Nicki Minaj calls own hit song ‘stupid’ as she shuts down live performance

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nicki Minaj did not hold back in telling a Miami crowd how she truly felt about her hit song “Starships” during a recent New Year’s Eve performance. In a 2020 interview with Pollstar Live, she said: “I hate ‘Starships,’ I mean ew, ‘Starships?’ I’m like, ‘Why did I do that?’ I really think that every time I hear it.” Minaj also admitted that she wished she had never recorded her 2014 song “Anaconda”. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up “While some moments of interpolation are more inspired, the musician’s increasing reliance on recognisable samples can start to feel like cruise control.” Meanwhile, later that month, Minaj rejected Kanye West’s public plea to include her “New Body” verse on his forthcoming album Vultures. Come on, guys.” Minaj first recorded “New Body” – a song about plastic surgery – for West’s scrapped album, Yandhi.