When did Minaj perform " Starships " on American Idol ?
The concert series has ran into controversy , notably in 2006 , with Miss Jones dissing Mary J. Blige on air after the singer did not mention her name when she sent shout outs to the Hot 97 DJs , and again in 2012 , when moments before Nicki Minaj was about to take to the stage , morning host Peter Rosenberg made a negative comment about her song " Starships " , saying to the fans , " I see the real hip - hop heads sprinkled in here .