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Feb 06, 2023
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British band Wet Leg have won two Grammys and people aren't sure what to make of it.
The band won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album, with their self-titled debut 'Wet Leg', released on April 8 last year, and the award for Best Alternative Music Performance for 'Chaise Longue', released in June 2021.
Lead vocalist Rhian accepted one of the trophies, saying: "This is so funny, thanks so much! What are we doing here? I don't know. But here we are!
"This year has been so surprising. Starting this band has been such a surprise and being on the roads.
"We couldn't have done it without our amazing crew, and that all started with Karima Kingsley, so I just want to give a really big thank you to her. And Alayna, Martin, Lawrence and Jordan and all of our amazing team!
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Some people backed the band and congratulated them for their success:
\u201cunoriginal take alert: the grammys are a joke but wet leg are great and deserve recognition\u201d— Joe Karp-Sawey (@Joe Karp-Sawey) 1675678093
\u201cThe Grammys are just The Golden Globes of the music world.\n\nAbsolutely unsubstantiated nonsense.\n\nWet Leg won 2 for this\u2026\u201d— Mike Glynn (@Mike Glynn) 1675670887
\u201cLove to see Wet Leg get a Grammy.\n\nAfter the previous band I was in, I'd decided that I couldn't be arsed being in a band again and even sold all my gear. Then I heard Wet Dream on @BBC6Music and bought a new guitar the following day to start another band.\n\nNow here we are x\u201d— Fat Dads (@Fat Dads) 1675679073
But others thought they didn't exactly deserve the win for their slightly odd songs:
\u201cSo a silly Song by wet leg won over this your kidding me right \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 I wanna see live performances of that song .\u201d— cat F+ N (@cat F+ N) 1675679845
\u201cNo of hence like actually no shade at all but wet leg beating out big thief and bjork for best alternative album is actually whack\u201d— eliza (@eliza) 1675640852
\u201cWas shocked that Fontaines didn\u2019t even get a nomination this year but how the fuck have Wet Leg won two??\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\u201d— Cian \u2618\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfe\ud83c\uddea (@Cian \u2618\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfe\ud83c\uddea) 1675682273
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