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Kelly Rowland shuts down the AMA audience when she accepted Chris Browns award for Favorite Male R&B artist at the ceremony.

Link Copied to Clipboard! Share this page Kelly Rowland shushed the crowd when she accepted the award for Favorite Male R&B Artist on Chris Browns behalf. The negative narrative following Chris Brown is something that he just cant shake off. However, Kelly Rowland clearly isnt allowing anyone to disrespect his name. Chris Brown hardly appears at award shows these days but his presence cant be ignored. Last night, the AMAs honored him with the Favorite Male R&B artist. But, he wasnt present to accept the award and many attendees werent necessarily happy to hear his name. ATLANTA SEPTEMBER 05: (L-R) Recording Artist Chris Brown and recording artist Kelly Rowland attend the 5th Annual LudaDay Weekend on September 5, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Moses Robinson/WireImage) Kelly Rowland defended the singers name when she accepted the AMA on his behalf. As the audiences boos overpowered her speech, she checked the crowd mid-speech. Chris Brown isnt here tonight so Im accepting this award on his behalf. Excuse me, she said, raising her index finger at the crowd. Chill out. Kelly Rowland said you ain't gonna cut me off Chris Brown needs his flowers November 21, 2022 The crowd settled immediately afterward, eventually leading to cheers once Rowland finished her speech. The award show allegedly pulled Chris Browns performance at the last minute. Over the weekend, he said that the AMAs canceled his tribute to Michael Jackson, along with a performance of Under The Influence. He shared footage of his rehearsals, writing WOULDVE been the ama performance but they cancelled me for reasons unknown. A post shared by BROWN (@chrisbrownofficial) The decision caused an uproar among fans. However, The Game felt as if hip-hop and R&B, as a whole, shouldve stood by the R&B singer instead of attending the event. When they pulled @chrisbrownofficials performance from the AMAs, all hip hop & R&B artists shouldve declined to, he wrote. But well never be that unified & thats why they keep & will always use us, suck the culture dry & disrespect us in our faces & behind our backs. Read more