Ariana Grande has drawn renewed scrutiny over the state of her relationship with Nicki Minaj after revisiting her Coachella 2019 performance in a recent interview with Vogue , and conspicuously leaving the rapper out of her reflections .
The throwback came as the 32-year-old singer looked back on her historic headlining set at the music festival, breaking down her set list and the surprise guests who joined her onstage.
- Fans noticed Nicki Minaj was absent from Ariana Grande’s Coachella 2019 reflection in a recent Vogue interview.
- The omission reignited speculation about a supposed fallout between the two tied to Minaj’s recent political alignment.
- Minaj has made her support of Donald Trump public, attending Turning Point USA events.
While she spoke warmly about some collaborators, viewers quickly noticed that Minaj, who had performed with her during the first weekend of Coachella, was never mentioned.
For some fans, the omission has taken on added weight amid Nicki Minaj’s recent political positioning and her public alignment with Donald Trump , a sharp contrast to Grande’s outspoken support for Democratic causes.
Fans are speculating that Ariana Grande has cut ties with Nicki Minaj after omitting her from a Coachella 2019 retrospective
Ariana Grande in an elegant black dress attending a high-profile event amid Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump controversy.
In the video, Ariana Grande explained that her Coachella performance closely mirrored her Sweetener tour, with a few notable additions.
“The set list for Coachella was pretty much the same as the Sweetener tour, except we added some special guests,” she said.
“I remember we had NSYNC come out with me, which was really cool. We did Tear in My Heart and I got to do the original geography with them, which was the dream of my life.”
The singer later went even further, calling NSYNC “the best boy band.”
Nicki Minaj holding a microphone, wearing a dark top, looking to the side during a public event after Ariana Grande snub news.
What stood out to fans was that Grande did not acknowledge Nicki Minaj, despite the 43-year-old rapper joining her onstage during the first weekend of Coachella 2019.
Videos from the festival also show that Grande skipped over other guest performers from that weekend, including Sean “Diddy” Combs, and Mase.
The silence extended to the second weekend as well, when Justin Bieber made an unplanned appearance that went unmentioned in Grande’s recap.
The omission was notable given Grande and Minaj’s long history of collaboration
Nicki Minaj singing on stage while Ariana Grande looks on during a live concert performance in front of a crowd.
Before Coachella 2019, the two released their single, Bed , and had previously worked together on tracks that defined a period of both of their careers .
During the festival, Minaj joined Grande for performances of Side to Side and Bang Bang , though the set was marred by technical difficulties.
Screenshot of a social media comment reacting to Ariana Grande snubbing Nicki Minaj after Trump controversy.
Ariana Grande sitting on a couch wearing a beige trench coat in a room with blue curtains and white pillows.
Minaj was reportedly unable to hear the music in her earpieces, an issue that became evident mid-performance.
In footage from the show, Grande could be heard telling the crowd, “We can’t hear anything,” while pointing to her ear as Minaj continued singing. The two later exchanged a smile, appearing to brush off the issue.
Nicki Minaj wearing white fur coat posing with Donald Trump at a political event with blue backdrop and seal logos.
That moment was later brought up by fans as the potential reason for Grande’s omission.
“Why would she bring up a performance that was potentially sabotaged?” one asked.
“The performance went down as one of the worst for both of them, due to sound issues rather than their own fault.”
Fans believe the true reason behind the omission is Nicki Minaj’s public support of Donald Trump
The way she didn’t even mention N*cki ijbol pic.twitter.com/z2Wwg4e9OH — nastyyyy (@tniwannaget) January 27, 2026
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