World Liberty Financial, the company co-founded by Donald Trump Jr., shared the news on social media on Tuesday. “We’re excited to welcome global icon Nicki Minaj to the #WLF2026 stage!” the announcement reads. “From dominating the charts to mastering the business of music, she will be exploring how artists are becoming entrepreneurs and what the next era of monetization looks like in a creator-led economy.” Replying to the post on X (formerly Twitter), Minaj wrote: “It’s an honor. See you soon!”
Her turn towards right-wing politics has come as a surprise to many fans. Sitting down with Katie Miller for an interview, earlier this month, Minaj explained that her passion for politics stems from a “premonition” she had years ago. “You know what, Katie? I think that people’s steps are aligned. I used to always tell people this when I was growing up, I had this strong premonition my whole life that I had a second job to do. And this was, by the way, before I even made it in rap. Something inside of me just told me I would have another thing to do. The first time I said it out loud or texted it was during the last campaign, the presidential campaign, this last one,” she said.
“I saw something…and I also said, this, all of this is making me want to get into politics,” Minaj continued. “So the last thing that really did it was…the presidential campaign, and knowing that I could help because the things that I was saying, it was happening.”