Beyoncé has stunned Teyana Taylor and Victoria Monét by showing the two singers some love for their tribute to Usher at the 2024 BET Awards.
On Instagram Stories, Queen B reposted clips of Taylor and Monét performing Usher’s “Bad Girl” as part of a lengthy tribute to the R&B legend that also included Latto, Childish Gambino and Keke Palmer, among others.
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Former G.O.O.D. Music artist Taylor caught wind of Beyoncé’s post and expressed disbelief and excitement at the shout-out.
“& DATS ON QUEEN BEYYYYYYYYYYYYY,” she wrote while reposting Bey’s post, before adding: “I’M GAGGGGGGINGGGGGG!!! @victoriamonet get in here neowwwwww!!!”
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After Monét was made aware of Bey’s post, she herself commented: “OOOOH MY GOD!!!! Na I AM SCREAMING!! WHATTT!!! CAN NOT GRASP AIR I AM UNWELL HOLY SHIT. I did not expect to pass out today! Gagged… completely.
“@beyonce we love you!!!!! THE ORIGINAL BAD GYAL!!! I will honor you forever. @teyanataylor WTFFFFF PINCH ME.”
A tribute was paid to Usher due to him being presented with BET’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
However, controversy erupted after the network censored large portions of his 13-minute acceptance speech because of his frequent cursing.
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During his speech, Usher apologized for his bad language, saying: “I’m sorry I’m cursing, I just want to tell you all how I really feel.”
The iconic singer also talked about overcoming adversity: “There [were points when] motherfuckers weren’t fucking with me. But I get it, I understand — sometimes you’ve got to go through shit to get to something.”
He added: “[There was] nobody [saying], ‘You’re alright, this is what you do, you’re gonna like girls, you’re gonna go through shit.’”
BET later apologized for censoring the speech, blaming technical problems.
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“Due to an audio malfunction during the LIVE telecast, portions of his speech were inadvertently muted,” the network said.
“Celebrating global icon Usher on our stage with a star-studded tribute and having him accept his award with a heartfelt speech was an honor.
“We extend our sincere apologies to Usher as we couldn’t be more grateful for his participation in Culture’s Biggest Night.”
