Nicki Minaj Performance ("Bang Bang" with Jessie J and Ariana Grande). "The Pinkprint" was officially released on December 15, 2014, and debuted at number two on the US "Billboard" 200, with first week sales of 244,000 overall units (198,000 in pure album sales and 46,000 combined album-equivalent units and streams). Upon release, the album received generally positive reviews from critics. "Billboard" magazine's Niki McGloster called it "her best album to date". Sheldon Pearce of "The A.V. Club" thought that "The Pinkprint" is "the closest Nicki Minaj has ever gotten to balancing her tendencies". Randall Roberts from the "Los Angeles Times" wrote that
Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj song) "The Honeymoon Tour". She also performed the song with Minaj at the NBA All-Star Game halftime show on February 15, 2015, as well as at the iHeartRadio Music Festival. Since the start of the Dangerous Woman Tour, Grande has also performed the song herself throughout her international tour that started in early February. Freeform teen drama show "Pretty Little Liars" featured this song in the episode "Pretty Isn't the Point". It uses the Jessie J's version choreograph and performed by the characters Hanna Marin (Ashley Benson) and Emily Fields (Shay Mitchell). The 2015 musical comedy "Pitch Perfect 2" also featured