Nicki Minaj mocks laid off employees at Atlantic Information: “UPS is hiring”
Nicki Minaj has thrown shade on the workers of Atlantic Information which have been laid off this week, quipping that “UPS are hiring”.
On Thursday, Variety reported that an anticipated wave of exits of executives and employees at Atlantic Music Group had begun, with as much as 170 individuals thought to have been affected. Warner Music CEO Robert Kyncl has known as it a “new dynamic construction for the label group”.
Minaj, nevertheless, has apparently not been overwhelmed with sympathy for these laid off, writing on X on Thursday: “Pricey fired executives & A&R’s: Don’t be mad, UPS is hiring. Additionally, be happy to submit your resumes for a job @ #HeavyOnIt,” referring to her personal report label.
Pricey fired executives & A&R’s:
Don’t be mad, UPS is hiring.
Additionally, be happy to submit your resumes for a job @ #HeavyOnIt. pic.twitter.com/yxay1l6gQP
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 19, 2024
Earlier this week, Minaj introduced that she is at the moment engaged on a model new album, ‘Pink Friday 3’, scrapping the beforehand anticipated deluxe version of ‘Pink Friday 2’.
That album had been scheduled for launch on September 13, with as much as seven new tracks, however after being delayed, it has now been axed altogether, with the rapper saying a few of its songs will now work their means onto ‘Pink Friday 3’.
“The brand new music is simply too good to be thrown away on a deluxe album,” she wrote on social media. “Final evening, the songs I recorded have been simply means too iconic. I like you guys a lot. You understand that. I do know you do. I’ll nonetheless offer you one thing main as much as the announcement, so no worries.”
Minaj launched into the UK and European leg of her ‘Pink Friday 2’ world tour earlier this yr, with the stint together with a present at The O2 in London. She later returned to the capital to headline Wi-fi Pageant.
The artist is at the moment on the street in North America for her ‘Gag Metropolis Reloaded’ dates. You may see the complete schedule and find any remaining tickets here.
In a four-star overview of ‘Pink Friday 2’, NME wrote: “‘Pink Friday 2’ appears like a consolidation and refinement of every part Minaj can do – together with dropping popular culture references that no different artist would consider. 13 years after ‘Pink Friday’, Nicki Minaj hasn’t misplaced her skill to catch us abruptly.”