Nicki Minaj announces she's pregnant in cute new snap

Baby Minaj incoming!

Author: Alex RossPublished 20th Jul 2020
Last updated 20th Jul 2020

American rapper Nicki Minaj has delighted fans by announcing she's expecting her first baby! The 37-year-old revealed her lovely news on her socials today (20th July), showing off her bump in a cute snap.

Kneeling on a bed as she cradles her bump, Nicki told simply captioned the snap with, '#Preggers 💛'. (sic)

Fans were quick to congratulate the 'Starships' hit maker on her news. One excited fan wrote,' CONGRATULATIONS QUEEN. MORE LIFE🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 AND BLESSINGS', with another adding, 'So happy for you ❤️'. (sic)

A third added, 'Congratulations my darling Nicki!❤️Big Love!'. (sic)

A fourth then added, 'BABY MINAJ'.

Going on to share a third photo from the shoot, Nicki tells fans, 'Love. Marriage. Baby carriage. Overflowing with excitement & gratitude. Thank you all for the well wishes. 💛' (sic)

Check out Nicki Minaj's biggest collabs below:

Nicki Minaj and Drake

After both featuring on the iconic 'Bed Rock' back in 2009, Drake and Nicki joined forces with one another again in 2010 to bring us the hit single 'Moment 4 Life'.

Rihanna and Nicki Minaj

A some-what iconic duo, who can forget Nicki's huge collabs with pop superstar Rihanna?! 2010 brought us the incredibly catchy 'Raining Men', with the pair teaming up again in 2012 with 'Fly'.

David Guetta and Nicki Minaj - 'Turn Me On'

Over the years, Nicki has featured on a number of massive David Guetta tracks. But their 2011 single 'Turn Me On' is an absolute classic!

Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj - 'Beauty and the Beat'

Nicki featured on Justin Bieber's 2012 hit 'Beauty and the Beat', a song which delivered one of the best music videos ever!

Madonna feat. M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj - 'Give Me All Your Luvin'

A collab we never saw coming, but what a collab it was! When Nicki, M.I.A. and Madonna got together in the 2012, 'Give Me All Your Luvin' was a huge hit.

Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj - 'Bang Bang'

Nicki teamed up with British artist Jessie J and American sweetheart Ariana Grande in 2014. The trio released the hit single 'Bang Bang', with fans loving the collab.

Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj - 'Side To Side'

Following the success of 'Bang Bang', Nicki and Ariana Grande teamed up once again in 2016, with Nicki providing vocals on Ari's hit single 'Side To Side'.

Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj - 'Swish Swish'

The pair teamed up back in 2017 on Katy's iconic track 'Swish Swish', which featured on her fifth studio album 'Witness'.

Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj

After previous success working together, it seems anything Nicki and Ariana work on together turns to gold. The pair teamed up yet again in 2018 on the single 'Bed' and 'The Light Is Coming'.

Little Mix and Nicki Minaj - 'Woman Like Me'

In 2018, Nicki only went and joined forces with Little Mix! The girls released 'Woman Like Me' as the lead single from their fifth studio album 'LM5'.

Doja Cat and Nicki Minaj - 'Say So'

After the viral success of Doja Cat's 'Say So' in 2020, thanks to the mighty powers of TikTok, fans were overjoyed when the singer teamed up with Nicki to release a new remix of the popular track.

Jesy Nelson with Nicki Minaj - 'Boyz'

After Jesy officially left Little Mix in December 2020, she began to tease fans with upcoming solo music. Fans were thrilled when the singer dropped her first solo single on 8th October 2021. The track 'Boyz' features none other than Nicki Minaj herself!

Kim Petras with Nicki Minaj 'Alone'

In April 2023, Kim Petras and Nicki Minaj released their song 'Alone', which samples a 90s dance classic by Alice Deejay called 'Better Off Alone'.

Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj 'Barbie World'

Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj teamed up for their song 'Barbie World', featured in the Barbie movie which is out in July. The song features the 1997 hit Barbie Girl by Aqua.

Nicki is expecting her first child with her husband Kenneth Petty, after the couple tied the knot in October 2019.

Congratulations to Nicki on her pregnancy news! 👶

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