On Sunday, Nov. 20, Chris took home the win for Favorite Male R&B Artist. In his absence from the AMAs, his longtime friend, Kelly Rowland, shared a few words. “Now, Chris Brown is not here tonight so I’m accepting this award on his behalf,” she said.

Immediately following the announcement, Chris was booed by the audience — though, Kelly quickly tried to shut them down.

“Excuse me … chill out,” she told audience members. “I want to tell Chris thank you so much for making great R&B music. And I want to tell him thank you for being an incredible performer.”

Amid the drama, several other artists have come to Chris’s defense. Along with Tank, The Game, and comedian Lil Duval, famed producer Jermaine Dupri also took to social media to share his thoughts on the matter.

"If the American Music Awards canceled the Chris Brown performance, then that means they canceled the 40th anniversary of 'Thriller,' which means they canceled the Michael Jackson tribute," Jermaine said in an Instagram video. "Black music, we in trouble."

On Twitter, Jermaine elaborated: "I'm not just talking about this situation alone. I’m talking about the fact that we keep killing our rappers. My 12-year-old daughter don’t have one Black artist her and her friends can listen to, and Taylor Swift just sold more records than everybody!!"