As we all get excited for MTV’s 2015 Video Music Awards in August, celebrities also prepare and anticipate who will take home the coveted awards. The nominee list was released this today, leaving many stars satisfied and others questioning why their name was left off the list.
With all the videos released each year, it is an honor to be nominated for the Video of the Year Award. This year’s nominees for Video of the Year include: Beyoncé for “7/11,″ Ed Sheeran for “Thinking Out Loud,” Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar for “Bad Blood,” Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars for “Uptown Funk,” and Kendrick Lamar for “Alright.”
When Nicki Minaj didn’t see her “Anaconda” music video on the list, she tweeted:
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
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
These tweets offended nominee Taylor Swift, also nominated for 8 other VMA’s, who tweeted back at her the following tweet.
@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
The responses between the two continued until Taylor put up the white flag. This miscommunication between the two is the first of celebrity VMA drama, over a month out from the actual award ceremony.
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
@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
Fans from both sides came to the rescue. Some, saying Taylor shouldn’t have taken the tweet to be about her. Nicki said her posts were intended to be against the white media. Taylor’s fans are defending her by saying her Video has Kendrick Lamar in it, so the “women with slim bodies” comment was clearly a jab at her.
@taylorswift13 @NICKIMINAJ Sorry Nicki but the only ALL WHITE act to be nominated was Sheeran Obvious jab at Taylor🐞 pic.twitter.com/pCUuAYB0SE
— Ninjetta (@RealNinjetta) July 22, 2015
@taylorswift13 @NICKIMINAJ lol Taylor why are you making this about you? It’s about the fact that Nicki’s video was live
— TG (@taylorswaang) July 22, 2015
To view the full list of VMA nominations, visit MTV’s website. Tune in on MTV on August 30 to see who wins each category, as well as what drama does or doesn’t unfold with Nicki and Taylor.