Queen

Queen is the fourth studio album by rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released on August 10, 2018 by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Republic Records. It was Minaj's first album in nearly four years following The Pinkprint (2014). Recording sessions with a handful of producers for the album began in late 2016 and concluded in August 2018. The album includes guest appearances by rappers Eminem, Foxy Brown, Future, Swae Lee, and Lil Wayne; along with singers Ariana Grande, Labrinth, and the Weeknd.

The album's release date was pushed back twice before ultimately being released a week ahead of schedule. Queen was supported by four singles; "Chun-Li", "Bed" featuring Ariana Grande, "Barbie Dreams" and a remix of "Good Form" featuring Lil Wayne. "Fefe" was added to streaming editions of the album in the week following its release; both "Chun-Li" and "Fefe" peaked within the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100. To further promote the album, Minaj launched her own live radio program, Queen Radio (which aired on Beats 1), made several television appearances and live performances, and eventually embarked on The Nicki Wrld Tour with Juice Wrld in February 2019.

Queen received generally positive reviews from music critics upon its release, who complimented the album's production but derided its length and lack of direction. It debuted at #2 on both the US Billboard 200 and Billboard’s hip-hop albums chart with 185,000 album-equivalent units initially sold (with 78,000 coming from physical album sales). It charted at #5 in Ireland, #5 on the UK albums chart (#1 on the UK R&B albums chart), #4 in Australia, and #2 in Canada. The album charted within the top-ten of other music markets, such as France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland, as well as reaching the top 20 in Austria, Belgium (Wallonia), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain and Sweden. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA in January 2019.