Ed Sheeran’s victory at this year’s Grammys has not gone down well on social media, after ‘Shape Of You’ triumphed in the Best Pop Solo Performance category over Kesha and Lady Gaga.
When this year’s Grammys nominations were first announced last year, many noticed that Ed had been snubbed in many categories, receiving nods in just two categories.
During Sunday night’s (28 January) ceremony, he won both of the awards he was up for, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance for ‘Shape Of You’.
However, the fact that ‘Shape Of You’ bagged the award over Kesha and Lady Gaga’s emotional ballads ‘Praying’ and ‘Million Reasons’, was not well received on Twitter, particularly as he was the only male artist nominated in the category, and the man himself didn’t actually show up to the ceremony.
Twitter users were quick to vent their annoyance, with many suggesting that either Kesha or Gaga – both of whom were in attendance and performed on the night – would have been more deserving winners.
wait I’m supposed to just keep watching the #Grammys after Kesha didn’t win best pop song?? where’s the outrage
I can’t believe they really gave Ed Sheeran the Pop Vocalist award over Kesha. Over Gaga. He didn’t even bother to show.
Naturally, Ed Sheeran wins with a Sia/TLC rip-off over four deserving women who all sang their faces off. #Grammys
That trophy was @KeshaRose’s for so many reasons — it’s a vocal performance award and she sang her damn heart out and dog whistled for the Gods and you give it to that LOW-KEY ELEVATOR MUSIC NONSENSE?!
January 29, 2018
The white guy wins in a category of strong ass women and HE’S NOT EVEN THERE. #Grammys
cool cool glad the one white guy who isn’t even there won!!! #GRAMMYs#TimesUp
Ed Sheeran (a no show) triumphs over all the women nominated in his category. This feels… wrong. #GRAMMYs
As if Ed Sheeran winning over Kesha or Gaga wasn’t bad enough, he couldn’t even show up to take it? pic.twitter.com/gFBL6eo9SN
Ed Sheeran sings a song about getting a woman drunk and taking her home for sex and wins a #grammy for it. Kesha writes/sings a song as a direct response to the sexual abuse she endured and gets….??? Like you must be kidding?? #GRAMMYs
January 29, 2018
tfw u accept kesha’s grammy on ed sheeran’s behalf pic.twitter.com/THEkIVtxlj
Lady Gaga wrote Million Reasons in a healing process to recover from a severe heartbreak. Kesha wrote Praying after being through her literal worst nightmare. Ed Sheeran wrote Shape Of You about a club girl he was horny for. Congratulations Recording Academy. Thank you for this.
January 29, 2018
Despite winding up bagging the two awards he was up for on the night, Ed’s friend Sir Elton John claimed over the weekend that the ‘Perfect’ singer was “extremely upset” that he was snubbed in the three biggest categories of the night.
Sir Elton fumed: “[Shape Of You not being nominated for Song Of The Year] is, to me, a travesty.
“But it’s all about politics. I don’t understand it. I never have understood awards shows.”