Cardi B Dares BZR WKND Jamaica Promoter to Take Her to Court: ‘I Wish On the Brightest Star for You to Sue Me’
Representatives for the Grammy winner and the music festival shared exclusive statements with Billboard .
Cardi B, the renowned rapper, has caused a stir in the Jamaican music scene by daring her promoter, Ryan Burke of BZR WKND Jamaica 2026, to sue her. The rapper made this threat in response to Burke's announcement that he would sue her over the cancellation of her headlining performance at the festival. Burke claimed that Cardi had already received her full $2.5 million fee and was refusing to return it.
However, Cardi's representatives strongly deny this allegation, stating that she was not paid in full and that the event organizers failed to fulfill their contractual payment obligations. According to her team, the festival organizers did not fulfill their contractual requirements, including the absence of an official announcement video, which is a standard deliverable in such engagements.
Furthermore, Cardi claimed she was only paid a deposit of around $900,000 out of the previously agreed-upon $1 million advance, and the organizer failed to meet the deadline for the subsequent payment dedicated to production costs. In a statement to Billboard, Cardi's representatives emphasized that she was left with no choice but to cancel her participation due to the breach of contract, and they are prepared to defend against any claims arising from the organizer's failure to meet its contractual obligations.
Written by urgent.news from Billboard's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
