Tory Lanez is pushing back against claims that his streams have fallen since the shooting incident with Megan Thee Stallion.
After weeks of speculation, rapper Tory Lanez has finally broken his silence following the shooting incident involving Megan Thee Stallion, but fans are disappointed about what part of the controversy he chose to address.
Last week, Forbes reported that fans who were upset at the Toronto native for allegedly shooting Meg had boycotted his music, causing his streams to plummet by a whopping 40% after she named him as her attacker.
“Tory’s audio streams were consistently in the 20 million to 30 million range since mid-June, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. However, during the week of August 21, following Megan’s revealing August 20 livestream, Tory’s streams plummeted by nearly 9 million—a 40% drop from the previous week’s 22 million streams.”
reported the outlet.
After the article was published, Lanez, who has been radio silent for weeks, reached out to HotNewHipHop to refute the claims about his sales while making no mention of the altercation between him and his female colleague that made headlines.
“Lmao that’s such a lie. 40% where?!!,” he responded on the publication’s Twitter, then clarified, “I have twenty-seven million monthly listeners on Spotify currently.”
says Lanez.
Although the entertainer is claiming he has seen no notable drop in listeners due to the current controversy, his female collaborators have made it clear how they feel about the allegations against him.
Singer Kehlani removed his verse from her upcoming deluxe album, explaining,
“As someone with a large platform, as someone that people look up to, as a woman that makes other women feel safe and empowered, people, were asking me, ‘Are you gonna keep somebody on it who doesn’t necessarily make us feel safe or empowered as a woman?’”
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