Normani Reveals Accident Behind Canceled BET Awards Performance

Normani has explained why he canceled his BET Awards performance at the last minute.

The 28-year-old singer revealed on social media about 30 minutes before the Los Angeles awards ceremony kicked off on Sunday, June 30, that she had to have her arm amputated due to a “very bad accident.”

“I am more frustrated and disappointed than anyone could ever be, believe me,” Normani wrote. Instagram In her Stories, she also shared a photo of herself leaning on crutches, with one of her knees bandaged. “I had a really bad accident while rehearsing for BET and was injured. I’m usually able to handle myself in any situation, but unfortunately due to my doctor’s orders, I am unable to perform.”

the former fifth harmony The member wrote that despite his hopes, being on stage would have “delayed my recovery” and that the final decision left him feeling “devastated” and “disappointing” for his fans.

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She also thanked the BET Awards for giving her the opportunity to take the stage. “Sending my love to BET for giving me and all the beautiful black women this opportunity,” she wrote in the post.

The “1:59” singer, whose scheduled performance was promoted by the BET Awards in the lead-up to the ceremony, released her debut solo album, DopamineOn June 14th.

Following Fifth Harmony’s 2017 hiatus, Normani released several singles, including “Motivation”, “Wild Side” cardi b and “Waves” — though her debut album struggled to materialize.

Normani told our weekly In 2017 she said she was still trying to define herself as a solo artist. “For so long I felt like people knew who I was within the group entity,” she explained We“Even within myself, I’ve gotten comfortable with that. So for me being apart of that has been kind of an eye-opening experience and like I said on stage, I’ve finally been able to find myself and different things, different parts of myself. There’s so many different layers and so many different parts that I didn’t necessarily understand that I’ve been introduced to, so it’s been really cool. It feels like the sky is the limit.”

In 2018, the girl group, which included Normani, Ally Brooke, Lauren Jauregui And Dinah JaneOfficially separated.

Normani told Ellie In an interview given in April 2024, he said that there are apprehensions about his release Dopamine This is because he needed complete faith in the project.

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In an interview Entertainment Weekly In an article published on May 31, Normani explained why the album had been delayed for so long.

“I think it’s a combination of changing teams and people coming and going and real-life events that I couldn’t have predicted, and I’m just trying to deal with it as best I can,” she told the outlet.

She said, “Both of my parents got very sick, and I had so many people die in such a short period of time.” In 2020, Normani’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and her father with prostate cancer.

The singer added: “I think people forget that I’m a human being too. Honestly, I’m so grateful that everyone has been really excited. I think that’s never happened before, especially after such a long time.”