At the 2024 BET Awards, Childish Gambino, KeKe Palmer, Latto, Summer Walker, Coco Jones, Chloe Bailey, Marsha Ambrosius, Tinashe and Teyana Taylor teamed up for a tribute for the RnB icon.
- July 2, 2024
AceShowbiz - Usher has broken his silence on the controversial tribute for him at the 2024 BET Awards. Making use of his X account, the R&B icon showed that he liked the female-led tribute performance on Sunday night, June 30, while many fans expressed disappointment.
"My tribute was amazing mannn…," so the "OMG" hitmaker wrote on Monday, July 1 on the app, formerly known as Twitter. He went on saying, "Thank U to each and every one involved in the making of this moment."
Upon learning the post, some fans applauded Usher for his response. "Yes he liked it all that matters !!! Y'all always looking for something," one said in an Instagram comment. Another added, "He's a gentlemen unlike some of yall favs he not gon get on here bash a bunch of women who show him love and support!! KeKe, Latto, & Victoria Monet always around him."
"The girls definitely did great for his tribute, anybody saying different just want something to talk about," someone else commented. One other fan raved, "Usher is a class act. He's always showed class, style and grace as a good representation within this music industry!"
However, some others were not convinced. "Usher… you do t have to lie, it's okayyyyy boy," one person wrote. Another suggested Usher to "know your worth king."
At the 2024 BET Awards, Childish Gambino (Donald Glover), KeKe Palmer, Latto (Mulatto), Summer Walker, Coco Jones, Chloe Bailey, Marsha Ambrosius, Tinashe and Teyana Taylor teamed up for a tribute for Usher, who was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award that night. They all took turn to take the stage to perform Usher's hits, including "U Don't Have to Call", "You Make Me Wanna…", "Good Good", "There Goes My Baby", "Superstar", "Good Kisser", "Nasty", "Nice & Slow", "Bad Girl" and "Yeah".
The 17-minute long set was star-studded, but some viewers didn't think it did Usher's legacy justice and criticized the lack of male singers in the tribute. "the usher tribute is NOT a reflection of male r&b lacking, it's a reflection of the opportunities given to male R&B artists," one fan commented on X.
Someone else similarly added, "This is a direct shot at all yall new male R&B singers! The ladies have to do a tribute to USHER because yall idiots can't sing, can't dance, don't do nothing but sing love songs about hating women. I hate yall idiots."
