‘Clearly deserved it’: DDG apologises to ARIatHOME after fan interrupts his acceptance speech at Streamer Awards to say ‘DDG had the best music’

Streamer Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr. or popularly known as DDG has issued an apology to his fellow nominee Ari Miller who is known as ARIatHOME online. Ari won the Best Music Streamer award at the Streamer Awards 2026.

However, during his acceptance speech, a man in a green shirt, holding a camera interrupted his acceptance speech. The man took the mic from Ari and said, “I’m sorry imma let you finish but DDG had the best music of all time…DDG the best music artist of all time.” Ari was seen nodding to the statement and continued his speech. He appreciated and thanked his fellow nominees saying they have kept music “alive on Twitch”. Others nominated in the category included DDG, Welcome2bish and Plaqueboymax.

DDG apologized for fan’s behavior

Following the incident, DDG took to X to issue an apology to Ari. Addressing the latter and denouncing the man he said, “I do not co-sign or approve of what happened during your award bro.” He further added that Ari is “very talented" and “clearly deserved” the award. Concluding his post, DDG said, “My apologies”.

The incident echoes a similar situation which occurred at the 2009 Video Music Awards. Rapper Kanye West had then interrupted singer Taylor Swift during her acceptance speech for Best Female Video by grabbing the mic to endorse Beyonce. The incident sparked a contentious feud between the two.

Who won what at the Stream Awards?

The 6th edition of the Streamer Awards was held on Thursday, November 12. The event was hosted by founder QTCinderella and Caroline Kwan. Earlier the ceremony was moved up to November 12 from November 17 to avoid clashing with the launch of GTA 6. The ceremony concluded after IShowSeep was named Streamer of the Year.

Among the winners, the Gamer of the Year award went to Jynxzi, who plays several games including Rainbow Six Siege and Clash Royale on Twitch. He is the eighth-most subscribed streamer on the platform.

Kai Cenat and Tyla won the Best Mainstream Collab award, while Katie B won the Best Breakout Streamer award at the ceremony. Vanillamace won the first-ever best-dressed streamer award, and also joined Katie B to get the Best Stream Duo award.

The Legacy Award went to Quackity, who is popularly known for his Minecraft content.