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  • Nicki Minaj Calls Foul on ‘Queen’ Final Sales Total After Losing No.1 Spot To Travis Scott, Blames Spotify, Gender Bias, Blackballing For Her Sabotaged Sales
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Nicki Minaj Calls Foul on ‘Queen’ Final Sales Total After Losing No.1 Spot To Travis Scott, Blames Spotify, Gender Bias, Blackballing For Her Sabotaged Sales

Crews August 19, 2018 4 min read

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Nicki Minaj may have “Good Form” but she certainly doesn’t have “Good Sportsmanship” after the announcement that her album ‘Queen‘ came in as the no. 2 album in the country following Travis Scott.

Scott’s album ‘Astroworld‘ sold 205,000 equivalent units for it’s second week on the chart, with 78,000 from traditional sales. ‘Queen’ however sold 185,000 units—78,000 were from traditional sales

Nicki has not taken the news well and has spent a great deal of time on social media the past 48 hours demanding a recount, griping with Spotify and Travis for inflating his numbers, as well as her label, and all those she feels are responsible for “sabotaging” her sales. She accused Travis of packaging tour bundles with his album sales and including a meet and greet with Kylie Jenner and their baby, as a tactic to get the sales boosted.

Get into her rants below.

When I was told they were being paid to write these things I didn’t believe it, now I know it’s true ?? #Queen bitch!!!! ???♥️‼️ I got the proof on that too. Loving my life. They so bothered by this lil south side Jamaica QUEEN

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) August 18, 2018

I’m supposed to keep letting these ppl get money to bully me behind the scenes & not say anything. Yikes.

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) August 18, 2018

This is what happens when you release a great body of work after they spent millions to ruin you. Lol. 4 albums later still breaking records. #1 in 86 countries after they said it was a wrap. Praise God. He’s about to expose them. They writing about 69 cuz #Queen is flawless.

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) August 18, 2018

Travis sold over 50K of these. With no requirement of redeeming the album! With no dates for a tour, etc. I spoke to him. He knows he doesn’t have the #1 album this week. I love my fans for the #1 album in AMERICA! I’ll explain on #QueenRadio 4 albums in, #1 in 86 countries ♥️ pic.twitter.com/CiYEuczgm3

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) August 19, 2018

My first album sold 400K. No one is doing that with debut albums now. So I’m so grateful. I lost out on 12 hours of sales and did 200K in one week after I was supposedly cancelled. I bit my tongue last #QueenRadio but I won’t On Tuesday. I love you guys so much

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) August 19, 2018

I looked at the numbers the Carters, Kanye, Nas, etc recently did. Travis sold 200K in his first week of clothes alone. I spoke to him last night & he said he’s been selling clothes b4 the music. Billboard says they’ll change the rules cuz of this, so it should be changed now!

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) August 19, 2018

I put my blood sweat & tears in writing a dope album only for Travis Scott to have Kylie Jenner post a tour pass telling ppl to come see her & Stormi. lol. Im actually laughing. #Queen broke the record of being number 1 in 86 countries. Thank Jesus & thank you to my fans.

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) August 19, 2018

She then took aim at Spotify…

Spotify put drake’s face on every playlist but told me they’d have to teach me a lesson for playing my music 10 mins early on #QueenRadio. Even tho they’ve been giving away my music for free for years & I am one of the top Spotify artists of all time.

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) August 19, 2018

Spotify had to teach me a lesson but rewarded the man who has had an Apple radio show the longest; inadvertently helping the Apple platform the most. Oh I can’t wait for #QueenRadio on Tuesday. They took away my promotion they had promised for the 1st cpl days b/c of this. #Queen

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) August 19, 2018

My music went up on Apple so I played it. I assumed it was on Spotify & Tidal at the same time. Spotify said that Apple tweeted fans advising #Queen was up & therefore they had to teach me a lesson. But PRAISE BE TO GOD!!!!!!

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) August 19, 2018

My label didn’t want to defend me for fear of Spotify trying to teach Ariana a “lesson” too! https://t.co/1dAdbcbWVd

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) August 19, 2018

Do you know how many people subscribe to my Spotify page?????

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) August 19, 2018

Do you know how many women get systematically blackballed out of their positions in an office building & can’t fight back?????

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) August 19, 2018

People are calling me thinking I’m huffing & puffing. Omg y’all this is sarcasm/dry humor. Yikes. I’m having the most iconNIC time. Come let me kiss you. ???? Who’s coming to the secret show? When people call me & hear me crackin up laughing they seem so puzzled. Loosen up ?

— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) August 19, 2018

Meanwhile, billboard has responded with the following..

Queen launches with 185,000 equivalent album units earned, of which 78,000 were in traditional album sales. Queen, like Astroworld, saw its sales bolstered by an array of merchandise/album bundles sold via Minaj’s official website. Queen also benefits from sales generated by a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer with her upcoming co-headlining tour with Future.

Sigh…Nicki promises to continue the conversation on the next edition of her ‘Queen Radio’ series this week.

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