Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice mistakenly tweeted as the recipients of Best Rap Song by the Grammys – despite Killer Mike winning the award
The Recording Academy incorrectly tweeted that Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice were the winners of the Grammy for Best Rap Song – even though the award actually went to Killer Mike.
The organization incorrectly informed
“Congratulations to the winners of Best Rap Songs – “Best World (From Barbie The Album)” @nickiminaj & @icespicee_ Met Aqua,” The Recording Academy originally tweeted.
That tweet was subsequently deleted and a tweet was posted announcing Killer Mike as the winner. ‘Congratulations to the winner of Best Rap Song – “SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS” @killermike ft. Andre 3000, @1future and @ErynAllenKane,” the account said.
The mishap didn’t go unnoticed by fans, with one tweeting: “Why would the Grammys post about Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice and say they won the Grammys in a tweet and then just delete it…”
The Recording Academy incorrectly tweeted that Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice were the winners of the Grammy for Best Rap Song – even though the award actually went to Killer Mike
The Recording Academy confused fans by sharing this inaccurate tweet
The duo were also up for Best Song Written for Visual Media for Barbie World, which they did not win.
Ice Spice was also nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best New Artist, but lost both.
Minaj has been nominated for a total of twelve Grammys during her career. She hasn’t won one yet.
Ice Spice recently announced that she will release her debut album this year, a project she has titled Y2K.
During a performance op Today’s showIce Spice revealed the name of her album and talked about the “crazy” yet secretive collaboration that would appear on the project.
“Yes, there will be an album this year,” said the singer – who was recently hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit. ‘I’m so excited. It’s called Y2K,” she explained, adding, “it’s almost done.”
Ice Spice – born Isis Naija Gaston – revealed that she decided to name her album Y2K since she was born in 2000.
“That’s why I decided to call it that,” she explained.
They then shared this tweet with the correct winner
The rapper was the recipient of Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Album
Killer Mike imagined himself winning Best Rap Album
The duo were also up for Best Song Written for Visual Media for Barbie World, which they did not win
She also revealed that she recently made a “crazy” collaboration, but didn’t want to share anything more: “I have a crazy collaboration that just crashed two days ago,” she said.
The album follows Ice Spice’s debut EP Like..?, which was released in January 2023 and featured the songs In Ha Mood and Princess Diana.
Ice Spice has had a hugely successful past year, including a collaboration with pop superstar Taylor Swift.
She gained more than 48 million Spotify listeners in 2023, while her monthly listeners reached almost 25 million.
Ice Spice burst into tears after being named Best New Artist at last year’s VMAs.
She told the crowd: ‘Thank you so much! Thanks MTV! Oh my god, this is so cool! I just want to thank my munchkins. I love you guys so much.”
The rapper then thanked her manager and music producer.
‘I would like to thank my label for always supporting me. And of course God. Without God none of this would be possible. Thanks guys, I love you so much!” she concluded.