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Nicki Minaj’s new album, Jay Z’s Annie, Mariah Carey at the Beacon—here are the ten most essential cultural events happening this week.
**Nicki Minaj’**s new album, **Jay Z’**s Annie, Mariah Carey at the Beacon—here are the ten most essential cultural events happening this week.
Photo: Brian Forrest/Courtesy of the Artist/Courtesy of the MoMA1/10The Forever Now: Contemporary Painting in an Atemporal World at MoMA
The curators at MoMA had an ambitious idea behind their latest exhibition: amassing a group of artists who approach their work with a sense of atemporality. The show features contributions by an impressive array of painters, from Kerstin Brätsch to Rashid Johnson.
Photo: Courtesy of Universal Music Group2/10Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint
Nicki Minaj has finally released her third album, The Pinkprint, after a year of teasing with one-off songs, guest verses, and crazy music videos. With an appearance by Beyoncé and a bevy of production heavyweights on hand, Minaj has made a pulsating collection of songs that are perfect to listen to in the gym, in the club, or in a car with heavy bass.
Photo: Courtesy of © Columbia Pictures/Photofest3/10Annie
Jamie Foxx and Quvenzhané Wallis are starring in a modern update of the classic Broadway musical Annie. This movie version was produced by Jay Z and Will Smith, with Sia on deck to help arrange the musical numbers, so expect to see the classic story in a whole new light.
Opens Friday, December 19
Photo: Getty Images4/10Mariah Carey at the Beacon Theatre
Though she received flak for her lackluster performance at the tree lighting ceremony at Rockefeller Center, Mariah Carey is here to prove that she is still the queen of Christmas with a string of holiday-themed live shows. Carey is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her record Merry Christmas, one of the best-selling Christmas album of all time.
Photo: Courtesy of Chelsea Market5/10The Chelsea Market’s Jingle Holiday Market
This is the eighth year that New York’s foodie mainstay the Chelsea Market has hosted the Jingle Holiday Market, a temporary congregation of more than fifteen vendors selling everything from terrariums to jewelry.
