Tonight’s GRAMMY awards brought together the biggest stars from each corner of the music world. Fans tuned in to see who took home the hardware, and also to take in the blockbuster performances. Throughout the evening, fans sent more than 14 million Tweets about the GRAMMYs.
The biggest spikes in Twitter conversation about the show came during these memorable moments:
-Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, and The Dream win for best rap collaboration (and Jay-Z jokes about The Dream’s hat): 116,400 TPM
-Rihanna’s solo performance: 114,800 TPM
-Prince announces Record of the Year: 109,400 TPM
-Fun. wins best new artist: 100,600 TPM
The star-studded performances were big topics of conversation as well, as fans watched unique collaborations and jaw-dropping theatrics. The on-stage performances that generated the most buzz were:
-Rihanna’s solo performance of “Stay”
-Bob Marley tribute (featuring Sting, Bruno Mars, Rihanna, and Ziggy Marley)
-Carrie Underwood performs “Blown Away”
-Maroon 5 and Alicia Keys collaboration
-Justin Timberlake performs with Jay-Z
Whether it was because of their performance, their victory, or maybe their attire, these artists individually were the hottest topics of conversation on Twitter:
1. Rihanna
2. Frank Ocean
3. Taylor Swift
4. Beyonce
5. Justin Timberlake
6. Ed Sheeran
In between taking the stage to pick up trophies or present awards, stars managed to make some time to tweet:
@kelly_clarkson say when! You killed tonight, MUCH LOVE
— Miguel (@MiguelUnlimited) February 11, 2013
WE JUST WON A GRAMMY FOR SAFE AND SOUND!!!!!!!!!!
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) February 10, 2013
@lecrae Congratulations on your #Grammy! So happy for you!
— Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) February 10, 2013
About to go onstage for the Grammys! This is my view from backstage. twitter.com/ActuallyNPH/st…
— Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) February 11, 2013
still can’t believe it, but this makes it easier.this is for YOU guys and YOUR support of ZBB #UNCAGED #GRAMMYS twitter.com/zacbrownband/s…
— Zac Brown Band (@zacbrownband) February 11, 2013
And a popular stop on the red carpet and backstage was at the tweeting mirror, sharing the night’s coolest VIP photos:
On the red carpet for the#grammys with @rihanna twitter.com/TheGRAMMYs/sta…
— The GRAMMYs (@TheGRAMMYs) February 11, 2013
On the red carpet for the#grammys with @keithurban @nicolekidman twitter.com/TheGRAMMYs/sta…
— The GRAMMYs (@TheGRAMMYs) February 11, 2013
Backstage at the #grammys with @ryanseacrest twitter.com/TheGRAMMYs/sta…
— The GRAMMYs (@TheGRAMMYs) February 11, 2013
And even some big names that weren’t in the Staples Center shared their own live-tweeting commentary too:
SO PROUD of @blablablabling and @edwardsharpe for their Grammy win!!!! Big Easy Express is a brilliant film. Well deserved!!
— olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) February 10, 2013
Congrats to @therealjanisian! Such an honor even to be nominated for the #Grammys — looking forward to watching tonight! -mo
— FLOTUS (@FLOTUS) February 11, 2013
Miguel and Wiz killed it!! Nice track
— LeBron James (@KingJames) February 11, 2013
Until next time!
Posted by Tatiana Simonian (@Tatiana)
Head of Music