At the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, New Zealand songstress Lorde went home with the VMA for "Best Rock Video."
Lorde receiving her moon man for Best Rock Video
In doing so she became the first woman to win the award.
A lot of people were surprised that Lorde's music is considered "rock."
Royals de Lorde ROCK?! MTV, go home. You're drunk.
Lorde won "best rock video" ... that's like giving "best rap video" to Coldplay.
people calling lorde rock
Imagine Dragons and Lorde were just invoked as examples of a "pretty good year for rock." lolololololol
Lorde won Best Rock Video and I’m hoping Kendrick Lamar gets Best Ragtime Song from the 1920s
And others were just confused.
Lorde is rock now
Lorde is considered rock?!?
Some weren't quite sure what to do...
Lorde wins best rock video,,
LORDE wins for a best rock award?!?!? #VMAs
There were, of course, angry people...
"lorde is rock, you just don't know real music"
But most people were just doing this:
lorde wins the rock category
Best rock video goes to lorde royals!!!
Lorde is in the rock category got me like
ME WHEN I FIND OUT LORDE IS "ROCK"
My reaction to Lorde winning best rock video.
At the end of the day, though:
Lorde wins for umm Rock? The categories don't matter. A lady won! And she's talented.