James Corden, Nicki Minaj back with ‘Carpool Karaoke’ after 2-year pause: ‘It was so joyous’

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said during a press conference Wednesday to promote the night’s segment. “It was so joyous.”Both Corden’s series and Minaj herself teased the segment on their social media platforms over the past week.

They each shared a rollicking video of past “Karaoke” performers — including Harry Styles, Usher, Stevie Wonder, Ed Sheeran, Britney Spears and Adele — as well as a new clip featuring the dynamic, dancing duo celebrating the end of “not being able to sit this close.”A caption overlay declares that “social distancing is over” as the 39-year-old rapper’s 2014 hit “Anaconda” blasts in the background.

The preview also reveals that “Havana” singer Camila Cabello, 25, will catch a lift — and a few tunes — on “Carpool Karaoke” on April 18.Carpool Karaoke is back and it begins April 6th with @NICKIMINAJ!

pic.twitter.com/d2o3MRhUHNThe wildly popular — if oddly controversial segment, which spun off a full series in 2017, was put on hold in 2020 due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19.“It’s felt over the past year — very, very slowly, in one sense or another — like we started to get our show back.