Iggy Azalea has been lying relatively low over the last few months, but even still she manages to wrangle up some controversy. Earlier this month, the controversial pop rapper took home the Billboard Music Award for Best Rap Song for her Charli XCX collaboration "Fancy," but over 20,000 people wanted her to give it back.
In a Change.org petition, Nicki Minaj fan Christian Ferguson argued that the BBMAs broke its own rules by making "Fancy" eligible for the award in the first place. "Iggy Azalea's 2015 Billboard Award for Best Song has been proven invalid. The eligibility time period for nominations is March 10th, 2014 through March 2015. "Fancy" was released on February 17th, 2014, nearly a month before the eligibility starting. This is unfair to the other nominees in these category, especially to "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj, who most likely would've won," the petition read.
And, thanks to her unpopularity, the petition quickly circulated around the Internet, gathering over 21,000 signatures and gathering the attention of MTV, E! News and other major media outlets.
Unfortunately for fans of Minaj's and haters of Azalea's, the Billboard Music Award is still staying "Fancy." Dick Clark Productions, who produce the BBMAs, saw the petition and held strong in giving the trophy to Azalea.
The campaign is now closed, though it's not for a lack of trying.
"To everyone who signed the petition to retract Iggy's Billboard Music Award, thank you first and foremost; however, a spokesperson for Dick Clark Productions, who produces the award show, has said that the award is still Iggy's unfortunately. We got to nearly 20,000 signatures, which is freaking insane. I think Nicki possibly saw the petition, and MTV even wrote an article about it! Thank you for all the all the support!" Ferguson wrote.
