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In a series of tweets, Ariana Grande hits back at the Grammys' producer who is "lying about" her reason for no longer attending nor performing at the 2019 Grammy Awards."Mhmmm here it is ! “too late for her to pull something together......,” she tweeted with a screenshot of an interview that one of the show's producers, Ken Ehrlich, did with the Associated Press. "As it turned out when we finally got the point where we thought maybe it would work, she felt it was too late for her to pull something together for sure,” Ehrlich told the publication. “And it’s too bad. She’s a great artist. And I’d love to get her in the show this year.” Grande was clearly not amused and responded to his statements via Twitter: "I’ve kept my mouth shut but now you’re lying about me. i can pull together a performance over night and you know that, Ken. it was when my creativity & self expression was stifled by you, that i decided not to attend. i hope the show is exactly what you want it to be and more. "Grande claimed to have offered three songs she would perform from which the Grammy Awards team could choose, however, she said there was a lack of "collaboration" and "support." "It’s about collaboration. it’s about feeling supported," she added. "it’s about art and honesty. not politics. not doing favors or playing games. it’s just a game y’all.. and i’m sorry but that’s not what music is to me." Despite her disagreement with the producers of the award ceremony, Grande is appreciative for the nods this year in the Best Pop Vocal Album for "Sweetener" and Best Pop Solo Performance categories. "Hope that helps everyone understand my decision. i am still grateful for the acknowledgement this year," she wrote. See the rest of her Tweets below:Variety first reported Grande was stepping back from the show earlier this week. According to the publication, Grande and producers of the award ceremony got into a spat over the songs she wanted to perform on Sunday night. Variety's inside source explained that Grande felt "insulted" when producers would not allow her to perform her current single and chart-topping song, “7 Rings.”The two parties eventually reached a compromise — she would be allowed to perform “7 Rings" in a medley, but the caveat is that she would have to play a second song of the Academy's choosing. Grande was not pleased with that compromise, as Variety's source clarified that no other performer had to abide by those conditions. Unfortunately for the Grammys, the pop star is plastered on billboards throughout Los Angeles where the show takes place, promoting her upcoming performance at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards show. "7 Rings" is Grande's third single off her forthcoming album, "thank u, next," and for the second week in a row, the song is sitting pretty at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. This isn't the first time the Recording Academy had faced a dispute with a musician. Last year, Lorde was not allowed to perform a track off her "Melodrama" album at the 2018 Grammys, which was nominated for the most prestigious award of the night: Album of the Year. Instead, she was asked to sing during the Tom Petty tribute, explained Jem Aswad and Shirley Halperin of Variety.The Recording Academy did announce more performers for the show, including Lady Gaga, Dua Lipa and Travis Scott, according to Entertainment Tonight.