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Protes Nicki Minaj pada ajang MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) 2015 berujung panjang. Kini tak cuma Nicki Minaj, ada nama Taylor Swift yang ikut terbawa.
Semuanya berawal ketika MTV VMA 2015 mengumumkan seluruh nominasinya, Selasa 21 Juli kemarin. Minaj tidak terima, kalau video klip 'Anaconda' tidak masuk ke dalam kategori paling bergengsi 'Video of the Year'. Kategori tersebut mengadirkan nama-nama seperti Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar, Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars dan Kendrick Lamar.
"Hey guys @MTV thank you for my nominations. Did Feeling Myself miss the deadline or...?" kicau @NICKIMINAJ menyindir MTV seperti dikutip detikHOT, Kamis (23/7/2015). Serangkaian kicauan tak terima dari pelantun 'Starship' itu pun berlanjut, semuanya tentang kekecewaan bahwa 'Anaconda' sudah dibuat dengan sebaik-baiknya.
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Musisi lain, Taylor Swift yang berada dalam kategori 'Video of the Year' kemudian merasa tersinggung. Sepertinya video klip 'Bad Blood' yang menghadirkan banyak perempuan cantik itu adalah hal yang disindir oleh Minaj.
"I've done nothing but love & support you. It's unlike you to pit women against each other," balas @taylorswift13. Sekaligus memulai pertikaian tersebut.
"Huh? U must not be reading my tweets. Didn't say a word about u," Minaj said to Swift. "I love u just as much. But u should speak on this," timpal Minaj lagi. Kemudian ditutup dengan janji Swift jika memang dia yang memenangkan kategori 'Video of the Year'.
"If I win, please come up with me!! You're invited to any stage I'm ever on," tegas pelantun 'Black Space' itu.
Video klip 'Anaconda' dirilis setahun lalu dan sukses menyedot perhatian 488 juta pengguna YouTube. Menampilkan aksi joget Nicki Minaj yang seksi dengan mengeskpos bokongnya. Sedangkan 'Bad Blood' yang dibintangi Selena Gomez, Lena Dunham, Lily Aldridge, Jessica Alba, Gigi Hadid, Karlie Kloss, Cara Delevingne, Serayah McNeill, Ellie Goulding, Martha Hunt, Zendaya Coleman, Hayley Williams, Hailee Steinfeld, Mariska Hargitay, Ellen Pompeo dan Cindy Crawford sukses ditonton 362 juta selama dalam dua bulan perilisannya.
'Anaconda' tercatat bersaing di dua nominasi, yakni 'Best Female Video' dan 'Best Hip Hop Video'. Sedangkan 'Bad Blood' dipercaya di enam nominasi sekaligus, selain 'Video of the Year', ada 'Best Collaboration', 'Best Art Direction', 'Best Cinematography', 'Best Direction', 'Best Editing' dan 'Best Visual Effects'.
Diluar Nicki Minaj dan Taylor Swift, MTV VMA 2015 juga jadi ajang pembuktian dari rapper Kendrick Lamar. Sebab, Lamar sukses menjadi yang terbanyak mendapatkan nominasi, dengan total 15 nominasi. Termasuk kolaborasinya bersama Swift di lagu 'Bad Blood'.
MTV VMA 2015 akan dijadwalkan berlangsung pada 30 Agustus mendatang di Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, Amerika Serikat. Miley Cyrus dipercaya menjadi pembawa acara ajang tahunan tersebut. Berikut daftar lengkap nominasi MTV VMA 2015;
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé - '7/11'
Ed Sheeran - 'Thinking Out Loud'
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - 'Bad Blood'
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - 'Uptown Funk'
Kendrick Lamar - 'Alright'
BEST MALE VIDEO
Ed Sheeran - 'Thinking Out Loud'
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - 'Uptown Funk'
Kendrick Lamar - 'Alright'
The Weeknd - 'Earned It'
Nick Jonas - 'Chains'
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Beyoncé - '7/11'
Taylor Swift - 'Blank Space'
Nicki Minaj - 'Anaconda'
Sia - 'Elastic Heart'
Ellie Goulding - 'Love Me Like You Do'
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Fetty Wap - Trap Queen'
Nicki Minaj - 'Anaconda'
Kendrick Lamar - 'Alright'
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth - 'See You Again'
Big Sean ft. E-40 - 'I Don’t F–k With You'
BEST POP VIDEO
Beyoncé - '7/11'
Ed Sheeran - 'Thinking Out Loud'
Taylor Swift - 'Blank Space'
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - 'Uptown Funk'
Maroon 5 - 'Sugar'
BEST ROCK VIDEO
Hozier - 'Take Me To Church'
Fall Out Boy - 'Uma Thurman'
Florence + the Machine - 'Ship To Wreck'
Walk the Moon - Shut Up and Dance'
Arctic Monkeys - 'Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?'
ARTIST TO WATCH
Fetty Wap - 'Trap Queen'
Vance Joy - 'Riptide'
George Ezra - 'Budapes'
James Bay - 'Hold Back The River'
FKA Twigs - 'Pendulum'
BEST COLLABORATION
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - 'Bad Blood'
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - 'Uptown Funk'
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth - 'See You Again'
Ariana Grande & The Weeknd - 'Love Me Harder'
Jessie J + Ariana Grande + Nicki Minaj - 'Bang Bang'
VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE
Jennifer Hudson - 'I Still Love You'
Colbie Caillat - 'Try'
Big Sean ft. Kanye West and John Legend - 'One Man Can Change the World'
Rihanna - 'American Oxygen'
Wale - 'The White Shoes'
BEST ART DIRECTION
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - 'Bad Blood' (Charles Infante)
Snoop Dogg - 'So Many Pros' (Jason Fijal)
Jack White - 'Would You Fight For My Love' (Jeff Peterson)
The Chemical Brothers - 'Go' (Michel Gondry)
Skrillex & Diplo ft. Justin Bieber - 'Where Are U Now' (Brewer)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyoncé - '7/11' (Beyoncé, Chris Grant, Additional choreography: Gabriel Valenciano)
OK Go - 'I Won’t Let You Down' (OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano)
Chet Faker - 'Gold' (Ryan Heffington)
Ed Sheeran - 'Don’t' (Nappy Tabs)
Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar - 'Never Catch Me' (Keone and Mari Madrid)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar - 'Never Catch Me' (Larkin Sieple)
Ed Sheeran - 'Thinking Out Loud' (Daniel Pearl)
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - 'Bad Blood' (Christopher Probst)
FKA Twigs - 'Two Weeks' (Justin Brown)
Alt-J - 'Left Hand Free' (Mike Simpson)
BEST DIRECTION
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - 'Bad Blood' (Joseph Kahn)
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - 'Uptown Funk' (Bruno Mars and Cameron Duddy)
Kendrick Lamar - 'Alright' (Colin Tilley & The Little Homies)
Hozier - 'Take Me To Church' (Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson of Feel Good Lost)
Childish Gambino - 'Sober' (Hiro Murai)
BEST EDITING
Beyoncé - '7/11' (Beyoncé, Ed Burke, Jonathan Wing)
Ed Sheeran - 'Don’t' (Jacquelyn London)
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - 'Bad Blood' (Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street)
A$AP Rocky - 'L$D' (Dexter Navy)
Skrillex & Diplo ft. Justin Bieber - 'Where Are U Now' (Brewer)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - 'Bad Blood' (Ingenuity Studios)
FKA Twigs - 'Two Weeks' (Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi, and Max Chyzhevskyy)
Childish Gambino - 'Telegraph Ave' (Gloria FX)
Skrillex & Diplo ft. Justin Bieber - 'Where Are U Now' (Brewer)
Tyler, The Creator - 'F****** Young/Death Camp' (Gloria FX) (mif/tia)
