Nicki Minaj is protesting the Recording Academy shifting her “Super Freaky Girl” from consideration in the Grammys’ rap division to a pop category, saying that she would be OK with the shift if it were applied consistently to other artists that straddle the crossover line, which she believes is not the case.
Later, Minaj posted a 17-minute video on Instagram expanding on her position.
Before Minaj took her thoughts public, the Hollywood Reporter was first to report that the Grammys had changed the genre category for “Super Freaky.”
The switch was revealed amid the thousands of tracks appearing on the first-round ballot, which went out to Recording Academy voters this week.