Organizers of a concert featuring Nicki Minaj in her hometown Trinidad, are under fire for spending too much money to stage the event.
Government officials want to know why Trinidad's Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs and D Project Records spent $825,000.00 bringing Nicki to town.
According to reports Nicki received $382,000 for her performance, $60,000 was spent on hotel accommodations, $150,000 on advertising, $75,000 for the venue, $32,000 to the Copyright Organization of Trinidad and Tobago, $40,000 on other artists, and $26,000 for "cultural acts."
The promoter called the concert was an investment for the Islands saying,
“It was a strategic investment in ourselves and our talent. Like her or not, Nicki Minaj is ours and not because we claimed her, but because she claimed us as her own! The fact that she’s currently at the top of her game makes it even sweeter."
“By this time next year, at least four acts from Trinidad and Tobago will have a greater presence in the global music industry. I wouldn’t say it if it wasn’t going to happen. I told Trinidad that we were bringing Nicki Minaj home and we did and as a result of that event and the work we have been doing to promote the acts we signed, we have now secured global distribution and are preparing to take our company to the next level.”
