Los Angeles Aug 3 (IANS) Singers Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande have laughed off speculations that the former has delayed the release of her new studio album "Queen" to compete with the latter s "Sweetener" on the same date.
Minaj announced that her fans would have to wait another week to listen to "Queen" -- her first studio album in four years -- and that it would release on August 17. It s the same date as Grande s "Sweetener" is to be launched.
Internet trolls were quick to speculate that the albums were being purposefully scheduled to compete for music chart s top position. However the close friends and frequent collaborators who reunited earlier this year for hit songs "Bed" and "The Light Is Coming " disregarded any such assumptions reports eonline.com.
Grande tweeted: "Me and Nicki laughed at that."
In response to Grande s tweet Minaj wrote: "I love this woman. Can t wait for the fans to benefit from all the hard work on both ends. We love your passion. You guys will be very happy. Trust. That s all I ll say."

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