What happened last night on the Grammy Awards.
Hold the line !!!!!!! Viola Davis just became EGOT #18 !!! Omg @violadavis U are absolutely everything ! Congratulations to a living LEGEND. Time to celebrate !!! pic.twitter.com/jwZZeY9y3a
— Jennifer Hudson (@IAMJHUD) February 5, 2023
For those who want to see Viola Davis’s #Grammys speech:
“I wrote this book to honor the 6-year-old Viola” pic.twitter.com/Mlp6loEKYo
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) February 5, 2023
Viola Davis becomes the third Black woman in HISTORY to achieve EGOT status, joining Whoopi Goldberg and Jennifer Hudson. pic.twitter.com/qYkFwhcaiL
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) February 5, 2023
Viola Davis (in a Naeem Khan dress) is an EGOT winner, darlings!!!!! pic.twitter.com/vvZ1FmQO7Y
— Tom and Lorenzo (@tomandlorenzo) February 5, 2023
Viola Davis becomes the third Black woman in HISTORY to achieve EGOT status, following Jennifer Hudson and Whoopi Goldberg! #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/or4vYNhsJP
— 𝙱𝚎𝚌𝚌𝚊. (@MJFINESSELOVER) February 5, 2023
Viola Davis achieves EGOT status with Grammy win for best audiobook!! pic.twitter.com/yZ3fVRuepQ
— KD (@Fly_Sistah) February 5, 2023
HBCU news: Tennessee State University Marching Band just won the Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album.
— @david_darmofal@mstdn.social (@david_darmofal) February 5, 2023
We're so glad that you're here with us, @lizzo ❤️ pic.twitter.com/xwNu2NjlPP
— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) February 6, 2023
🎥| Taylor standing and cheering for Lizzo at the #Grammys throughout her entire performance pic.twitter.com/TmnJ0QVKkJ
— Taylor Swift Updates 💜 (@swifferupdates) February 6, 2023
Stevie! It all begins with this genius. Love me some Steveland Morris. #Grammys pic.twitter.com/7AS8BVF4zv
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@SIfill_) February 6, 2023
Smokey Robinson dishes on his new album "Gasms." Plus, he shares his excitement to perform with Stevie Wonder at the 2023 #GRAMMYs. pic.twitter.com/zY8EQej4h1
— E! News (@enews) February 6, 2023
a 🔥🔥🔥 history making moment. pic.twitter.com/CwPkW9DcqT
— Claude Kelly (@ClaudeKelly) February 6, 2023
Congrats Best Jazz Vocal Album winner – 'Linger Awhile' @SamaraJoy99 #GRAMMYs
🎶 WATCH NOW https://t.co/OuKk34l332 pic.twitter.com/7a9FRZDetj— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) February 5, 2023
Lizzo for the 2023 #GRAMMYs. pic.twitter.com/0sFYKBlsP3
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 5, 2023
That moment when you, a Queen, come across another Queen, and discuss how best to maximize your joint slay. 👑 #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/FTPLIL9WQH
— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) February 6, 2023
Cardi B’s Gaurav Gupta look (which is VERY reminiscent of an Iris van Herpen look) is—fun, but imagine sitting behind her #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/zmOXl6pVUb
— Meech (@MediumSizeMeech) February 6, 2023
Yeah, go ahead and book Jazmine Sullivan for that Phyllis Hyman biopic… NEOW! pic.twitter.com/MyVnwSMK0M
— Milik Rodman (@MilikKashad) February 6, 2023
ashley fairbanks (@ziibiing) tweeted at 10:16 PM on Sun, Feb 05, 2023:
The Bonnie Raitt slander on here tonight is out of control. I love Beyoncé and Lizzo but just because y’all don’t know a legend doesn’t mean she doesn’t deserve a Grammy.
(https://twitter.com/ziibiing/status/1622449061641986051?t=4zpfrYrG1u9OhOeoqoHeRw&s=03)
Kalen Allen (@TheKalenAllen) tweeted at 10:51 PM on Sun, Feb 05, 2023:
You can be the absolute best at your craft! You can create change and break records. You can exist at the top of the game for decades and they will still say…work harder. #grammys
(https://twitter.com/TheKalenAllen/status/1622457898059063296?t=pMZXUl5Mu1OrckHWnrcn6w&s=03)
Michelle_BYoung (@michelle_byoung) tweeted at 8:13 AM on Mon, Feb 06, 2023:
Bonnie Raitt has been making sure old Blues musicians who were exploited get paid. There will be no Bonnie slander on the TL
https://t.co/h6M6rEgMhR
(https://twitter.com/michelle_byoung/status/1622599462521561091?t=TFTdcJ_BhIa2pilxlRgmQg&s=03)
chris evans (@notcapnamerica) tweeted at 4:08 AM on Mon, Feb 06, 2023:
I know y’all are not out here disrespecting Bonnie Raitt. She’s a legend. https://t.co/t8mYH4hh93
(https://twitter.com/notcapnamerica/status/1622537700770304000?t=3DfdapEXTsSaJCTYlC5iIQ&s=03)
Building Back Betterer (@DmitrysPlane) tweeted at 9:56 AM on Mon, Feb 06, 2023:
The annual “I have limited taste in music so I am going to have a hissy fit about a renowned deserving artist getting an award over my favorite teeny bopper fixation” social media meltdown. The Grammys are not the Billboard or Teen Choice Awards people. Learn the difference
(https://twitter.com/DmitrysPlane/status/1622625204772954113?t=puWj3KxEmUrrqv7ueaUfag&s=03)
Skeptical Brotha 💛🐝🌈 (@skepticalbrotha) tweeted at 10:44 AM on Mon, Feb 06, 2023:
Bonnie Raitt out here looking easy, breezy, beautiful at 73 and Madonna looks like a freak show at 64.
(https://twitter.com/skepticalbrotha/status/1622637423288016896?t=M1VG8A5uq8WlupulNm1vow&s=03)
KnarlyKype7 (@KnarlyKype7) tweeted at 5:39 AM on Mon, Feb 06, 2023:
Lmao the lady has been in the business for 50 years, has played with some of the best, has 15 grammys, and is in the Rock and Roll hall of fame. Before now no one has talked about her? 😂 sit down.
(https://twitter.com/KnarlyKype7/status/1622560673820471296?t=za-pLqL-xO-7KgeJubeZqw&s=03)
Building Back Betterer (@DmitrysPlane) tweeted at 9:08 AM on Mon, Feb 06, 2023:
The one thing that is positive about the Grammys is it can expose artists and their work to a wider audience. Song of the Year is meant to be about the songwriting and the song that Bonnie Raitt wrote, by herself w/o the aid of 20 other people, is a beautiful poignant song
(https://twitter.com/DmitrysPlane/status/1622613232119578625?t=xEAHaVM5W9LoB3Y6v2UIAw&s=03)
Jill Usrey-Benson (@SayYoureSorryJU) tweeted at 4:43 AM on Mon, Feb 06, 2023:
Her whole entire Luck of the Draw album is seared into my brain. When Prince and George Michael cover *YOUR* songs… MA-MA! https://t.co/5buK8mycwz
(https://twitter.com/SayYoureSorryJU/status/1622546432459698176?t=Tsex_BZ0z8CLsj3gngoPbw&s=03)
JVN (@JennJVN) tweeted at 7:42 AM on Mon, Feb 06, 2023:
Bonnie was at Paisley Park with Prince to show him how to play slide guitar, since she’s one of the best, but he decided to just have her play on his song instead. Her guitar work is on Cream. Legends know legends.
(https://twitter.com/JennJVN/status/1622591689117532161?t=A8uZ3r5rt1z7b1tt8XIyVg&s=03)
RoyalNerd (@KellySp04454078) tweeted at 5:52 AM on Mon, Feb 06, 2023:
Damn right. I love Bey, and she deserved her everything she won, but Bonnie Raitt has been doing this since before Bey was born. Also, she has always made it clear and lauded the black women who inspired her music.
(https://twitter.com/KellySp04454078/status/1622563859520188417?t=-RKY4T8NTE6t4XZJrFEQgw&s=03)
JoiBella 🇻🇮 (@joibella19) tweeted at 7:15 AM on Mon, Feb 06, 2023:
People think SOTY is for the most popular song or song they heard on the radio the most. This isnt the AMAs or Billboard or People’s Choice awards–this is the Grammys. SOTY is a songwriter award it looks at lyrics and melody. That’s why Bonnie Raitt won.
(https://twitter.com/joibella19/status/1622584656297095168?t=0i6K5UAEiA57El29RWngJg&s=03)
Madam Vice President Harris is THEE GOAT! (@flywithkamala) tweeted at 10:49 PM on Sun, Feb 05, 2023:
Beyoncé attended to pick up the most treasured Grammy, not to add to her chest of 20+ R&B Grammys… they played her again. She should not attend for Renaissance: Act II if it is also highly acclaimed and nominated for AOTY. Period. She could’ve been practicing choreo or somethin.
(https://twitter.com/flywithkamala/status/1622457430822068225?t=8Ormk6l52rmVRgEMiSAzMA&s=03)
TRUTH
Sons of Killmonger & Disciple of Dark Brandon (@2Strong2Silence) tweeted at 8:09 PM on Sun, Feb 05, 2023:
I can see why Lizzo scares people, especially body shamers. She’s unapologetically confident, assertive & really talented.
(https://twitter.com/2Strong2Silence/status/1622417151331078145?t=NKX82UDE1CnA0tDVis0MfQ&s=03)
Manifest Doll 💅🏾 (@AmazonCan) tweeted at 8:23 PM on Sun, Feb 05, 2023:
The Take On Me ppl need to sue Harry if they ain’t credited cause that melody sounds like the song…
(https://twitter.com/AmazonCan/status/1622420689717174274?t=twWbQTHHnmHcCIPQIKrLQA&s=03)
Eric M. Black (@eb4prez) tweeted at 11:39 PM on Sun, Feb 05, 2023:
New school knows how to sell records and go viral but old school knows how to bring energy and move a crowd!
(https://twitter.com/eb4prez/status/1622469954107834369?t=7ywNyY4AX3XMsc-SvFy7rw&s=03)
AMAZING
James Leighton (@JamesL1927) tweeted at 11:09 AM on Sun, Feb 05, 2023:
Behind the scenes footage from 1984 of MICHAEL JACKSON rehearsing his BILLIE JEAN routine. https://t.co/ahp8r8hPC9
(https://twitter.com/JamesL1927/status/1622281247375462400?t=fCNHOAfGq8QtucX3X7YV-A&s=03)
CBCPAC (@CBCPAC) tweeted at 7:52 PM on Sun, Feb 05, 2023:
Stevie Wonder is a national treasure and a Black American icon. We are so fortunate to still be blessed with his talent.
(https://twitter.com/CBCPAC/status/1622412795705688064?t=tLyf3tVYEd1_ePffLg7_-g&s=03)
Eric M. Black (@eb4prez) tweeted at 10:52 PM on Sun, Feb 05, 2023:
Something else I noticed… we’ve seen/heard multiple gospel choirs tonight and yet, gospel has yet to have a proper tribute at the Grammys.
Gospel’s influence on modern music is arguably greater than any other genre’s influence.
(https://twitter.com/eb4prez/status/1622458256751730689?t=Ms5hK-RC6FhexuZe0qbdiA&s=03)
CLAP CLAP CLAP
Naärai (@iamnaarai) tweeted at 10:35 PM on Sun, Feb 05, 2023:
Jazz has been gentrified from yeaaarrrsssss. Especially at the Grammys. For a young Black girl from the Bronx to be the face of Jazz right now is major!
(https://twitter.com/iamnaarai/status/1622454007418732544?t=bWa-dTyNE-9yEydpbb61Gw&s=03)
Adnil (@12adnil12) tweeted at 10:18 PM on Sun, Feb 05, 2023:
She’s an amazing singer/songwriter/slide player who’s been at it for decades & has fought her whole career for back royalties for pioneering black female roots artists
(https://twitter.com/12adnil12/status/1622449714309332994?t=GDtp8fkgPuAae9UMNrxe0g&s=03)
Mel Smith (@iamMelsmith) tweeted at 11:10 PM on Sun, Feb 05, 2023:
Please stop with the “he had a big year” bullshit. I hate when NIGGAS play center like that. Bad Bunny literally had the longest running #1 of the entire year. A LATIN ALBUM ON AMERICAN CHARTS. 13 WEEKS. If there was any album beating Renaissance, it was UN VERANO SIN TI.
(https://twitter.com/iamMelsmith/status/1622462768912691200?t=DThWAeUS73WDrGE8ACWy-A&s=03)
ICE T (@FINALLEVEL) tweeted at 1:12 PM on Sun, Feb 05, 2023:
Here’s a Pic Hip Hop heads probably thought they’d NEVER see.. ICE and @llcoolj Chillin at the 2023 Grammy rehearsals.. Tonight is gonna be Legendary 💥💥💥💥 https://t.co/zqin0fuDjF
(https://twitter.com/FINALLEVEL/status/1622312122406539265?t=GxcUCX-moiLh0IHm8_OleQ&s=03)
Dave from PNP (@ChampD1012) tweeted at 9:46 PM on Sun, Feb 05, 2023:
Original tribute was supposed to be 23 minutes and it was cut to 14 minutes…WOW…so now you understand why LL said what he said before they started…
(https://twitter.com/ChampD1012/status/1622441658880065536?t=tQk-9bWFeq4DtHPheY8KWQ&s=03)
Okayplayer (@okayplayer) tweeted at 9:41 PM on Sun, Feb 05, 2023:
.@Questlove shared that Will Smith was supposed to be apart of the #Grammys Hip-Hop 50 celebration performance.
We would’ve loved to see this 😢 https://t.co/RjGjHMnCdA https://t.co/5c2r86jDYf
(https://twitter.com/okayplayer/status/1622440345890918404?t=JagNFG0EovLuUE1tCLOhsA&s=03)
BWA HA HA AH HA HA HAH A
Ashley Spencer (@AshleyySpencer) tweeted at 10:22 PM on Sun, Feb 05, 2023:
Screaming at Lizzo pulling a tiny flask out of her purse and taking a big swig after losing Song of the Year, then going on to win Record of the Year approximately 30 seconds later. #Grammys https://t.co/mzXjffiYNz
(https://twitter.com/AshleyySpencer/status/1622450703623929863?t=WSj5_BtYIePJGmzJLcJQdg&s=03)
Buzzing Pop (@BuzzingPop) tweeted at 10:17 PM on Sun, Feb 05, 2023:
Lizzo is the first Black woman to win Record of the Year at the #Grammys this century. https://t.co/F0RmGzbacM
(https://twitter.com/BuzzingPop/status/1622449500861202435?t=wvOyU8z-7s4FWMMbJiUNGw&s=03)
𝙱𝚎𝚌𝚌𝚊. (@MJFINESSELOVER) tweeted at 3:01 PM on Sun, Feb 05, 2023:
Beyoncé becomes the fourth Black woman to win Best Dance/Electronic Recording at the #GRAMMYs for “BREAK MY SOUL,” joining Donna Summer, Janet Jackson, and Rihanna! https://t.co/ibNpxkfXSw
(https://twitter.com/MJFINESSELOVER/status/1622339636096909313?t=e0Dz7y9vG9jwkgnGKgzg8Q&s=03)
sheryl lee ralph (@thesherylralph) tweeted at 8:07 PM on Sun, Feb 05, 2023:
Remember Divas, like @lizzo said , “if nobody told you today, you’re so special and I’m glad you’re still with us.” #Grammys2023
(https://twitter.com/thesherylralph/status/1622416572550885376?t=BAkUW-vhFUFQtDOoHEGEgA&s=03)
Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) tweeted at 8:29 PM on Sun, Feb 05, 2023:
Congrats Best Rap Album winner – ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ @KendrickLamar #GRAMMYs https://t.co/nsvzEPY7cR
(https://twitter.com/RecordingAcad/status/1622422265542615042?t=0MpLy007nYUJG-YsFVdIcg&s=03)
Tanesha, BSN RN Karen Kryptonite (@ERnurse86) tweeted at 7:12 AM on Mon, Feb 06, 2023:
Every time Beyonce has been snubbed for AOTY the ⚪ women who hate her come out in droves. It’s always “I don’t get the hype” or “she’s overrated” but I think the truth is Beyonce is unapologetically Black af and that makes them uncomfortable
(https://twitter.com/ERnurse86/status/1622584122961977344?t=d3IUAoHGojxR4dRi3NlLlQ&s=03)
Good Morning, Everyone😊😊😊