Her fans were angry at the decision made by the award ceremony’s bosses.
In a scene I’m sure we can all relate to, Lorde drank from a hipflask at last night’s Grammy Awards, after she turned down the opportunity to perform because she wasn’t offered a solo slot like her male contemporaries.
The snub came despite many of her male contemporaries being given solo slots on the night. Reports claim that in protest the New Zealand-born singer refused to perform all together when she was offered the opportunity to lend her talents to the Tom Petty tribute in a group performance alongside Chris Stapleton and Emmylou Harris.
The 21-year-old had been nominated for the Album Of The Year at the 60th annual edition of the awards, for her second studio album Melodrama. Also nominated were Childish Gambino, JAY-Z, Kendrick Lamar, and Bruno Mars – who picked up the award on the night.
lorde poured her heart & soul into this record, she devoted so much time, she took three years of her life at the age of nineteen & focused on making this the record of her career. melodrama was the best album nominated tonight, that's the truth & nothing can change that
— ᶜᵒⁿˢᵗᵃⁿᵗⁱⁿᵉ (@greenIight) January 29, 2018
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No women were given awards during the broadcast. Gaga and Kesha lost to a mediocre white dude. Lorde wasn't allowed to do a solo performance. Kesha sang to a roomful of people who victim blamed her. The music industry does not respect women.
— Charlotte. (@charlotteirene8) January 29, 2018
She attended the show with a a quote from New York artist Jenny Holzer stitched onto the back of her dress.
The passage from Holzer’s Inflammatory Essays read: “Rejoice! Our times are intolerable. Take coverage, for the worst is a harbinger of the best. Only dire circumstances can precipitate the overthrow of oppressors. The old & corrupt must be laid to waste before the just can triumph. Contradiction will be heightened. The reckoning will be hastened by the staging of seed disturbances. The apocalypse will blossom.”
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She posted an image of the extract to her Instagram, adding the caption: “My version of a white rose — THE APOCALYPSE WILL BLOSSOM — an excerpt from the greatest of all time, jenny holze.”
