Music Beefs

Initially friends and collaborators in the early 1990s, rap icons Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.

The long-running public conflict between Kanye West and Taylor Swift began at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards when West interrupted Swift's…

What began as subtle subs and missed studio sessions in 1996 grew into one of hip-hop's most defining feuds.

The long-running dispute between rap stars Nicki Minaj and Cardi B began around 2017 with sub-tweets, radio interviews, and controversy surr…

Two of the most commercially dominant rappers of their generation moved from years of subtweet-level competitiveness into a direct, rapid-fi…

A long-running rap dispute between Drake and Pusha T (Terrence LeVarr Thornton) escalated dramatically in May 2018 with a series of diss tra…

The long-running feud between Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly (Colson Baker) originated from a 2012 social media post by MGK regarding Eminem's…

In July 2015, Meek Mill accused Drake of using a ghostwriter for his verse on their collaboration track 'R.I.C.O.' and other songs.

Drake and Kanye West have maintained a complex, multi-decade relationship that shifted from mentorship and admiration to intense artistic ri…

Following the 1970 breakup of The Beatles, creative partners John Lennon and Paul McCartney engaged in a highly public rift involving press…

A long-simmering dispute between rappers Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion erupted publicly in January 2024 after Megan released her singl…

After years of public friendship, a dispute arose in late 2013 when backup dancers left Taylor Swift's tour to join Katy Perry's tour.

After collaborating on songs in the early 1980s, Paul McCartney advised Michael Jackson on the value of music publishing.

Longtime musical collaborators Kanye West and Scott Mescudi (Kid Cudi) experienced a series of public falling-outs over uncredited album voc…

The ongoing feud between Drake and A$AP Rocky involves years of subliminal diss tracks, personal jabs regarding relationships, and public co…

A long-running public feud between Elton John and Madonna began in November 2002 when John publicly criticized Madonna's James Bond theme so…

In 1995, Oasis songwriter Noel Gallagher and Blur frontman Damon Albarn were central figures in a high-profile Britpop rivalry marked by cha…

A long-running public dispute between rapper Eminem and singer Mariah Carey stemming from Eminem's claims of a romantic relationship in the…

The public conflict between Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj began with lighthearted Halloween dress-up in 2012 and escalated in 2015 when Cyrus…

The feud between Eminem and Christina Aguilera began in 2000 after Aguilera commented on Eminem's personal life and lyrics during an MTV spe…

In January 2022, musician Neil Young demanded Spotify remove his music back catalog, citing concerns that podcaster Joe Rogan was spreading…

A public dispute emerged in August 2022 after Maren Morris criticized social media comments regarding transgender youth posted by Jason Alde…

A band-ending fallout between two brothers.

A public dispute arose in 2011 following the release of Lady Gaga's single 'Born This Way', which listeners and critics compared to Madonna'…

A high-profile artistic rivalry and interpersonal tension between Bob Dylan and John Lennon, marked by song parodies, critical tape recordin…

Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera rose to prominence together as Mouseketeers before becoming the premier pop icons of the late 1990s an…

Tension arose between Bob Dylan and folk elder Pete Seeger when Dylan performed an amplified electric rock set at the 1965 Newport Folk Fest…

In September and October 2018, singer Lana Del Rey and rapper Azealia Banks engaged in a public social media altercation on Twitter.

A dispute over ownership of an artist's early master recordings.

In April 2017, Aretha Franklin sent a lengthy fax to the Associated Press accusing Dionne Warwick of libel regarding comments Warwick made a…

Public speculation regarding a dispute between Taylor Swift and Charli XCX escalated following the release of Charli's 2024 track 'Sympathy…

Longtime collaborators Kanye West and Jay-Z experienced periods of tension surrounding their 2011 joint album 'Watch the Throne' and subsequ…

Public speculation of a feud between Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish emerged in 2024 following Eilish's comments regarding album vinyl varian…

After years of successful collaborations including their 2019 joint album Oasis, reggaeton stars Bad Bunny and J Balvin experienced a rift c…