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# Nicki Minaj Blasts Spotify As ‘Queen’ Fails To Hit #1
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/nicki-minaj-blasts-spotify-as-queen-fails-to-hit-1/
- Published: 2018-08-20T12:52:47.000Z
- Updated: 2018-08-20T12:52:47.000Z
- Description: Nicki Minaj has lashed out at Spotify, saying that the streamer "took away my promotion" after her new album "Queen" failed to debut at #1. Minaj also dragged Drake and. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/08/nicki-minaj-blasts-spotify-as-queen-fails-to-hit-1.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Streaming, Apple Music, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Spotify, Travis Scott, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:00

[![image from pbs.twimg.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad3aa70b9200b-200wi "image from pbs.twimg.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad3aa70b9200b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Nicki Minaj has lashed out at Spotify, saying that the streamer "took away my promotion" after her new album "Queen" failed to debut at #1\. Minaj also dragged Drake and Travis Scott into the controversy during an epic series of tweets.

> 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](https://twitter.com/hashtag/QueenRadio?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hypebot.com) on Tuesday. They took away my promotion they had promised for the 1st cpl days b/c of this. [#Queen](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Queen?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hypebot.com)  
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> — QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) [August 19, 2018](https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1031287243586068482?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hypebot.com)

Minaj believes that **Spotify** failed to promote her new because of her relationship with **Apple Music**. She recently launched her own show on Apple Music's Beats 1, playing some of her album and tweeting out it fans before it was available on Spotify and elsewhere.

> 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](https://twitter.com/hashtag/QueenRadio?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hypebot.com) on Tuesday. They took away my promotion they had promised for the 1st cpl days b/c of this. [#Queen](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Queen?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hypebot.com)  
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> — QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) [August 19, 2018](https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1031287243586068482?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hypebot.com)

The rapper aimed particular fire at **Drake**, who despite once having a strong relationship with Apple Music, was featured very heavily across Spotify during his latest release and **Travis Scott**, who beat her to #1.

> 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](https://twitter.com/hashtag/QueenRadio?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hypebot.com). Even tho they’ve been giving away my music for free for years & I am one of the top Spotify artists of all time.  
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> — QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) [August 19, 2018](https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1031286622665498632?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hypebot.com)

> 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](https://twitter.com/hashtag/QueenRadio?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hypebot.com) 4 albums in, #1 in 86 countries ♥️ [pic.twitter.com/CiYEuczgm3](https://t.co/CiYEuczgm3?ref=hypebot.com)  
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> — QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) [August 19, 2018](https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1031278618561921025?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hypebot.com)