--- title: Iggy Azalea: Britney Spears 'Beef' Invented by the Media description: The "Pretty Girls" rapper took to Twitter to squash rumors: "I feel like the media wants women in music to get out and mud wrestle" canonical: https://time.com/3942969/iggy-azalea-britney-spears-feud-media/ author: Nolan Feeney article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-01T13:52:13.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T08:41:53.007Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Iggy Azalea Blames Media for Britney Spears 'Beef' og:description: "I feel like the media wants women in music to get out and mud wrestle" og:url: https://time.com/3942969/iggy-azalea-britney-spears-feud-media/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt55dea4dce4a69e5e/69884cf355a8590380a8bae0/473816502.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Britney Spears And Iggy Azalea Perform At The 2015 Billboard Music Awards og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Iggy Azalea Blames Media for Britney Spears 'Beef' twitter:description: "I feel like the media wants women in music to get out and mud wrestle" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt55dea4dce4a69e5e/69884cf355a8590380a8bae0/473816502.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Iggy Azalea Says Britney Spears Feud Is Totally Made Up  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Jul 1, 2015 1:52 PM UTC  LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 17: Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea perform at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images) LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 17: Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea perform at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images)Denise Truscello—Getty Images  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Jul 1, 2015 1:52 PM UTC Looks like Iggy Azalea is the new [Miss Bad Media Karma](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4FF6MpcsRw)—another day, another drama. The “Fancy” rapper and [burgeoning media critic](http://jezebel.com/stunningly-perceptive-media-criticism-from-iggy-azalea-1680929071), who’s had a rough past few months from [canceling her arena tour](http://time.com/3902384/iggy-azalea-cancels-tour/) to [backing out of Pride event](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/08/iggy-azalea-cancels-pittsburgh-pride-performance-after-allegations-homophobia), tried to squash rumors of a feud between with “Pretty Girls” partner Britney Spears on Tuesday. “I am honestly not surprised but still really saddened that the media is trying to create a ‘beef’ between \[Spears\] and myself,” she tweeted. “We remain friends and I haven’t said anything negative at all about her … I feel like the media wants women in music to get out and mud wrestle each other. As a woman I take great offense.” It all started on Monday, when Iggy Azalea, who’s back on Twitter [after quitting in February](http://time.com/3716044/iggy-azalea-quits-twitter-the-internet-is-the-ugliest-reflection-of-mankind-there-is/), explained to a fan why “Pretty Girls” peaked at a disappointing No. 29 on the _Billboard_ Hot 100\. “It’s difficult to send a song up the charts without additional promo and TV performances etc. Unfortunately I’m just featured…” [she wrote](https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/615020660809596928). Followers were quick to accuse Azalea of throwing Spears under the bus, as Spears has generally kept promotional appearances to a minimum in the post-breakdown era of her career—and because Azalea previously called the song a [“true duet.”](http://www.idolator.com/7586633/iggy-azalea-pretty-girls-evolution-duet-details) (It’s also believed that the “Pretty Girls” [single artwork was changed](http://www.breatheheavy.com/exhale/index.php?/topic/657747-the-reason-why-everything-pretty-girls-related-was-possibly-taken-down/) from “[feat. Iggy Azalea”](http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article5616045.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Britney-Spears-and-Iggy-Azalea-cover-for-the-duos-Pretty-Girls-collaboration.jpg) to [“& Iggy Azalea”](http://www.billboard.com/files/media/britney-spears-iggy-azalea-pretty-girls-cover-art-2015-billboard-510.jpg) before release.) When the tweet started getting attention, Azalea pushed back against reporters looking for dirt: “My comment is factual, it applies to any song.” The story might have ended there—if Team Spears hadn’t added fuel to the fire. Later that day, [Spears’ official account tweeted](https://twitter.com/britneyspears/status/615666740295532544), “Can’t wait to get back to Vegas. So thankful I have shows for the rest of the year to look forward to… #YouWantAPieceOfMe,” which many fans interpreted as a subtle, deniable reference to Azalea’s canceled tour. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3942969/iggy-azalea-britney-spears-feud-media/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3942969/iggy-azalea-britney-spears-feud-media/"},"headline":"Iggy Azalea Says Britney Spears Feud Is Totally Made Up","datePublished":"2015-07-01T13:52:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T08:41:53.007Z","description":"\"I feel like the media wants women in music to get out and mud wrestle each other\"","url":"https://time.com/3942969/iggy-azalea-britney-spears-feud-media/","keywords":["Music","Britney Spears","Iggy Azalea"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt55dea4dce4a69e5e/69884cf355a8590380a8bae0/473816502.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt55dea4dce4a69e5e/69884cf355a8590380a8bae0/473816502.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Britney Spears And Iggy Azalea Perform At The 2015 Billboard Music Awards","caption":"Britney Spears And Iggy Azalea Perform At The 2015 Billboard Music Awards","creditText":"Denise Truscello—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3942969/iggy-azalea-britney-spears-feud-media/","name":"Iggy Azalea Says Britney Spears Feud Is Totally Made Up"}}]}] ```