R&B singer Lloyd has come out to try and clarify some of the earlier remarks he made about Chris Brown's performance at Sunday's BETAwards - where it appeared he was claiming to have told Brown to cry during his Michael Jackson tribute.

"He's back with a vengeance," Lloyd told Rap-Up.com after the show, where he was nominated in the Viewer's Choice category for his hook on Young Money's Bed Rock.

"I think that they're gonna find a place in their heart for him again. ... I told him, man, you gotta get up there. You gotta cry, you gotta really show your heart to the world."
After some backlash, Lloyd has taken to his blog to clarify his remarks. "I consider Chris a friend. He's been through a lot in the past couple years," Lloyd wrote.

"I never told him to go onstage and cry. We spoke recently, and I told him as a friend that people hadn't really seen him be vulnerable about his situation last year (with Rihanna). I thought he was holding back and needed to let that emotion out. Him crying at the BET Awards was real, I could feel it."
He also speculated about the possible source of those tears, saying Brown may have cried "about the fact that he thought people would hate him forever because of one mistake.

"Feeling that love on stage was probably overwhelming. Plus MJ being gone and him performing Man in the Mirror, that song is powerful, especially for his situation. It pushed him over the edge."
Lloyd also lashed out at the "many blogs and fans" who saw his original statement as a negative comment on Brown. "To say that he was faking or that I'm hating on him, that's some bullsh**t," he said.

"Last week Essence.com asked me what artist most embodied MJ. I told them it was Chris. I never saw MJ perform live, but Chris is the closest thing I've witnessed. Chris is back, and I'm just as excited as his fans are."