--- title: Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars Have Fake VMAs Twitter Feud description: A totally fake one, that is canonical: https://time.com/3967433/ed-sheeran-bruno-mars-twitter-feud/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-22T14:27:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:14.443Z og:title: Now Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars Are Having a Twitter Feud Too og:description: A totally fake one, that is og:url: https://time.com/3967433/ed-sheeran-bruno-mars-twitter-feud/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde4dd840ff6ecc3d/6987eee1428a9ea452ccb4de/ed-sheeran.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran performs in concert during the opening night of the North American leg of his 'Multiply World Tour' at The Frank Erwin Center on May 6, 2015 in Austin. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Now Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars Are Having a Twitter Feud Too twitter:description: A totally fake one, that is twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde4dd840ff6ecc3d/6987eee1428a9ea452ccb4de/ed-sheeran.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Now Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars Are Having a Twitter Feud Too by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Jul 22, 2015 2:27 PM UTC  Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran performs in concert during the opening night of the North American leg of his 'Multiply World Tour' at The Frank Erwin Center on May 6, 2015 in Austin. Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran performs in concert during the opening night of the North American leg of his 'Multiply World Tour' at The Frank Erwin Center on May 6, 2015 in Austin.Rick Kern—WireImage/Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Jul 22, 2015 2:27 PM UTC There’s been a bit of drama on Twitter about the recent VMA nominations, mostly in the form of [Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift ](http://time.com/3967305/taylor-swift-nicki-minaj-twitter/)tweeting back and forth. (It began when Minaj realized her video for “Anaconda” wasn’t up for Best Choreography and Video of the Year.) Bruno Mars, whose video for “Uptown Funk” _did_ earn a nomination for Video of the Year, noticed this so-called beef and decided he wanted in on the action. So he attempted to spar with fellow nominee Ed Sheeran. NSFW language ahead: > [](https://twitter.com/BrunoMars/status/623670215411273728) Sheeran responded quickly, apparently poking fun at Mars’ notoriously [short stature](http://ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/static/2015-07/22/4/enhanced/webdr08/enhanced-26995-1437552170-1.jpg): > [](https://twitter.com/edsheeran/status/623724741409509376) Then Mars went for some puns: > [](https://twitter.com/BrunoMars/status/623737436615499776) And Sheeran tried to do something similar: > [](https://twitter.com/edsheeran/status/623775585412755457) Stay tuned for further developments in this growing battle. Some people are really hoping it turns into an all-out feud: > [](https://twitter.com/echosei%5FACE/status/623673907883589632) ### A Photographic History of Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift Being BFFs  Ed Sheeran poses with Taylor Swift backstage before his sold-out show at Madison Square Garden Arena on November 1, 2013 in New York City. Anna Webber—Getty Images  Taylor Swift was joined on stage by Ed Sheeran as she kicked off the European leg of her blockbuster The RED Tour with the first of five sold-out shows at London's O2 Arena, playing to a capacity crowd of more than 15,500 fans, on February 1, 2014 in London, England. Gareth Cattermole—TAS/Getty Images  Taylor Swift joins Ed Sheeran on stage at his sold-out show at Madison Square Garden Arena on November 1, 2013 in New York City. Anna Webber—Getty Images  Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift attend the 56th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, Ca. Kevin Mazur—WireImage/Getty Images  Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran attend the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted on March 2, 2014 in West Hollywood, Ca. Kevin Mazur—WireImage/Getty Images  Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran perform onstage at the first of 13 North American stadium dates on The RED Tour at Ford Field in front of a sold-out crowd of more than 48,000 fans on May 4, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. Christopher Polk—TAS/Getty Images  Singers Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran perform together at Z100's Jingle Ball 2012 at Madison Square Garden on Friday Dec. 7, 2012 in New York City. Evan Agostini—Invision/AP  Ed Sheeran made a special surprise appearance onstage during the finale of the North American portion of Taylor Swift's RED tour. The show played to a crowd of more than 14,000 fans on the final night of three sold-out hometown shows at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on September 21, 2013. 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