Nicki Minaj will not be performing “Starships” it seems anytime in the near future after this NYE situation.
The rapper stopped performing halfway through her 2012 smash hit “Starships” during a New Year’s Eve celebration at E11EVEN in Miami on Sunday.
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The viral TikTok video posted Monday shows the “Super Bass” singer unenthusiastically singing a few of the opening lyrics of the song before calling off the song all together.
“Hold on,” Minaj, 41, can be heard saying over the roar of the crowd. “I don’t perform that song no more, y’all.”
The response drew outrage, prompting Minaj to explain: “I don’t like it.”
Many fans were shocked at the decision to skip the popular song and even tease the audience with the track.
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“What y’all want me to do? Stupid song,” she added, before launching into 2010’s “Super Bass.”
“Why,” one user questioned in the comment section. “It’s what got us all loving you. DON’T FORGET ABOUT US.”
“She’s fr,” a second user slammed.
Starships is still paying her bills and is a fan-favorite song,” pointed out a third person.
Other fans seemed to side with the “Bang Bang” hitmaker.
“To be fair it’s a terrible song,” one user stated.
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“How would yall feel if everyone around u was like ‘do that thing u did 12 years ago,’ after you’ve been evolving and doing better things ever since then … as an artist I’d feel some type of way,” a second person defended.
In the past, Minaj expressed he distaste for the track that won her both an American Music and Billboard award.
“I hate ‘Starships,’ I mean ew, ‘Starships,’” the Grammy nominee said to Pollstar Live in 2020. “I’m like, ‘Why did I do that?’ I really think that every time I hear it.”
She also revealed several other songs she hated.
“I wish I never recorded ‘Anaconda.’ I like the video but ugh,” she divulged. “My first ever solo song on Billboard was ‘Your Love.’ To this day I like the video but I hate the song. I could go on and on.”
As of late, the rapper also revealed that she banned Kanye West from releasing the previously recorded track “New Body” after it was leaked online in 2019.
“Chile, that train has left the station,” the hitmaker told West, 46, in a text message that was uploaded to X (formerly Twitter). “OK? No disrespect in any way.”
Also on Instagram Live, Minaj doubled down on the situation claiming that she “just put out a brand-new album” so she had no interest in doubling down on the publicity.
“Why would I put out a song that has been out for three years? Come on, guys,” she said at the time.
