Do you see Nicki Minaj up there, peeking devilishly over her own couture? That’s because she spotted pop-star beef unfolding, and the opportunity to insert herself into it was tantalizing. The photo was actually taken at this year’s Met Gala,

Three years after taking on the moniker Ethel Cain, she released her first LP Preacher’s Daughter, a stunning concept album that fleshed out her alias’ backstory. Set in 1991, 10 years after the death of the fictional Cain’s preacher father,