“I love who I am,” Lil Nas X says, and that’s not going to change despite backlash over his “sexual” performance of “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” at the BET Awards.
From the Andrea Grossi ballgown he wore on the red carpet to his Ancient Egypt performance that concluded with the pharaoh-attired singer locking lips with a male background dancer, the 22-year-old Grammy winner did nothing but turn heads Sunday.
The crowd roared loudly in approval with audience members jumping out of their seats in praise, but not everyone was receptive of Lil Nas X’s public display of affection. Some users on Twitter argued it was inappropriate.
Lil Nas X (real name: Montero Lamar Hill) took to Twitter Monday