Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber responded to rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine’s allegations that the singers rigged the Billboard Hot 100 chart after their duet, “Stuck With U,” took the No. 1 spot.

6ix9ine posted a video of himself on Instagram saying, “You can buy No. 1s on Billboard.” He pointed out that Grande and Bieber submitted 60,000 units for their single “last minute” on May 14 and claimed that, according to his research, the duo purchased 30,000 of those units by using “six credit cards.”

Bieber responded to the rapper’s conspiracy on his Instagram story, saying “60,000 units came at the end because we don’t disclose our numbers until the end of the week.” As for teaching 6ix9ine precisely how music charts work, the singer added, “The rules are clear one credit card can buy max four copies. Anything over that, the entire amount gets thrown out.”

Ariana Grande also took to Instagram to not only thank her and Bieber’s fans for their support of the new hit but to also shut down 6ix9ine’s claims. In the post, Grande stressed that the fans were the real reason for the jump in units, also reiterating Bieber’s explanation of how charts are determined. “Our fans bought this song (never more than four copies each, AS THE RULES STATE). They are ride or die motherf*ckers and I thank god every day that I have them in my life.”

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The singer continues by subtweeting the rapper for attempting to bring down the duo’s hard work. “To anybody that is displeased with their placement on the chart this week or who is spending their time racking their brain thinking of as many ways as they can to discredit hard-working women (and only the women for some reason…..), I ask u to take a moment to humble yourself,” she wrote. “Be grateful you’re even here. That people want to listen to u at all.”

The conspiracy comes after 6ix9ine’s new post-prison single, “Gooba,” received the No. 3 spot on the Hot 100 chart. In the video, the rapper can be seen scrolling through unidentified forecast figures as part of his research proving that the numbers were manipulated, which Billboard said were not provided by them. “Billboard does not distribute any Hot 100 ranking forecast to labels, management or artists,” the publication wrote in an article.

You can watch 6ix9ine’s accusation video below:

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