Hey, at least The Chainsmokers didn’t beat David Bowie. But music fans were still horrified Sunday as the DJ duo accepted an award for Bowie’s “Blackstar” on his behalf.
Bowie’s “Blackstar,” released just before his death last year, won for Best Rock Song — beating out the likes of Radiohead and Metallica. He also swept every category for which he was nominated.
The Chainsmokers accepted the Best Rock Song Grammy for Bowie and the late rock icon’s fans were not having it.
Bowie fans immediately took to Twitter to express their anger, because though Chainsmokers songs have dominated the charts, some fans and critics find them vacant and surface-level.
“I PROMISE DAVID BOWIE DID NOT WANT THE CHAINSMOKERS TO ACCEPT ON HIS BEHALF,” said one twitter user.
I PROMISE DAVID BOWIE DID NOT WANT THE CHAINSMOKERS TO ACCEPT ON HIS BEHALF
— Rembert Browne (@rembert) February 13, 2017
“the chainsmokers accepting an award on behalf of david bowie is the death of pop culture,” said another.
https://twitter.com/sheazusxcx/status/830956208752312321
“The Chainsmokers just accepted an award on behalf of David Bowie, if you needed another reason to believe life is a sick joke,” added twitter user Austin Gebbia.
https://twitter.com/DearMorni/status/830955967160393729
Here are some other reactions.
https://twitter.com/laurthib/status/830998198860840960
https://twitter.com/LOSINGLlGHT/status/830956196462891008
can't u believe the grammys really let the chainsmokers accept the award on behalf of legend david bowie pic.twitter.com/sJT5TMtn8l
— ashley⁷ (@ashleyseyeballs) February 13, 2017
When The Chainsmokers accepted an award at the #GRAMMYs on behalf of David Bowie ? pic.twitter.com/Eo42K08g6P
— don't bore us ? (@DontBoreUs) February 13, 2017
still laughing/crying/screaming internally about the mfing Chainsmokers accepting that award on behalf of David Bowie
— xt (@rivermonsterr) February 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/kelfaherty/status/830996539636068352
Unbelievable as it seems, the five awards Bowie received Sunday were his first musical Grammy awards.
In life, he received only one award, the Grammy for Best Music video, for his 1985 track “Jazzin’ for Blue Jean.”