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Ariana Grande works hard, but the haters work harder!
The singer is now facing claims from rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine that she and Justin Bieber bought their Billboard No. 1 slot for their hit single “Stuck with U.” We’re not even sure how that’s even possible, but here’s everything you need to know about the controversy:
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In case you missed it, the pop stars dropped their collaboration on streaming platforms last week. The song was a charity single to benefit first responders, and was released with a video featuring home videos for Mother’s Day. Aww!
Tekashi, real name Daniel Hernandez, also released his first song since being incarcerated, "Gooba," on the same day, May 8.
Ultimately, Billboard's chart recorded Grande and Bieber at No. 1, Doja Cat's "Say So" remix with Nicki Minaj at No. 2 and Hernandez' "Gooba" at No. 3. All great tracks if you ask us!
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But now Hernandez claims that the Billboard numbers were faked because his song has been streamed over 200 million times, or more than any of the others by "a landslide." He also claims that Grande and Bieber's camp are guilty of buying 60,000 units of the song to push it to number one last minute. Wow--that's a serious claim!
In a video posted to his Instagram page, Hernandez claims that after the charts' preliminary reporting found that "Stuck with U" would come in at fifth place, 60,000 units sold were reported "out of nowhere," thus pushing the song up four spots.
Hernandez has also told the press that his team has launched an "investigation," finding that "six credit cards" had been used to purchase 30,000 units of the track. Yikes!
Now Grande is clapping back. "My fans bought the song," she started a lengthy post on Instagram. "JUSTIN’S fans bought the song. OUR fans bought this song (never more than four copies each, AS THE RULES STATE). they are ride or die motherf--kers and i thank god every day that i have them in my life."
Grande went on to skewer Hernandez over his streaming claims. "...sales count for more than streams. u can not discredit this as hard as u try." Ouch!
She then claimed Hernandez was discrediting "hardworking women," and she encourages him to "humble" himself. Oh, snap! See the post.
