Kelly Rowland Asks AMAs Crowd To “Chill Out” After Boos & Amid Chris Brown’s Canceled Michael Jackson Tribute - Yahoo Entertainment

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Chris Brown won an grant astatine the American Music Awards 2022 and audible boos were heard from the assemblage successful attendance astatine the Microsoft Theatre.

During the unrecorded broadcast of the AMAs 2022 connected ABC, Kelly Rowland took the signifier to denote the nominees for Favorite Make R&B Artist. The artists that were up for the trophy were Brent Faiyaz, Giveon, Lucky Daye, The Weeknd and Brown.

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After Rowland announced Brown arsenic the winner, boos from the assemblage were audible and the camera panned retired to amusement the full theatre. Rowland looked amazed astatine the audience’s absorption and arsenic she was trying to proceed with her presenting duties, she told the assemblage to “chill out.”

“Now Chris Brown is not present contiguous truthful I’m accepting this grant connected his behalf,” she said earlier addressing the assemblage saying, “Excuse me… chill out.”

Rowland past continued, “But I wanted to archer Chris, convey you truthful overmuch for making large R&B euphony and I privation to archer him convey you for being an unthinkable performer. I’ll instrumentality this grant — bring it to you. I emotion you. Congratulations. And congratulations to each the nominees successful this category.”

Brown had been scheduled to execute astatine the AMAs with a Michael Jackson tribute but was canceled astatine the past minute. The creator had shared a video connected Instagram showcasing his rehearsal of the philharmonic fig with the caption, “U SERIOUS?”

“WOULDVE been the ama show but they cancelled maine for reasons unknown,” Brown said successful the comments.

Watch the infinitesimal below.

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