Gospel singer Bobbi Storm is facing criticism for performing on a flight after finding out she’s “up for two Grammys.”
In a video Storm posted to Instagram on Friday, she stood up to sing during a Delta flight. “I sing to the Lord,” she explained. “I do what the Lord tells me.”
A flight attendant repeatedly told Storm to sit down and “be quiet” during the trip. “If you can’t follow my instructions, you can’t take this flight,” he told her.
Storm finally sat down but continued to sing her new song “We Can’t Forget Him” at a low volume.
USA TODAY has reached out to Delta Airlines for comment.
The gospel singer is one of the featured vocalists on Maverick City Music’s Grammy-nominated album “The Maverick Way.”
The group is also nominated for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for their song “God Problems,” featuring lead singers Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine. Storm is uncredited for this song, but it is possible that she participated as part of the choir.
Storm explained in her comments section that she “has sung on over 50 flights. NO LAWS were broken here.”
The Christian singer faced backlash from people who “entitled” her and others who said the performance was “selfish.”
“I’m a Christian and a flight attendant,” one person commented. “The plane is not a STAGE…God tells us to do things in the right order…Congratulations on the Grammy nomination, but God is a God of order!”
Another commented: “This is one of the most selfish things I’ve ever seen. You think because you’re nominated for a Grammy that there are no rules for you and the plane is your stage? Work on your ego, sister.”
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“Imagine the right to think that you are the only one who has something that can be a blessing to people, and that happens to be on a plane where they have no choice but to listen to you because they are nowhere can go?!? This is completely out of pocket.” Sister! “You held these people hostage and used God’s name in a manipulative way,” one social media user wrote.
In a follow-up video posted Saturday, Storm claimed that Delta reached out to her, apologized and confirmed that “no rules were broken.”
She added that she doesn’t want the flight attendant to be fired, but rather wants him to “learn a valuable lesson about how to treat other people.”
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