Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj feud on Twitter over VMA nominations: Whose side do you take?
Although Nicki Minaj received an impressive three VMA nominations this year, she was notably absent from the Video of the Year category… And wasn’t very happy about it.
Hey guys @MTV thank you for my nominations. ??? Did Feeling Myself miss the deadline or…?
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
If I was a different "kind" of artist, Anaconda would be nominated for best choreo and vid of the year as well. ???
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
Ellen did her own anaconda video and did the #choreo lol. Remember her doing that kick ?. Even mtv did a post on the choreo @MTV remember?
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
U couldn't go on social media w/o seeing ppl doing the cover art, choreo, outfits for Halloween…an impact like that & no VOTY nomination?
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
When the "other" girls drop a video that breaks records and impacts culture they get that nomination. ??????????????????????????????????????
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
If your video celebrates women with very slim bodies, you will be nominated for vid of the year ?????????????
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
Oh but trust me. I'll be on that stage to collect my awards for vid of the year. Feeling Myself & Anaconda. ????????????????????????????????
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
Taylor Swift — one of the two “other” girls and the one whose video features her supermodel friends — took Nicki’s tweets as personal attacks.
@NICKIMINAJ I've done nothing but love & support you. It's unlike you to pit women against each other. Maybe one of the men took your slot..
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) July 21, 2015
Nicki wasn’t having it…
Huh? U must not be reading my tweets. Didn't say a word about u. I love u just as much. But u should speak on this. @taylorswift13
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
When Nicki was accused by others of taking jabs at Taylor, she added, “Nothing I said had to do with Taylor. So what jabs? White media and their tactics. So sad. That’s what they want.” She also retweeted some other messages critical of Taylor’s stance on racial inequalities. To all of that, Taylor simply said…
@NICKIMINAJ If I win, please come up with me!! You're invited to any stage I'm ever on.
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) July 21, 2015
Of course, there are people supporting both sides — but a #TeamNicki tweets outnumbered #TeamTaylor messages by more than 2-to-1.
