Update: May 18, 3:46 PM ET According to reports from TMZ, Kanye West's performance at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards was censored by ABC for foul language, rather then silenced due to technical difficulties. In a statement to Mashable, a source from ABC said: "Kanye West is an incredible performer and one of today's most influential artists, however he did not make his performance available for review prior to air resulting in an edited appearance in tonight's live broadcast."

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We'd say Kanye West gave an incredible performance, but we barely caught a word.

For those watching at home, West's closing performance of "All Day" at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards suffered from what was reportedly serious censorship as the sound repeatedly cut out.

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This, coupled with Kanye's decision to perform in front of a blinding wall of fire, made for a television viewing experience akin to watching the Yule Log.

West wasn't the only one to experience technical difficulties— Co-host Ludacris' closing remarks were also cut out at the end of the show.

Of course, viewers weren't thrilled.

Lmao all that damn fire we can't even see you Kanye #bbmas — chance mckey (@iamChanceMcKey) May 18, 2015

when the entire song is cut off #BBMAs — kaitlyn (@whoiskaitlyn) May 18, 2015

Loooooove the three whole words I've heard from @kanyewest tonight!!!!!! — Jessica Catcher (@jeslyncat) May 18, 2015

Thankfully, Mashable had folks on the inside to capture the performance, as seen from the audience.