Starpulse reports Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs defended young Canadian star Justin Bieber’s BET Awards nomination. He insisted the colour of Bieber’s skin should not stand in the way of his success.
The singer of the hit song Baby was nominated in the Best New Artist category. The ceremony will take place next month.
This nomination caused quite a controversy when it was announced by Queen Latifah two days ago.
The 16-year old phenom thanked BET organizers for his award on his Twitter page. He wrote: "Thank u to BET for nominating me for Best New Artist @ the BET Awards this year!! This is an incredible honor and I’m very grateful… read some articles about my bet nomination n (and) i think this goes 2 show that music is color blind… Music is the universal language no matter the country we are born in or the color of our skin. Brings us all together. (sic)"
For his part, Combs added: "The awards are important to hip-hop and to show (hip-hop artists) in the right light. But the beauty of BET is, if Justin Bieber’s hot, then he deserves to be on that stage."