Melii Denies Shading Beyoncé With LGBTQIA+ Tweet

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The Grammys are still a focus due to Beyoncé’s historic moment, but Melii is facing off with the BeyHive. Last night, Beyoncé became the most-awarded artist in Grammy history. Although Renaissance missed out on Album of the Year—Harry Styles took the title—the project still earned the singer several accolades. On Twitter, Melii fired off a tweet many attributed to the megastar. She didn’t name names, but people believed she was shading Bey.

Renaissance was an ode to queer artists who pioneered Electronic, House, and Dance music. Many of the songs sampled those icons, and it was hailed as an ode to the LGBTQIA+ community. “A lot of ppl careers were dead and they later used the lgbtq community to revive it and y’all ate that up,” Melii tweeted.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA FEBRUARY 5: Beyonce accepts the Best Dance/Electronic Music Album award for Renaissance onstage during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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The backlash was swift, as people accused Melii of shading the singer for producing an album highlighting the marginalized community. The Neighborhood Talk shared Melii’s tweet, and their comment section lit up, causing her to step in to react. “Nah … ok boom ya don’t gotta like me but never will I ever disrespect THE QUEEN,” Melii explained. Beyoncé supported my ‘ non existent career ‘ like ya sayin in the comments along with riri, lil Wayne n bunch of greats.”

“Any way back to this since I’m so trash n a nobody,” she continued. “I WILL NEVER DISRESPECT BEYONCÉ SHE IS SOMEONE I LOOK UP TO N I WILL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL THAT SHE USED MY SONG FOR BRAND . Ya don’t need to like me … CUZ I UNDERSTAND I SAY ALOT OF SH*T OTHERS WONT BUT PLEASE HOLD BACK ON THE FALSE NARRATIVE.”

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Beyoncé took home her 32nd Grammy win last night and delivered a touching acceptance speech. “I want to thank god for protecting me,” she said. “Thank you, god. I’d like to thank my uncle Johnny, who’s not here, but he’s here in spirit. I’d like to thank my parents—my father, my mother—for loving me and pushing me.”

“I’d like to thank my beautiful husband, my beautiful three children, who are at home watching,” she added. “I’d like to thank the queer community for your love and for inventing the genre. God bless you. Thank you so much to the Grammys.” Her wins last night include Best R&B song for “Cuff It,” Best Dance/Electronic Album, Best Dance/Electronic Recording for “Break My Soul,” and Best Traditional R&B Performance for “Plastic Off the Sofa.”

Watch Beyoncé’s speech below and read more from Melii.