Ariana Grande and Justin Bieberโs quarantine-themed charity single, โStuck With U,โ debuted at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
However, not everyone is celebrating the songโs success. rapper Daniel Hernandez, known professionally as 6ix9ine, has accused the duo and Billboard of fraud.
The 24-year-old rapper posted a video on Instagram on May 19, accusing Billboard of cheating, and Bieber and Grande of buying their No. 1 spot. He told his followers: โItโs all manipulated. Itโs all fabricated. You can buy #1s. This is what these artists do. And itโs not fair.โ
โGooba,โ 6ix9ineโs song, is trailing behind โStuck With Uโ in third place on the charts. It is his first single since his release from prison on April 2.
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Grande has responded on Instagram: โAnyone who knows me or has followed me for a while knows that numbers arenโt the driving force in anything I do. My fans bought the song. Justinโs fans bought the song. Our fans bought this song.โ

โiโve had a lot of โalmost number onesโ in my career and i never said a goddamn thing because I FEEL GRATEFUL TO EVEN BE HERE. TO WANT TO BE HEARD AT ALLโฆ and you should feel that way too. congratulations to all my talented ass peers in the top ten this week. even number 3,โ she wrote.
She was also angry with the rapper for singling her out over Bieber, saying he was discrediting โhardworking women.โ
Bieber defended their achievement in his Instagram story. โAll our sales were legit because our fans are amazing and bought them. Donโt discredit our fan base with false info.โ
He also spoke out against 6ix9ine singling out Grande: โThis is my song with Ariana Grande and Iโm honored to work with her to help raise money for a great cause. If [youโre] gonna say her name make sure you say mine because itโs our song.โ

In an article titled โHow Billboard Came to Its Calculations in This Weekโs Race For the Hot 100 No. 1,โ the Billboard staff detail their process for determining the Hot 100 chart. The addresses each and everyone of 6ix9ineโs accusations in great detail.