Nicki Minaj Hits A New Career Chart Peak With A Decade-Old Single

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentNicki Minaj Hits A New Career Chart Peak With A Decade-Old SingleByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorApr 27, 2026, 10:00am EDTNicki Minaj's duet with Justin Bieber, "Beauty and a Beat," debuts on Billboard's global charts, and it instantly becomes her biggest hit on both tallies. Nicki Minaj at The 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Penske Media via Getty Images)Penske Media via Getty ImagesWhen Nicki Minaj will release the follow-up to her 2023 album, Pink Friday 2, is unclear, as the hip-hop superstar has not yet delivered a project that she announced would arrive by the spring. The date which she published in a post on X (formerly Twitter) stated that another full-length would arrive in March, but her specified date came and went with no new music. Minaj was reportedly initially planning on reissuing Pink Friday 2 with multiple new songs, but instead chose to move on from that era and instead focus on an entirely new studio LP. As fans wait to hear from the chart-topper again, and as Minaj continues to align herself with the current presidential administration in the U.S. – she will reportedly appear at this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner – the rapper earns a new top 10 hit on two Billboard charts.Nicki Minaj and Justin Bieber’s “Beauty And A Beat” ReturnsAlongside Justin Bieber, Minaj launches into the top 10 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. with "Beauty and a Beat." The decade-plus-old track, featured on the Canadian pop singer's album Believe, was a major hit when it arrived, although at the time, Billboard had not yet introduced either of the worldwide roste...