Usher was up in the club with his homies—but no one could hear.
The singer took home the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 BET Awards on June 30, but his acceptance speech suffered from major tech issues. Fans noticed that large portions of his 10-minute speech were muted for unknown reasons.
As one fan wrote on X, “How they silence Usher’s whole speech like that.”
Although some theorized that the network may have been muting expletives, one social media user quipped, “I know Usher ain’t cussing that much that they’re muting his whole speech. Like WTF!”
The silent speech sparked speculation about what the “Yeah!” artist could possibly have been expressing on stage.
“Why did BET put Usher on mute for the majority of his acceptance speech? Must have been some piping hot tea spilled!” one person said, as another user joked, “Is Usher telling industry secrets because the censoring is crazy.”
