{"id":360984,"date":"2026-09-17T07:04:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T12:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/issues-with-extremely-low-pink-friday-2-promo-budget-revealed-in-court"},"modified":"2026-09-17T07:04:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T12:04:30","slug":"issues-with-extremely-low-pink-friday-2-promo-budget-revealed-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/issues-with-extremely-low-pink-friday-2-promo-budget-revealed-in-court","title":{"rendered":"Points With \u2018Extraordinarily Low\u2019 &#8216;Pink Friday 2&#8217; Promo Finances Revealed in Court docket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Nicki Minaj<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Issues With \u2018Extremely Low\u2019 Budget For &#8216;Pink Friday 2&#8217; Promo<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Revealed in Court Battle<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-17T00:00:46-07:00\"><br \/>\n               September 17, 2026<br \/>\n              12:00 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-d5a7e4ba76ccb0c4ccea2d93b82de7dc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260916_6c84c34111a54755be9b98246c61eb2f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9f23fd66-8864-491d-9c75-7b2071b97e79\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Docket\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/6c\/4by3\/2026\/09\/16\/6c84c34111a54755be9b98246c61eb2f_md.jpg\" alt=\"nicki minaj getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d5a7e4ba76ccb0c4ccea2d93b82de7dc--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c2a4661e18765e8c9d3d2d544dd97396\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/nicki-minaj\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Nicki Minaj<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s team apparently took issue with the budget proposed for promotion for her &#8220;Pink Friday 2&#8221; album &#8230; TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c2a4661e18765e8c9d3d2d544dd97396--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b08d6070b26096476f2130fbf39f0816\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>TMZ obtained evidence submitted as part of the ongoing legal battle between 24\/7 Productions and Nicki Minaj. The company is suing the rapper and her company, claiming it spent over $275K on hotels and travel under a pre-approved budget but never got reimbursed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b08d6070b26096476f2130fbf39f0816--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4fbdbd0e216b43c7d7fa0cbd7aa9e96c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260323_90e032685f4f4cf99a33a6f22c092293\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9f23fd66-8864-491d-9c75-7b2071b97e79\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/90\/4by3\/2026\/03\/23\/90e032685f4f4cf99a33a6f22c092293_md.jpg\" alt=\"nicki minaj on tour getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4fbdbd0e216b43c7d7fa0cbd7aa9e96c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-398d693e270b4b34439a6eff35061f0e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In an alleged email dated November 29, 2023, a member of Nicki\u2019s team wrote to 24\/7 Productions about the scheduled promo. The team member, speaking about the week in New York, wrote \u201cThe $250K allowance from Republic [Records] is extremely low. It will cost her at least double that\u201d &#8230; and added that &#8220;hotels and transportation alone will eat up the whole amount.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-398d693e270b4b34439a6eff35061f0e--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-feadc40b72a4af167498f34ddffd2fc1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The email showed the team discussing paying $3K a day for a videographer and photographer for a total of $18K over six days. The team went over paying a seamstress\/tailor $700 per day for a total of $4,200 for the same period.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-feadc40b72a4af167498f34ddffd2fc1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e9067e3bead1b247d85100cb72612b02\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260916_e2e400a005cb4741b4867ef16ce8f09a\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9f23fd66-8864-491d-9c75-7b2071b97e79\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e2\/4by3\/2026\/09\/16\/e2e400a005cb4741b4867ef16ce8f09a_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-nicki-minaj-papa-bear-ig-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>                 <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e9067e3bead1b247d85100cb72612b02--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cd1368f77a60a8f4ddbc4f9dde80ec5a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In regard to flights, the team member asked, \u201cDo we know if her son is going with her? Without her son, her normal plane rider is always over $2K each leg. Plus, she will be in the hotels for many days. I think the $10K rider allowance on the budget is a little low.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cd1368f77a60a8f4ddbc4f9dde80ec5a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fa63a01287066b04d9771cc3928b96fb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The alleged emails are being used to help 24\/7 prove its case against Nicki and her company.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fa63a01287066b04d9771cc3928b96fb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-933c58f221dcfd240e4524e787f27bd6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260716_3a7d8217f8f34bda880c42ebff3c75d0\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9f23fd66-8864-491d-9c75-7b2071b97e79\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3a\/4by3\/2026\/07\/16\/3a7d8217f8f34bda880c42ebff3c75d0_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-nicki-minaj-Jingle-Ball-2023-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-933c58f221dcfd240e4524e787f27bd6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3e29b4fda24f868750a7a800cf0f0cea\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As TMZ first reported, 24\/7 Productions was hired to coordinate Nicki\u2019s performance at Jingle Ball 2023, for which the entertainer was paid a reported $650K, and a week of promotion for &#8220;Pink Friday 2&#8221; in New York. The company handles on-site management, travel, staffing, etc.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3e29b4fda24f868750a7a800cf0f0cea--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-255e452f0c0d1fbb876548d5d5c15615\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/23\/nicki-minaj-allegedly-refusing-to-reimburse-company-over-concerts\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>lawsuit<\/strong><\/a> asked for more than $275K in damages. Nicki denied she was personally responsible for the money and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/16\/nicki-minaj-wants-to-be-removed-from-lawsuit\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>asked<\/strong><\/a> to be dismissed from the case.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-255e452f0c0d1fbb876548d5d5c15615--><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/17\/nicki-minaj-problems-with-low-album-promo-budget-revealed\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicki Minaj Issues With \u2018Extremely Low\u2019 Budget For &#8216;Pink Friday 2&#8217; Promo Revealed in Court Battle Published September 17, 2026 12:00 AM PDT Nicki Minaj\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":360987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[17617,65,11568,419,1936,2311,527,237,1165],"class_list":["post-360984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-docket","tag-entertainment-culture","tag-friday","tag-new-york","tag-nicki-minaj","tag-photographer","tag-pink-friday-2","tag-rapper","tag-transportation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360984"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":360986,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360984\/revisions\/360986"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}