What happened between T-Pain and Christina Aguilera? Rapper clarifies he has no "beef" with singer over "autotune" T-shirt moment

On July 17, 2024, American singer-rapper T-Pain, known for creative use of Auto-Tune pitch correction, made a cryptic tweet. The tweet features a picture of Christina Aguilera from 2009 wearing a T-shirt with explicit text. The text suggests that using auto-tune is a sign of weakness or lack of skill.

"Auto tune is for p***ies," the T-shirt reads.

He shared her picture along with a SpongeBob SquarePants character, Tom, in a meme asking, "I am p*ssy?.?" He captioned the picture with three raised-eyebrow emojis.

T-Pain, real name Faheem Rashad Najm, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has used auto-tunes throughout his singing career, which began in 2003.

As per Careers In Music, auto-tune is a device that gives a vocal effect to correct pitch and modify vocal performances.

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Inside the T-Pain and Christina Aguilera auto-tune T-shirt tweet

T-Pain tweeted about auto-tune (Image via X/@TPAIN)

The Florida-based rapper's tweet on Wednesday garnered substantial attention from fans and netizens alike. Many received it light-heartedly, while others expressed surprise at seeing such a tweet from T-Pain. Additionally, some commentators advised caution, suggesting to be a "bit careful."

"Auto-tune needs T-Pain more than T-Pain needs auto-tune," one said.

"Lmaooo we know she meant singers who need to rely on it in the studio. You are the exception, and she'd agree haha," a second wrote.

"You know what she meant 😂," the third said.

"I can't believe I'm seeing a tweet from tpain rn," another said.

"Be a bit careful Pain, they say Swifters don't play about their Queen," one more on X.

After receiving a mix of reactions to his tweet, Pain posted another tweet within an hour suggesting that he just found the T-shirt "funny" and has no beef with Aguilera.

Christina Aguilera has yet to address either of the rapper's tweets. This is not the first instance of Aguilera's name being involved in a celebrity conflict.

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P!nk and Christina Aguilera were also rumored to be at odds

On February 17, 2023, American singer and songwriter P!nk was invited to BuzzFeed United Kingdom, and during a conversation, she was asked to rank her music videos.

She ranked Lady Marmalade 2001 music video the lowest, featuring her, Christina Aguilera, Mýa, and Lil' Kim. The artist said she marked it the lowest because there was no "fun" while filming the video.

"It wasn't very fun to make. I'm all about fun, and it was a lot of fuss," P!nk said.

However, days after the interview was released, P!nk took to her Instagram on February 23, 2024, and suggested that she was "saddened and disappointed" by the narrative that was perceived by a few press. She wrote a lengthy post alongside a selfie with her son Jameson to set the record straight with Christina Aguilera.

"I'm so saddened and disappointed by the narrative surrounding some of the press I've been doing around my album Trustfall," P!nk began.

Moreover, the artist acknowledged that the responsibility lies on herself, as she is candid and overshared with people. She further expressed her frustration, noting that these contributions remain largely unacknowledged and unaddressed despite her efforts to discuss and encourage many women.

She concluded the post with a peace sign and mentioned Christina Aguilera:

"Christina- you know where we stand. Resolved. Onwards and upwards."

According to BuzzFeed UK, in April 2023, Aguilera responded to the feud rumor and indicated that she did not want to talk about anything that had happened many years ago.