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# Nicki Minaj Accuses Irving Azoff Of Smear Campaign
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/nicki-minaj-accuses-irving-azoff-of-smear-campaign/
- Published: 2018-08-24T10:50:00.000Z
- Updated: 2018-08-24T10:50:00.000Z
- Description: Nicki Minaj is using her Beats 1 radio show to launch a new front in her campaign to blame those that she alleges prevented her new album from debuting at. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/08/nicki-minaj-accuses-irving-azoff-of-smear-campaign.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, Music Business, Irving Azoff, music, musician, musicians, Nick Minaj, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:00

[![Nicki Minaj](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad3ab6c95200b-200wi "Nicki Minaj")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad3ab6c95200b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Nicki Minaj is using her Beats 1 radio show to launch a new front in her [campaign to blame](https://www.hypebot.com/nicki-minaj-blasts-spotify-as-queen-fails-to-hit-1/) those that she alleges prevented her new album from debuting at #1\. Earlier this week [Spotify was in her crosshairs](https://www.hypebot.com/nicki-minaj-blasts-spotify-as-queen-fails-to-hit-1/). Now, she's going after super-manager Irving Azoff.Irving Azoff is drew fire from Nicki Minaj after his management client Travis Scott debut at #1, forcing her to [settle for a #2](https://www.hypebot.com/nicki-minaj-blasts-spotify-as-queen-fails-to-hit-1/) first week:“The c—sucker of the day is Irving Azoff And I’m gonna tell you why. Allegedly, he tried to put out a smear campaign against my tour, and contacted people in the media to spread negative things about my tour.” She talked about his influence at Ticketmaster — he stepped down as CEO of Live Nation/Ticketmaster more than five years ago — and said “May God be with you, Irving. It’s disgusting what these people have been systematically trying to do.”H/T [Variety](https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/nicki-minaj-accuses-travis-scott-manager-irving-azoff-of-sabotaging-her-tour-1202916144/?ref=hypebot.com)