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      Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber's Chart Success Explained by Billboard Following Feud With 6ix9ine

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      Assuring there was no foul play per suggested by the ‘Gooba’ rapper, Billboard executives note that ‘each song has its own ratio breakdown based on its specific activity.’
      May 20, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Billboard bosses have responded to rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine after he accused Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber of buying their way to the top of the U.S. pop charts.
      The duo debuted “Stuck with U” at number one on Monday, May 18 – two spots ahead of the rap star’s “Gooba” – and he made it clear he had a problem with the placements in a video posted online, in which he claimed record label bosses had ensured Ariana and Justin would rocket to the top by purchasing multiple copies of their track.
      Ariana, Justin and their manager, Scooter Braun, all responded to Tekashi, insisting fans alone were responsible for getting their record to number one, and now Billboard executives have made it clear there was no foul play.
      “‘Stuck with U’ was available to purchase through the week as a digital download, as well as in various physical format/digital download combinations through Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber’s webstores,” a statement reads. “The sales spike is likely referring to sales on Thursday, May 14 – the final day of the tracking week – when signed ‘Stuck with U’ singles were put up for sale in Grande and Bieber’s webstores. A signed single or album is an accepted form of sales available to any artist and has been noted repeatedly within Billboard chart stories when such items have impacted the Hot 100.”
      “6ix9ine, meanwhile, released a non-signed CD single/digital download on the last day of the tracking week via his webstore.”
      “As noted in this week’s story announcing the results on the latest Hot 100, ‘Stuck with U’ sold 108,000 in the tracking week ending May 14 and Gooba sold 24,000, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.”
      The statement continues: “The Hot 100 has a locked-in methodology, updated at least once a year, with each metric divided by a certain number, which results in an average chart ratio, whereby streams are the most heavily weighted factor, followed next by radio airplay and then sales. Each song has its own ratio breakdown based on its specific activity, which contributes to the overall chart average each week.”

      “Overall, ‘Stuck with U’ drew 28.1 million U.S. streams, 26.3 million in radio airplay audience and 108,000 sold in the tracking week. ‘Gooba’ had 55.3 million U.S. streams, 172,000 in radio airplay audience and 24,000 sold.”

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      Ludacris Reacts to Backlash Over R. Kelly Lyrics: I'm Just Being 'Honest'

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      The rapper faced criticism after fans noticed the Kelly reference on ‘Silence of the Lambs’ which he previewed during a song battle with Nelly in the Saturday, May 17 episode of Timbaland and Swizz Beatz’s ‘Verzuz’.
      May 20, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Ludacris previously landed in hot water after professing his love to R. Kelly on his new song “Silence of the Lambs”. Now, the “Move B***h” rapper has responded to the backlash during his interview with Atlanta radio station V103 on Tuesday, May 19.
      Addressing the matter, Luda said, “Sometimes when you speak on records, you speakin’ like it’s just me and you having a conversation.” He added, “But you just speaking, and just being honest. I saw that a lot of people kind of misconstrued or just didn’t really understand what is what what I’m saying.”
      Later he alluded that he enjoyed Kelly’s music. However, he wouldn’t let his daughter around him because of his sexual assault scandals.

      Ludacris faced backlash after fans noticed the Kelly reference on “Silence of the Lambs” which he previewed three times during a song battle with Nelly in the Saturday, May 17 episode of Timbaland and Swizz Beatz’s “Verzuz”. Produced by Timbaland, the song opens with a mention of Bill Cosby as the lyrics read, “The world screwed if n****s pouring drinks like Bill Huxtable.”
      As if that wasn’t enought, Luda later rapped, “I love R. Kelly but around my daughters, I’m not comfortable.” He also shaded Roseanne Barr by declaring that racists were still drinking “from Roseanne’s bar.”
      Fans quickly responded to the name-dropping. “Ludacris really thought it was appropriate to tell us he loves R.Kelly in 2020 and told us three times. I’m still in shock,” someone tweeted. “I’m still mad Ludacris previewed that Wayne song and dropped Cosby and R Kelly lines to start off the song. And ran it back like 5 times,” another person stated.
      “Ludacris said ‘I love R. Kelly but around my daughters I’m not comfortable.’ Ehm I think you might want to REWRITE THAT LINE yunno,” a fan suggested. “Ludacris giving us bill cosby, r. kelly and roseanne bars in 2020 along with a chance the rapper feature. who asked for this? more importantly,” one other said.

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      Rihanna, Cardi B, Lil Nas X Win Big at 2020 Webby Awards

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      Riri is lauded for her fashion label, Cardi is celebrated for her collaboration with Reebok, and Lil Nas is praised for his ‘Panini’ music video at the upcoming ‘WFH: Webby From Home’.
      May 20, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Rihanna, Cardi B, and Tom Hanks are among the winners for the 2020 Webby Awards.
      The “Umbrella” hitmaker has landed the Webby People’s Voice Award for Fashion & Beauty (Social) for her Fenty Beauty cosmetics brand while rapper Cardi picked up the Webby Award and People’s Voice Award for Fashion & Lifestyle (Video) for her Nails advertisement with Reebok.
      Hollywood veteran Hanks’ #NiceTweets video earned him the People’s Voice Award for Arts & Entertainment (Social), and the Webby Award for Comedy (Video) went to Squarespace’s “Make It With Idris Elba” campaign.
      Lil Nas X’s “Panini” video was named the winner of the People’s Voice Award for Best Art Direction (Video) while Dolly Parton’s “America” claimed the Webby Award and People’s Voice Award for Best Mini Series (Podcasts) and Celine Dion claimed the People’s Voice Award for Experimental & Innovation (Social).
      “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” landed the Celebrity/Fan (Social) title and “The Late Late Show With James Corden” won the Entertainment (Video) accolade.
      Other winners included basketball icon LeBron James (Best User Interface (Websites) for ESPN’s Welcome to Bron Bron Land), hit fantasy drama “Game of Thrones” (Volumetric/6-Degrees of Freedom (Video) for The Dead Must Die Magic Leap Experience), and “Saturday Night Live” (People’s Voice Award for Best Use of Stories (Social)).
      There were also new prizes for stars using their online presence for good during the coronavirus pandemic, with Special Achievement honours for Kristen Bell, Miley Cyrus, and John Krasinski as well as DJ D-Nice (Webby Artist of the Year), and Swizz Beatz and Timbaland (Webby Break the Internet Award).
      The winners of the 24th annual Webby Awards, presented by officials at the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences to recognise the best on the Internet, will be celebrated during an online ceremony on Tuesday, May 19, 2020.
      Fans can tune into the event, titled “WFH: Webby From Home” and hosted by Patton Oswalt, from 3 P.M. ET at Webby website.

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      Tamar Braxton Blasts Usher for Dubbing Nicki Minaj a Product of Lil' Kim

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      Usher made the controversial remark during an Instagram Live chat with Swizz Beatz on Sunday, May 17 where they talked about how many people were wanting to have Lil’ Kim in a few ‘Verzuz’ battles.
      May 20, 2020
      AceShowbiz – It seems like Usher doesn’t only anger Nicki Minaj’s fans when he said that the “Anaconda” rapper is “a product” of Lil’ Kim. Tamar Braxton recently weighed in on the matter, heavily disagreeing with the “Yeah!” hitmaker.
      “I think of them as two different entities,” Tamar told Madison Hinton in a virtual interview. “I don’t give a damn, what come, what may, Lil’ Kim did not give Nicki Minaj her talent. So, therefore, who are you to take Nicki Minaj talents away from her?”
      She went on passionately saying, “You can’t get too involved in the Barbz and the Queen Bees, I don’t know the stans, but you can’t get too involved with it because that’s not fair.”
      Tamar also noted, “You can’t do that. Am I right? Period, Period. They are both amazing female emcees. They paved the way for all of these emcees–female emcees–out here and all of them to make money. You cannot discredit people.”
      She, however, clarified that it didn’t change her personal sentiments to Usher. “What I disagree is that the artist stuck to each other. I said what I said still️ I still love Usher tho,” she said.

      Usher made the controversial remark during an Instagram Live chat with Swizz Beatz on Sunday, May 17. They brought up a few “Verzuz” battles involving Lil’ Kim that fans want a lot with Swizz saying to the R&B singer, “I see a lot of, Lil’ Kim versus Foxy Brown. Then I see a lot of – Lil’ Kim versus Nicki? I see a lot of that.” However, Usher didn’t think the latter was possible because “Nicki is a product of Kim.”
      His remark quickly gained reactions from social media users as Swizz alerted Usher, “You already trending on Twitter right now, by the way.” He went on enthusing, “This is the ‘Verzuz’ effect, king. I see you trending on Twitter! This is special, this is fun.”

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      Idris Elba to Celebrate Africa Day 2020 With Benefit Concert At Home

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      Nigerian singer Burna Boy, South African rappers AKA and Sho Madjozi, Beninese entertainer Angelique Kidjo, and Tanzania artist Diamond Platnumz will be performing remotely for the event.
      May 19, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Actor-turned-musician Idris Elba is helping to celebrate Africa Day 2020 by hosting a livestream concert for charity.
      The “Thor” star, who has family ties to Sierra Leone and Ghana, will present the Africa Day Benefit Concert At Home on 25 May to mark the annual holiday, when artists including Nigerian singer Burna Boy, South African rappers AKA and Sho Madjozi, Beninese entertainer Angelique Kidjo, and Diamond Platnumz from Tanzania will be performing remotely for the MTV bash.
      Also featured will be Sauti Sol, C4 Pedro, Bebe Cool and Seun Kuti, among many others.
      Sharing the news and line-up on social media over the weekend (May 16-17), Idris posted, “lets (sic) unite to celebrate #AfricaDay & raise funds for those impacted by COVID19.”
      “Africa Day Benefit Concert hosted by me @idriselba #athome on 25th May.”

      The event will be livestreamed on the MTV Base YouTube page (https://www.youtube.com/user/MTVBaseAfrica322) from 6 P.M. Central Africa Time (CAT), and air on the local TV network at 9 P.M. (CAT).
      All proceeds raised from the show will be donated to organisations providing food and health support to children and families across Africa during the global pandemic.

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      Lewis Capaldi Hopes to Release New Album With Songs He Wrote During Coronavirus Quarantine

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      During a question-and answer-session with fans, the ‘Before You Go’ singer reveals that he has written 11 songs while self-isolating, opening up about struggle to create a better record.
      May 19, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Lewis Capaldi has written 11 songs while self-isolating in the hope of releasing a new album next year (21).
      The Scot shared the news of his plans to release a follow-up to last year’s (19) hit “Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent” during a question-and answer-session with fans via Instagram, revealing he’s been hard at work on lockdown.
      “I have 11 songs for the new album now,” he said. “Hopefully it will be out at some point next year.”
      He also opened up about his struggle to create something better than last year’s debut.
      “Writing a follow-up to this big guy has been equal parts difficult and rewarding,” he explained. “Most of the time, when I was making the first album I felt like I was making an a**e of it.”
      The album was released a year ago on Sunday (May 17), and remains a fixture in the U.K.’s top five, as well as finding success around the world. Lewis was also a big winner at the BRIT Awards thanks in part to the album.

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      Nicki Minaj Gets Real About Initial Hesitation to Collaborate With Doja Cat for 'Say So' Remix

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      Days after claiming the top of Billboard Hot 100 with the collaboration, the ‘Anaconda’ hitmaker clears up rumors she had been begging the ‘Juicy’ rapper’s team to let her do it.
      May 19, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Nicki Minaj hesitated to jump on the remix to rap newcomer Doja Cat’s “Say So” hit because she initially “couldn’t catch the beat” of the track.
      The hip-hop stars’ catchy collaboration earned the artists their first number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 last week (begins May 11), but Minaj admits she initially wasn’t sure how to tackle the tune, so she took her time before agreeing to feature on the single.
      The “Anaconda” hitmaker revealed the news on Twitter over the weekend (May 16-17) as she cleared up gossip suggesting she had been begging Doja Cat’s team to let her record the remix.
      Explaining how the track came about, Minaj wrote, “I guess I never answered this & I c u guys chatting (sic).”
      “I got a text from josh @ my label saying they got a request from her label. About 2 weeks later, I got another text from Jeff @ mngmnt (management). I sat on it (the song) for a while cuz I couldn’t catch the beat for the life of me really (sic).”

      She added, “I was in full quarantine/hiatus mode. No social media. Had no clue what was going on in the music world.”

      Landing Minaj for the remix was a dream come true for Doja Cat.
      She previously revealed on North Carolina radio station Kiss 95.1 FM, “It (collaboration) was a conversation for a long time. And I was like, ‘This is who I want, this is who I want. Please God, please, please, please.’ And it just happened.”
      Minaj’s remix helped to propel “Say So” up the Hot 100, making chart history as the first collaboration between two female rappers to top the countdown, beating Megan Thee Stallion’s new track with Beyonce Knowles, “Savage (Remix)”, to number one.

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      Eminem Eyeing a 'Verzuz' Battle Against DMX, N.O.R.E. Spills

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      The ‘Nothin’ ‘ rapper reveals through a social media post that while the ‘Lose Yourself’ MC is down for the challenge, the ‘X Gon’ Give It to Ya’ hitmaker still wants to battle it out with Jay-Z.
      May 19, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Eminem has a rap battle royal against DMX on his bucket list, according to hip-hop star N.O.R.E.
      The podcast host has revealed the “Lose Yourself” hitmaker has challenged DMX to an online Verzuz battle.
      Launched by producers Timbaland and Swizz Beatz in March, the face-offs, held on Instagram Live, allow stars to go head to head with each other, performing from a back catalogue list of 20 songs.
      On Monday (May 18), N.O.R.E. took to Instagram to claim Eminem and DMX are up for the challenge, although the “X Gon’ Give It to Ya” hitmaker still has Jay-Z in his sights.
      “This moment is so Legend!!!” N.O.R.E. explains. “3 minutes before this @therealswizzz CALLS X and says Eminem is down for that smoke… X SAY HE CAN GET BUT I STILL WANT JAY (sic).”

      N.O.R.E. admits the deal was supposed to be top secret, but he couldn’t keep his mouth shut, adding his money’s on DMX: “I’m riding wit the DOG (sic)!!!”

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