Justin Bieber is facing backlash from some fans after leaving a comment under Kehlani’s
recent Instagram post promoting her album.
What’s up guys, it’s Emile Ennis Jr. here with Clevver Music, and if you haven’t heard,
Kehlani dropped her second studio album, ‘It Was Good Until It Wasn’t,’ last week.
It’s Kehlani’s first project since her mixtape ‘While We Wait,’ which dropped
in 2019.
To say that ‘It Was Good Until It Wasn’t’ got rave reviews from critics and fans alike
would be an understatement.
People have been loving the album, so much so that it could be on track to hit number
1 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart!
Fans have been promoting the album online, like this one who tweeted saying, “If Kehlani
goes #1, Her album will probably be the First female R&B album since ‘Lemonade’ to go
#1 (need to fact check) & the first R&B #1 album of the decade.
That would be such a Win for the Genre.
She’s so close to getting it.
Let’s do this for R&B !”
Kehlani retweeted the tweet, saying, “is this dead ass???? can we do this? whoa”
And fellow musician Victoria Monet showed her support for the album as well, writing,
“It’s SO important that you buy and stream #ItWasGoodUntilItWasnt if you love & care
about R&B!!
Show the world just how alive it is fr!
Also cuz it’s an EXTREMELY fire body of work and im not being biased!
Tell a friend to tell a friend and bless everyone’s ears one time”
It’s clear that R&B music is alive and well!
Kehlani took to Instagram to thank her fans and encourage them to continue streaming the
album, writing, “IT WAS GOOD UNTIL IT WASNT.
link in bio. last day to stream to get the first strictly RNB first week #1 album in
a long time.
our genre isn’t dead, our genre deserves! link in bio! what’s your favorite lyric
drop them comments boiiiiii and stream awayyy!”
And of course, fans instantly flooded the comments with their favorite song lyrics,
but one particular comment stood out among the thousands of others.
Justin Bieber took this chance to comment on the post, writing, “Changes was rnb ;)”
‘Changes’ as in, the album Justin dropped on Valentine’s Day this year.
Now, before we move on, it’s important to note that Kehlani and Justin Bieber are friends,
and Kehlani was actually featured in ‘Changes’ on the song “Get Me.”
In 2015, the two also appeared together on Khalil’s song, “Future,” which after
being released for only a short period of time, was pulled from all streaming services
and digital retailers.
They have had in-depth conversations on IG Live, where Justin has shown his support and
genuine interest in Kehlani’s career and the journey to her becoming so successful.
“You said your aunt was the one that kind of, gave you a little bit of drive and passion
to, basically she was encouraging to you, telling you that you’re awesome, and telling
you to kind of step out and do what you love.”
Kehlani was also scheduled to go on tour with Justin before the current state of the world
shut down all concerts and large events, and in a recent interview with Vulture, she revealed
that when asking Justin to give her a feature for her album, he denied the request.
She explained that quote, “Because he’s a super-married guy now it didn’t really
fit…
It might’ve been a little too nasty for the Biebs, but he’s supercool.”
So it’s safe to say that Kehlani and Justin Bieber have a solid relationship, and there
hasn’t been any bad blood between the two artists.
But regardless, some fans were quick to call out Justin for his comment on Kehlani’s
post.
One fan said, “Advertising your own music in the comment section of another artist is
desperate and embarassing.
Let her shine and dont try to steal her light.”
Another fan chimed in saying, “changes is pop.
Your last album was closer to R&B.
Regardless we don’t want it” and followed up with “no shade.
All love.”
But one fan saw the humor in Justin’s comment, writing, “I'm a kehlani stan and I can't
believe that people are taking his comment seriously he's just joking y'all”
On Twitter, most fans were less forgiving about Justin’s comment.
One fan wrote, “changes was not r&b and if it was... an embarrassment to the whole
r&b genre”
Another fan agreed, saying, “changes and R&B don't belong in the same sentence.”
This fan said, “his album was strictly pop can he not let kehlani have her moment to
shine?
i know they’re friends but still.”
Some fans took it one step further, like this one who tweeted, “Can Justin Bieber go away?
Kehlani made a beautiful REAL R&B album and deserves to have her shine without it being
dimmed by some narcissistic man.”
And this fan said, “He is one of those people who never changes... inspire from your damn
album and CHANGE.
Stop being soo insecure about every damn thing... not everything is about you! @justinbieber”
Yikes!
But others continued to defend Justin, insisting that his comment shouldn’t be taken seriously,
like this fan who simply wrote, “He was joking pls.”
Another fan tweeted saying, “he's literally joking!!!! they are friends and this is a
joke.
what's not clicking ???”
And some eagle-eyed fans noticed that Kehlani may have spoken out about the situation by
defending Justin’s comment, with one fan saying, “Kehlani literally said a few minutes
ago “don’t put words in my mouth”
The fan was referencing this since-deleted tweet, in which Kehlani wrote, “please don’t
put words in my mouth lol.”
The tweet is no longer on Kehlani’s Twitter page, so we may never know if she was actually
referencing Justin’s comment.
Justin hasn’t spoken out about the situation either, but we will definitely update you
if and when he does!
And now I want to know what you guys think.
Do you think Justin’s comment was all in good fun, or was he being serious?
Let us know in the comments below.
After that, click right over here to find out when the deluxe edition of Dua Lipa’s
album ‘Future Nostalgia’ is going to drop!
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