“Non-binary” artist Sam Smith and trans-woman Kim Petras performed a Satanic, BDSM inspired rendition of their song “Unholy” at the Grammys, after they won the award for best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
Smith, who came out as non-binary in 2019, and Petras, who when having gender-reassignment surgery in their native Germany at 16 made them the youngest person ever to have undergone the procedure, were given the best Pop Duo/Group Performance gong at the awards on Sunday.
“Unholy,” which tells the story of a husband cheating on his wife in various degenerate ways, was then performed by Smith and Petras to the audience. Both singers dressed up in Satanic and BDSM-inspired outfits, with Smith playing Satan himself, wearing red leather trousers and a hat complete with devil horns.
An industry source told Showbiz 411 before the performance that it was going to be “over the top and really crazy,” and would definitely “make a lot of people very upset,” guaranteeing that CBS, who broadcast the Grammys, would receive a lot of calls “from outraged Christians” upset at the “devil worship” on display.
Unsurprisingly, the reaction from conservatives online was extremely negative, slamming the entire music industry as “demonic” and “garbage,” with some noting that the “Satanic Grammys performance” was sponsored by Pfizer.
When the duo accepted the award, Smith stood back and let Petras do all the talking, as they became “the first transgender woman to win this award.” Petras made sure to thank “all the incredible transgender legends” that came before her, such as the late hyperpop artist Sophie, and thanked Madonna for “fighting for LGBTQ rights.”
Smith had come under fire at the end of last month, after their new music video for “I’m Not Here To Make Friends,” was released, featuring Sam dancing around wearing nipple tassels and a corset.
Petras, whose last EP entitled “Slut Pop,” featured songs bragging about their ability to perform blowjobs, and how men all around the world “wanna f**k,” defend Smith’s sexualized music video.
“Pop music is supposed to be that way. It’s been that way for forever,” Petras said. “Sam is one of the sweetest people I’ve personally ever met and one of the most talented people I’ve personally ever met. I just love self-expression and I think we’re kind of going backwards a little bit, you know, by just not letting everyone express their sexuality.”
This news and commentary by Jack Hadfield originally appeared on Valiant News.
