Babyface’s Grammys Snub Outrages Boyz II Males, Khloé Kardashian & Dionne Warwick

A number of stars have come to the protection of Babyface after the R&B star turned the topic of a controversial incident on the 67th Grammy Awards.

On Monday (February 3), Boyz II Males vocalist Shawn Stockman not too long ago expressed his frustration on Instagram relating to an incident through which Babyface was abruptly lower off throughout an interview with the Related Press. The second, which has since gone viral, occurred after Babyface’s interview was interrupted by the reporter shouting for Chappell Roan, who had simply walked by. The transfer led Babyface handy off his microphone and stroll away in obvious frustration as he muttered, “Go try this.”

“This actually, actually bothered me,” Stockman stated within the video he shared on Instagram. “A good friend of mine was on the pink carpet being interviewed by a few younger women. And through his interview, they noticed somebody that was, I suppose, at the moment scorching proper now. They mainly interrupted my good friend, who’s a legend within the music enterprise—not simply Black music, however in music normally.”

Stockman emphasised the dearth of respect usually proven towards music legends and in contrast it to how athletes are handled within the NFL and NBA.

“That will by no means occur within the NFL or the NBA,” he stated. “You’d by no means disrespect Magic Johnson. You’d by no means disrespect any soccer legend, Deion Sanders, or whoever.”

Stockman’s sentiments had been echoed by Khloé Kardashian, who condemned the “disrespectful” incident in a protracted winded response on Twitter.

“That is so disrespectful how Babyface was handled on this interview,” Kardashian wrote partly within the tweet. “Babyface has had such a big influence on the music trade, in sooo some ways. Its maddening to see a LEGEND not get the respect and a spotlight they deserve. He’s a pioneer and deserves so significantly better than this.”

In a thread of tweets through which she shared a screenshot of the definition of the time period “decorum” Dionne Warwick additionally expressed her disbelief, writing, “13x Grammy Award profitable Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds? Am I seeing this accurately?”

The AP has since launched a press release on the matter, writing, “We’re deeply sorry for chopping our interview with Babyface brief on our YouTube livestream of the Grammys pink carpet. We’ve apologized to him by his consultant and to our viewers on the livestream.”

Babyface, nonetheless, seemed to be unfazed by the second. He shared a tweet the next day showcasing his dapper outfit for the event.

“GRAMMY’S 2025,” Babyface wrote within the tweet stamped with a trophy emoji.

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