Bad blood is brewing between Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift in the latest Twittersphere feud.
When Nicki took to Twitter on Tuesday to rant about her VMA snub for Video Of The Year, one particular comment from the rapper appeared to single out 25-year-old Taylor - whose hit Bad Blood scored a nomination in the category.
Among her many tweets blasting MTV, the 32-year-old said: 'If your video celebrates women with very slim bodies, you will be nominated for vid of the year'
Bad Blood broke video streaming records set by Nicki's Anaconda back in August and was a huge hit, partly due to it featuring numerous cameo appearances from Taylor's celebrity gal pals.
Taylor wasted no time in responding to the Starships hit-maker saying, 'I've done nothing but love & support you. It's unlike you to pit women against each other. Maybe one of the men took your slot.'
However, Nicki was quick to deny that the tweet was aimed at Taylor, responding: 'Huh? U must not be reading my tweets. Didn't say a word about u. I love u just as much. But u should speak on this.'
Taking issue: Among all of Nicki's tweets, Taylor took offense to this one which appeared to single out the singer
Hitting back: Taylor, 25, responded to the rapper pointing out that she doesn't usually compete with other women
Clearly irritated, Nicki followed up with another comment in response to Ryan Seacrest's coverage of their online feud, hitting back: 'Nothing I said had to do with Taylor. So what jabs? White media and their tactics. So sad. That's what they want.'
But the Super Bass rapper made her feelings known by favoriting and retweeting her fans support - some of which clearly pointed the finger at Taylor.
She re-tweeted one Twitter user who said '@Taylorswift stop using "support all girls" as an excuse to not be critical of racist media that benefits and glorifies you'
Taylor attempted to smooth things over by offering to share her moment in the spotlight if she scoops the gong in question: 'If I win, please come up with me!! You're invited to any stage I'm ever on.'
Back-peddling: The Starships hit maker reacted confused suggesting Taylor was misinterpreting her tweets
Defensive: Nicki followed up saying that her words were being taken out of context when angered by Ryan Seacrest's headline
Standing her ground: Nicki was indignant in response to Taylor's tweet
The hip-hop star took to social media to express outrage at only getting three MTV Video Music Awards nominations in the list announced Tuesday morning.
Nicki had hoped her video for Anaconda or her Beyonce collaboration video for Feeling Myself would have been nominated in the video of the year category.
During her many tweets, Nicki failed to mention however that her pal and co-collaborator Beyonce was nominated alongside Taylor in the category for her 7/11 video.
Ignored: Nicki tweeted her outrage that her Anaconda video wasn't nominated for Video Of The Year at the MTV Music Video Awards and how she'd have got more nominations if she was 'a different 'kind' of artist'
Nicki started her tirade by saying: 'When the "other" girls drop a video that breaks records and impacts culture they get that nomination.'
She argued that 'if she was a different 'kind' of artist, the Anaconda video featuring scantily-glad girls and clenching buttocks would have received nominations, for choreography and, more importantly, for the awards show's most prestigious gong.
Taylor led the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards nominations with nine nods.
Popular: The artist argued that with almost half a million views on Vevo and the reactions to it, Anaconda had a huge impact
Seven of those, including Video Of The Year, are for Bad Blood, also a record-breaking video like Anaconda.
Minaj also pointed out that Ellen DeGeneres had spoofed the video full of scantily clad dancers on her TV chat show and that it has been viewed almost half a million times on Vevo.
And she questioned why Feeling Myself, her collaboration with Beyonce, was ignored completely.
Spoofed: The reaction to the release of the Anaconda video was so great that comedienne Ellen DeGeneres poked fun at it on her TV chat show
Fan delight: The hilarious spoof video was given the thumbs up by Minaj herself when she appeared on Ellen
Upset: The 32-year-old rapper seemed to suggest that there was an agenda behind the snub
Although she's won scores of awards, Minaj has never been nominated for VMA's Video Of The Year.
The rapper does, though, have two 'Moonmen,' as the VMA statuettes are called.
In 2011, she won Best Hip-Hop Video for Super Bass and in 2012 she won Best Female Video with Starships.
In addition to her seven nods for Bad Blood, Swift also received two VMA nominations for Blank Space.
British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran earned six nominations for Thinking Out Loud and Don't.
Beyonce and DJ-producer Mark Ronson each scored five nominations.
The VMAs will be handed out during a live televised show from Los Angeles hosted by Miley Cyrus on August 30.
Fan base: Minaj, seen here performing at the 204 MTV VMAs, is renowned for her sexy dance moves and skimpy on-stage attire
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