Rapper Ice Spice has finally addressed the backlash surrounding her highly anticipated New Year's Eve performance at Australia's Wildlands Festival in Queensland, where her set was abruptly cut short.

The "Barbie World" hitmaker was the headliner for the Dec. 31 event at the Brisbane Showgrounds, but fans were left disappointed when she arrived nearly 25 minutes late for her scheduled 30-minute set.

This delay ultimately left Ice Spice with just six minutes of stage time.

As boos echoed from the crowd, the "Delija" artist paced back and forth across the stage before flashing a peace sign and exiting without addressing the audience. Disappointed fans, some of whom traveled up to six hours and spent over $350 per ticket, took to social media to express their frustration.

Despite organizers giving her an extra minute to perform, Ice Spice only managed to deliver two songs before her set was cut short.

In a statement on Instagram, Wildlands Festival organizers addressed the incident, saying: “We understand that the delayed arrival of Ice Spice has caused some frustration. Managing a stacked festival means we have to be extremely tight with the schedule. We had a strict 12:30 curfew and had to make sure Chase & Status hit the stage in time for you all to enjoy the NYE Countdown!”

For the first time since the incident, Ice Spice addressed the controversy during a performance in Perth on January 4. The 25-year-old rapper briefly apologized to her fans, saying, “I'm sorry guys. Surely you can all forgive me. It was my birthday and it takes a long time to look like a Barbie.”

Despite the backlash, Ice Spice managed to end her tour on a high note. Just a day after her apology, she ended her global run supporting her debut album "Y2K" with a final show in Adelaide.

The album, which debuted at No. 18 on the Billboard 200, cemented Ice Spice's status as one of the most exciting voices in contemporary rap. While the Wildlands controversy may have cast a shadow over her Australian performances, her overall success on the tour shows her growing star power and devoted fan base.

Music podcaster and journalist Brenton Larney, who was in attendance, described the scene as chaotic and disappointing. "At 11.01pm - they gave her an extra minute - they cut the mic and you heard a collective gasp from the crowd," he said. The Guardian. “They waited a while and got two songs? It was kind of funny. And it was really disrespectful how she left, shrugging off flowers that fans tried to give her for her birthday.”

Larney noted that Ice Spice seemed subdued during her short set, suggesting she gave the impression she "didn't want to be there." He added: “It was really disrespectful to watch, especially with all the cancellations and stuff we've had in the Australian music scene. It didn't help.”

Mia Sims, a 20-year-old dance teacher from the Gold Coast, revealed that she and many others arrived 30 minutes early to grab a prime spot in the mosh pit ahead of Ice Spice's performance. This left the fans packed together for almost an hour, only to end the set extremely short.

"And she came out and played two songs — and they weren't even two of her most popular songs," Sims said. "It looked like a joke, like she didn't really care, and especially, like she didn't post anything on social media or apologize. So I couldn't imagine being one of her biggest fans and for that to happen. I would be pretty devastated”.

Ice Spice's chaotic and short-lived performance sparked backlash on the Internet afterward viral video filmed the rapper being booed off the stage. Fans expressed frustration at the delay and poor time management, with many calling the situation unprofessional.

"Let's respect everyone's time and money," said one social media user.

"Being late is just unprofessional, we have a curfew for music in the UK so if someone steps on the mic it's just cut off, I've never seen an artist here be late because we just don't allow it," another person said in the comments section.

"I love how she looks like she wants to cry," wrote a third.