Bruno Mars & Ed Sheeran Poke Fun At Nicki Minaj vs. Taylor Swift MTV VMAs “Feud”
Last night (July 21), Twitter exploded into a popcorn-worthy frenzy as Taylor Swift decided to butt her tweets into Nicki Minaj‘s mentions. The topic? A little “Bad Blood” over the much-discussed 2015 MTV VMAs nominations.
When the categories were revealed, Nicki (as well as Azealia Banks and Tinashe) voiced their opinions on how they felt they got snubbed by the awards show. “The Night Is Still Young” rapstress felt particularly strong about the decision, and she used Twitter as her platform to speak out on it.
Nicki thought her “Anaconda” video deserved a Video Of The Year nod. “If your video celebrates women with very slim bodies, you will be nominated for vid of the year,” she exclaimed on Twitter.
In comes in Taylor Swift, who felt the need to join the conversation and be pop’s saving grace that so many people claim her to be. She tweeted, “@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.”
Then, what may read to some as a nice gesture from America’s sweetheart, she decided to throw in some very subtle shade: “If I win, please come up with me!! You’re invited to any stage I’m ever on.”
But, the “feud” soon became a lighthearted one — thanks to Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran. The two jokingly started their own Twitter beef, with the “Uptown Funk” singer tweeting “…VMAs is the new WWF!! @edsheeran Fuck You!”
View the string of tweets from both sets of artists below.
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
I’m not always confident. Just tired. Black women influence pop culture so much but are rarely rewarded for it. https://t.co/2xOvJzBXJX
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
They’re not missing the point, they’re just attempting to overshadow the point. Oldest trick in the book. https://t.co/Y4dt1vKk6C
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
Nothing I said had to do with Taylor. So what jabs? White media and their tactics. So sad. That’s what they want. https://t.co/AfcwoyDvpg
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
Ryan posted a headline of Taylor saying she loves & supports me. But not me saying the same to her. Lol. Their headline says I took a “jab”?
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
I’m so glad u guys get to see how this stuff works. Taylor took her music off spotify and was applauded. We launched Tidal & were dragged.
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
@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
@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
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
@taylorswift13 I’m still confused as to why u just tweeted me when I made it abundantly clear… pic.twitter.com/A5kJyi6fQC
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 21, 2015
@BrunoMars any way we do dis you gon’ come up short
— Ed Sheeran (@edsheeran) July 22, 2015
SHOW YOURSELF!!! @edsheeran https://t.co/J07BphUedV
— Bruno Mars (@BrunoMars) July 22, 2015
@BrunoMars but all my crew know that Bruno has eyebrows dat be uno. And plays Cluedo with SuBo, but you lose coz you blow
— Ed Sheeran (@edsheeran) July 22, 2015
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