'Stuck With U' Juarai Billboard Hot 100, Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber Beri Tanggapan Atas Tuduhan 6ix9ine

Menyusul pengumuman jika kolaborasi Ariana Grande dan Justin Bieber, 'Stuck With U', secara resmi debut di posisi #1 Billboard Hot 100, Ari kemudian menulis sebuah pernyataan panjang lebar di akun media sosialnya yang ditujukan kepada para fans juga mereka yang "mencurigai" sukses single amal yang keuntungannya diberikan kepada First Responders Children's Foundation ini.

Selain berterimakasih kepada para fans yang telah mensukseskan lagunya, Ari juga menyebutkan jika tuduhan mereka memanipulasi angka penjualan single sama sekali tidak benar. Kesuksesan lagu karena fans dirinya dan Justin membeli lagunya, bukan karena hal lain.

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thank u to everybody who supported this song, this cause and made this happen. we love uuuuu so much. ? there’s so much to celebrate today. ? however, i would like to say a few things. anyone who knows me or has followed me for a while knows that numbers aren’t the driving force in anything i do. i’m grateful to sing. grateful to have people who want to listen. grateful to even be here at all. i didn’t have a number one for the first five years of my career and it didn’t upset me at all because from the bottom of my heart, music is everything to me. my fans are everything to me. i promise i couldn’t ask for another fucking thing. so with this celebration today, 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 motherfuckers 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. sales count for more than streams. u can not discredit this as hard as u try. 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 hardworking women (and only the women for some reason.....), i ask u to take a moment to humble yourself. be grateful you’re even here. that people want to listen to u at all. it’s a blessed position to be in. i’ve had a lot of “almost number ones” in my career and i never said a goddamn thing because I FEEL GRATEFUL TO EVEN BE HERE. TO WANT TO BE HEARD AT ALL .... and you should feel that way too. congratulations to all my talented ass peers in the top ten this week. even number 3. ? and thank u to @billboard for this honor. and thank u to everybody who helped us raise a lot of money for a very important cause this week. love u all a lot.

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Meski tidak menyebut nama, tapi tampaknya tulisan panjang Ari ini untuk menanggapi tuduhan 6ix9ine beberapa waktu lalu yang menuduh 'Stuck With U' memanipulasi data mereka dengan membayar/menyuap Billboard.

Justin juga menanggapi suksesnya 'Stuck With U' ini dengan membantah spekulasi yang beredar di media sosial jika ada tindakan tak jujur yang membantu lagu agar debut di posisi #1. Ia juga menekankan jika memang ada yang pinya masalah, jangan hanya menekan Ari, tapi juga dirinya. Sebuah pernyataan yang secara tidak langsung juga dialamatkan kepada 6ix9ine.

'Stick With U' menjadi single #1 ketiga Ari dan keenam bagi Justin. Berkat 'Stick With U', Ari dan Justin kini bergabung bersama Mariah Carey dan Drake sebagai satu-satunya artis di sejarah Hot 100 yang memiliki tiga buah lagu debut di posisi teratas chart.