NM6 is the current placeholder title for the highly anticipated sixth studio album by Nicki Minaj, slated to be released sometime in 2026. A corresponding tour will possibly be commencing sometime after the album's release.
Background[]
During one of the shows of her Pink Friday 2 World Tour, Minaj revealed that her sixth studio album would have less of a wait time, with her previous album Pink Friday 2 taking 5 years to be released.
On August 29, 2024, Minaj announced the release of a deluxe album, Pink Friday 2: Gag City Reloaded with an original release date of September 13, 2024.
The deluxe would have featured 7-8 tracks including "Anxiety", "Mamita" and "Surprise" (feat. Lourdiz). These songs have either been reworked into the final installment of Minaj’s fifth studio album, or will be incorporated into her sixth studio album.
On September 16, 2024, Minaj announced the cancellation of her Gag City Reloaded deluxe album and announced that she will instead create an entirely new studio album titled Pink Friday 3 which will be released in early 2025. Minaj stated that "the new music is just too good to be thrown away on a deluxe album."
On October 24, 2024, Minaj posted a video on her Instagram stories with Skeng in the studio, leading fans to believe a collaboration for the album was in the works.
On April 1, 2025, Minaj posted a videos on her Instagran stories with Skeng and her label team in the studio. She possibly has played a few of the songs from the album to them.
On May 28, 2025, via the Vogue Italia interview, Minaj revealed that "I have a lot of really strong songs, but I don't want to rush, I want the album to mean something, for the fans and for me . I will never be one of those people who releases songs just for the sake of it. I love music, I respect it." She also talked about the tour "To relive everything as soon as possible. For me and for the Barbz."
On May 31, 2025, Minaj posted a video on her Instagram promoting her sneakers brand Loci while being in the studio sitting behind the computers.
On September 24, 2025, the album was announced via Minaj´s X (Twitter) account to be released on March 27, 2026.
On February 1, 2026, Minaj confirmed to the album is delayed is until her contract with Republic Records is renegotiated and other reasons.
Recording sessions[]
- August 26, 2024
- September 15, 2024
- October 23, 2024 (unknown collaboration with Skeng)
- April 1, 2025 (unknown collaboration with Skeng)
- May 31, 2025
- September 28, 2025
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Straw That Broke The Camel’s Back" | Onika Maraj | TBA | |
| 2. | "TBA" | |||
| 3. | "TBA" | |||
| 4. | "TBA" | |||
| 5. | "TBA" | |||
| 6. | "TBA" | |||
| 7. | "Commit a Murder" | |||
| 8. | "TBA" | |||
| 9. | "TBA" | |||
| 10. | "TBA" | |||
| 11. | "TBA" | |||
| 12. | "TBA" | |||
| 13. | "TBA" | |||
| 14. | "TBA" | |||
| 15. | "TBA" | |||
| 16. | "TBA" |
Speculated songs[]
- "Anxiety"
- "Barbie Bitch"
- "Big Barbie" (feat. Future)
- "Hungry"
- "Hunter"
- "M.A.D."
- "Make a Baby"
- "Mamita" (feat. unknown artist)
- "On Ice"
- "Patience"
- "Roman in Malibu"
- "Surprise" (feat. Lourdiz)
- unknown collaboration with Skeng
- unknown collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter
- unknown collaboration with FKA Twigs
- unknown collaboration with Maliibu Miitch
Rumored songs[]
Trivia[]
- NM6 was originally a deluxe to Pink Friday 2 titled Pink Friday 2: Gag City Reloaded, then became Nicki's sixth studio album titled Pink Friday 3.
- This would've made it the fourth installment in the Pink Friday series, following Pink Friday, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (The Re-Up) and Pink Friday 2.
- The album is rumored to be self-titled, either Onika or Nicki.[1]