queen Radio' show.
