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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Sabrina Carpenter<\/strong><\/a> is shouting out Nicki Minaj<\/strong><\/a> as she battles for the top spot on the charts with her new album Short n Sweet<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, and you might be wondering why. <\/p>\n The 25-year-old \u201cEspresso\u201d pop star dropped her album<\/a> on August 23 and is currently in a tight race for the top spot on the Billboard 200. Her chief competition is Travis Scott<\/strong><\/a>, who released an anniversary edition of his mixtape Days Before Rodeo<\/em>.<\/p>\n Both musicians have released multiple variants of their projects in an effort to drum up additional sales and to secure the lead. We\u2019ll find out who won on Sunday (September 1). <\/p>\n As the tracking week came to a close, Sabrina<\/strong> took to social media to dedicate her efforts to Nicki<\/strong>. That\u2019s because the situation that we\u2019re currently in mirrors one that played out between Nicki<\/strong> and Travis<\/strong> back in 2018. <\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis one\u2019s for Nicki<\/strong>,\u201d Sabrina<\/strong> wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday (August 29). Her message prompted a response from Nicki<\/strong>, who showed her love on an Instagram Live<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you forgot, back in 2018, Nicki<\/strong> unleashed on Travis<\/strong><\/a> after her album Queen<\/em> debuted at the No. 2 spot on the charts behind Travis<\/strong>, who sold his album Astroworld<\/em> in bundles that promoted it and an upcoming tour. <\/p>\n She doubled down<\/a> on her radio show at the time, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s because Travis Scott<\/strong> is out here selling f\u2013king clothes, and got y\u2019all thinking he\u2019s selling f\u2013king music.\u201d <\/p>\n She continued, saying, \u201cWhat we\u2019re not going to do is have this Auto-Tune man coming up here selling f\u2013king sweaters and telling y\u2019all he sold half a million f\u2013king albums, \u2019cause he didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n At the time, one of Nicki<\/strong>\u2018s other musical friends also threw shade at Travis<\/strong><\/a> amid the feud.<\/p>\n Who will come out on top this time? We\u2019ll update you as soon as we know!<\/p>\n Did you see the speculation that Short n Sweet<\/em> includes songs that reference a love triangle with two other famous musicians<\/a>? <\/p>\n this one\u2019s for nicki<\/p>\n \u2014 Sabrina Carpenter (@SabrinaAnnLynn) August 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n