New York Times — “Astroworld” holds atop the Billboard 200, fending off “Queen” in its debut week. Ms. Minaj complained that industry maneuvering cost her the top spot. more info

The Daily Mail — Nicki Minaj was seated in front of Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner for Monday's MTV Video Music Awards in LA, according to a photo of the seat chart. But according to TMZ , that did not sit well with Scott. more info

Stereogum — Nicki Minaj has been publicly thirsty for a #1 debut with her new album Queen , engaging in chicanery such as adding the 6ix9ine collab "Fefe" to the tracklist late to juice streaming figures and selling the album at a bargain-basement price to incr... more info

TMZ — Cardi B was friendly and talkative with our photog Monday ... UNTIL we brought up the Travis Scott /Nicki Minaj feud.  We got Cardi B at The London hotel in NYC ahead of the VMA's ... and she confirmed our report, there… more info

TMZ — Travis Scott and the VMAs are taking musical chairs to a whole new level. Travis is on the move after originally being seated behind Nicki Minaj ... a decision that raised eyebrows in the wake of Nicki going nuclear over Travis beating her out for…... more info

TMZ — ON TODAY'S SHOW Bombshell Allegations against Asia Argento Drake Calls Out Kanye West for Flopping A Major Hint Charlie Sheen is Heading to Real Housewives  The Celebrity Big Brother Guests Build a Border Wall more info

Dlisted — Nicki Minaj has been having a real go of it recently. She’s been in trouble for rapping on a track with a convicted child molester, she’s been slapping at rappers left and right, oh, and we learned that she almost killed her ex-boyfriend Safaree... more info

TMZ — Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott will have a direct shot at Nicki Minaj during the VMAs ... this after Nicki blasted them for cheating her out of the top spot on the Billboard chart. The seating chart for Monday night's VMAs… more info

E! Online — Nicki Minaj is not pleased with the promotion of her latest album, Queen. On Sunday, Billboard reported that Travis Scott's album, Astroworld, held the top spot on the Billboard 200... more info

Consequence of Sound — Minaj blames Queen's second place finish on an unfair marketing campaign carried out by Scott, as well as a lack of promotional support from Spotify. more info