The Recording Academy is accused of sabotaging and plotting against the 'Anaconda' femcee after the Grammys announced 'Barbie World' as best rap song on X before deleting it.
- Feb 4, 2024
AceShowbiz - The joy of Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice's fans soon turned into rage on music's biggest night. Fans are pissed after the two raptresses were announced as winners of the 2024 Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 4, but it was nothing but a mistake.
The Recording Academy announced several winners during the Grammys' premiere ceremony and posted those winners on its X, formerly Twitter, account. When the Academy presented best rap song, the wrong name was posted on the micro-blogging site.
Those watching the pre-televised ceremony, which steamed live on the Academy's YouTube channel, saw that "Scientists & Engineers" by Killer Mike won the title. However, the Recording Academy mistakenly tweeted that Nicki and Ice's "Barbie World" from the "Barbie" soundtrack was the winner before quickly deleting it.
The retracted tweet quickly caused uproar on social media, with Barbz accusing the Academy of sabotaging their favorite star. "Why would the Grammys post about Nicki Minaj & ice spice n say they won the Grammys in a tweet & then just deleted it," one person reacted to the deleted tweet.
Another was convinced that the "industry is plotting against" the "Anaconda" hitmaker. A third noted, "The #Scammys thought they were embarrassing Nicki Minaj. Yet all they did was exposed themselves to the world for their fraudulent behavior. Tried to sabotage this woman again but was sloppy this time."
"the biggest hit of the summer was sabotaged," another enraged fan claimed. A sixth user supported the Trinidadian-born star, "regardless of whatever games the #scammys play, nicki will always be a barbie doll and a true winner."
The Recording Academy has not explained the mishap.
Nicki has been nominated 12 times at the Grammys, but she has never won any. She previously called out the Grammys for not giving her the best new artist award when she had seven songs charting on Billboard at the time.
"Never forget the Grammys didn't give me my best new artist award when I had 7 songs simultaneously charting on Billboard & bigger first week that any female rapper in the last decade- went on to inspire a generation. They gave it to the white man Bon Ever. #PinkFriday," the 41-year-old tweeted at the time.
