- Halsey won favorite pop/rock song for "Without Me" at the 2019 American Music Awards on Sunday.
- The singer-songwriter praised fan-voted awards in her acceptance speech, which many believe was a reaction to her recent Grammys snub.
- The Grammys failed to nominate Halsey for any awards, despite "Without Me" being one of the biggest songs of the year.
- She recently said she was disappointed in the Grammys for failing to nominate BTS, with whom she collaborated on "Boy With Luv."
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Halsey may have subtly shaded the Grammys while onstage at the 2019 American Music Awards on Sunday.
The singer-songwriter won favorite pop/rock song for "Without Me" and took the opportunity to praise the fan-voted awards ceremony.
"When I was a kid I used to believe that this award was the ultimate validation," she said during her acceptance speech. "But most of these awards really aren't what they seem, at all."
"But that's OK because I'm up here right now and I am so thankful to the AMAs, because they are the world's largest fan-voted awards show," she continued. "And I'm thankful to the fans, because they're the people who really give a s--- about music. And I'm thankful to the AMAs for giving those people a voice. You know, I'm gonna keep making music for them, and for us."
wow, very powerful speech @halsey!
— Adam (@BTSBEINGBTSYT) November 25, 2019
these awards aren't what they seem, and they aren't the "ultimate validation".pic.twitter.com/OntIYwcqGA
"Sometimes you grow up and the stuff that you believed in starts to lose its magic," she concluded, "but music never does, because real fans, real artists, and real stories keep that magic alive."
While fans celebrated her powerful acceptance speech, many drew a connection to the recent announcement of the 2020 Grammys nominations.
Halsey's No. 1 single "Without Me" seemed like an easy choice for song of the year, and many even thought it would score a double nomination for song and record. Instead, Halsey was completely excluded from the ceremony.
halsey trashing the grammys
— Marissa (@MarissaSaysWhat) November 25, 2019
the grammys during
her #amas
acceptance speech pic.twitter.com/OcSGv3jwnT
Halsey said Grammys don’t mean shit, real people voted for my music #AMAs iconic truly
— joana 🎄| são paulo night 1 (@jswiftie2) November 25, 2019
OMG HALSEY DRAG THE FUCKING GRAMMYS
— emma stands with taylor!!! (@shookswiftie) November 25, 2019
When the Grammy nominations were announced, Halsey soothed her fans on Twitter, asking them not to "waste your anger or frustration."
"i see a lot of you are upset. of course im sad too. none of it matters. literally none of it. you're here. im here. + everything is gonna stay exactly the same and without me is still a super tight, record breaking song," she wrote.
She also expressed disappointment that BTS, with whom she collaborated on the smash hit "Boy With Luv," didn't receive a single nomination.
"BTS deserved many nominations," she wrote. "I am however, unsurprised that they weren't acknowledged. the US is so far behind on the whole movement. the time will come."
BTS fans were thrilled with her acceptance speech, which many interpreted as an extension of that tweet.
HALSEY SHADING THE GRAMMYS FOR NOT NOMINATING HER AND BTS...HER POWER #AMAs
— Precious 🥰🥰🥰 (@smoljungkookbun) November 25, 2019
pic.twitter.com/KlFXuZtaPR
Did y’all hear @halsey speech??!!! YES MAMA FANS ARE THE ONES THAT REALLY CARE ABOUT MUSIC!!! @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/4MRem1MSFz
— 𝓂𝓮𝓁𝓸𝒹𝓎 🌧 (@peachtaemilk) November 25, 2019
i love how halsey doesn't give a fuck about not being nominated for a grammy and used that speech for bts because she knows they deserved to be nominated for having the biggest album of 2019
— mae (@justlikesantana) November 25, 2019
Others simply praised Halsey for speaking her mind and roundly criticizing the music industry for "being fake and profit based."
halsey just dragged the music industry for being fake & profit based and i think that’s absolutely beautiful #AMAs pic.twitter.com/WDQSANz8Gc
— halsey & taylor warrior zoe (@halseysIover) November 25, 2019
omg halsey said awards ain’t shit looool
— ellie 🍂 (@eleanorbate) November 25, 2019
Halsey really just said "well, i don't give a single f*ck"
— rachel (@thisbtchempty) November 25, 2019
#AMAs pic.twitter.com/Z2WpDLDMQI
Martha Hunt, a model and close friend of Taylor Swift, said Halsey "came with the tea."
Wow @halsey came with the tea 👏
— Martha Hunt (@MarthaHunt) November 25, 2019
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