{"id":524667,"date":"2026-06-29T19:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/524667\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T19:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:55:12","slug":"why-cardi-b-was-the-2-trending-topic-on-x-in-the-us-following-her-appearance-at-the-bet-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/524667\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Cardi B was the #2 trending topic on X in the US following her appearance at the BET Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been more than a year since Cardi B graced an awards show stage. She\u2019s been a busy girl in that time, releasing her sophomore album Am I The Drama?, having another baby, and going on a sold out arena tour. <\/p>\n<p>Her performance at the BET Awards was teased early on and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/theecardiroom\/status\/2071377701642932547?ref=laineygossip.com\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow\">came up a lot on the red carpet<\/a>, which Cardi skipped, likely for dramatic effect and so that her performance would be the main event.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CHECK PLEASE \ud83e\uddfe because <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iamcardib?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref=laineygossip.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">@iamcardib<\/a> ate this performance. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BETAwards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref=laineygossip.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">#BETAwards<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6RtRC3zYNS?ref=laineygossip.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/6RtRC3zYNS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BET (@BET) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BET\/status\/2071420927489794088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref=laineygossip.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cardi performed a medley of tracks from the new album including \u201cHello\u201d, \u201cCheck Please\u201d, \u201cErrtime\u201d and \u201cPretty &amp; Petty\u201d. The latter is a diss song toward BIA and one that many fans were discussing, whether she\u2019d go there and perform it live on TV. She did. But that now viral lyric, \u201cname five BIA, gun pointin\u2019 to your head\u201d, wasn\u2019t even the most savage moment of the performance. Cardi\u2019s dancers pulled out all of her BET Awards during the line \u201cDo she even got a BET Award?\u201d, adding extra insult to injury. Few moments still make me gasp but that got one out of me. You just know that that moment was planned the moment Cardi was writing those bars in the studio. Crafting a solid diss record is truly an art, and between Kendrick Lamar and Cardi B, we\u2019ve been spoiled with great ones. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cardi B asking BIA \u201cdo she even got a BET award\u201d and bringing out her 6 BET awards she won ate tf down\ud83d\ude2d<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BetAwards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref=laineygossip.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">#BetAwards<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZSeh2AdiQa?ref=laineygossip.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ZSeh2AdiQa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0eca (@BardisMedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BardisMedia\/status\/2071402418516967931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref=laineygossip.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But BIA wasn\u2019t the only target. Latto caught a stray too. Fans noticed that Cardi avoided saying Latto\u2019s name during her verse in \u201cErrtime\u201d. The two have been in something of a feud since a leaked voicemail last September showed Cardi talking sh-t. Latto eventually called her out on her album which was released last month, bringing the whole thing back up. Latto was in attendance last night as well, so her omission from the song could be to avoid any further disagreements. Guess the blood is still sour. Cardi was the #2 trending topic on X in the United States following her performance, and just like everything she does, it\u2019s still taking over social media feeds. Everything from the motorcycle she rode in on, to the stripper pole she danced on trended on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Cardi is a walking viral meme, and she gave us more moments when she accepted her award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist. This marks the third time she\u2019s won in that category having previously won in 2018 and 2019. At this point it should be renamed in her honour. Hearing her end the speech saying \u201cI love my babies, and I love Jesus\u201d with that irresistible Cardi smile made me both chuckle and swoon. Just the way she said Jesus, you can\u2019t help but crack a laugh, I just love her so much. Her name stays in the headlines, but her music is still appreciated. Last night\u2019s ceremony was the pay-off after the many years of delays. As she said in her speech, she took the chance, released the music and now she\u2019s a winner, again. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cardi ended the night celebrating at Legacy, a club in Los Angeles, posting an <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/updatesofcardi\/status\/2071428635928432821?ref=laineygossip.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Instagram story<\/a> that she was \u201cgetting drunk\u201d on her one night out, followed by an IG live to recap the night with fans, but most notably, asking them not to bully BIA in the aftermath of the performance of \u201cPretty &amp; Petty\u201d. Leave it to Cardi to artistically eviscerate her nemesis on national television, and then say she doesn\u2019t want to bully her. Cardi may be a ball of rainbows and sunshine, but she\u2019ll always be quick to remind you why you don\u2019t want want to be on her bad side.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cardi B went live after The Bet Awards and was stating that she\u2019s going to still perform her song Pretty and Petty because her fans loves the song. However she don\u2019t want her fans to bully Bia. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fexDrl5fkf?ref=laineygossip.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/fexDrl5fkf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emperor (@Emperorward) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Emperorward\/status\/2071436471538716916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref=laineygossip.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cardi B onstage at the BET Awards 2026 held at Peacock Theater on June 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, California<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cardi-bet-29jun26-0014.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1242\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"  \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cardi-bet-29jun26-0015.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Cardi B onstage at the BET Awards 2026 held at Peacock Theater on June 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, California<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s been more than a year since Cardi B graced an awards show stage. 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