On May 19 , 2018 , Minaj was the musical guest for the finale of the 43rd season of '' Saturday Night Live '' ; the show was hosted by Tina Fey and Minaj performed " Chun-Li " and " Poke It Out " , alongside rapper Playboi Carti . Minaj later announced via her Instagram account that she was pushing back the release date of '' Queen '' from June 15 to August 10 , 2018 . In early June 2018 , Minaj released the cover art for the album on Twitter , shot by Mert and Marcus , which features Minaj topless , wearing pasties , with a Cleopatra-inspired head-dress , and revealed that her next tour would be a double-header with rapper Future . On June 23 , 2018 , she performed a medley of " Chun-Li " and " Rich Sex " at the 2018 BET Awards
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