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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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      Akon Readily Accepts 6ix9ine's 'VERZUZ' Battle Challenge

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      Stars from the hip-hop world have been trading songs as part of Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s hugely popular Instagram Live series during the coronavirus lockdown.
      May 19, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Singer Akon has accepted a challenge by rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine to battle it out on Instagram Live on Monday afternoon, May 18.
      Stars from the R&B and hip-hop world have been going hit-for-hit as part of Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s hugely popular “VERZUZ” series during the coronavirus lockdown, with Ludacris and Nelly trading songs in the latest round on Saturday night.
      The following day, Tekashi declared he wanted to get in on the action, too, and called on Akon to square off with him online – a challenge readily accepted by the “Smack That” hitmaker.
      “@6ix9ine just challenged me to a battle tomorrow at 3:30pm Live on IG. ITS ON (sic),” Akon announced.

      Their music battle doesn’t appear to have anything to do with the official VERZUZ brand, but fans can tune into the fun on both Akon (https://www.instagram.com/akon/) and Tekashi’s (https://www.instagram.com/6ix9ine/) Instagram pages at 3.30pm ET.
      The “Fefe” MC was released from prison early last month (April) to serve the remainder of his sentence for gang-related crimes under home confinement.
      He has been working hard to relaunch his career ever since, and recently dropped his first new track and accompanying music video for “Gooba” online.

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      Scooter Braun Thanks Ariana Grande for Being Humble in the Wake of 6ix9ine Attack

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      After the ‘Stuck With U’ singer hit back at accusation that she and Justin Bieber manipulated chart result, her manager offers the ‘Gooba’ rapper a lengthy explanation on how the chart works.
      May 19, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Ariana Grande’s manager, Scooter Braun, has jumped on the singer’s lengthy attack on Billboard Hot 100 chart rival Tekashi 6ix9ine after he suggested she and Justin Bieber didn’t deserve to be number one.
      The rapper, who bowed at three on the new countdown with “Gooba”, accused the pop pair of buying their way to the top of the countdown, prompting Grande to issue a long statement shooting down his claims and urging Tekashi to be “humble” and “be grateful you’re even here.”
      Her response prompted a comeback from the rap star, who added, “I don’t want you to think that I’m coming at you. I’m not saying you’re not talented, I’m not saying you can’t sing. You’re a beautiful singer, you just don’t understand my pain.”
      He had previously told fans in a video that he had learned the same credit card had been used to buy multiple copies of Bieber and Grande’s duet.
      And now Braun has joined the feud, offering Tekashi a lesson in how the chart works, “Only domestic streams are counted for a domestic chart. If someone is counting their total they aren’t counting correctly… We never disclose our sales until end of week. That is called strategy and is and always has been our policy… Nielsen (chart compilers) and billboard rules state clearly one credit card can only buy max 4 copies (sic). Anything above that the entire amount gets thrown out. They review that. All must be confirmed. Which it was.”
      Scooter confirms there was an investigation surrounding this week’s charts, but adds, “it was into a video that had 6 times the amount of paid bot activity than the normal video. That video was not ours.”
      He added, “Ariana thank you for being so humble. Others should do the same.”
      Braun also made it clear he is “proud” of Grande and fellow charge Bieber’s latest chart achievement, adding, “honored to stand with you always.”

      Justin also responded to 6ix9ine’s claims on social media, adding, “He said 30k was bought with 6 credit cards but that is a lie. The rules are clear one credit card can buy max 4 copies (sic). Anything over that the entire amount gets thrown out (sic).”
      “Nielsen (chart compilers) company checks this and found all our sales were legit because our fans are amazing and bought them. Don’t discredit our fan base with false info.”
      He also ripped in to the rapper for failing to mention he’s part of the song in his initial attack on Grande, adding: “If you gonna say her name make sure you say mine because it’s our song.”

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      6ix9ine Trolls Justin Bieber for Defending Ariana Grande Amid Billboard Drama

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      This arrives after Ariana addresses the allegations made by the ‘Gooba’ artist that she manipulated the Billboard 100 chart to make her and Justin’s new song ‘Stuck With U’ top it.
      May 19, 2020
      AceShowbiz – The Billboard drama involving 6ix9ine a.k.a. Tekashi69 and Ariana Grande continues to heat up. Further making it complicated was Justin Bieber, who is featured in Ariana’s “Stuck With U”, as he posted a lengthy Instagram post to defend his collaborator after being accused of chart manipulation by the rapper.
      “He says his streams don’t count. Yes they do but he is counting his global streams and this is a domestic chart so only domestic streams count,” the “Despacito” hitmaker said of Tekashi in a Instagram Story post on Monday, May 18. “60,000 units came because we don’t disclose our numbers until the end of week. That’s called strategy.”
      “He said 30k was bought with 6 credit cards but that is a lie. The rules are clear one credit card can buy max 4 copies. Anything over that the entire amount gets thrown out. Nielsen company checks this and found all our sales were legit because our fans are amazing and bought them. Don’t discredit our fan base with false info,” Justin continued weighing in on the matter.
      He added, “This is my song with Ariana Grande and I’m honored to work with her to help raise money for a great cause. If you gonna say her name make sure you say mine because it’s our song.”

      Tekashi caught wind of the post and reacted to it. However, he didn’t spare much thought as the rapper only trolled Biebs for wanting credit for the song. ” ‘Say my name too,’ ” he wrote on Instagram, alongside a skull emoji.

      Tekashi69 trolled Justin Bieber for defending Ariana Grande.
      This arrives after Ariana addressed the allegations from the “Gooba” artist that she manipulated the Billboard 100 chart to make “Stuck With U” top it. “I would like to address a few things which i don’t usually do (i don’t give my energy to drama or strange accusations normally but this has gone a little too far)… my fans bought the song. 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. Not just when they fight for us to win (even when i ask them not to as i did this week) but because they’re some of the greatest people i know,” she said on Instagram.
      Tekashi quickly responded to it with a new video. “I don’t want you to think that I’m coming at you. I’m not saying you’re not talented, I’m not saying you can’t sing. You’re a beautiful singer, you just don’t understand my pain. My frustration is from Billboard. I speak for the millions of kids that come from nothing, right,” he explained.

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