The less than 20-minute album left me in that very specific place between devastation and hilarity, also known as one of Sarah Condon’s favorite overlaps: funny and sad. So as soon as it dropped on Spotify, I put in my headphones, closed my eyes, and listened to it from beginning to end. But the enthusiasm for it (and the visceral antagonism towards it) was hard to ignore. I first heard about the project and the album from my time on TikTok (a whole different story). The album wrestles with doubt, hurt, and the pain of Christians judged by the church. At the intersection of TikTok and deconstructing exvangelicals, there is one beautifully raw, self-produced, explicit Christian album, and something I know to be true shone through - once again - like a giant, painful neon sign glowing in the dark for everyone to see but for no one to comprehend:įor about a week - not long in the world of mass media - Semler’s Preacher’s Kid held the top spot for Christian Music on both iTunes and Spotify. Let’s grab a coffee and abreact to any number of things that she and her music evoke, but there’s something bigger at play. If you haven’t heard of the musical artist Semler, there’s a few things that stick out: the heartbreaking and hilarious lyrics, the Gamestop tweaking of the charts, and being a queer artist in the Christian music world. You just missed your shot to meet the unholy divine. So we were doing a take on that and I was kind of hellkeeper Kim,” said Petras, per Variety.But I’m a child of God, just in case you forgotĪnd you cast me out every single chance that you gotĪnd that’s your loss, not mine I’ll be better than fine
And not being able to live the way that people might want you to live, because as a trans person I’m already not kind of wanted in religion. “So it’s a take on not being able to choose religion.
“I think a lot of people, honestly, have kind of labeled what I stand for and what Sam stands for as religiously not cool, and I personally grew up wondering about religion and wanting to be a part of it but slowly realizing it didn’t want me to be a part of it,” she said. Kim Petras, who became the first transgender woman to win a Grammy award last night, said the performance was inspired by not feeling accepted by religion, per Variety. Ted Cruz said Sam Smith's GRAMMYs performance of "Unholy" was "EVIL":Įvil is when a man walks into a school & murders a dozen childrenĮvil is when Russia bombs schools & hospitals to steal landĮvil is NOT when a musician dances around in a devil suit performing a hit song.- Brian Krassenstein February 6, 2023 Ted Cruz was one of the first to comment on Smith’s performance in a tweet. Many users labeled the performance as “satanic” and “evil.” Yeah, you did warn me about Hollywood.” He added, “She says she will be praying for all of us.”īut Twitter did not take the performance as lightly as Noah. Both artists were accompanied by backup dancers.įollowing the performance, Grammy’s host Trevor Noah faked a phone call to his mom, saying, “No, mom, it wasn’t the actual devil. The stage had a wash of red light and gave out bursts of fire where Petras danced in a cage. Madonna, who is known for pushing boundaries, introduced the fiery performance, saying, “If they call you shocking, scandalous, problematic, provocative or dangerous, you are definitely onto something,” per People.ĭuring the performance of “Unholy,” Smith and Kim Petras both wore all-red ensembles and mid-performance, Smith added a cane and horned top hat to his look.
Grammy-winner Sam Smith was slammed on Twitter last night for his performance of “Unholy” during the Grammy Awards ceremony, which some called “satanic.”
0 kommentar(er)
