If they won a Grammy for modesty, Billie Eilish would probably win that one too.
Last night, at the 2021 Grammy Awards, the 19-year-old pop star took home her second Grammy of the night (and the seventh in her short life) of Record of the Year, the final category of the ceremony. And, in her faithful form to Billie, she insisted on shining her spotlight on another emerging artist of the night: Megan Thee Stallion.
“You deserve it. You had a year that I think is unstoppable. You are a queen … Genuinely, it goes for her,” said Eilish at Sunday’s awards show, with his musical collaborator and brother Finneas O’Connell , 23, at your side.
“Can we root for Megan Thee Stallion, please?” she added. For her part, rapper “Savage” received three Grammys on Sunday, including Best New Artist, Rap Song and Rap Performance.
Judging by the shocked reaction of the duo, it was clear to the audience that they were not expecting the tributes.
“They don’t look happy to have won. More like ‘Oh no, someone else deserves it,’ ” tweeted a viewer in response to the award.
But when some viewers turned to social media to criticize Eilish’s dedication to Megan as a performer. wokeness, the always outspoken Chrissy Teigen came to the defense of the “Everything I Wanted” singer.
“Winning the record for the year is a shame because you can’t enjoy it when everyone is saying why you don’t deserve it,” Teigen tweeted on Sunday night, gaining 26,000 likes in support. “It’s just s – – t. people are terrible. and it’s not the record for the winner of the year. “
Teigen’s defense came when some unimpressed viewers compared Eilish’s dedication to other white artists who thanked and honored their non-white nominated colleagues like Adele who dedicated her Album of the Year award to Beyoncé in 2017.
“Billie Eillish’s record for the year, really? Vomit on the face should have gone wild or wap, ” said fashion blogger Bryan Boy.
“I hate it when whites do that,” wrote “Slave Play” playwright Jeremy O. Harris.
However, Eilish and O’Connell received overwhelming support, including from celebrities like Kylie Jenner, model Sara Sampaio, Spanish singer Rosalía and actress Claudia Sulewski, who shared their love on Instagram last night.
Sulewski said of the musical duo on Instagram last night, “The most deserving humans”.