The daily gossip: Cardi B claims YouTube forced her and Megan Thee Stallion to censor 'WAP,' Lady Gaga admits to wounding Ariana Grande, and more

Cardi B claims YouTube forced her and Megan Thee Stallion to censor 'WAP,' Lady Gaga admits to wounding Ariana Grande, and more

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion.
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1. Cardi B claims new song 'WAP' was 'so nasty' that YouTube forced her and Megan Thee Stallion to censor it

On Friday, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion dropped their new track, "WAP," along with an accompanying steamy music video. "WAP," it turns out, is an extremely explicit acronym, and the lyrics on the track are just as R-rated. "The song was so nasty that YouTube was like, 'Hold on, wait a minute, that song might be too goddamn nasty,'" Cardi B explained on Instagram, revealing the duo was forced to censor their music video. The song is getting raves — "I mean, just look at the single cover. It literally screams, 'platinum-selling single that your fave could never do,'" wrote Glamour — but fans are less sure about Kylie Jenner's surprise cameo in the video. Watch the (censored) video here, and listen to the uncensored track here.

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.