Reading Nicki Minaj's series of tweets in the lead-up to the 2015 VMAs, Taylor Swift felt targeted, assuming she was the "other girls" in question. "I've done nothing but love & support you," she publicly wrote to the "Starships" artist, per The Atlantic. "It's unlike you to pit women against each other. Maybe one of the men took your slot." Minaj, who never mentioned Swift by name, was confused. "Huh? U must not be reading my tweets. Didn't say a word about u. I love u just as much," she responded. Swift later apologized for the misunderstanding (via The Los Angeles Times). "I thought I was being called out. I missed the point, I misunderstood, then misspoke. I'm sorry, Nicki," she wrote, also adding that the "Anaconda" rapper was welcome to join her on stage if "Bad Blood" won.
Some felt Swift had missed the larger point, arguing that Minaj was referring to the racial biases within the music industry, biases which have directly benefited the "Blank Space" singer. Katy Perry also seemed to weigh in on the situation, writing, "Finding it ironic to parade the pit women against other women argument about as one unmeasurably capitalizes on the [takedown] of a woman..." Fair point. By all accounts, Swift's award-winning song, "Bad Blood," refers to her famous feud with Perry.
That being said, Minaj thanked Swift for the apology, and it seems the two have officially buried the hatchet.
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