‘Panini’ performer Lil Nas X is pressed and bothered over not seeing his chart-topping work nominated in any category at this year’s BET Awards.
Once he discovered he was omitted from the list of nominees announced June 1, the 23-year-old took to social media in a tirade that saw him suggest his sexuality was among the reasons his hits ‘Call Me By Your Name,’ ‘That’s What I Want,’ and ‘Industry Baby’ were overlooked during categorical consideration.
Fans who thought his beef with BET had cooled were stunned to see him return to social media this week to tease a diss track aimed at the network.
Look inside to hear the snippet of the tune and see how reps from the channel responded to the slam.
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As seen in the clip above, LNX is seen shirtless in a car lip-syncing to a track full of disparaging remarks about the network.
“F— BET, f— BET/ F— BET, f— BET/ Lick it on up, slurp it/ Make it sloppy, ok, ok, ok, ok/ Look at how I top sh–/ I just put like three up in the top 10/ And I don’t need nobody/ I just need these ccs on my body/ Everything I do be tryna run, go make a profit/ Read about it,” he brags.
In a statement released to press Tuesday (June 7), BET responded by saying:
“We love Lil Nas X. He was nominated for a best new artist BET Award in 2020, and we proudly showcased his extraordinary talent and creativity on the show twice: he performed “Old Town Road” with Billy Ray Cyrus at BET Awards 2019 and his BET Awards 2021 performance was a highlight of our show. No one cheered louder that night than BET.
“Unfortunately, this year, he was not nominated by BET’s voting academy, which is comprised of an esteemed group of nearly 500 entertainment professionals in the fields of music, television, film, digital marketing, sports journalism, public relations, influencers, and creative arts. No one from BET serves as a member of the voting academy.
“At BET, we are passionate advocates for the wonderful diversity that exists within our community. We are committed to using all of our platforms to provide visibility and inclusion for all of the many intersections of the Black community.”
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Privileged, entitled brat.
Why he gotta be all this when his music is just popping
If his music was so “popping,” he wouldn’t need all the extra s*** and to be acting this way.
But his music AIN’T poppin, otherwise he wouldnt be out here begging and crying for nominations/attention.
BET have you ever assumed that your academy is homophobic?
Such a white wash response
Clearly not homophobic!!! They just didn’t rate his s***. And with the way he responded, I can see why!! He ain’t that great and there are more deserving artists. From my gay ass to yours, kindly stfu
Yaaaaaaaaaaas! 💯🤣
BET is owned by Viacom (white people!!!!)
Oh and newsflash the Urban community doesn’t f*** with Lil Nas X. They see him as an untalented TROLL and they’re correct!
Clearly you can’t read. It clearly states that there is no voting academy, nominees are picked from over 500 different industry people. You and that clown nas x need to learn how to read.
I fully support this even though the song sucks lol
BET is out of pocket, just like The Grammys.
Oh Jenny, Jenny! Out here begging for a penny! 🎶💋
Don’t you get tired of being like that or are you really retarded? 🤔 Just wondering if you are it’s understandable lol
So, your PEERS in the INDUSTRY who didn’t vote you in
Not BET
Maybe you’re the problem (Ava Max’s voice)
BET shouldn’t have even responded to this clown. Folks gotta learn to stop feeding these trolls.
I guess they felt they kind of had to, since he implied they were homophobic.
I guess you’re right, because in this day & age God forbid you say something negative about gay people-even the fake gays like…nvm lol.
I’ll never understand our community IE the Black community. The most homophobic
When all else fails scream homophobia. Lil Nas X frustration is misplaced. He should be upset with his industry peers who didn’t deem him worthy of a nomination. Maybe if he took his craft seriously he would have more respect. He’s more famous for shock value and trolling than actual artistry. He’s had these huge singles and streams but his album didn’t do well. Now he’s touring ballrooms and cafeterias. The math aint mathing.
Yet Jack Harlow is invited to the cookout. Kindly please shut thee f*** up. Yall just sound and look dumb. He’s BLACK.
This is why we can’t have nice things lol. It is what it is though. 🥲
He’s a untalented loser just coasting because he’s a flamming f***. Quiet as it’s kept I heard he’s not even gay IRL. Either way he’s an abomination and we don’t wanna see him tonguing down other skinny boys.