PARTYNEXTDOOR appears to be unhappy with getting snubbed in the 2020 BET Awards nominations. The multi-platinum selling singer lashed out at BET and threw in a jab at Complex in a since-deleted tweet on Wednesday (June 18).
“When did black entertainment television get so complex and forget Partynextdoor is the rnb artist of our generation?” he asked. “Is it because I don’t wanna be friends? Is it because i put value in the art instead of people? Is it because it’s not the popular opinion? I am BET I am Complex.”
PND also got boastful in another post while retweeting praise from fans. One Twitter user credited him with changing R&B.
“Imagine me making & inspiring the greatest rnb records of our time,” the Warner Records artist wrote.
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PND’s most recent project, PARTYMOBILE, dropped in March. Most of the BET Award nominees, at least in terms of songs and albums, come from 2019. There are some early 2020 releases in the bunch though, including Drake and Future’s “Life Is Good.”
Anderson .Paak, Chris Brown, Jacquees, Khalid, The Weeknd and Usher were nominated for Best Male R&B/Pop Artist. Assuming he was eligible, PND also could’ve been up for categories such as Album of the Year or Best Collaboration.
Party was also left off Complex’s “Best Albums of 2020” list, which may have prompted the mention of the media company.
Check out the fan comments retweeted by PND below and view the 2020 BET Awards nominees here.
First of all, He didn’t change anything. He will always be a background/add-on type of singer. He’s good as a guest feature but by himself, he just doesn’t really have as much or a range like The Weekend. He’s talented but he can’t just cry whenever he’s is overlooked a little bit. Hell, look how many time most these other artists were overlooked and ignored. This caused them to learn from that and made them more determined and grind harder and also helped redefine their sound which eventually earned the respect of their fellow peers and fans alike. Anyways, he shouldn’t be looking for adulation from the BET awards since all they are is a overgrown highschool varsity club who accept only those they chose then look down at the rest of them.