When Ariel Pink revealed that he was asked to work on Madonna's upcoming album in an interview, not only were we surprised by the potential collaboration but also a bit taken aback by his full-on criticism of the singer.

[Madonna's] ‘Ray of Light’ is not cool. And all the other stuff she’s done after that, it’s not like it matters. It really shows a drain of values. People need more substance in their mac-and-cheese. People need more sugar or something.

After the news broke, Grimes took to her Twitter to share her thoughts about the 'Express Yourself' singer:

Not only did this spark chatter about a potential new Twitter beef, it grabbed Ariel Pink's attention and inspired him to respond:

It also garnered some more input from the Black Lips, Default Genders' James Brooks and Waxahatchee:

Regardless of how everything went down, Guy Oseary, Madonna's manager, set the record straight in the end by saying that he and Madonna don't even know who Ariel Pink is:

There's nothing that can shut this issue down better than that tweet.

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