Rihanna and Beyoncé have been pitted against each other in the media for quite some time now and fans recently sparked a Twitter debate over the two after the “Work” singer reportedly threw subtle shade at Queen Bey.
According to TheGrio, Rihanna favorited and then un-favorited a tweet that seemed to throw shade at Beyoncé’s Super Bowl 50 performance of “Formation.” The tweet read, “The fact that ’Desperado’ is HIGHER on the Bubbling under chart than a single performed to a global audience” and featured a photo of Jay Z looking less than pleased.
Rihanna liked then unlinked this tweet today, throwing shade at 'Formation' by Beyoncé pic.twitter.com/RAa2n6Bvzl
— Music's Rebellion (@MusicsRebellion) March 1, 2016
Once the BeyHive got wind of the Twitter slander, fans proceeded to slam Rihanna in a slew of tweets.
The online back and forth came just days after television host Wendy Williams shared her opinion that the Bajan pop star won't achieve Beyoncé's legend status.
“Rihanna will not be a legend,” Williams said. “Beyoncé will do her residency in Vegas at 55 years old and you will go see her. Rihanna will attempt to do it, but as soon as she gets up there and says the b-word better have my money [crowd clapping].”
She continued saying, “Rihanna is good for right now, but she’s not a legend nor will she be.”
Despite the fact that the two singers have often been portrayed as rivals, it was reported in January that Yoncé may have played a role in propelling Rihanna’s career. Music executive L.A. Reid made the assertion in his memoir titled Sing to Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who’s Next.
“Beyoncé came up to me,” Reid wrote. “‘That Rihanna girl,’ she said, ‘she’s a beast.’”
Check out what the fans were saying below:
The real tragedy is that Rihanna thinks of Beyoncé as a threat and Beyoncé... Well Beyoncé doesn't think of Rihanna pic.twitter.com/cx1QmPDmEr — Beyoncé Receipts (@beysusfacts) March 1, 2016
Beyonce is selling out stadiums with a promotional single and Rihanna is downgrading stadiums after a album release and THAT is the tea. — ️ (@goddessyonce) March 1, 2016
I don't know why Rihanna liked that shade when ANTI has yet to surpass BEYONCé's first 3 day sales. pic.twitter.com/bSskBEYxgr — Beysus † Godga (@GagaLovesBey) March 1, 2016
BEYONCé (first day) = 430k PURE SALES ANTI (4 WEEKS) 238K (with promo, streams) Fav this @Rihanna pic.twitter.com/IaqpO9PyC8 — BeyHive (@BeyHive) March 1, 2016
You will never see or hear Rihanna come directly for Beyoncé like she did with Ciara & Teyana. She's not that bold and she knows better. — ✨ (@The__Prototype) March 1, 2016
