Badshah broke a record even Taylor Swift couldn’t touch. The clip, a dancehall romp, was seen 75 million times in one day, eclipsing a mark set by Korean boy band BTS in April.
Fans of Aditya Singh Sisodia popularly known as “Badshah” were on cloud 9 after the Punjabi and Hindi language rapper’s music video “Paagal” received a record number of views within the first 24 hours of its release.
The rapper became the first Indian to surpass the likes of Swift & BTS in terms of number of views in 24 hours after release.
But amid social media allegations of fake and paid views by the rapper’s critics and BTS fans, YouTube declined to credit the rapper’s song.
While the Google-owned site in the past has acknowledged the various records like BTS’s “Boy With Luv” and Taylor Swift’s “ME!”, Badshah reportedly wasn’t provided with any such acknowledgement.
Youtube’s decision only seems to have fuelled earlier speculations by music enthusiasts that the number of views on Paagal were achieved through server farms and bots – two tools grouped under fake views.
The Youtube’s non-acknowledgement of the Indian rapper’s feat has led to a section of social media alleging the use of fake views and bots by Badshah.
His ardent fans, however, were livid with Youtube’s decision and have lashed out at the site on social media. From accusations of racism to bias, fans have levelled all sorts of allegations at the video site while supporting Badshah.
