--- title: See Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj Work Out in "Side to Side" description: It's fitness inspiration on steroids: in the music video, Grande leads a spinning class and Minaj sweats it out in a sauna with male models. canonical: https://time.com/4472713/ariana-grande-nicki-minaj-side-to-side-video/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-30T17:06:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:36:01.542Z og:title: See Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj Work Out in "Side to Side" og:description: From a spinning class to a sauna, the duo sweat it out in the sexy music video. og:url: https://time.com/4472713/ariana-grande-nicki-minaj-side-to-side-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj Work Out in "Side to Side" twitter:description: From a spinning class to a sauna, the duo sweat it out in the sexy music video. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj Work Up a Sweat in New 'Side to Side' Music Video > Sponsored content. 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The song — off her _Dangerous Woman_ album — is about an ill-advised crush, but like the duo’s performance at [Sunday night’s MTV VMAs](http://time.com/4470169/vmas-2016-mtv-review/?iid=sr-link2), the video skips over that theme to instead focus on the biggest trend of 2016: fitness. Sexy, fashionable fitness. This video also might just double as an at-home workout video, if you’ve got a stationary bike or some handheld weights. In the unabashedly sultry clip, Grande leads a class of bombshell cyclists through a SoulCycle-style disco ride, complete with synchronized dance movements that will have you feeling the burn — all while the ladies of her spinning tribe wear major heels and minimal shorts. They break it down in the gym, too, before Minaj appears to add steam to the song (and video) in a sauna filled with glistening, shirtless male models. While the track itself isn’t quite an earworm like [prior hit “Into You,”](http://time.com/4346533/ariana-grande-into-you-music-video/?iid=sr-link1) the video will definitely have you raising an eyebrow, as will Minaj’s saucy NSFW lyrics. 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