Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine out of Brooklyn court in 2018 - Stephen Yang / Polaris / Starface

After Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber and Scooter Braun, it's Billboard magazine's turn  to reframe Tekashi 6ix9ine. The rapper had indeed accused the record of the two musicians have bought their # 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, for their duet Stuck With U . The rapper had apparently not digested to climb "only" third place in the ranking with his single Gooba . To clarify things, the publication has written an article explaining how the places in the charts are calculated.

Billboard backs Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber's victory in Hot 100 drama with Tekashi 6ix9ine https://t.co/m3f0D5Pk6M

- The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 19, 2020

“  Stuck With U was available all week for digital download, and in various physical and digital formats through the Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber sites. The increase in sales surely took place on Thursday, May 14, the last day of counting of the week, when autographed singles of Stuck With U were put on sale. A signed album is an accepted form for all artists. 6ix9ine, meanwhile, offered a single CD / download unsigned the last day. As noted in this week's article announcing the results, Stuck With U sold 108,000 copies this week, and Gooba 24,000 according to Nielsen Music / MCR Data, "reads.

Billboard adds that "the Hot 100 has a constant methodology, updated at least once a year, each metric being divided by a number which allows to have an average of the charts, in which streams are the most counted factor , followed by radio broadcasts, then sales ”. And the result is final for the rapper. “In total, Stuck With U had 28.1 million streams, 26.3 million radio listeners, and 108,000 copies sold. Gooba had 55.3 million streams, 172,000 radio listeners, and 24,000 copies sold, ”the article concluded.

6 credit cards

In his video released Monday, Tekashi 6ix9ine accused the record company of Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber of having bought many copies of the single "with six credit cards". The singer had put him back in his place, reminding him that only four copies are authorized by credit card, and that he should consider "taking a moment" to humbly remember that he was lucky to be in this ranking.

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- Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) May 18, 2020

Will the controversial rapper be satisfied with this explanation?

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