Chris Brown Says the AMAs Unexpectedly Canceled His Michael Jackson Tribute Performance
Over the summer R&B superstar Chris Brown made headlines for saying music award shows haven’t invited him to perform in years, a message that underscores why he – despite having some of the biggest Urban hits of the last decade – has rarely been seen delivering said smashes on major televised stages. His dedicated fan base, affectionately called #TeamBreezy, thought the ‘Fortune‘ » Read more about: Chris Brown Says the AMAs Unexpectedly Canceled His Michael Jackson Tribute Performance » The post Chris Brown Says the AMAs Unexpectedly Canceled His Michael Jackson Tribute Performance appeared first on ..::That Grape Juice.net::.. - Thirsty?.
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Over the summer R&B superstar Chris Brown made headlines for saying music award shows haven’t invited him to perform in years, a message that underscores why he – despite having some of the biggest Urban hits of the last decade – has rarely been seen delivering said smashes on major televised stages.
His dedicated fan base, affectionately called #TeamBreezy, thought the ‘Fortune‘ singer’s misfortune was set to change when reports surfaced he was due to do a tribute to his idol, Michael Jackson, in honor of the 40th anniversary of the King of Pop’s magnum opus, ‘Thriller,’ at the American Music Awards (AMAs) on Sunday (November 20).
And while rehearsal footage eventually surfaced of Brown showing off his oft-praised footwork in salute of the music icon, he doubled back to confirm he’s no longer on the show’s performance roster.
Brown, a four-time AMA winner (and also nominated for Favorite R&B Male Artist at this year’s ceremony), took to Instagram over the weekend to reveal rehearsal footage of what would have been his performance at Sunday’s showing.
Yet, according to him, the ceremony’s execs canned it at the last minute.
“WOULDVE been the ama performance but they cancelled me for reasons unknown,” he wrote in the comments to his 124 million followers on the social media platform.
The post garnered nearly 500,000 likes in less than half a day.
And while reps from the awards show have yet to officially respond to the hoopla, #TeamBreezy has taken to Twitter to let their frustrations be known – with some even calling for a boycott of the show.
Look below to see what we mean.
Click here to see the list of music stars who will be taking the stage at tomorrow night’s event including GloRilla, P!nk, Lionel Richie, Ari Lennox, and more.
[photo sources: WireImage/AMAs]
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