Spotify, in a statement to Variety, has reacted to Nicki Minaj‘s comments about the company’s unfair treatment to her.
“Spotify supported Nicki Minaj with a Times Square billboard, a host of the largest playlists, New Music Friday and the new music release shelf. Her song ‘Bed’ actually saw an increase based on the promotions put behind the campaign. The company continues to be big fans of Nicki,” a rep told Variety.
Nicki Minaj, who took the number 2 spot on Billboard’s album chart, had called out the company, saying it penalised her for debuting the album on Apple Music.
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
She had also accused Travis Scott, who took the number 1 spot, of artificially inflating his numbers through ticket bundles.
Nicki also pointed to an Instagram post by Scott’s girlfriend Kylie Jenner that promoted the bundles and sort of implied that fans could see their baby Stormi on the tour.
She also blamed her label, Republic, for not getting involved, claiming it is concerned about retribution against Ariana Grande’s album, which dropped Friday and will see its chart debuts next week.
