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How to Build A Brand Empire Like Nicki Minaj

Whether you know her from her quadruple-platinum album, her Pink Friday fragrance, her M.A.C. lipstick, her OPI nail polish, or as a judge on “American Idol,” chances are you’ve heard of Nicki Minaj by now.

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 She is taking the world by storm, and by no coincidence. – While her multi-colored wigs, outrageous outfits, and wild alter-egos might make Nicki seem bizarre and crazy, her every move is a calculated step in her plan to achieve a world dominating empire. Don’t let her wacky style fool you — Nicki Minaj is a smart, savvy business woman, and here are some quotes straight from the Barbie herself to prove it. – 

Have a plan

“Everything I do, I do with business in my head. If you’re not savvy, this business will eat you alive. A lot of people see it as a big party. And when that party is up, what are you going to do?” – Nicki Minaj in an interview with ‘The Guardian’. Whether she’s collaborating with other artists on a new track or planning a new clothing line, Nicki Minaj has her career planned out to a T. Everything in her life and career so far has all been a part of her plan to take over the music industry. 

Set your goals high

“My goal in the beginning was to buy my mother a house. Now I realize, Okay, if I really focus and become a key player in business, then I can build an empire. I’m thinking of a legacy that I can be proud of and wealth that my grandchildren can use to go to college. So world domination— in terms of providing for my family— is absolutely my goal.” – Nicki Minaj in an interview with ‘Elle’ magazine. No matter what business venture you are pursuing, don’t settle to be good. Be the best! Yes, 

Protect your brand “I just have to take control of my brand because longevity is very important to me, and I wasn’t just going to please a couple of people then look back, and think ‘Wow, what did I just do to myself?’” – Nicki Minaj in an interview with ‘Elle’ magazine. When Nicki broke into the music business she wasn’t just looking for her 15 minutes of fame. She made a point early in her career to not collaborate on tracks with artists who only wanted her to sing sexually explicit lyrics. She knew that she had to be in charge of her brand’s image and put her best foot forward as she was just starting out in the business. Now that she’s achieved superstardom she’s more free to let her freak flag fly. 

Be involved in every aspect of your brand

“The fragrance people wanted to choke me toward the end, but I’m hands on with every single thing that has my name attached to it. … My lawyer gives the same speech to everyone who wants to do business with me now, … ‘Nicki is not one of those artists who allow her representatives to make descisions for her.’” – Nicki Minaj in the April 2013 issue of ‘Elle’ magazine. Nicki Minaj was involved in the production of her fragrance from concept to conclusion. She knew that the fragrance would reflect on her brand, so she wanted everything about Pink Friday to capture her style. Her next business venture is a clothing line for K-mart, and she’s said that she chose to partner with K-mart specifically so that she could make stylish, but affordable clothing for her fans, or “Barbz” as she lovingly calls them.

Demand respect

“My advice to women in general: Even if you’re doing a nine-to-five job, treat yourself like a boss. Not arrogant, but be sure of what you want— and don’t allow people to run anything for you without your knowledge. You want everyone to know, Okay, I can’t play games with her. I have to do right by this woman.” –

 – Nicki Minaj in an interview with ‘Elle’ magazine. This is probably the best advice Nicki has to offer, especially for female entrepreneurs. But for anyone just starting out in any industry, it’s hard to be taken seriously. As a newcomer it’s crucial to command respect by being confident and speaking your mind. They always say treat others how you’d like to be treated, but it’s important to treat yourself how you want to be treated, too – like a boss! 

Be fearlessly unique “Just go for it! Stop limiting yourself! And that’s a great feeling. It’s a great feeling to not box yourself into anyone’s limitations or ideas or judgments.” – Nicki Minaj in an interview with ‘The Guardian’. If anyone can prove that it’s crucial to be unique, it’s Nicki Minaj. She has a style and sound unlike anyone else, and that’s exactly what she needed in order to break into the business. Your brand isn’t going to go anywhere if you simply copy everyone else. You can’t be afraid to break the mold and forge your own path. Don’t be afraid to take risks and don’t limit yourself to what has already been done before. Never give up. When asked if she had any advice for struggling artists, Nicki Minaj stated simply, “Your victory is right around the corner.” 

Never give up.

”Nicki Minaj faced plenty of trials and tribulations on her way to superstardom. If she had given up after her mixtapes were rejected from thousands of producers, she’d never be where she is now. So if you want your brand to be successful, you have to fight for it tooth and nail. 

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Beyoncé’s New Album, RENAISSANCE

Beyoncé’s first solo album in six years will have fans heading to the dance floor, according to critics.

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Renaissance has been described as having “fierce club energy”, “a joyous soundtrack to a hot girl summer” and being an “endless party”.

The Telegraph predicted it “will be filling dance floors for years to come”.

Writer James Hall says it is “a tribute to two forms of music: late-1980s and early-1990s house, and disco.

“It is peppered with sounds that anyone watching reruns of Top of the Pops from that era on BBC Four will be instantly familiar with,” he wrote.

Thanking fans for not listening to a leaked version, Beyoncé wrote online: “I appreciate you for calling out anyone that was trying to sneak into the club early.

“It means the world to me. Thank you for your unwavering support. Thank you for being patient.”

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Image caption,Beyoncé has won 28 Grammy awards with 79 nominations – more than any other female musician

The Guardian gave the track list of 16 songs four out of five stars, describing it as “unapologetically escapist” where the singer “unleashes everything from disco bangers to global house hedonism”.

Tara Joshi wrote: “Beyoncé was never going to make a corny ‘live, laugh, love’ record, and her rebirth finds her in the role of siren luring us to the dancefloor.

“It’s a celebration of living abundantly and outside the realms of others’ expectations, and acts as a reminder of how rare it is to witness this hyper-disciplined artist simply having fun on her own terms. “

However, Joshi believes the release “falls short of being Beyoncé’s best full-length”.

Pitchfork’s Dylan Green claims it’s “the most unabashedly fun new Beyoncé record since 2006’s B-Day”.

He describes Beyoncé as “one of the only living musicians who can stop the world with new music” who has put out an album with a “staggering amount of talent in one place” – referring to collaborations with Grace Jones, Skrillex and Drake.

“Her chants of ‘the category is…’ and other language used within ball culture and queer communities also stand out in the music,” he wrote.

“Dance music of all stripes was built by queer artists, and that history hovers through.”

Renaissance is the first instalment of a three-album project recorded during the pandemic.

“Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world,” Beyoncé wrote on Instagram.

“It allowed me to feel free and adventurous in a time when little else was moving”.

Rolling Stone’s critic Mosi Reeves notes “every song is an uptempo track that has the potential to joyously redefine dance floors, living rooms, and car singalongs in 2022 and beyond”.

He says it is the first record from Beyoncé in nearly 20 years “to completely omit” ballads from the track listing – referencing some of her previous hits such as Halo and Irreplaceable.

“This is an album about letting go and having a good time,” writes Will Hodgkinson in The Times, saying the superstar “appears to have discovered the sweaty, messy world of club culture” for the first time.

“Beyoncé, whose singing is as dynamic as it has ever been, has replaced overthinking with disco grooving,” he said.

“It doesn’t seem like a bad way of dealing with the age of anxiety.”

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Shania Twain Opens Up About ‘Scary’ Lyme Disease Symptoms: ‘I Thought I‘d Lose My Voice Forever’

Twain opened up about her Lyme disease diagnosis in the new Netflix documentary Not Just a Girl.
Twain revealed she had “scary” symptoms and would often lose her balance and feel dizzy while performing on stage.
The country-pop singer says Lyme disease impacted her voice and she later underwent open-throat surgery.

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Most people recognize country singer Shania Twain’s music immediately (we dare you not to sing along to Man! I Feel Like a Woman!). But, it hasn’t always been smooth sailing for the musician. The 56-year-old was forced to take a break from the spotlight to recover from a mysterious illness. In a new Netflix documentary, Not Just a Girl, the queen of country pop opens up about her battle with Lyme disease, and how she thought it would end her singing career.

While touring in 2003 to promote her new music, Twain’s life was turned upside down by a tick bite she got while horseback riding.

“The tick was infected with Lyme disease, and I did get Lyme disease,” the star says in the documentary. “My symptoms were quite scary because before I was diagnosed, I was on stage very dizzy. I was losing my balance, I was afraid I was gonna fall off the stage…I was having these very, very, very millisecond blackouts, but regularly, every minute or every 30 seconds.”

The Canadian singer also feared that the illness would impact her voice, especially after she started to lose control over her vocals. “My voice was never the same again,” she says. “I thought I’d lose my voice forever. I thought that was it, [and] I would never, ever sing again.”

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Twain previously opened up about her Lyme disease diagnosis, which led her to undergo open-throat surgery and take a break from the spotlight. The Grammy winner revealed to Extra the surgeries were “very intense” and “very different from a vocal cord operation.” She eventually returned to the stage in 2017.

“I remember thinking and people saying, ‘Where’s Shania Twain? Where did she go?’” The You’re Still the One singer said in an interview with Sunday with Willie Geist, per People. “It was devastating. I was very sad about it to the point where I just—I felt I had no other choice but to accept it—and that I would never sing again.”

She revealed in an interview with ITV’s Loose Women that doctors originally didn’t know what was causing her symptoms. “It took years to get to the bottom of what was affecting my voice, and I would say probably a good seven years before a doctor was able to find out that it was nerve damage to my vocal cords directly caused by Lyme disease, and I was just out horseback riding in the forest when I got bit by a tick, a Lyme tick.”

The singer spent time healing her throat and recovering through therapy but said she “was morning the expression of my voice.” She added, “It would have killed me not to be able to ever sing again. I wasn’t going to let my life be over. But I would have been very sad and I have mourned that forever.”

Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease (a disease transmitted to humans from anthropods) in the United States. It is transmitted through a bite from an infected black-legged tick. If left untreated, symptoms can spread to joints, the heart, and the nervous system, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The most common symptoms of Lyme disease that pop up within three to 30 days of a bite typically include:

  • Fever
  • Chills
  • Headache
  • Fatigue
  • Muscle and joint aches
  • Swollen lymph nodes
  • Erythema migrans rash (bullseye rash)

You can also experience these symptoms months after infection, according to the CDC:

  • Severe headaches and neck stiffness
  • Rashes on other areas of the body
  • Facial palsy
  • Arthritis with severe joint pain and swelling
  • Intermittent pain in tendons, muscles, joints, and bones
  • Heart palpitations or irregular heartbeat (called Lyme carditis)
  • Episodes of dizziness or shortness of breath
  • Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord
  • Nerve pain
  • Shooting pains, numbness, or tingling in the hands or feet

Lyme disease is most commonly diagnosed from symptoms or known exposure to ticks. It is often treated successfully with antibiotics, according to the CDC.

We’re so glad to hear Twain’s powerful vocals again, and can’t wait to see what’s in store for the singer.

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Chris Brown’s 12th Studio Album “Breezy” 

A chart-topping force, Brown has made more Billboard Hot 100 entries since the start of his career than any contemporary male singer alive to date, and with his new album BREEZY, will continue to break records.

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[New York, NY – June 24, 2022] Global superstar Chris Brown drops his highly anticipated 12th studio album BREEZY via RCA Records – click here to listen. The 24-track project is star-studded, enlisting features from major artists such as H.E.R., Jack Harlow, Bryson Tiller and more. Additionally, Brown released the visual today for “C.A.B. (Catch A Body)” featuring Fivio Foreign – click here to watch. This week Chris also dropped his “WE (Warm Embrace)” video starring himself alongside hitmaker Normani – click here to watch.You can hear the new record live on his One Of Them Ones Tour this summer with Lil Baby, kicking off July 15th – click here to purchase tickets.

 Listen to BREEZYhttps://chrisbrown.lnk.to/BREEZY

Watch “C.A.B. (Catch A Body)” featuring Fivio Foreign: https://chrisbrown.lnk.to/CAB

Watch “WE (Warm Embrace)”: https://chrisbrown.lnk.to/warmembrace/youtube 

Previously, Chris Brown released his well-received full-length mixtape Slime & B with Young Thug,  which featured the hit single “Go Crazy,” and the release of the remix featuring Young Thug, Future, Lil Durk and Latto. Throughout his career, Brown has continued to break records – even his own – and received a plethora of accolades. The original version of “Go Crazy” topped his single “No Guidance” as the longest running #1 song on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart at 28 weeks and counting. In the past two years alone, he’s garnered nominations and wins from multiple award shows. “Go Crazy” won three Soul Train Awards in 2020 for Song of the Year, Best Collaboration and Best Dance Performance and garnered seven more nominations in 2021. He was also nominated for seven Billboard Music Awards, including Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Album and Top R&B Song (“Go Crazy”), four BET Awards including Video of the Year (“Go Crazy”) and Best Male R&B/Pop Artist, two BET Hip-Hop Awards for Best Hip-Hop Video (“Go Crazy”) and Best Duo or Group, two MTV Video Music Awards for Best R&B Song (for two songs – “Go Crazy” and “Come Through” with H.E.R.) and one 2022 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration – Contemporary (“Go Crazy (Remix)” with Young Thug, Lil Durk, Future and Latto).

A chart-topping force, Brown has made more Billboard Hot 100 entries since the start of his career than any contemporary male singer alive to date, and with his new album BREEZY, will continue to break records.

 Buy/Stream BREEZY:
https://chrisbrown.lnk.to/BREEZY

Watch “C.A.B. (Catch A Body)” featuring Fivio Foreign:
https://chrisbrown.lnk.to/CAB

Watch “WE (Warm Embrace)”:
https://chrisbrown.lnk.to/warmembrace/youtube

Watch “Iffy”:
https://smarturl.it/xiffy/YouTube

BREEZY Tracklist:
01 Till The Wheels Fall Off feat. Lil Durk & Capella Grey
02 C.A.B. (Catch A Body) 
feat. Fivio Foreign
03 Pitch Black
04 Possessive 
feat. Lil Wayne & BLEU
05 Addicted 
feat. Lil Baby
06 Call Me Every Day 
feat. WizKid
07 Closure f
eat. H.E.R.
08 Need You Right Here feat. Bryson Tiller
09 Sex Memories feat. Ella Mai
10 Hmhmm feat. EST GEE
11 Psychic feat. Jack Harlow
12 Show It feat. BLXT
13 Sleep At Night 
14 Passing Time          
15 WE (Warm Embrace)  
16 Forbidden                                                  
17 Bad Then A Beach feat. Tory Lanez
18 Survive The Night             
19 Dream  
20 Slide                        
21 Harder  
22 On Some New Shit            
23 Luckiest Man  
24 Iffy  

Keep Up With Chris Brown:
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About Chris Brown:

Chris Brown, a consummate entertainer who has shifted the climate of R&B culture since his eponymous 2005 debut, has sold in excess of 40 million albums worldwide and has surpassed over 10 billion audio streams across digital outlets to date. Brown has won more than 125 awards including a Grammy Award for his album F.A.M.E. in 2011 and has amassed over 13.7 billion YouTube views – including over 40 music videos that each have more than 100 million views earning him the title of male artist with the most Vevo certified videos ever and ‘Diamond’ status from the streaming platform.

A chart-topping force, Brown has made more Billboard Hot 100 entries since the start of his career than any contemporary male singer alive to date, spending 160 consecutive weeks charting on the Hot 100. Albums from recent years include 2017’s Heartbreak on a Full Moon, which spent more than a year on the Billboard Hot 200 and 2019’s INDIGO, which marked his third U.S. No. 1 album, has been streamed over 5.7 billion times and contained the hit song “No Guidance” featuring Drake. His 2020 album, Slime & B, is a collaboration with Young Thug that has accrued over 1.8 billion streams worldwide since its release and includes the hypnotizing smash hit “Go Crazy,” which has been his biggest radio hit since 2008. Now, with the release of his new album BREEZY out now via RCA Records, Chris is ready to have a breezy summer and play the new project live while on his One of Them Ones tour with Lil Baby.

An accomplished entrepreneur and business owner, Brown’s tenacity behind his venture into fashion with his Black Pyramid brand has transformed his business from a digital fashion giant to acquiring a worldwide distribution deal and being carried in major retailers globally. In addition, Brown’s commitment to philanthropy is as important to him as his professional pursuits – including his dedication to the Symphonic Love Foundation, a charitable organization that he founded which supports and creates arts programs for youth. Brown has also donated his time and resources to various non-for-profit organizations including St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Best Buddies, Hurricane Harvey victims, and Colin Kaepernick’s “10 for 10” million-dollar pledge.

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