Church Of Satan Calls "Nothing Special" with the Appearance of Sam Smith and Kim Petras at the Grammy Awards

Sam Smith and Kim Petras at the Grammy Awards (Insatgram @recordingacademy)

JAKARTA - Church Of Satan responded to backlash from conspiracy theorists and right-wingers against Sam Smith and Kim Petras' appearance at the 2023 Grammy Awards.

Their performance of Unholy at Sunday's awards show saw Smith wearing a red horned hat and Petras dancing in a cage flanked by dancers with red whips. Meanwhile, fire was raging behind them.

Many conspiracy theorists and far-right figures reacted to the images circulating on social media. They then associated it with Satanism.

“Don't fight the culture wars they say,” wrote conservative commentator Liz Wheeler. “Meanwhile Satan is teaching your children to worship Satan. I could vomit."

Right-wing blogger Matt Walsh added: “It's not surprising to see satanic rituals at the Grammys. Satanism is self-worship. Much modern pop music is satanic in this sense. Leftism is satanism. The only change is now they are being more explicit about it."

Now, the Church of Satan has responded, in which master David Harris told TMZ that they found Smith and Petras' performances "fine" and "nothing special".

Of claims that the show is a satanic ritual, Harris added: "It's sad when politicians on the national stage use someone's religion as a counterattack."

Smith and Petras were introduced on stage by Madonna, who started by asking the audience: "Are you guys ready for a bit of controversy?"

The song Unholy itself won the award for the Best Oip Group/Dup Performance category, making Petras the first transgender woman to win the award.