Viewers Slam Sam Smith Over 'demonic' Grammys Performance (Photos,Video)

Grammy viewers slammed Sam Smith and Kim Petras over their 'satanic' performance of their award-winning single, Unholy, on Sunday night.

The pair took to the stage shortly after making history with their win in the Best Pop Duo/Group performance, however the performance drew mixed reactions from onlookers.

After Smith - who is non-binary and uses gender neutral pronouns - was seen wearing satanic headgear in the horror movie-inspired performance, viewers flocked to social media to share their frustrations about the 'demonic' themes.

One tweeted: 'I know we on the right probably use the word satanic too often but this performance from Sam Smith is literally a tribute to Satan.'

Another added: 'You don't have to be super religious to be disturbed by that Sam Smith devil-worshiping performance.'

One viewer stated: 'That Sam Smith performance was weird I had to look away like why artists so obsessed with the devil?

'How you go from those tributes to Sam Smith dressed as a devil?', one viewer asked while another tweeted: 'That devil worshipping performance was trash. And it's been done so many times. I'm disappointed af.'

One frustrated music fan added: 'I’m really so sick of the satanic and demonic references…even with the hypocrisy — I still wanna know WHY Nicki, Sam Smith, Lil Nas X, and so many others reference the devil.' 

Another agreed as they stated: 'So many devil horns tonight, first Sam SMITH, now Steve Lacy. Like why the satanic s**t?' 

After the performance, host Trevor Noah immediately joked about the fact the satanic themes would outrage some viewers.

Pretending to be on the phone to his mother, he was heard saying: ' No, mom, it wasn’t the actual devil... Yeah, you did warn me about Hollywood'

As stars such as Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck laughed along, he 'ended' the call and stated: 'She said she's praying for all of us'. 

Earlier in the night, Petras made history as the first transgender woman to win the Grammy for Best Pop/Group performance.

The German singer revealed in her speech that Smith, 30, chose to let her accept the trophy in honor of the fact she had made history with the win.

During the emotional speech, the 30-year-old thanked pop music icon and LGBTQ+ advocate Madonna, and paid tribute to the late artist SOPHIE for inspiring her.

'I’m the first transgender woman to win this award,' she began. 'I want to thank all the incredible transgender legends before me who kicked these doors open.'