The Dream Sings 'Sorry' Song

Two weeks ago, Billboard.com writer Mariel Concepcion chatted it up with singer/songwriter The Dream , who penned Rihanna’s “Umbrella” and J. Holiday’s “Bed.” When asked about fellow R&B singer Chris Brown’s claim that “Bed” was originally written for him, the Atlanta native, who is slated to release his debut project, “Love Me All Summer, Hate Me All Winter,” Dec. 11 via Island Def Jam, said the following:

"The track was considered for Chris Brown -- he thought it was his -- but it was my record and I decided to give it up to J. Holiday," explains The Dream. "Chris said the record won't be No. 1 unless he's on it. I bet someone $500,000 that it would go to No. 1 and I collected my money just last week.

"He said the wrong thing to me,” he continued. "He has a track from me now that I was paid for already and I want to give him his money back. At the end of the day, I'm big on principle and loyalty. Put that to bed." Ouch!

Apparently, The Dream has since taken back his statements, apologizing to Brown via his own Myspace page.

"I'm apologizing for comments directed towards Chris Brown on Billboard.com. I spoke to Chris Brown and I advised him that when he made the public statement in the September issue of Vibe Magazine I was disappointed because we worked on his project and I thought he made comments that were directed to me and since I'm the only public figure surrounding my building, and the song "Bed". I took it as disrespect and the media, and respected friends felt the same way. Chris said the coments were towards another part of the situation surrounding the song and I stand here to not defend my comments but to take full responsibility for my classless choice of talking through the media. I apologize to Chris Brown, Mark Pitts and Jive Records.”

J.I.’s glad the two budding artists were able to squash the R&B beef.

And for some Billboard stats, “Bed” has spent over three weeks at No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.