Lorde and Beyoncé Dominated the 15.2 Million Grammy Night Tweets

Music lovers were rocking their keyboards Sunday night during the 56th Grammy Awards. According to Twitter, the event inspired over 15.2 million Tweets during its East Coast airing.

Lorde reigned over the conversation, as the most mentioned celebrity of the night. The 17-year-old, who took home a gold gramophone for song of the year, generated more than 145,000 Tweets per minute for her performance and best pop solo win.

Fans and friends, including BFF Taylor Swift, used hashtags to share their excitement for the “Royals” singer.

And you know… We’re on each other’s team. #LORDE #CLEANINGUP #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/jRwHkPYfPE

— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) January 27, 2014

Before Lorde took the stage, Beyoncé’s “Drunk in Love” performance with hubby Jay Z, which was enough to make any chair blush, started the award show off with a frenzy of posts and turned #surfboard into one the “it” hashtags of the Grammys.
#surfboard

— Katy Perry (@katyperry) January 27, 2014

@Beyonce is the absolute QUEEN. She had every right to tell us to bow down. Forever my idol. #surfboard

— Ariel Winter (@arielwinter1) January 27, 2014

Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar’s colorful collaboration with Imagine Dragons kept fans buzzing throughout the night as one of the other top Twitter moments.

Now that the show is over, it’s time to listen to “Royals” a few dozen more times and ride our surfboards into a new week.

People Magazine