The document analyzes the music video for Meghan Trainor's "Nice to Meet Ya" featuring Nicki Minaj through a feminist lens. It notes that Trainor is centered among men in work clothes, representing female empowerment. Images of women doing tasks for men in the office symbolize sexism, while the women are depicted in bright colors and attitudes of empowerment. Lyrics from the song discuss Trainor altering her appearance for a relationship and realizing she needs to be true to herself. Nicki Minaj's verse refers to herself as the greatest of all time and says she looks nice without makeup, taking a dig at obsession with altered appearances.

1. Jake Morosini
Meghan Trainor ‘Nice to Meet Ya’ Ft. Nicki Minaj Analysis

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• Trainor is centred in the middle =
makes her seem important
• Trainor is surrounded by men in the
work force = song is about female
empowerment
• Everyone is wearing work clothes and
is in elevator = business job

3. • Feminine eye makeup = girly, feminine
• Wearing a suit = empowerment,
strong, independent
• Turquoise background = gender neutral
colour
• Closeup on face

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• Men at desks = working, important, ‘man
spreading’
• Women running around doing tasks for the
men – not as important as the men,
symbolizes sexism
• Women in a variety bright colours =
energized, empowerment, variety, all have
similar experiences
• Men in ‘boring’ colours = male colours,
dominate, work

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• On top of drawers = dominant, on top,
confident
• Drawers are feminine pink colour
• Wearing tights and sneakers in work
eniviorment = does not care what
people have to think
• High angle

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• Women dancing in break room = happy
together and not when with men

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• Women doing their makeup
= feminine, self love
• Makeup room is place where
people can help eachother
with their makeup and get
ready

8. • Trapped in blinds of work window = feeling
of being trapped

9. • Women disobeying the men = fighting back at
the patriarchy and standing their ground
• Men look disgusted and shocked = did not
expect this

10. • Introduction to featured artist Nicki Minaj

11. • In elevator like beginning of music video
• Pink hair – feminine, girly, powerful woman

12. • Nicki and Megan at the
head of the company
• Pink room = feminine
boss

13. • Fire in woman’s hand symbolizes power
• Soggy cigar symbolizes weak male

14. • Smashed coffee – downfall of men

15. Breaking down
the lyrics
• Meghan Trainor tells us in the
opening verse how their relationship
took a turn for the worst. She tried to
alter her appearance for him, most
likely in order to satisfy him more and
more. However, there was one thing
she couldn't change: her thoughts.
Perhaps he tried to impose his beliefs
on her. She kept loyal to herself,
though.

16. • Meghan Trainor's resolutions and
self-reflection are included in the
second verse. She recognises that she
used to be too concerned about
people. Meghan would have been
harmed as a result of this. The
principle to live by is “letting go.”
Meghan will only work through her
own self-interest and love from now
on.
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Breaking down
the lyrics

17. Breaking down
the lyrics
• Nicki refers to herself as the "billy," a
reference to "billy the goat." In this case,
‘GOAT' stands for ‘Greatest Of All Time.’
Nicki also describes herself as "pretty in
real life," stating that she looks nice even
when she isn't wearing makeup. This is a
dig at a culture preoccupied with altering
one's appearance. She gives herself a
perfect score of ten. “Rate her like a
tomb” is a take on the iconic video game
heroine Tomb Raider.