Travis Scott’s label dispute that Sabrina Carpenter beat him to Quantity One on US album chart
Travis Scott‘s label is disputing experiences that Sabrina Carpenter beat him to the Quantity One slot on Billboard‘s album chart.
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Two weeks in the past, Carpenter launched her sixth studio album ‘Brief N’ Candy‘, whereas Scott shared a tenth anniversary reissue of his 2014 mixtape ‘Days Earlier than Rodeo’ to streaming platforms.
The 2 releases have been poised to take the coveted Quantity One slot, however it was ‘Brief N’ Candy’ that received the chart battle in the long run, with Carpenter promoting 362,000 album models, in comparison with Scott’s 361,000.
Now, Vulture is reporting that an nameless consultant from Cactus Jack Information, the label based by Scott, despatched a letter of criticism to Billboard and tabulation firm Luminate, disputing the ultimate chart.
The consultant reportedly claimed that Billboard‘s strategies have been “unreliable and incomplete” and that they’d missed “an especially excessive quantity of orders” from their counting that will have presumably elevated ‘Days Earlier than Rodeo”s possibilities of reaching Quantity One.
Cactus Jack representatives additionally reportedly claimed {that a} Luminate worker may need “a private incentive” to need Carpenter to achieve Quantity One, on account of his former employment at Island Information – Carpenter’s label. The letter insists that they have been “not reaching out as administration for an upset artist” however moderately on behalf of the Cactus Jack label and retailer.
A spokesperson for Luminate responded saying that the corporate stands by the ultimate chart: “We’re assured that our numbers are appropriate in accordance with our processes and methodology.”
Travis Scott at Fanatics Fest NYC 2024. CREDIT: Kevin Mazur/Getty Photos for Fanatics
Final Might, Scott settled the final of a number of wrongful demise lawsuits in direction of him and competition promoter Stay Nation following his ill-fated Astroworld Pageant efficiency in 2021.
The continuing Circus Maximus tour has not gone with out hiccups although – Scott was arrested in Miami for “disorderly intoxication and trespassing” in late June, and arrested in Paris in August for assaulting a lodge safety guard.
Regardless of the controversy – together with the shadow lingering from Astroworld Pageant – Scott has continued to interrupt tour data. In July, Scott’s London gig drew in over 48,500 attendees and grossed greater than $6.6million (£5.1million) from one evening alone. He additionally broke the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium merchandise gross sales document for any occasion so far on the stadium, together with the NFL.
‘Brief N’ Candy’ was launched final week, and was given a glowing four-star evaluate by NME. “As ‘Brief n’ Candy’ arrives, it feels just like the 25-year-old singer is at one thing of a turning level,” wrote Rhian Daly.
“Hold Carpenter’s musical calling playing cards, justify the hype, and she or he’ll quickly be levelling as much as main competition headliner – and this document largely will get the job carried out.”
Since then, the singer has made headlines after being locked in an ongoing chart battle with Oasis, and for teaming up with Jenna Ortega for the music video to her newest single, ‘Style’.
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