Nicki Minaj Claims ‘The Pinkprint’ Has Sold Over 3 Million Copies
Nicki Minaj Claims ‘The Pinkprint’ Has Sold Over 3 Million Copies
Nicki Minaj talks Pinkprint sales
Nicki Minaj has claimed that her last studio album, The Pinkprint, has sold over 3 million copies worldwide. Nicki Minaj talks Pinkprint sales – Photo credit: BillboardThe Only rapper took to her Instagram to announce the figures, saying that they still awaited court verification on the numbers.
She
wrote: “#1YearOfThePinkprint this album is now TRIPLE platinum
worldwide (3.3 Million), even though we have to wait for a March court
date to be credited for tracks & streams. Some artists removed their
work
off Spotify and other services of that nature, but for the ones who did
not, we have to be patient for justice in our industry & it finally
looks like it’s coming. This judgement, when passed, will work
retroactively so that we can receive our plaques, etc for all of the
free music given away on these services.
On Spotify alone, the sales of
this album is 1.4 Million worldwide. The music business doesn’t really
seem designed to reward our culture with the sales & accolades we
deserve, as we don’t normally cater to middle America, but I’m so happy
that some amazing ppl have been fighting for us. To my fans, thank you
for your support. Nothing made me happier than seeing your faces this
year on #ThePinkprintTOUR ~ Thank you for this Grammy nominated album.
To all the artists out there working hard on your music and feeling
discouraged, I feel your pain & completely understand your
frustration. Don’t let anything stop the love you have for your passion.
#ThePinkprint”
Streaming services have been shown to hamper album sales, with artistes like Adele and Taylor Swift having removed their works from streaming services to increase album sales.
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