After several swings at the bat it appears Iggy Azalea‘s finally hit a home run with her latest single, ‘Sally Walker.’
Released just Friday (March 15), the tune walked to the top of real-time iTunes Rap charts, amassed a whopping 17 million views on Youtube (as of time reported), and even scored over a million spins on Spotify (as we reported here). And, while most would call it a comeback considering how many times the saucy Aussie’s been counted out in the past, Azalea’s joined her fans (affectionately called #Azaleans) in calling out the streaming giant out for discrimination.
Alleging the absence of “payola” being the reason Spotify hasn’t given the J. White-produced cut it’s due shine on the platform, look inside for the 28-year-old’s rant against the leader in streaming:
Once Azalea’s followers noticed how well ‘Walker’ was performing on other major platforms, some were curious to know why that success wasn’t being mirrored on Spotify. Once officials replied, Iggy weighed in:
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As if the controversy above wasn’t enough, ‘Walker’s been inundated with criticism for its likeness to Cardi B hit, ‘Money.’ Both crafted by Grammy-winning hitmaker J. White, the producer apparently got fed up with the comparisons as he went into defense mode on behalf of ‘Walker.’
See some highlights below courtesy of our friends at PopCrave:
Producer of “Money” and “Sally Walker,” @JWhiteDidIt, defends @IggyAzalea from accusations that she copied @IamCardiB. pic.twitter.com/tWzUkTdgzC
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) March 17, 2019
Hmmmm not the first person to call out Spotify for their shady antics, they don’t even pay artists good money per streams smh. Them beats def sound identical
I just wanna know what the red be like ? Fck she so bloody for ? it’s one song h0 just like fancy then you’ll have to get naked again for the gram for att
Enjoy it while it last
F*** Spotify! ??
Girl blame Nicki, she the one that got you blackballed from the industry some years ago.
lmaoooo shut up stupid, her FAKENESS and APPROPRIATION got her blackballed, nicki had nothing to do with that so stop making excuses lmfaoooo
u JUST got people’s attention back though… calm down
Sis scored a hit (FINALLY) and people are noticing the hardwork (KREAM , STS) and now the hate begins. GTFOH. This entire industry is corrupt and fake asf. Good sis Iggy calling em out for exactly what it is! If they had their way we would have literally just 5 artists blasting the airwaves. No thanks. COME THRU IGGY… #JusticeForIggy
lmfaoooo ya girls a FLOP hon, dont blame spotify blame her wack asss music lmfaooooo
Chile, shut up lmaooo ?
lmaoooo shes STILL making excuses whenever she flops. lmfaooooo take the hint dear nobody is checking for you lmfaooooo