On Sunday, Chris Brown won in absentia the American Music Award for Favorite Male R&B Artist. Accepting the award in his absence was Kelly Rowland, who did so — and made a small speech — to the accompaniment of boos resounding through the Microsoft Theater.
It is unclear if the disapproval was for Brown, Rowland, the American Music Awards, or a combination of all three. Brown, who bested The Weeknd, Brent Faiyaz, GIVĒON and Lucky Daye for the award, was supposed to perform at the ceremony: a tribute to Michael Jackson. But that tribute was scrapped "at the eleventh hour," according to Variety.
