{"id":1836374,"date":"2023-02-06T07:49:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T12:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1836374"},"modified":"2023-02-06T07:50:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T12:50:11","slug":"literally-a-tribute-to-satan-viewers-slam-demonic-performance-at-the-grammys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/literally-a-tribute-to-satan-viewers-slam-demonic-performance-at-the-grammys\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Literally A Tribute To Satan\u2019: Viewers Slam \u2018Demonic\u2019 Performance At The Grammys"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fliterally-a-tribute-to-satan-viewers-slam-demonic-performance-at-the-grammys%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1836374&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Viewers at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards were raving about a performance by Sam Smith, Kim Petras and others on Sunday. \u201cdemonic\u201d Its satanic theme.<\/p>\n<p>The Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo\/Group Performance was won by the duo. \u201cUnholy,\u201d It was surrounded with red lights and a background of fire.<\/p>\n<p>Smith wore a hat that had horns, and was surrounded by dancers who used it. \u201cprops that had allusions to BDSM themes,\u201d According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/music-news\/sam-smith-kim-petras-2023-grammys-performance-1235318368\/\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>. The song \u201cpraises Balenciaga,\u201d social media influencer Ian Miles Cheong noted in a tweet that contained a screenshot of the song\u2019s lyrics.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sam Smith sings Unholy in the clip. He praises Balenciaga. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F3gVhNakRj\">pic.twitter.com\/F3gVhNakRj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stillgray\/status\/1622503057367130112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Petras, a biological male, stated that he was shocked by the performance. \u201cI think a lot of people, honestly, have kind of labeled what I stand for and what Sam stands for as religiously not cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I personally grew up wondering about religion and wanting to be a part of it, but then slowly realizing it doesn\u2019t want me to be a part of it,\u201d Petras continued. \u201cSo it\u2019s a take on not being able to choose religion and not being able to live the way that people might want you to live, because, you know, as a trans person, I\u2019m kind of already not wanted in religion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Online backlash was received for the performance. Many viewers believed it was too provocative.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know we on the right probably use the word satanic too often but this performance from Sam Smith is literally a tribute to Satan,\u201d writer Ben Kew tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Liz Wheeler, a political commentator, tweeted \u201cDon\u2019t fight the culture wars, they say. Meanwhile demons are teaching your kids to worship Satan. I could throw up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Robby Starbuck was the commentator. \u201cPeople like Sam Smith who love to mock Christianity and use Satanic themes always think they\u2019re super edgy artists by doing it. In reality it\u2019s not edgy. It\u2019s boring, vile, rehashed shock tactics that Hollywood seals clap for because they\u2019re evil &#038; stupid.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Viewers of the 65th Annual Grammy Awards slammed a performance on Sunday by Sam Smith and Kim Petras as \u201cdemonic\u201d over its satanic theme. The duo, who won the 2023 Grammy award for best pop duo\/group performance for \u201cUnholy,\u201d was surrounded by red lights with a fire backdrop. 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