Spotify Responds to Nicki Minaj’s Claim of Unfair Treatment
This week, Nicki Minaj’s new album Queen debuted at No. 2 on the charts, behind Travis Scott’s Astroworld. In a series of tweets, she accused Travis of artificially inflating his numbers through ticket bundles and the streaming service of treating her unfairly. Referring to the streaming service’s promotion of Drake’s Scorpion, she wrote, “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.”
Now, a representative for Spotify has issued a statement responding to Nicki’s comments, as Variety reports. It reads:
Spotify supported Nicki Minaj with a Times Square billboard, a host of the largest playlists, New Music Friday and the new music release shelf,” the rep said. “Her song ‘Bed’ actually saw an increase based on the promotions put behind the campaign. The company continues to be big fans of Nicki.
Pitchfork has reached out to representatives for Spotify and Nicki Minaj for further comment.
