Grouchy over the Grammys! Kendrick Lamar and Tori Kelly fans are furious that their beloved artists lost against Taylor Swift and Meghan Trainor, respectively, at the 2016 Grammys in L.A. on Monday, February 15.
As previously reported, Swift, 26, beat Lamar, 28, in the Album of the Year category — 1989 bested To Pimp a Butterfly — during the live show at Staples Center. The “Out of the Woods” singer also took home Best Music Video for “Bad Blood” and Best Pop Vocal Album for 1989.
“I’m actually really upset @taylorswift13 won album of the year. Really?!” one tweeter wrote. “Pulling a Kanye here and saying @kendricklamar all the way!!”
Even Don Cheadle wanted to recreate West’s stage rush from the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. “I almost kanyed tonight,” the actor, who attended the event, tweeted on Monday night. “#Restraint #Temperance @kendricklamar #AlbumoftheYear!!!!”
Lamar didn’t go home empty-handed, though. The critically adored rapper — who received a standing ovation for his powerful performance of “The Blacker the Berry” — won Best Rap Album and Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for “Alright.” He led the pack with 11 nominations.
Kelly, 23, however, didn’t take home any awards at all — much to the disappointment of her fans. The “Should’ve Been Us” songstress looked on as Trainor cried while accepting the Best New Artist category. (Kelly didn’t look impressed that Swift won Album of the Year, either.)
“Yup, @ToriKelly will always be a winner in my heart,” one fan tweeted on Monday night. A second added: “Both @ToriKelly and @JamesBayMusic were robbed in the Best New Artist category in my opinion. #Grammys2016.”
It didn’t end there. One especially devoted fan even tweaked Kelly’s Wikipedia page under her Grammys nomination. “Robbed by MEAGAN MF TRAINOR WHO AINT EVEN A NEW ARTIST CONSIDERING SHE WAS NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY LAST YEAR,” the post read. “BUT THATS NONE OF MY BUSINESS IM SLEEP.”
For more reactions on Lamar’s and Kelly’s losses, check out below:
https://twitter.com/GravelleAlex/status/699590213430022144
If the Grammy’s weren’t already a total joke of an award show then Taylor Swift winning album of the year over Kendrick Lamar confirmed it.
— Liam Menzies? (@blnkclyr) February 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/SpenserHollis/status/699518031613939714
What do Taylor Swift and Macklemore have in common?
They’re holding onto Kendrick Lamar’s #Grammys
— Khaled Beydoun (@KhaledBeydoun) February 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/taygogo/status/699476168081166336
Kendrick losing the Grammy to Taylor Swift is poetic proof we need to support Kanye.
— Cochineal (@cochinealworld) February 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/homosexuaIwt/status/699590549544792064
https://twitter.com/Zerkelicious/status/699590355587436545
Where’s Kanye when you need him?! @ToriKelly
— Brian Puspos (@BrianPuspos) February 16, 2016
How did @Meghan_Trainor beat out @ToriKelly and @SamHuntMusic?!? #GRAMMYs w
— David Ditrich (@DavidDitrich) February 16, 2016
I like Meghan Trainor but she’s 2014. @ToriKelly is best new artist 2015 #Grammys #Grammys2016
— David Brody (@David_Brody) February 16, 2016
Call me back when Meghan can do this https://t.co/RSQXZb20qp
— Pierre Christian (@aboynamedpierre) February 16, 2016
Where’s the Grammy for @ToriKelly / @JamesBayMusic ??
— Sam Concepcion (@sam_concepcion) February 16, 2016
Tori Kelly deserved so much more recognition last night?
— Michelle Obama (@_michtheriault) February 16, 2016
still cant believe james bay and tori kelly lost
— ouch potato (@jessmontz) February 16, 2016
