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

TMZ — Nicki Minaj is going nuclear, blaming Kylie Jenner and her daughter Stormi for Travis Scott's victory over her on the charts. Nicki is furious because she believed she would soar to the top of the Billboard Chart with her new album, "Queen" ... butâ€... more info

Stereogum — After a bumpy rollout including several delays, Nicki Minaj's Queen finally arrived just over a week ago. Since then, things haven't been all that much better. Queen turned out to be underwhelming, with our own Tom Breihan writing: "The summer of 201... more info

Stereogum — Nicki Minaj released her new album Queen last week. Since then, she's already shared one new track, the Nas-featuring, Tracy Chapman-sampling "Sorry," which was originally intended to be included on the album. And now there's another new Nicki song... more info

The Daily Mail — MTV Video Music Awards are reported to have upped the amount of security at the event in case Nicki Minaj and Safaree Samuels confront each other during their appearance at the awards. more info

TMZ — The ugly war of words between Nicki Minaj and Safaree could come to a head if the exes run into each other at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, but there's a plan in place to avoid that ... TMZ has learned. Nicki and Safaree will be at the VMAs… ... more info

Stereogum — Nicki Minaj's "Ganja Burn" didn't make this week's list, but I remain delighted that music videos are a medium where "The Scorpion King, but sexy" is a perfectly acceptable concept for a big-budget work. This week's picks are below. more info

Consequence of Sound — The pop singer's fourth full-length features Nicki Minaj, Missy Elliott, and Pharrell Williams. more info

USA Today Music — Franklin's music quickly climbed the iTunes charts Thursday, with her "30 Greatest Hits" album reaching the No. 1 spot, replacing Nicki Minaj's new album "Queen."             more info