Nigerian singer Onoyom Mbuk, better known as Iyanya, has recounted how he and his team lost millions of naira in a failed bid to feature famous American-Trinidadian Nicki Minaj on one of his songs.The former Project Fame West Africa winner said after the success of his breakthrough song, ‘Kukere’, he and his team were under pressure to produce the next big single.Iyanya explained that they had already recorded ‘Flavour, but felt it wasn’t the next single after ‘Kuke...

M.I.A. has confirmed that her upcoming album, "Mata," will be released in September, no matter what. She has partially explained the delay in its release by waiting for guest verses from other artists.On August 30, M.I.A. posted an Instagram Story on her page with the message, "Coming soon, I promise," and a clip of what appears to be new music, which you can hear below. I had to wait 2 years for a Doja Cat verse. Then a Nicki one... Then a... Never mind, "she added...

Nicki gave her Barbz the choice of "Nick James," "He Wants a Freaky Girl," or "Super Freaky Girl" when she ran into what appeared to be legal issues and asked her fans to help rename the song. Fans made the latter choice.Nicki Minaj posted on Instagram, "PreSave #SuperFreakyGirl now." "We appreciate your over 200k votes, but we are unable to use the names freak or freaky girl due to legal restrictions. You’re stuck with this. I Love You.”On August 11, the new song w...