NASHVILLE (AP) – “The Voice” winner Danielle Bradbery will release her first single next week. “The Heart of Dixie” will be released to iTunes on Tuesday. Bradbery will perform the song on the “Today” show on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) – Bad language is making for good ratings on “Big Brother.” The show’s been making news recently for the racist, sexist and misogynistic things some of the houseguests could be heard saying on the 24-hour Internet feed. Some of the language was included in the most recent televised episode and ratings shot up 6 percent. An estimated 6.2 million people tuned in, good enough for seventh place in the ratings. “Under the Dome” was the most-watched show of the week, with nearly 12 million viewers

Nicky Minaj is on the cover of Marie Claire magazine looking relatively conservative, at least for her. Inside the magazine, she says people’s perception of her “completely changed” when she was on “American Idol.” She says it showed her “real personality.” Minaj says her “core is a genuine human being who roots for other people.” She says her work on Idol led to her first big movie role. Director Nick Cassavetes asked her to play Cameron Diaz’s assistant in “The Other Woman.” She says he cast her because Idol made her seem “more relatable.”