Cardi B is calling out Wiz Khalifa for his shady tweet.

During a Twitter Q&A following the Grammy nominations, Wiz responded to fans who were unhappy with the nominees, including one who took issue with Cardi B winning a Grammy before Nicki Minaj.

“cardi wining a Grammy when nicki minaj didn’t is the biggest proof that they don’t know a shit bout music,” tweeted the user.

Wiz retweeted the comment and offered his take. “Most self made artists have this problem,” he added.

It wasn’t long before Cardi saw Wiz’s tweet and clapped back, sharing a screenshot from a four-year-old DM she received from the Taylor Gang MC. “This was Nikkas in my dms in 2016!” she said. “They really support you when you grinding at the bottom then it’s a different story when you make it !”

She later added, “I don’t understand why ni**as entertain tweets that pit successful women against each other? Ya not tired of that? Specially when ya was rooting hard when a bitch was at the bottom.”

Wiz responded to Cardi, insisting he still supports her and considers her self made. “Damn that wuz good advice. I still support u,” he wrote in response to her original tweet. “Nothings changed. Your self made in my book as well.”

Offset also stepped in to defend his wife in a cryptic tweet seemingly aimed at Wiz. “Ni**as be hoes !!!! Smh,” he wrote.

Neither Wiz nor Cardi was nominated for any Grammys at the 63rd annual ceremony. Cardi, who won the Grammy for Best Rap Album in 2019, decided not to submit her Megan Thee Stallion-assisted hit “WAP” for any categories, instead choosing to wait until the 2022 Grammys when she releases her sophomore album.

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The Weeknd was completely shut out of the Grammy nominations.

Despite releasing one of the biggest albums of the year, After Hours, the Toronto crooner’s name was nowhere to be found when the nominations were announced on Tuesday, shocking fans and his peers including Kid Cudi, who tweeted, “Abel was robbed man this shits weak.”

Many questioned how this could happen, even suggesting that The Weeknd didn’t submit his name for consideration. But one reporter countered that argument, saying that his name was submitted and yet he still wasn’t nominated.

In an interview with Variety, Recording Academy chief Harvey Mason, Jr. was asked how an album as big as The Weeknd’s could be completely ignored.

“It really just comes down to the voting body that decides,” he said. “We have eight nomination slots to fill in [the ‘Big Four’ categories: Best Album, Song, Record and New Artist], five in others, and the voters vote for their favorites. It’s really interesting, though.”

Mason stood behind his voting committee, insisting that the process is thorough. “All the records get the fairest of fair shakes. We listen to all the music — even an album, you’re listening to almost the whole album, it takes I don’t know how many hours,” he said. “It’s a long, arduous process and people take pride in it. The people in that room care: there’s no agendas in there, there’s no ‘let’s snub this person’ or that person. It’s about, ‘Let’s try and find excellence.’”

When asked if The Weeknd was on the shortlist, he wouldn’t say. “We never talk about what’s on the shortlist, so I’ll leave it at that,” he said.

Abel has yet to address the snub. Meanwhile, others like Justin Bieber, Teyana Taylor, and Nicki Minaj took to social media to share their own grievances with the Grammys.

UPDATE: The Weeknd is breaking his silence after being shut out completely at the Grammys. Taking to Twitter, Abel blasted the Recording Academy for being corrupt and demanded transparency.

“The Grammys remain corrupt,” he tweeted. “You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency…”

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Justin Bieber is calling out the Grammys for excluding him from the R&B categories.

The singer received four nominations in categories including Best Pop Solo Performance (“Yummy”), Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (“Intentions” with Quavo), and Best Pop Vocal Album for Changes. But while he was honored to be acknowledged, he wasn’t happy with his categorization as a pop artist as opposed to R&B.

“To the Grammys I am flattered to be acknowledged and appreciated for my artistry. I am very meticulous and intentional about my music,” Bieber began. “With that being said I set out to make an R&B album. Changes was and is an R&B album. It is not being acknowledged as an R&B album which is very strange to me.”

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Bieber went on to share his love for R&B, while explaining why Changes is an R&B album. “I grew up admiring R&B music and wished to make a project that would embody that sound,” he continued. “For this not to be put into that category feels weird considering from the chords to the melodies to the vocal style all the way down to the hip hop drums that were chosen it is undeniably, unmistakably an R&B Album!”

“To be clear I absolutely love Pop music it just wasn’t what I set out to make this time around. My gratitude for feeling respected for my work remains and I am honored to be nominated either way.”

Despite his grievances, Bieber was thankful for the nominations. “Please don’t mistake this as me being ungrateful, these are just my thoughts take em or leave em,” he captioned the post. “Thank you to the people who fought for me to even have any noms.”

Changes, which featured collaborations with Travis Scott, Post Malone, Lil Dicky, and Summer Walker, debuted at No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart upon its release in February.

The Grammy nominations were announced earlier today. Beyoncé leads with nine, followed by Roddy Ricch, Taylor Swift, and Dua Lipa with six. Others including The Weeknd, Summer Walker, Teyana Taylor, and Juice WRLD were completely shut out of the nominations.

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Beyoncé is queen of the Grammys.

The global superstar leads with nine nominations in eight categories, including Record and Song of the Year for “Black Parade,” her Black pride anthem released in honor of Juneteenth. Beyoncé, who has won 24 Grammys throughout her career, will compete against herself in the Record of the Year category as a featured guest on Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage.”

Other top nominees include Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, and Roddy Ricch with six nominations. DaBaby, Justin Bieber, and Billie Eilish follow with four nods, along with Megan Thee Stallion, who was nominated in categories including Best New Artist and Record of the Year for “Savage.”

Jhené Aiko received three nominations including Album of the Year and Best Progressive R&B Album for Chilombo and Best R&B Performance for “Lighting & Thunder,” her song with John Legend.

The late Pop Smoke picked up his first nomination for Best Rap Performance for “Dior,” while Nipsey Hussle earned another posthumous nomination for “Deep Reverence,” his collaboration with Big Sean and Hit-Boy.

The most glaring omission was The Weeknd. Despite releasing one of the biggest albums of the year, After Hours, the Super Bowl performer was absent from all categories. Kanye West, who has won 21 Grammys, scored one nomination for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for Jesus Is King.

To be eligible, recordings must have been released between Sept. 1, 2019 and Aug. 31, 2020. Hosted by Trevor Noah, the 63rd annual Grammy Awards will air live on Jan. 31 on CBS.

63rd Annual Grammy Awards Nominations

RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Black Parade” – Beyoncé
“Colors” – Black Pumas
“Rockstar” – DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch
“Say So” – Doja Cat
“Everything I Wanted” – Billie Eilish
“Don’t Start Now” – Dua Lipa
“Circles” – Post Malone
“Savage” – Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Chilombo – Jhené Aiko
Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition) -Black Pumas
Everyday Life -Coldplay
Djesse Vol.3″ – Jacob Collier
Women in Music Pt. III – HAIM
Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa
Hollywood’s Bleeding – Post Malone
Folklore – Taylor Swift

SONG OF THE YEAR
“Black Parade” – Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk & Rickie “Caso” Tice, songwriters (Beyoncé)
“The Box” – Samuel Gloade & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
“Cardigan” – Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
“Circles” – Louis Bell, Adam Feeney, Kaan Gunesberk, Austin Post & Billy Walsh, songwriters (Post Malone)
“Don’t Start Now” – Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick, Dua Lipa & Emily Warren, songwriters (Dua Lipa)
“Everything I Wanted” – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
“I Can’t Breathe” – Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
“If the World Was Ending” – Julia Michaels & JP Saxe, songwriters (JP Saxe feat. Julia Michaels)

BEST NEW ARTIST
Ingrid Andress
Phoebe Bridgers
Chika
Noah Cyrus
D Smoke
Doja Cat
Kaytranada
Megan Thee Stallion

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
“Yummy” – Justin Bieber
“Say So” – Doja Cat
“Everything I Wanted” – Billie Eilish
“Don’t Start Now” – Dua Lipa
“Watermelon Sugar” – Harry Styles
“Cardigan” – Taylor Swift

BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
“Un Dia (One Day)” – J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy
“Intentions” – Justin Bieber feat. Quavo
“Dynamite” – BTS
“Rain on Me” – Lady Gaga With Ariana Grande
“Exile” – Taylor Swift feat. Bon Iver

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Changes – Justin Bieber
Chromatica – Lady Gaga
Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa
Fine Line – Harry Styles
Folklore – Taylor Swift

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
“Lightning & Thunder” – Jhené Aiko feat. John Legend
“Black Parade” – Beyoncé
“All I Need” – Jacob Collier feat. Mahalia & Ty Dolla $Ign
“Goat Head” – Brittany Howard
“See Me” – Emily King

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
“Sit On Down” – The Baylor Project feat. Jean Baylor & Marcus Baylor
“Wonder What She Thinks of Me” – Chloe X Halle
“Let Me Go” – Mykal Kilgore
“Anything For You” – Ledisi
“Distance” – Yebba

BEST R&B SONG
“Better Than I Imagine” – Robert Glasper feat. H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello
“Black Parade” – Beyoncé
“Collide” – Tiana Major9 & Earthgang
“Do It” – Chloe X Halle
“Slow Down” – Skip Marley & H.E.R.

BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM
Chilombo – Jhené Aiko
Ungodly Hour – Chloe X Halle
Free Nationals – Free Nationals
F*** Yo Feelings – Robert Glasper
It Is What It Is – Thundercat

BEST R&B ALBUM
Happy 2 Be Here – Ant Clemons
Take Time – Giveon
To Feel Love/D – Luke James
Bigger Love – John Legend
All Rise – Gregory Porter

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
“Deep Reverence” – Big Sean feat. Nipsey Hussle
“Bop” – DaBaby
“What’s Poppin” – Jack Harlow
“The Bigger Picture” – Lil Baby
“Savage” – Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé
“Dior” – Pop Smoke

BEST MELODIC RAP PERFORMANCE
“Rockstar” – DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch
“Laugh Now, Cry Later” – Drake feat. Lil Durk
“Lockdown” – Anderson .Paak
“The Box” – Roddy Ricch
“Highest in the Room” – Travis Scott

BEST RAP SONG
“The Bigger Picture” – Dominique Jones, Noah Pettigrew & Rai’shaun Williams, Songwriters (Lil Baby)
“The Box” – Samuel Gloade & Rodrick Moore, Songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
“Laugh Now, Cry Later” – Durk Banks, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Ron Latour & Ryan Martinez, Songwriters (Drake feat. Lil Durk)
“Rockstar” – Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Ross Joseph Portaro Iv & Rodrick Moore, Songwriters (DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch)
“Savage” – Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Session Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe & Anthony White, songwriters (Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé)

BEST RAP ALBUM
Black Habits – D Smoke
Alfredo – Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
A Written Testimony – Jay Electronica
King’s Disease – Nas
The Allegory Royce – Da 5’9″

BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
Run To The Father – Cody Carnes
All Of My Best Friends – Hillsong Young & Free
Holy Water – We The Kingdom
Citizen Of Heaven – Tauren Wells
Jesus Is King – Kanye West

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Jack Antonoff
Dan Auerbach
Dave Cobb
Flying Lotus
Andrew Watt

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
“Brown Skin Girl” – Beyoncé
“Life Is Good” – Future feat. Drake
“Lockdown” – Anderson .Paak
“Adore You” – Harry Styles
“Goliath” – Woodkid

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Iggy Azalea is confronting Playboi Carti over his cryptic tweet.

On Monday, while announcing his new mixtape OUt of MY boDY and previewing music, the “Magnolia” rapper sent out a tweet that many speculated was directed at the estranged mother of his child.

“i told da bit shut up! My son crying,” Carti wrote.

Hours later, Iggy responded to her ex on Twitter. “Did you?” she asked.

She followed it up with more tweets, which have since been deleted. “What bitch would you need to tell to shut up?” asked Iggy, adding, “Certainly none are around my son… and I know it ain’t me.” She said she was having a “great day,” but the situation left her feeling “confused as f**k.”

Iggy then decided to reach out to her son’s father directly to get some clarification. “I just spoke to my sons father and apparently that isn’t meant to be about me. Apparently,” she tweeted before blasting those who decided to drag her name without reason.

“y’all wrong as hell for your dumb ass Lil tweets,” said Iggy. “Why I gotta log on and see my name dragged in dirt over a random cryptic ass tweet, that hasn’t got shit to do with me! For WHAT!? I mind my business. I hope your Mac & cheese burns in the oven on Thursday. Night!”

Last month, Iggy revealed that she and Carti were no longer together. “People take loyalty for granted & That’s why I’d rather be alone,” she wrote, later revealing that she was a single mother. “I’m raising my son alone & I’m not in a relationship.”

The couple shares a son named Onyx, who was born earlier this year.

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Gucci Mane is ready for another around.

Just days after battling Jeezy during an intense Verzuz, the Trap God has set his sights on another opponent. In an Instagram post Sunday, Guwop celebrated his record-breaking battle with Jeezy while putting out the call for his next challenger.

“I heard our battle @verzuztv broke numbers it was historic we run the culture,” he wrote before asking fans, “Who y’all want me to battle next?”

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It remains to be seen if there are any takers, but fans have been suggesting rivals including Yo Gotti, Lil Wayne, and T.I. Verzuz has yet to use the same artist twice, so Gucci’s challenge may fall on deaf ears.

Last week, Gucci and Jeezy attempted to put an end to their 15-year feud during an explosive Verzuz. After trading hits and several disses, the two put their differences aside and came together for their 2005 collaboration “Icy.” “I did this sh*t for the Culture,” Gucci said on Instagram.

Their epic showdown was one for the history books with 9.1 million viewers tuned in across Instagram, Apple Music, and other streams to watch them battle it out, the most of any Verzuz so far.

Gucci originally rejected Jeezy’s Verzuz challenge and said he would not participate in Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s series unless he was paid $1 million. “Stop asking me about doing a @verzuzonline battle unless they got a million dollars they scared of Wop,” he tweeted last month.

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21 Savage’s brother was killed in London.

Terrell Davis, a 27-year-old drill rapper known as TM1way, was stabbed to death following an argument with a friend in the South London neighborhood of Brixton on Sunday night (Nov. 22), according to the Daily Mail.

Savage confirmed the tragic news on Instagram, sharing a heartfelt tribute to his little brother. “Can’t believe somebody took you baby bro I know I took my anger out on you I wish I could take that shit back,” he wrote alongside a childhood photo of him and Terrell.

Terrell and Savage’s sister, Kyra Davis, was also heartbroken over the loss. “I don’t even know what to say. My heart is in pieces. I love you more than words can say. Rest in perfect peace Terrell,” she wrote.

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A family source said that Terrell was shopping for his elderly grandmother during the pandemic when he bumped into an old friend. The two reportedly got into an argument before the man suddenly lunged forward and stabbed him.

“He was coming back to the house when he saw an old friend. This was someone he’d known for a long time,” said the source. “They started arguing over something and then suddenly he stabbed him. It was completely out of the blue.”

The source added, “Terrell didn’t have any enemies that I knew of and he wasn’t involved with any gangs. He just focused on his music.”

Police arrived at the scene where he was pronounced dead. No arrests have been made.

Terrell and 21 Savage both grew up in Newham, East London, and have the same father, Kevin Emmons. Savage, born She’yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was brought to the United States by his mother when he was 7 years old.

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It’s a wrap on Whole Lotta Red.

Playboi Carti has revealed that his long-awaited sophomore album album is finally complete. Taking to Instagram on Monday (Nov. 23), the Atlanta rapper shared a blurry slideshow of photos of himself and his home studio setup, but it was the caption that had fans rejoicing.

“Album.TuRneD iN,” he told his 5.4 million followers.

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In a new interview with GQ, Onyx’s father described the follow-up to his 2018 debut Die Lit as “alternative” and “psyched out.” When asked if the album would be dropping this year, he said, “We’ll see.”

In summer 2019, The FADER reported that the album would feature collaborations with Trippie Redd and Gunna. “I could be done if I wanted to,” he said. “I’m just trying to top shit. I might make the hardest song ever tomorrow.”

He also addressed the project’s delay. “Let me give it out the way I wanna give it out. I don’t say a lot, so when I do say something, I just want people to take me serious,” he told the magazine.

Back in April, Carti released his surprise single “@ MEH,” but it’s unclear if it will be featured on Whole Lotta Red.

UPDATE: Carti followed up his Instagram post with a tweet announcing his new mixtape, OUt of MY boDY. He described the project as a “whole tape,” but did not give a release date. He also went live on Instagram to preview a new song, which includes the lyrics, “They thought I was gay.”

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YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s brother, NBA Big B, was reportedly shot over the weekend.

According to The Advocate, Baton Rouge police found two people shot at an Airline Highway gas station on Friday night (Nov. 20). One of the victims was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other, believed to be NBA Big B, was taken to the hospital. He is currently in stable condition with an injury to his leg.

The police believe the two people were injured at a different location and then drove to the gas station.

There are rumors that Big B was targeted because of disrespectful comments he made about King Von following his death. “The jokes on you. You diss now you get repped on,” he said on Instagram Live, according to HipHopDX. He also captioned his video with five laughing emojis.

This is the latest in a string of shootings that have rocked the hip-hop community in recent weeks. King Von was shot and killed outside an Atlanta nightclub on Nov. 6, while Dallas rapper Mo3 was fatally shot just days later. Boosie Badazz and Benny the Butcher were also injured by gun violence.

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