Ed Sheeran won two awards at this year’s Grammys, namely: Best Pop Vocal Album for his album Divide and Best Pop Solo Performance for his song Shape of You. For the Best Pop Solo Performance award, the singer was up against Kelly Clarkson (for Love So Soft), Kesha (for Praying), Lady Gaga (for Million Reasons), and P!nk (for What About Us).
It was reported that there were “sounds of disappointment with slight boos from the audience” when it was announced that Sheeran won the Best Pop Solo Performance category. The singer, however, wasn’t present to receive the award or hear the disappointed reactions from the crowd.
Ed Sheeran posted a photo of his cat on Instagram along with his thank you message when he found out about the news:
A lot of people on Twitter were unhappy that Sheeran won over the other nominees, especially because the other nominated songs were about becoming stronger in the face of adversary while Shape of You is about a woman’s body:
https://twitter.com/greedyforari22/status/957784550251282432
Ed Sheeran literally SAMPLED Sia’s Cheap Thrills (a song she previously lost a Grammy for), didn’t even have THE RESPECT to attend the ceremony, and FUCKING WON TWO GRAMMYS OVER WAY MORE RESPECTED ARTISTS. What a fucking outrage. What a colossal disappointment.
— monster reactions (@LMonsterReacts) January 29, 2018
https://twitter.com/hayleyforyou/status/958038579867017222
https://twitter.com/KatysLLover/status/957749398821392385
https://twitter.com/haIescabello/status/957812332637208576
It’s ok to be white.
It’s ok to be black.
It’s ok to be asian.
It’s ok to be hispanic.
It’s ok to be female.
It’s ok to be male.
It’s ok to be gay.
It’s ok to be straight.
It’s ok to be YOU.But it's NEVER okay for Ed Sheeran to win a #GRAMMYs over Lana Del Rey
— cammie (taylor’s version) (@theblxckestday) January 28, 2018
My son is confused about why Ed Sheeran won for a song that says "I'm in love with your body" when women are speaking out about being objectified and I honestly don't know what to tell him.
— Jen Chaney (@chaneyj) January 29, 2018
I DIDN’T SEE THE GRAMMYS FILLING BUS STOPS ALL OVER AMERICA WITH ED SHEERAN POSTERS. I GUESS LADY GAGA’S LEGEND STATUS IS GOOD FOR FREE PROMO BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR ACTUAL FUCKING AWARDS!
— monster reactions (@LMonsterReacts) January 28, 2018
https://twitter.com/lukeoneil47/status/957787294357999616
Of course, fans came to his rescue:
https://twitter.com/felixarvidulffs/status/958012132167176199
https://twitter.com/kingdomdxmi/status/958168422277238786
https://twitter.com/irdinasophea/status/958167065994522625
People going off on Ed Sheeran need to SIT down. He won two freakin Grammys. Why? Because he’s talented and relevant to this century (sorry Kesha and lady Gaga) pic.twitter.com/S4eRIpo8I4
— Caroline Allen (@carolinea11en) January 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/KimmiSmiles/status/958207004455067648
https://twitter.com/CarlyJC_/status/958198160823812096
https://twitter.com/Cicabeot1/status/958147609348239361