Prince makes #BlackLivesMatter crowd happy at the Grammys, but... [Vine, video]

Prince just reminded the world that black lives matter. I bout flipped a table over.

— IG & YT: DE LA FRO (@delafro_) February 9, 2015

prince was blunt. other artists have hinted that black lives matter but prince got up and actually said it shamelessly. beautiful.

— Negrita (@HustleAndFro_) February 9, 2015

Music legend Prince presented an award at the Grammy. He used his short time on stage to give a little shout-out to the Black Lives Matter movement. The allusion — comparing books and albums to black lives — appears to have made some activists very, very happy.

https://twitter.com/FanSidedGIF/status/564631760454316032

Like books & Black Lives, Albums still matter. I love Prince #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/PwuKognJk2

— Seasonal Shade (@SeasonalShade) February 9, 2015

"Albums, like books & Black lives, still matter" -Prince, only person who can wear an orange shiny outfit & get a standing ovation #GRAMMYs

— Tiffany C. Chaney (@TiffanyCChaney) February 9, 2015

Prince with performance of the night in a 5-second soundbyte. #blacklivesmatter

— jay smooth (@jsmooth995) February 9, 2015

I heard Prince just shut the #Grammys down..with one phrase #blacklivesmatter….!!!!!!!!!!!

— Kayla Reed (@iKaylaReed) February 9, 2015

"Albums still matter.. like books and black lives.." #Prince … #powerful #Blacklivesmatter #GRAMMYs …Best statment all night.

— Jotaka Eaddy (@JotakaEaddy) February 9, 2015

THANK YOU PRINCE FOR THE BLACK LIVES MATTER STATEMENT

— film doll. (@MayaIndigo_) February 9, 2015

But not everyone rejoiced, though, because multi-instrumentalist Beck beat out Beyonce for “Album of the Year.”

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daaaaang! @beck beat out @Beyonce … congrats for Album of The Year @Beck! well deserved!!

— Cactus Music (@cactus_music) February 9, 2015

https://twitter.com/ariellebeau/status/564631515955347456

"Black lives matter. And the winner is…. Whitest guy ever" #GRAMMYs #Prince

— Cody M Sifford (@codysifford) February 9, 2015

https://twitter.com/ZachStafford/status/564631882210746368

So…white people can’t win anything anymore?

Who the F*ck is #Beck. #Beyonce & #SamSmith was robbed of #AlbumOfTheYear. Is this the #Grammys or the racist #Oscars smdh ?? gtfooh

— CoCo Mayo♏️? (@CoCo_Mayo76) February 9, 2015

i love beck but idk how morning phase is better than beyonce. fuck this racist ass noise

— Elvin Madamba (@elvinmadamba) February 9, 2015

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Gotta love post-racial America.