Nicki Minaj is standing by her support for President Donald Trump.

On Friday (Sept. 18), the 43-year-old rapper appeared on Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle to discuss the Trump administration’s Million Dollar Pitch Competition for small businesses.

As expected, the conversation — which also featured Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler — turned to Minaj’s relationship with Trump.

“I am honored to be able to have an opportunity to work with this administration and to work with President Trump. He has inspired many people, not just me. He’s fun,” Minaj said.

The “Super Bass” rapper continued, “He’s not just smart, and, you know, he’s not just the president. But he’s also someone that I can relate to, someone that, you know, every time I see him, or every time I see him speaking to other people, he’s just himself. He’s very grounded. It’s easy to connect with him. It’s easy to feel like he heard you, he understands you. I just love him. I’m not going to ever make excuses for that.”

Minaj’s comments came as she participated in the Trump administration’s Million Dollar Pitch Competition, which features five small-business finalists competing for a share of a $1 million prize pool. The SBA announced in August that Minaj would serve as one of the competition’s judges alongside entrepreneur and private equity fund manager Grant Cardone and Airbnb co-founder and U.S. Chief Design Officer Joe Gebbia. Actor Dean Cain is hosting the event.

The live finale took place in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18, with the five finalists competing for five prizes totaling $1 million in growth capital funded by Clover Network.

When asked during the Fox News interview if she had anything to say to her critics over her decision to work with Trump, Minaj promptly responded, “Absolutely nothing,” adding, “I don’t know why I should.”

Minaj met with the president at the Trump Accounts Summit in January, where she praised Trump and called herself his “No. 1 fan.” Trump returned the praise during a presidential luncheon in July, when he singled out the rapper while addressing attendees.

“She’s a fantastic person and she’s a woman that’s respected by everybody,” the president said. “And she’s got real talent, Nicki Minaj. Nicki, stand up, please. Such a great person and respected by everybody.”

Jhené Aiko achieves her first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart as Westside Whimsy debuts atop the tally dated Sept. 26.

The set earned 74,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending Sept. 17, according to Luminate. It’s the first R&B album by a woman to lead the chart in 2026, and the first to rank at No. 1 since SZA’s SOS was tops for a 13th and final week in May of 2025. The only other R&B set to hit No. 1 in 2026 was Bruno Mars’ The Romantic (March 14 chart). (R&B albums are defined as those that are eligible for, or have charted on, Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart.)

Westside Whimsy was released on Sept. 11, after it was announced on Sept. 8. The project boasts collaborations with Ab-Soul, Larry June, Kendrick Lamar, Ohma and Tyga.

Westside Whimsy marks the singer-songwriter’s sixth top 10 overall on the Billboard 200, dating to her first chart entry and top 10, Sail Out, which debuted and peaked at No. 8 in November 2013. The new set is Aiko’s first full-length studio album since 2020’s Chilombo, which debuted and peaked at No. 2 and was later nominated for album of the year at the Grammy Awards.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 2,500 ad-supported or 1,000 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new Sept. 26, 2026-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Sept. 23, one day later than usual due to observance of Yom Kippur on Sept. 21. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X and Instagram.

Of Westwide Whimsy’s 74,000 first-week equivalent album units, SEA units comprise 70,000 (equaling 71.33 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs — it debuts at No. 1 on the Top Streaming Albums chart), album sales comprise 3,500 (it debuts at No. 25 on Top Album Sales; it was only available to purchase digitally, as physical editions are due in January) and TEA units comprise 500.

Aiko is the second act in 2026 to wait at least 10 years from a Billboard 200 chart debut to a first No. 1. Aiko went 12 years and 10 months from her debut with Sail Out (Nov. 30, 2013-dated chart) until her first leader. Earlier this year, Megadeth landed its first No. 1 with its self-titled set — nearly 40 years after the metal act’s chart debut in 1986.

The last soloist to wait longer for a first No. 1 was Andrea Bocelli in 2018: a little more than 20 years for his first leader, Sì. The last woman to wait longer than Aiko was Solange: 13 years and eight months between her chart debut in February 2003 and her first leader with A Seat at the Table in October 2016.

As for the rest of the top 10 on the latest Billboard 200, it’s a quiet week, as Westside Whimsy is the only debuting title in the region. The Nos. 2-8 titles are all former No. 1s, with Ella Langley’s Dandelion falling to No. 2 with a little more than 60,000 equivalent album units earned (down 11%). Olivia Rodrigo’s you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love dips 2-3 (60,000, down 7%); Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem is down 3-4 (57,000, down 5%); Noah Kahan’s The Great Divide is a non-mover at No. 5 (46,000, down 1%); Drake’s ICEMAN rises 9-6 (35,000, down 4%); Ariana Grande’s petal slips a spot to No. 7 (34,000, down 24%); and Rod Wave’s Don’t Look Down falls 7-8 (nearly 34,000, down 20%).

Rounding out the top 10, Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving climbs 10-9 (33,000 equivalent album units, down 4%) and Kahan’s Stick Season is up 13-10 (nearly 33,000, down 1%).

Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.

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For NFL week two, the league heads to Kansas City for Sunday Night Football. For the game, two AFC powerhouses battle each other to see which team is going to dominate the conference for the 2026-2027 season. Plus, there might be one or two celebrity sightings during the game too.

How to Watch ‘Sunday Night Football’ Live Online, at a Glance:

When Does ‘Sunday Night Football’ Start?

Sunday Night Football takes place on Sunday (Sept. 20) with the Indianapolis Colts taking on the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Kick off is at 8:20 p.m. ET/5:20 p.m. PT.

What TV Network Features ‘Sunday Night Football’?

In 2026, Sunday Night Football broadcasts on TV on NBC. Meanwhile, the NFL game is available to livestream on Peacock.

Which Celebrities Are Making Appearances ‘Sunday Night Football’?

The NFL is known for celebrity sightings, so it’s likely there may be a number of famous actors, actresses and recording artists in attendance during the game. Artists who have been known to appear at games in the past, include Kansas City Chiefs fans Taylor Swift, Heidi Gardner, Paul Rudd, Eric Stonestreet and others.

Where to Watch ‘Sunday Night Football’ Online for Free

For cord-cutters, there are a few ways to watch Sunday Night Football, if you don’t have cable, especially if you want to watch for free. DirecTV has a five-day free trial, while other streaming services, such as Fubo and Hulu + Live TV, also offer free trials, so you can watch the game for free.

A subscription to DirecTV gets you access to live TV, local and cable channels, including NBC, at $59.99 for the first three months of service ($89.99 per month afterward). The service even offers a five-day free trial to watch for free, if you sign up now. It comes with access to ESPN Unlimited too for even more ESPN networks.

Sling TV offers the Blue plan, which comes with NBC. With more than 40 channels, the streaming plan goes for $54.99 per month. All plans come with a free cloud DVR and an extra 600 or so free channels too. Please note: Pricing and channel availability vary from market-to-market.

Fubo starts at $63.99 for the first month ($88.99 per month afterward) with more than 230 channels, including local and cable, like NBC, that are streamable on smart TVs, smartphones, tablets and on web browsers. And with a five-day free trial, you can watch for free, if you act fast and sign up now.

Broadcast and cable networks NBC is available to watch with Hulu + Live TV. Prices for the cable alternative start at $89.99 per month for more than 100 live channels, while each plan comes with Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN Unlimited at no additional cost. Hulu + Live TV might be best for those who want all of these streaming services together in one package.

There are two different plans offered on Peacock: The Premium Plan for $12.99 per month or the Premium Plus Plan for $19.99 per month. If you’re looking to save, you can get 17% off when you do the annual plan for $129.99 per year or $199.99 per year, respectively. With the Premium Plan, it’s ad-supported and you’ll receive access to a wide range of movies, TV shows, originals, live sports from NBC Sports and live news from NBC News.

Peacock’s Premium Plus plan comes with everything in the Premium plan, no ads, your local NBC channel live and the ability to download and stream offline.

On Sunday (Sept. 20), Sunday Night Football broadcast on NBC. One of the best ways to watch the Colts-Chiefs game live is with DirecTV.

Check out a complete 2026-2027 Sunday Night Football schedule below: