Nicki Minaj の最新作『Queen』が Billboard チャートにて初登場1位を逃す結果に

Nicki Minaj（ニッキー・ミナージュ）の4枚目のアルバム『Queen』がBillboard Hot 200にて初登場1位を逃すことに。前週に首位を飾ったTravis Scott（トラヴィス・スコット）の『Astroworld』が2週連続で1位を獲得した。

初週における『Queen』の売上は約18万5,000枚（純粋なアルバムセールスは78,000枚）に対して、『ASTROWORLD』は約20万5,000枚（純粋なアルバムセールスは同じく78,000枚）を記録。この結果に懐疑的なMinajは、Travisのアルバムの販売方法に疑問を呈し、マーチャンダイズやツアーチケットとセット売りされた分は同チャートにカウントされるべきでないとの見解を明らかにした。とりわけ、Travisのパートナーであり、Instagramに1億人以上のフォロワーを持つKylie Jenner（カイリー・ジェンナー）のプロモーションには不快感を露わに。その問題の投稿とは、Travisのツアーフライヤーの画像と共に「自分と娘のStormi（ストーミ）もツアーに向けて準備万端」といったシンプルな内容のもの。しかしMinajによると、この投稿を含めたプロモーションや先述のセット売りがなければ『ASTROWORLD』は50,000枚ほどの売り上げしかないとのこと。

あわせて、『HYPEBEAST』編集部員が選ぶ先週の注目音楽リリース5選もチェックしておこう。

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

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