Nicki Minaj Says Lil Wayne Will Replace Her At iHeartRadio's Jingle Ball In Chicago

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Nicki Minaj Album Release Party At Liv Nightclub
MIAMI BEACH, FL - APRIL 08: Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj attend Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded Album Release Party at LIV nightclub at Fontainebleau Miami on April 8, 2012 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Vallery Jean/WireImage)

Lil Wayne will be stepping in for Nicki Minaj at Jingle Ball on Monday.

Nicki Minaj has announced that Lil Wayne will be replacing her at the 2023 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball concert series in Chicago on Monday night. Taking to Twitter on Sunday, she confirmed the change while promising that her new album, Pink Friday 2, will still be dropping later this week.

"Hi guys, I have to tell you something. One last thing," Minaj began. "Hope it doesn’t make you sad. I won’t be able to perform tmrw in #Chicago for Jingle Ball. I was so excited to see you guys. Pls accept my sincerest apologies. I’ll make it up to you on the Chicago stops of my tour early next year. Details to come. HOWEVER!!!!! My beloved brother/boss stepped up for me so that I wouldn’t have to push my album back. His name is Lil Wayne AKA the GOAT. He will perform tmrw @ the Chicago show. I am STILL performing @ the #Atlanta Jingle Ball on the 14th and now I’ll ALSO be performing at the #Miami Jingle Ball on the 16th. Album STILL dropping this FRIDAY. Thank you. Love you."

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Nicki Minaj Performs With Lil Wayne In Atlanta

ATLANTA, GA - JUNE 17: Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne perform during surprise appearances duing the Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash at Philips Arena on June 17, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Chris McKay/Getty Images)

Minaj has been hyping up Pink Friday 2 for months now. Back in November, she teased that the album will reveal one of her "best kept secrets." "Last night when all the world was sleeping, I was up…missing you…a painful amount of missing you…listening to the intro track on #PinkFriday2…I wrote it for you," she wrote in a candid post. "On Dec. 8th…when the clock strikes 12, one of my best kept secrets & proudest moments will be unveiled."

Nicki Minaj Drops Out Of Jingle Ball

Pink Friday 2 is set to drop on Friday, December 8. Be on the lookout for further updates on Nicki Minaj and the new album on HotNewHipHop.

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Cole Blake
Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.
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