- Some of the biggest names in the music industry attended the 63rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday.
- The show, which featured live and prerecorded segments, led to a series of memes and jokes online.
- Keep reading to see a roundup of the best ones.
The 63rd annual Grammy Awards aired on CBS Sunday night, and as expected, it resulted in a fresh batch of memes and jokes about the show.
The 2021 ceremony was much different from past years due to the pandemic, but the show, which featured both live and prerecorded segments, still featured several humorous tidbits that went viral on Twitter.
From commentary on Noah Cyrus and Harry Styles' red-carpet looks to confusion about the elderly women DaBaby picked as backup dancers, here are the best memes and jokes from this year's Grammy Awards.
Viewers compared Noah Cyrus' Schiaparelli gown to popcorn and bedsheets
The 21-year-old singer, who was nominated for best new artist, walked the red carpet in a cream-colored Schiaparelli gown. The dress featured an arch of structured fabric that extended above her head and draped below her knees.
While some people gushed about her unique look online, others compared the ensemble to a piece of popcorn or a tissue.
—ᴮᴱ IMISSY🍊🍊NGIIIIIIII😔 ⁷ (@yooongers1) March 14, 2021—prachi :) (@xprachix) March 15, 2021—✨Alokinho maximoff✨ (@guimachado12) March 15, 2021—Kelly (@KellyClinger) March 14, 2021Harry Styles' outfit conjured memories of Ashley Tisdale when she was younger
The "Fine Line" singer, 27, is no stranger to toying around with red-carpet looks — and he did just that at the 2021 Grammys.
Styles, a former member of One Direction that walked home with first Grammy for best pop solo performance, wore three different colored feather boas throughout the evening. The first was purple, the second was green, and the third was black.
The look was certainly unexpected, but it reminded some people of the feather scarf Ashley Tisdale, a former Disney Channel star, wore in 2004. So, they created side-by-side comparisons of Styles and Tisdale.
—Yuri Ronaldo (@yuriamt) March 15, 2021Tisdale caught wind of the jokes, and shared some of the comparisons on her Instagram story. She called the photos "iconic."
—Harry & Taylor Updates 💛💛 (@TheHaylorNation) March 15, 2021
The yellow plaid blazer he wore on the red carpet also prompted people to point out its similarities to Cher Horowitz's iconic outfit in "Clueless" (1995).
—ミ☆ (@notearsnaya) March 15, 2021After he won his first Grammy, Styles' fans reflected on his first audition on 'The X Factor'
Styles' song "Watermelon Sugar," a track on his second studio album "Fine Line," scored him the first Grammy of his career.
To bring the moment full-circle, many fans reflected on Styles' 2010 audition for "The X Factor," which he showed up for when he was just 16 years old.
—lay (@lay__nm) March 15, 2021—Julia🍂 (@06_lisc) March 15, 2021—gabi. (@28HOUlSX) March 15, 2021Beyoncé and Jay-Z surprised everyone by attending the Grammys
The "Black Parade" artist is known to skip the Grammy Awards, however she and her husband Jay-Z made a surprise appearance at the show on Sunday night.
The trek to the Staples Center was worth it, considering the pop maven won four awards, bringing her total Grammy count to 28 — more than any other woman in history. She is now tied for second-most wins overall alongside Quincy Jones.
Not only did a rare Beyoncé and Jay-Z sighting inevitably stir reactions from fans, but Twitter users made jokes about the couple's all-black matching outfits and sunglasses.
—Meg (@LEITHal_007) March 15, 2021—av clark (@annevclark) March 15, 2021Their daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, won her first Grammy at 9 years old
Blue Ivy, Beyoncé and Jay-Z's daughter, won her first Grammy on Sunday evening at 9 years old for her role in the "Brown Skin Girl" music video.
After news broke that Blue Ivy was the winner ahead of the ceremony, many Twitter users joked that her parents, both Grammy winners, were only there to pick up her award.
—kirs🦋 (@MELANCHOLY4AM) March 15, 2021—Kennedy (@Kennedy56859927) March 15, 2021—ButterKup. (@_iPiiNKYPROMiSE) March 15, 2021—Jessica Fyre 💫 (@TheJessieWoo) March 15, 2021Megan Thee Stallion's reaction to seeing Beyoncé went viral
After the 26-year-old "Girls in the Hood" artist and the 39-year-old "Halo" singer won best rap song for their remix of "Savage," Stallion looked shocked to spot Beyoncé walking to the stage with her.
Some joked that it looked like Stallion, who also won best new artist and best rap performance, was more excited to see her collaborator than to accept the award.
—Crystals in the Coochie Tweeter✨🔮🐈💦 (@BasicBlaecGirl) March 15, 2021—Francheska (@HeyFranHey) March 15, 2021Stallion and Cardi B performed a censored version of 'WAP'
The two rappers took the Grammys stage to perform their hit song "WAP," albeit a censored version for network television.
The changes led to an onslaught of jokes about toning down a song with such explicit lyrics.
—rt pinned (@ed0llzoey) March 15, 2021—maybe: alex (@alexsaysyikes) March 15, 2021Maren Morris, who performed her song "The Bones" at the show and was nominated for best country song, told her followers to watch Stallion and Cardi B instead.
—MAREN MORRIS (@MarenMorris) March 15, 2021People also drew attention to Post Malone, who danced along to "WAP" at the show.
—LCS (@lcseymour315) March 15, 2021—Chicks in the Office (@ChicksInTheOff) March 15, 2021Taylor Swift's floral dress had similarities to the May Queen gown in 'Midsommar'
The "Folklore" artist, who made history for being the first woman to win album of the year three times, showed up to the Grammy Awards in a semi-sheer Oscar de la Renta minidress.
The look, which was patterned with flowers, went well with the woodsy vibe of her two recent albums, "Folklore" and "Evermore."
But it also reminded viewers of the dress the May Queen (Florence Pugh) wears in "Midsommar," a horror film that follows a friend group as it becomes engrossed in a pagan cult.
—lalotridi folkwhore 💛💛 (@lalotridi) March 15, 2021—taylor's juliet 💛💛 (@idonknowmann) March 15, 2021DaBaby's choir, two older women in robes, stole the show
Two older women flanked the 29-year-old rapper during his Grammys performance of his song "Rockstar." Both wore robes and enthusiastically sang along with DaBaby.
The combination surprised many fans and sparked confusion.
—philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) March 15, 2021—Ashley Flanagan (@ashleyflanny) March 15, 2021—Shyla Watson (@shylawhittney) March 15, 2021
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