- Nicki Minaj blamed Spotify in a series of tweets on Sunday for making her album, "Queen," come up short of topping the Billboard 200 album chart last week.
- A Spotify representative on Monday countered Minaj's claims that the streaming service had penalized her album's promotion on its platform.
- Minaj also called out Travis Scott, whose album "Astroworld" beat out "Queen" to top the chart, for selling a tour bundle that she said skewed the sales numbers in his favor.
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Nicki Minaj blamed Spotify for her album not reaching No. 1, but the streaming giant dismissed her claims
Nicki Minaj blamed Spotify in a series of tweets on Sunday for making her album, "Queen," come up short of topping the Billboard 200 album chart last week. A Spotify representative on Monday countered Minaj's claims that the streaming service had penalized her album's promotion on its platform.
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In a series of tweets on Sunday, Nicki Minaj alternately blamed Spotify and Travis Scott (and Kylie Jenner) for making her new album, "Queen," come up short of topping the Billboard 200 album chart last week.
Minaj's "Queen" debuted at No. 2 on the chart after
A Spotify representative on Monday countered Minaj's claims that the streaming service had penalized her album's promotion on its platform.
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Minaj also blamed Scott and his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, for promoting a tour bundle that she said sold over 50,000 copies of "Astroworld" without a requirement for fans to redeem the album.
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I put my blood sweat & ... @ QUEEN
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Scott and Jenner have not yet responded to Minaj's tweets.
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