For the second year in a row, the rapper has received zero nominations. The nominations of the upcoming BET Awards are led by Doja Cat with six nods, followed by Ari Lennox and Drake who are tied with four each. Lil Nas X may be an Industry Baby, but he’s no darling of the BET Awards. Lil Nas X had TWO number one singles with TWO large music videos that were critically acclaimed with 300+ million views. A third critic added, "BET is playing nasty by not even giving Lil Nas X at least ONE nomination.
"Replace Jack Harlow with Lil Nas X please a second fan demanded. "Jack Harlow got a BET award nom and Lil Nas X didn't? During pride month? During Black Music History month? Is that what I'm seeing?" one fan called out the award show. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West and Lil Baby. Others seemed to agree with Lil Nas as they were upset that Jack Harlow, instead of Lil Nas, got nominated for Best Male Artist alongside Drake, Future, J. To this remark, the star clapped back, "no offense but u are literally of Caucasian persuasion and trying to school me on an award show i've watched my entire childhood+ it's not the hip hop awards + they have a pop category + ratio." I feel like that should've helped me a bit," in reference to his debut album "Montero".Īnother user argued that Lil Nas didn't deserve a BET Award nomination because he's a pop artist as opposed to a hip-hop artist. When one person asked the "MONTERO (Call Me by Your Name)" emcee, "What have you put out? & don't use that gay s**t as an excuse don't nobody care no more," he replied, "Idk maybe 3 of the biggest songs of last year & a critically acclaimed album. I just feel like black gay ppl have to fight to be seen in this world and even when we make it to the top mfs try to pretend we are invisible," so he claimed. Get personalized recommendations, and learn where to watch across hundreds of streaming providers.
Find ratings and reviews for the newest movie and TV shows. "Not even that, doesn't even have to be me nominated. IMDb is the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content. Lil Nas didn't stop there as he accused BET Awards of snubbing black gay artists in general in a follow-up tweet. "I will be selling fish plates outside of the BET Awards this year." "I try to be humble so bad but it's really f**k you to a lot of you n***as," he added in a separate tweet. And if he continues to nurture his better instincts, the 22-year-old stands to become the defining pop star of his. Learning of this, he quickly vented his anger via Twitter as he sarcastically wrote, "thank you bet awards. Imperfect but irrepressible, his debut mostly delivers on those promises. When the nominations for the 2022 BET Awards were unveiled on Wednesday, June 1, the "Old Town Road" hitmaker didn't score any. The Grammy Award-winning rapper was particularly upset after he was snubbed by BET Awards for this year's ceremony. After defying expectations that he would only be a one-hit-wonder, Lil Nas X feels that he still doesn't get the recognition that he deserves.