Cardi B Apologizes To Jamaica’s Government & Blames Concert Promoter

Cardi B apologized to Jamaica’s government while accusing concert promoter Ryan Burke of dragging officials into her canceled BZR WKND booking dispute.

She says his communications, not any direct conversation with the government, were behind her earlier claims.

“I want to apologise to the Government of Jamaica because I feel like motherf*****s was putting your name in the finesse,” Cardi B said on Instagram Live.

The newspaper reported that she accused Burke of telling her team the government had invested in the event.

Cardi B said she had emails and messages backing up her account and challenged Burke to dispute it. She also acknowledged she could not verify whether his alleged claim of government investment was true.

Her apology followed a statement from Jamaica’s Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, which denied paying or promising money toward her appearance in a statement to The Jamaica Star

Officials characterized the booking as a private arrangement between the artist’s representatives and the promoter.

BZR organizers have separately insisted the festival used private funding and that no government assistance was received or promised.

The apology does not settle the separate fight over how much Cardi B received and why the show fell apart.

Burke previously claimed she had been paid the full $2.5 million performance fee, while she said she received a $1 million deposit.

Production expenses are another point of contention. Cardi B has maintained that money needed to stage the performance arrived too late and that she returned funds sent after the cancellation.

The concert was originally promoted for October 18 at Kingston’s National Stadium, putting one of rap’s biggest stars at the center of a major Jamaican event.

Its collapse has since produced competing public accounts of the deal, refund questions and threats of legal action.

Burke has said he intends to pursue legal action, while Cardi B has threatened a countersuit. Burke also said ticket refunds had started and described seeking the return of performance money after the new date began looking doubtful.

When her withdrawal was announced, Cardi B’s representatives directed ticket holders to the promoters for event information.

Her team also urged people to watch her official channels for future performance announcements.

Burke says organizers are still working toward a December 20 event.