First VMA Drama of the Year Begins With Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift

LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 20: Singer Nicki Minaj (R) accepts Rap/Hip-Hop Favorite Album award from singer Taylor Swift onstage at the 2011 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on November 20, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 20:  Singer Nicki Minaj (R) accepts Rap/Hip-Hop Favorite Album award from singer Taylor Swift onstage at the 2011 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on November 20, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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:

These tweets offended nominee Taylor Swift, also nominated for 8 other VMA’s, who tweeted back at her the following tweet.

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.

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.

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.

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