Nicki Minaj ruffles feathers at Grammys

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Singer Nicki Minaj arrives at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on August 28, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
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Posted: 02/13/2012

Rapper Nicki Minaj failed to win a Grammy for best new artist Sunday night, but she succeeded in ruffling some feathers.

Minaj debuted her new song "Roman Reloaded" with a live performance filled with religious symbolism.        

If you didn't see it, it was an onstage exorcism apparently on herself with fire, lightning, and gibberish.            

At one point, a white-hooded, Goth-like church choir sang a chilling rendition of "Come all ye Faithful" while Minaj strapped herself to a leather table and was lifted into the air as flames burned below her.      

Critics say it was an outright mockery of the Catholic faith.         

Others panned the act as just bad and a rehash of what Madonna and Lady Gaga have already done in years past. Read more.

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