Celebrity Buzz with Machine Gun Kelly and Cardi B

Machine Gun Kelly has changed his name across streaming services and social media to just “mgk.” His Instagram handle is still @machinegunkelly at the time of this writing, but he has teased the possible change in recent years.

Cardi B says her long-awaited second album will drop this year. In an Instagram clip Friday, she said that she’s “not letting my anxiety, I’m not letting what haters say, I’m not letting what fans say” stop her from releasing new songs.

Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 World Tour launched in Oakland on Friday night, and a brawl erupted among some fans in the crowd. It’s not clear what started the fight, but security had to intervene and break it up.

Karol G and her family are safe after her private jet was forced to make an emergency landing. The flight crew had reported that there was a fire in the cockpit, forcing the plane to touch down at an airport near Los Angeles.