“I will always respect an artist's wishes”: RedOne remains proud of Starships, the Nicki Minaj hit he co-wrote and co-produced, despite the star calling it “stupid” and saying she no longer performs it

Nicki Minaj.

RedOne has responded to Nicki Minaj’s claim that she will no longer perform Starships, the 2012 hit that he co-wrote and co-produced.

In footage shared on TikTok of a New Year’s Eve performance by Minaj in Miami, she’s seen to perform the first couple of lines of Starships before calling the song to a halt. “I don’t perform that song no more, y’all,” she tells the crowd. “I don’t like it, what y’all want me to do? Stupid song.”