Portland-based outfit Portugal. The Man took home their first GRAMMY hardware last night, taking home the prize for “Best Pop Duo/Group Performance” for their worldwide smash hit “Feel It Still“. The genre-elusive group’s win came as something of a surprise, as it was up against several other hugely successful tracks from various ends of the pop spectrum.
When the group took the stage to accept their award, they were surely excited about the honor, but true to form, they still remained lighthearted and mischievous on one of the music industry’s biggest stages. In his sincere, heartfelt speach, bassist Zach Carothers thanked a small list of people and shared his love and respect for the indigenous peoples of the band’s native Alaska and beyond. While he did so, his bandmates mimed drinking from the GRAMMY statuette like a goblet and even, it appears, jokingly wiping their ass with it.
Watch the speech below via Instagram:
However, the video above cuts out just a second or two early, and misses Carothers’ final words: Carothers ended his sincere acceptance speech with a brief, cheeky “Hail Satan!,” likely riffing on the fact that their category’s presentation was directly preceded by a string of Gospel and Christian award categories. So Portugal. The Man may be GRAMMY-winners now, but don’t worry–It looks like they’re not going to start taking themselves too seriously.
Watch the official music video for “Feel It Still” below via Portugal. The Man’s YouTube page:
Best Pop Group/Duo Perforance Nominees
(For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.)
“Something Just Like This” – The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
“Despacito” – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
“Thunder” – Imagine Dragons
“Feel It Still” – Portugal. The Man – WINNER
“Stay” – Zedd & Alessia Cara
[h/t – Consequence of Sound]