SZA’s Manager Says They Pulled Her VMAs Performance After ‘Artist Of The Year’ Snub: ‘So Disrespectful’

SZA’s longtime manager, Terrence “Punch” Henderson, is explaining why the artist was nowhere in sight when she won the award for the best R&B category at the MTV VMAs on Sept. 12.

Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Henderson said SZA decided to skip the event after the VMAs failed to nominate her for the artist of the year category.

“Obviously, she had one of the best years, if not the best year, of any artist at this point. I don’t see why she wouldn’t be nominated for artist of the year. It just really didn’t make any sense to me. It’s disrespectful,” Henderson told the outlet.