BET Shades BBMA Prince Tribute and Twitter Noticed

Not all were pleased with the fact that Madonna had been selected for the Prince tribute at the Billboard Music Awards Sunday night, BET included. With their own awards ceremony fast approaching, soon after Madonna and Stevie Wonder hit the stage, BET tweeted a promo video shading the BBMA performance. Billboard Music Awards Producer Responds to Backlash After Choosing Madonna for Prince Tribute   “Yeah, we say that,” it read, “Don’t worry. We got you.”   To which Twitter responded in GIFS:

I am here for @BETAwards pettiness pic.twitter.com/CBeq3lADV0

— Cam (@_CurlyCam) May 23, 2016

@BETAwards pic.twitter.com/vcfjIDhKEC

— FTC Radio (@JHerTe) May 23, 2016

@BETAwards lol damn pic.twitter.com/yDp1TYVDTD

— raven (@_raven_io) May 23, 2016

@BETAwards pic.twitter.com/R4Z5K2Gt24

— J. Smith (@Sir_JaLon) May 23, 2016

Some even throwing shade back.

@BETAwards We didn't forget this tragedy tho. pic.twitter.com/qMqCNABs5W

— Buy #TheBuffet Album (@kellznation) May 23, 2016

@BETAwards 😐 pic.twitter.com/M7fRdtRN0g

— ❤️COURT-COURT❤️ (@TE_AMO_COURT) May 23, 2016

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