Cardi B and Jamaica Promoter Dispute Concert Payments

Cardi B and BZR WKND promoter Ryan Burke are disputing whether she was paid for a scheduled October performance in Kingston, Jamaica, after the rapper withdrew from the event. Burke says she received her full $2.5 million fee and that he is seeking repayment; Cardi B says she was not paid in full and returned a late production payment. The competing accounts have not been tested in court, and reporting does not establish that a lawsuit has been filed.

Cardi B’s representatives confirmed on October 8 that she would no longer headline Cardi B Friends at Kingston’s National Stadium on October 18. The event, promoted by BZR WKND, was later moved to December 20, and organizers offered refunds, according to reports. Burke said the organizers expected her to perform on the December date but that she did not.

In an Instagram Live, Cardi B said she received about $900,000 of a $1 million advance, which she described as half her overall fee. She said a further $750,000 intended for production arrived only after she told the organizers she was withdrawing, and that she returned it. She said the payment deadline was September 17 and argued that the late transfer left too little time to...