{"id":244204,"date":"2023-12-20T18:04:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T18:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=244204"},"modified":"2023-12-20T18:04:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T18:04:04","slug":"szas-manager-punch-says-mtv-vmas-snub-forced-performance-cancelation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/celebrities\/szas-manager-punch-says-mtv-vmas-snub-forced-performance-cancelation\/","title":{"rendered":"SZA's Manager Punch Says MTV VMAs Snub Forced Performance Cancelation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SZA<\/strong>‘s runaway success following her “SOS” album last year wasn’t enough for the MTV VMAs committee to nominate her for Artist of the Year … a move Top Dawg Entertainment deemed disrespectful enough to yank her from the show.<\/p>\n Terrence ‘Punch’ Henderson<\/strong> told THR<\/strong> on Friday, he repeatedly attempted to get clarity as to why her album’s 10-week run at No. 1 didn’t earn her even a nomination alongside Beyonc\u00e9<\/strong>, Nicki Minaj<\/strong>, Doja Cat<\/strong>, Shakira<\/strong>, Karol G<\/strong> and Taylor Swift<\/strong>.<\/p>\n SZA was nominated for other awards, and was scheduled to perform, but as Punch put it … “Why go perform and do this if she\u2019s not going to be respected to the highest level?”<\/p>\n He says that’s why he effectively terminated all things VMAs for SZA this year. As far as who’s really beefing … Punch says it’s all him, not SZA, harboring the animosity. He says it’s not in SZA’s character to hold this kinda grudge.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n MTV is boasting its highest-ever VMA impressions on social media, evidence they did something right with the viewing audience — but it wasn’t good enough to get SZA onstage that night.<\/p>\n We reached out to MTV for further explanation … so far, radio silence.<\/p>\n