Nicki Minaj is says she wasn't upset when she failed to score a single Grammy nomination this year, because the awards are not a "big deal".

Minaj received three nods last year, but wasn't included in the shortlist for the upcoming 2013 ceremony. Do you think it's maybe because of her beef with Mariah? Yep, me too.

Nicki said: "I think that the Grammmy's had a different reason  that I do not want to discuss... and that's just between me and them. But I respect their organisation and I'll get a Grammy eventually. I'm not worried about it... I understand that artists and critics make a big deal over the Grammys. But when I go to my shows and I'm selling out arenas in London, and when I'm in Australia and Japan, there aren't any Grammys there. There are human beings who I've touched... That's what my career is based on..."