Nicki Minaj stunned fans and music lovers when she announced that she would no longer be performing her 2012 hit song "Starships."
According to reports, the rapper began singing a few lines of the song when she suddenly signaled the backing track to stop, "Hold on!"
"I don't perform that song no more, y'all. I don't like it, what y'all want me to do? Stupid song," she said before hyping the crowd up again with a different song, "Super Bass."
The audience at the New Year's Eve performance in Miami all expressed their disappointment.
This is not the first time Minaj has expressed her dislike towards the song; in 2020, she revealed a laundry list of songs she regret ever recording and releasing.
Nicki Minaj Hates Her Songs?
During her interview with Pollstar Live, the rapper shares that she has several of her songs that she dislikes and cringes at.
"I hate 'Starships,' I mean ew, 'Starships?'" She said. "I'm like, 'Why did I do that?' I really think that every time I hear it."
Elsewhere in the interview, Minaj went on to name another chart-topping hit that she regrets recording.
"I wish I never recorded 'Anaconda.' I like the video but ugh," she continued. "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."
According to reports, 'Starships" peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 31 weeks on the chart.
Nicki Minaj Returns to Touring For 'Pink Friday 2'
If fans were expecting to hear "Starships" or "Anaconda" in Minaj's upcoming "Pink Friday 2" tour, they are bound to be disappointed because there is no way she will be including it in the setlist.
The tour is in support of her recently released album, "Pink Friday 2," the follow-up to her debut studio album, "Pink Friday," which was released a decade ago.
The tour will kick off at the Oakland Arena on Mar. 1, before making its way to Denver's Ball Arena, Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena, Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena, Los Angeles' Rolling Loud California, New Orleans' Smoothie King Center, Atlanta's State Farm Arena, Orlando's Amway Center, Charlotte's Spectrum Center, and more.
For more information on the "Super Freaky" rapper's tour, check out her website.
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