please welcome the one and only nicki minaj!h for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> jimmy: congrats on the record here. look at this now, "the pinkprint" there. is this your fingerprint? >> yes. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: okay, it is. is it your finger or your thumb? >> thumb. >> jimmy: it's your thumbprint? is it in makeup? what is that? lipstick? >> it's left for you to decide. it's art. >> jimmy: it is art, thank you so much. [ laughter ] >> yeah. you're welcome. >> jimmy: i'm so happy you're here. thank you so much. we love your music. we'll get into this, but i also want to say i love your acting in "the other woman" with cameron diaz. >> thank you. >> jimmy: oh my gosh. you were so funny in that. >> thank you. >> jimmy: so good and so well done. you were her assistant in the movie. with a terrible attitude. >> nothing like me. in real life. >> jimmy: were you like that when you had other jobs besides rapping? >> yes. >> jimmy: where else did you work? >> well, i was an office manager, and, you know, i kind of would ca

ever think of me when you lie lie down in your bed your bed of lies ♪ ♪ your bed of lois boy >> nicki minajoday" on nbc. >> announcer: "today" at the rink is brought to you by jif. choosey moms choose jif. >> we are back here on the rink. you know what, 2014 was a really good year for gracie gold. she won a bronze medal in the team event and olympics in sochi and followed that up with her first-ever gold in a grand prix series event and now she's here, joining us at the rink. hi, gracie. good morning. happy holidays. >> happy holidays. thanks for having me. >> we're thrilled to have you. let's start with the good news, bad news. you were in japan and won gold and qualified for that grand prix final. now you also got done with that and you felt a little discomfort in your foot. >> yeah. i was thinking that it was just tendonitis or something muscular. i had a little bit of pain before the competition in japan, but i went ahead and skated through it. when i got back and we went to the doctor, we found out that it was a stress fracture. >> doesn't sound good. how does that impact your training

but first, it's not just lauren's birthday today, i want to wish a happy birthday to nicki minaj, who occasion. so to honor nicki, we went out onto hollywood boulevard and asked people to tell us everything they know about her in our first ever hollywood boulevard biography. ♪ >> nicki minaj, i think she's quite attractive. >> she's a music artist. >> quite dramatic and quite chesty. >> oh. >> she does a lot of this. and what else? she likes to do that, too. >> she has a big bubble butt. >> she has a big butt. >> she has a big butt. >> nicki minaj has a very defining ass, yeah. >> she got a big booty. >> she has one of the biggest asses on tv. so, happy birthday, nicki minaj. >> jimmy: we'll be right back with krysten ritter. ♪ ♪ now, now do this... what's my name?! [ women ] johnny jamboogie! hey man, eat a snickers. why? 'cause you're johnny football. better? better. [ male announcer ] you're not you when you're hungry snickers satisfies. [ male announcer ] you're not you when you're hungry that's all i crave.e that's where this comes in. only nicorette gum has patented dual-coated

hadn't met-ish. >> you can catch "elf: buddy's musical christmas" right here on nbc tonight. >>> nicki minajk on top of the itunes chart with the newest release, the pink print. nicki is with us this morning. good morning. good to see you. >> thank you for having me. >> this is a little bit of a different nicki with the wigs and outfits. it's sort of more a demure nicki. >> absolutely. >> is that on purpose? zblie think it's time people got to see me and feel a little more personable with people. i let my guard down lyrically with the album as well as the look. >> more personal. when you were thinking about going in that direction, was it scary at all or intimidating to think this is the real me that i'm showing? >> yeah. the other one was the real me, too. it was just a different side of me. this is a more vulnerable me. to write vulnerable records is very scary. because you're putting out a lot of personal information just to the world. and you don't always know how people are going to receive it. and once you give it to them, you can't take it back. >> how has it been, since you've shown

we have nick nicki minaj.oliday show features the regular show with snow white going through her journey around the world. and along the way she meets the president, miley cyrus, the san francisco giants. and the holiday show is a little different. it features a holiday -- but you know what would a show be without that? the holiday show runs through new years and have two special performances on new years eve and we are going to tell you a little bit more about that. coming up in one hour where you will meet the shows producer joe shoeman. we have a lot of exciting things so stay with us throughout the morning. >> what is so cool i'm glad you are showing the nicki minaj wig something will happen today and they get it for tonight's show. >> they were talking about that. when the royals you know had their baby that they incorporated that into the show. when princess diana died they took their royal number out of the show at a moments notice. sometimes they will stay up until 2:00 in the morning designing halts a

nicki minaj has over 340 million views on youtube. i don't know what her cpm rate is, maybe $20? big number that is the rate that advertisers are paying to be on that video. that samples video .our track is getting huge play >> even though youtube is going to take some ungodly number, she is going to make huge revenue from that some people are going to get public -- product placement. instead of looking at a 32nd commercial that they hate, they will place the stuff in the video. >> beats is featured prominently. godot.also has miss >> talk about sampling and where that is going. you came up when sampling was beginning. now you are being sampled in a postmodern way. i don't worry as much about selling music anymore as i do licensing. interview with's rap icon sir mix a lot. that doesn't for this edition of the best of "bloomberg west." you can catch us monday through friday on bloomberg television. we will see you next week. ♪ ♪ >> the following is a paid presentation for haute polish. >> you love that look when you walk out with beautiful nails. they boost your confidence and giv

nicki minaj has over 340 million views on youtube. i don't know what her cpm rate is, maybe $20?hink? >> i am guessing. >> that's a big number. cpm is the rate that advertisers are paying to be on that video. that "anaconda" video that samples your truck from way back is getting huge play. young people were not even born yet. >> even though youtube is going to take some ungodly number, she is going to make huge revenue from that some people are going to get product placement. within the videos. instead of a fan tuning in and having to look at a 30 second commercial that they hate, they will place the stuff in the video. >> beats is featured prominently. there is revenue coming in from that, too. >> she also has miss moscato. it is genius. >> talk about sampling and where that is going. you came up when sampling was beginning. now you are being sampled in a postmodern way. >> for me licensing is everything. i don't worry as much about selling music anymore as i do licensing. >> that is cory's interview with rap icon sir-mix-a-lot. that does it for this edition of the best of "bloo

nicki minaj is 32 today. and teri hatcher is 50. i'm milissa rehberger.hank you for watching "early today." have a great monday. >>> break out the boards and the brooms. another day of clean-up after protests. >>> it is monday, december 8th. this is "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> and a good monday morning to you. it's 4:30. i'm sam brock. >> we have live reports coming up for you from berkeley.

tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- christoph waltz, nicki minaj featuring skylar grey,

. >> hey, guys, nicki minaj is here. going to talk and perform here. celebrate. and, got to watch. we're on next, everybody. ♪ movie meant to be a comedy at the center of a terrorist threat. a group that hacked into sony, warning a 9/11 style attack will happen at movies theaters that show the interview. about an assassination attempt on kim jung-un. the new york premiere has been canceled. sony doesn't plan to pull the film. following the threat. leaving it up to local theaters they've want to show it. we speoke to movie-goers. about the controversy. >> scary about what happened in colorado with the dark knight. when you have threats before a movie coming out. something to take into account. >> for me it will not stop me. i think it will hype the movie more. make people want to see it. >> the department of homeland security says there is currently no credible in tell jns to indicate an active plot against theaters. >> a subscription service like netflex. see a movie a day for $35 a month. tested in denver and boston. download a smart phone app and will act as a ticket. each movie

she started a social media campaign that put the little girl together with nicki minaj.oment of silence in her memory before the game. >>> to southern california, experts say a major earthquake is inevitable. so after a lengthy review, the mayor of los angeles on monday posed the most ambitious safety program in history. ben tracy takes a look. >> reporter: a year-long study found the city of los angeles has been complacent and is not ready for a massive earthquake. los angeles mayor eric garcia. >> if the big one hits we'll be ready. >> reporter: the report recommendations include mandatory retrofitting. or strengthening of older concrete buildings and soft first story structure us like parking garages. of the roughly 1.1 million structures here in los angeles, the report shows that more than 60,000 may require retrofitting. the cost of retrofitting will be the responsibility of building owners answer will run into the hundreds of millions of dollars. >> everybody has got to pay some. it's the price of their life. >> reporter: dr. lucy jones is a seismologist with the u

. ♪ >>> this morning on "today," nicki minaj takes the mik with a new song off her latest album. >>> saints/bears. quarterback drew brees threw for 375 yards and three touchdowns in their 31-15 win. the saints move into first place in the nfc south. >>> to the hard court we go. jamari parker went down with an injury after colliding with sun forward p.j. tucker. the team later announcing that he suffered a sprained left knee and would not return, but the bucks ended on a high note in a buzzer beater finish. >> here's dudley. and it's middleton. oh, he got it! he got it! >>> teari henry announce his retirement from soccer. the 2000 european champion and the gunner's all time leading scorer, henry will join sky sports as an expert from the start of 2015. >>> cowboys running back demarco murray underwent surgery to repair a broken bone in his left hand. the injury occurred in the fourth quarter in the win over the eagles. head coach jason garrett left the door open for his return. >> the biggest question we have to ask ourselves is is he functional to do his job? he's as strong willed an

. >> nicki minaj on the year of the booty. >> you, kim kardashian, j. lo. who would win that?t universal studios hollywood, the entertainment capital of l.a.

nicky minaj's anaconda. >> the old ladies on the street were twerking because of that video. >> best1 but sounds like a season pro. ♪ give me one reason why i should never make a change ♪ >> we were tempted to go with an outlier for best song of the year for spoon's fantastic "do you." ♪ do you? ♪ >> no denying who struck the best cord with the best tune of 2014. ♪ clap along if you know what happiness is ♪ >> the song "happy" by pharrell williams was a national addiction. >> it made me happy at first but too much happy. >> he's a musical genius and the nicest guy in the world. >> that video featured a good many scenes with the athletic pursuits and this was a big year for sports. a lot of global events and a lot of huge money and a lot of unbelievable moments. best spectacle in all of sports. winter olympics in sochi, russia. >> russians were beautiful to watch. the skill of the people at the olympics raises your hopes of the future for mankind to do magnificent work on the ice and the snow. >> vladimir putin took heat over his view on gays and lesbians. >> it's amazing because here

by the time your mother knows who nicki minaj is it's really too late.ej loaf bandwagon. she's from detroit. 23 years old. got a tomboy style about her. she got signeded about two months ago. she's going to be big. >> amy, i have a question for you as someone who lived in washington, d.c. downtown in a city, can you explain lumber sexuals and urban nomads? >> the lumber sexuals are out. you see them everywhere right anyway now. the guys with the beard and slicked air and plaid shirts establishing their urban environment. once the atlantic has done a big trend story about you, these guys are thinking they need to move to the next thing. you dress streamlined. dark clothes. you pack light. you're prepared to jet off at any moment to another city with your very lightweight laptop. you know. >> >> ari is going to go shave that beard. he found out he's a lumber sexual. >> i don't want to puncture the magic of journalism. >> i think that was done 12 or 13 years ago. >> is this made up or according to you? >> listen once you're seeing lumber sexuals everywhere,

is that nicki minaj she has there? good, all right.he's going into the hollywood store for -- there are a lot of license plates and hopefully -- well, we made sure one of the plates have her name. sandra, can you hear us? she cannot hear us yet. okay. and finally -- i don't know if she has the scarf yet. but she has to get the clhristms tree topper. only one tree out there. this should be easy to narrow down. a lot of weirdos out on hollywood boulevard. okay, good. for all she knows, she's taking someone's christmas tree topper. and -- well -- all right, well, that was abrupt. all right. here she comes. bring that all over here. all right. [ cheers and applause ] get ready. [ cheers and applause ] wow! that's very good. let's see what you got here. you got -- you got your license plate with your name on it. you got some guy's scarf who was out there. you got, well, we can see that you got elmo. >> yes. >> jimmy: you got the -- something else? oh, the cardboard cutout, of course, and finally, the christmas tree topper. well -- you did i

to change into five different outfits for the evening, star studded delight surprise concert by nicky minaje deal, though, when you are 16, you're not the best driver because -- >> you're starting out. >> starting out. when i turned 16, in the first year i had my license, i had five accident. >> oh, five? >> my license was suspended for six months. >> they were all your fault. >> all of them. >> yes. >> because you just don't have any judgement. >> where were you driving? >> in southern california. >> but she is work wag ferrari, what were you dealing with? >> spider. >> back in the day they had cassetts tapes, if you ever heard every these things. >> oh, funny, yes, disbelief it pop out, then so stupid, you don't get it, you reach down, crash. right to the curb. >> tape all comes out and you it get twisted. >> you remember that? >> seriously? i know, thanks a l let's get to this. okay? snooki got herself new name over the weekend. mrs. lavalli. >> reality star nicole, her real name, married her fiancee jonni yesterday where else in new jersey, shared some photos of the big day with a great

plus, musical performances from nicki minaj, tony bennett and lady gaga, and foo fighters!h! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's a hot week. i'm just in the best mood, because she is in the building. >> steve: no. >> jimmy: yeah, you can just feel it. there is a buzz. [ laughter ] >> steve: it's nuts. >> jimmy: it's true, i mean, please. she's a legend, just one of the best human beings on the earth. >> steve: on the planet. >> jimmy: seriously. what she's done for people, how cool she is, it's unbelievable. and she could -- i mean, if she wants to, she can host the show. [ laughter ] we love her that much. she has a new movie "selma." it's great. it's in select theaters on christmas, oprah winfrey is actually here in the building. >> steve: come on! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: she's so cool. so fun, we might do a bit later. it's fun. it's fun, it's fun. [ applause ] and we have music, oh she's fantastic. from tony award winner, idina menzel everybody. [ cheers and applause ] idina menzel! arguably the biggest song of 2014, "let it go." >> steve: let it go. >> ji

. >> and rapper, singer, actress, nicky minaj, 32.thday, everybody. ♪ bang bang into the room isn't that her song? >> she's on that song, yes. >> we'll have more coming up. this is lime-a-way turbo power. watch lime-a-way power through this block of pure limescale! now, let's see it in action. tough hard water build-up? gone. no scrubbing! turbo power destroys it! lime-a-way turbo power. see the difference, or your money back. >>> when we hear about child prodigies -- no, i wasn't talking about you -- we're often amazed they possess the skills of a full-grown adult. >> now a 6-year-old. the one you're about to meet cannot only hang with the best of them but can hang ten better than the rest of them. check out the latest surfing sensation catching waves. he flies through the water with the greatest of ease. it's actually a 6-year-old. yeah, 6. this pint-sized prodigy is making a splash in the surfing world by shredding waves bigger than he is off the coast of maui. >> i like having fun. >> he goes by baby steve but make no mistake. eve

every time i say anaconda, i think nicky minaj. what's wrong with me?itchell reports." the buzz inside the beltway all about the next secretary of defense. more coming up. hands up. fallout from the players's gesture of solidarity with protesters in ferguson. >> as far as the choice that the players made, they are exercising the right to free speech. they will not be disciplined by the club or the national football league. >> the first meeting of a task with healing ferguson backfires. >> i did not receive a call to protect my assets and protect my life savings. >> we don't expect them to come up with a miracle. that's why we are here. to support you. don't waste our time. >> it is giving tuesday as msnbc and others challenge you to give this hol diseason. we will talk to the man who kicked off the wildly successful ice bucket challenge. what's next for him? >> and good day, everyone. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. officials tell us that a new secretary of defense will likely be announced as early as tomorrow possibly.

♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: my thanks to christoph waltz, justin timberlake, nicki minaj! cheers and applause ] skylar grey! and the roots right there, from philadelphia. they're cool. stay tuned for "late night with seth meyers." thank you for watching. have a great night. i hope to see you tomorrow. bye-bye, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- james corden, "saturday night live"'s vanessa bayer, from the cooking channel, robert earl, featuring the 8g band. [ cheers and applause ] and now, here he is, seth meyers. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: good evening, everyone. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] so great to hear. that is so, so lovely to hear. something you already know, tonight is the first night of hanukkah. give it up for hanukkah. hanukkah lasts, of course, for eight nights, unlike christmas which lasts for two and a half months. that's the difference between the two. thi

[laughter] >> sounds like nicki minaj. [laughter] >> and this brocade gown says all that. it really does. >> can you imagine kim kardashian in that? >> i prefer not to. [laughter] >> with the first wonder bra pushing it up and up. >> and what about accessories? what are these? [laughter] >> that's really cool. that says tunisian silk, right? i think that's so amazing. the striped one? >> it is. yes. with a tassel. >> i love that. i want that. >> sarah polk purchased these in paris. and did this become popular? were people suddenly wearing turbins everywhere? >> they went in and out. they came back in the 1840's. >> was this before hairdressers were popular? [laughter] i ask with some sincerity. >> it's supposed to be a glamorous exotic look. >> it is exotic. >> and here we have harriet lane. she was the niece of james buchanan. is that correct? >> the niece. she was considered to be an absolute beauty, elegant member of the white house. she actually entertained the prince of wales and rather scandalously had gentlemen giving her presents and her uncle had to she used to hi

sounds like nicky minaj and j-lo. >> and this brocade gown says all that. it really does. >> can you imagine kim kardashian in that? >> i'd prefer not to. >> your corset was the first wonder bra pushing it up and up. >> and what about these accessories? what are these? these are turbans. >> cool turbans. that said tunisian silk, right? >> yes, with a tassel. >> i want that. >> and sara polk purchased these in paris. and did this become popular? were people suddenly wearing turbans everywhere? >> turbans went in and out. then they came back again for a little while in the '40s, 1840s. >> was this before hairdressers were popular? i ask with some sincerity. >> it's supposed to be a glamorous, exotic look. >> and here we have harriet l e lane. >> she served as his first lady and she was considered to be just an absolute beauty elegant member of the white house. she actually entertained the prince of wales and rather scandalously had gentlemen giving her presents and her uncle had to. she used to hide things because she knew her uncle wouldn't let her accept so

sounds like nicki minaj and j. lo, kim k. >> and this brocade gown says all that. it really does. >> can you imagine kim darr y h kardashian in that? >> i'd prefer not to. >> your corset was the first wonder bra pushing it up and up. >> and what about these accessories? what are these? these are turbans. >> that's a really cool turban. that one -- i think that's so amazing, the striped one. >> it is tunisian silk with a tassel. >> i love that. i want that. >> sarah polk purchased these in paris, and did this become popular? were people suddenly wearing turbans everywhere? >> turbans went in and out. you had them in dolley madison's time and they came back a little bit in the 1840s -- >> was this before hairdressers were popular? i ask with some sincerity. >> no, it was more supposed to be a glamorous, exotic look. >> and here we have hair yrriete and she's the niece of james buchanan. >> she served as his first lady and she was considered to be just an absolute beauty, elegant member of the white house. she actually entertained the prince of wales and rather scanda

. >> jesse j and nicki minaj. >> this sam smith feeling this year. >> the breakout artist of the yearof the announcements today and they are going to put some on twitter, snapchat. >> album of the year comes later in the day. >> big deal tonight. >> another one they released, best country album, "riser." >> he has been on our show. >> miranda lambert and lee ann womack. best pop vocal album. ghost stories by coldplay. bangerz. >> because it's got the z in the word. >> solely based on the smelling. >> here is arianna grandee. >> we love her. multiply and sam smith. >> that's a tough situation. all of those are great albums. wow. >> i guess that's why they all got nominated. >> bang bang is a great song and didn't get nominated. >> just saying. >> you want me to comfort you? it's early. >> that was a look all right. i could feel the chill in the air. >> i know your children. >> we've got beyonce. >> wow. >> rally the toops troops. it means when i see his kids they love me and they will be on my side. >> i'm going to say everybody went whoa. >> a dark turn. >> i think everybody there had

let's jump other to music, and nicki minaj with a new album, "the pink prince." >> a nod to jay-z's classicis sampling sir mix-a-lot. >> yes. this next one, i cannot wait for this. "elf:buddy's musical christmas" tz;5zovie everyone loves and se hayes the producer. >> starred will ferrell and turned into a musical and now jim parsons doing the voice of buddy and he travels to new york city to find his dad. great characters. voiced by jay leno and mark hammel and even your colleague, matt lauer. how do you think his acting is? >> they didn't call us, did they? >> yeah, i didn't get a call. >> that's one of my dreams, to be in a movie, when a character sits down and they turn on a movie and you see an anchor there. >> we can make that happen for you. >> we know a guy. >> so december 16th, more music. the sophomore album from charlie xcx". we're going to sing the music. ♪ >> i think a lot of people really knew her behind the scenes. she has written for iggy azalea and icono pop. but she had her own hit with boom clip. and i love her because she is 22 and inspired by the ramones and that gives m