Barbie Gone Bad (album)

Barbie Gone Bad (originally titled Barbie Barbie) is the fourth studio album by Trinidadian singer and rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released on August 3, 2018, through Young Money, Cash Money and Republic Records. The album was recorded between January 2015 and March 2017. It follows the themes of Pink Friday and The Pinkprint.

Background
Minaj began writing the album soon after The Pinkprint was released, sometime in early 2015. Many songs were set to be included on a reissue version of The Pinkprint, entitled The Pinkprint: The Platinum Reissue, but the idea was scrapped in favour for a new album. In an interview with POP Mus!c, Minaj revealed that she decided against the original idea of another reissued album because she "felt that the idea of a reissue [belonged] to Pink Friday." She also stated that the album would be an "evolution of [her] previous eras."

Minaj was fully working on the album in mid-2015 and early 2016. Many singles were released to hype up her upcoming album, which included the incredibly popular "Barbie Tingz", "MotorSport" and "No Frauds". Many songs were scrapped, but few have leaked.

Pre-orders for the album were announced on May 25, 2018, and were made available on July 6, later than the initial date of June 20. On the same day, the track list was revealed along with the cover artwork.

Singles
TBA

Track listing
Standard Edition 1. "Barbie Gone Bad" 2. "Barbie Tingz" 3. "" 4. "" 5. "" 6. "" 7. "" 8. "" 9. "" 10. "" 11. "" 12. "" 13. "" 14. "" 15. ""

Deluxe Edition 16. "" 17. "" 18. ""

iTunes Deluxe Edition 19. ""

UK Deluxe Edition 18. "" 19. ""

Target and Japanese Deluxe Edition 19. "" 20. ""

Trivia

 * The album was originally set to release as The Pinkprint: The Platinum Reissue and then when it was decided to be composed as a new album, it was retitled Barbie Barbie, before the title was changed to Barbie Gone Bad.
 * The album took 3 years to compose.
 * This is Minaj's favourite album yet.