The Grammys, Universal Removes Music From Tiktok, Nicki Minaj & Toxic Fandom

 ️Fangirl Nonsense: Quarters of Change dropped their new album! The 66th annual Grammy Awards took place this week. We’re talking about the biggest wins and snubs and the moments that had us giggling. 

 

As of February 1, 2024, Universal Music Group (home to Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Noah Kahan, and many more) has pulled their music from TikTok, citing that the app will not meet their asks for better pay for artists, protection against AI content, and safety for fans. We discuss the ramifications this has on all levels of the music industry and if UMG will bring their music back to TikTok. We also the ways major labels have forced up and coming artists to using the platforms for vitality and growth, just for their music to be removed.

Nicki Minaj claps back at Megan the Stallion with diss track “Big Foot ” after Megan’s song “Hiss” seemingly referenced Nicki’s husband. We look at Nicki’s history of celebrity feuds and the way Nicki and the Barbz have a symbiotic relationship of protecting each other, even if it’s at the cost of another person’s safety.

 

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Sources for The Grammys, Universal Removes Music From Tiktok, Nicki Minaj & Toxic Fandom

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE ARTIST AND SONGWRITER COMMUNITY – WHY WE MUST CALL TIME OUT ON TIKTOK (UMG, January 30, 2024)

 

TikTok Just Lost a Huge Catalog of Music. What Happened? (NYTimes, Ben Sisario, Feb 1st, 2024)

 

UMG’s TikTok Licensing Feud: Music Industry Reactions (Updating) (Billboard, Kristin Robinson, Feb 2nd, 2024)

 

Nicki Minaj Isn’t Afraid of Setting Fires — But Her Legacy Might Get Scorched, Too (Rolling Stone, Larisha Paul, Jan 31st, 2024)

 

Nicki Minaj Told Her Fans To Stop Threatening People — After Years Of Them Doing Just That (UpRoxx, Aaron Williams, November 2023)

 

Meet The Barbz: The Nicki Minaj Fandom Fighting the ‘Nicki Hate Train’ (Rolling Stone, Charles Holmes, August 2018)

 

Untangling the Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj Beef (The Cut, Olivia Craighead, Jan 26th, 2024)

 

Everything Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion have said about each other amid their ongoing feud (Business Insider, Lauren Edmonds, Jan 28th, 2024)