For those of us who know and love country music, Chris Stapleton, and his brilliant album Traveller, was one of our best kept secrets…until tonight. Between winning a handful of awards and literally melting the stage with Justin Timberlake, the Twitterverse was full of tweets about Stapleton.
In case you missed it, Stapleton swept the three categories he was nominated in, sending people into a tizzy.
While there were quite a few people asking “Who the hell is Chris Stapleton?” there were also a lot of other hilarious and terrifying tweets.
See some of our faves below:
There was this dude who definitely wasn’t happy about it:
@CountryMusic Chris Stapleton winning all these awards is an absolute joke.
— Steffan Warszawski (@clevcavsfan17) November 5, 2015
Why is this a bad thing?
https://twitter.com/Darth_veiders/status/662114715586416640
I’d pay to see him on a trampoline TBH.
@ChrisStapleton jumped on a trampoline tonight and back flipped into the lives of many country music fans! Exciting entertainer! #CMAawards
— Kyle Harris (@kmharris9508) November 5, 2015
This guy knows he’s better than any of our current options:
I don't know who @ChrisStapleton is. But I'd vote for him for President. Keeper of Cool. #CMAawards #POTUS
— Drew Meadows (@drewmeadows7) November 5, 2015
We’re asking the same thing:
https://twitter.com/oa_lindsey/status/662110438147002368
Not going to say we agree, but…
The fact that Chris Stapleton beat out pretty boys Thomas Rhett/Sam Hunt for album of the year gives me hope for the future of country music
— Sean O'Donnell (@_Sean_ODonnell) November 5, 2015
Wonder how that table is doing.
IF THIS CHRIS STAPLETON FELLA BEATS LUKE I WILL FLIP A TABLE
— allie jo (@ajshankle) November 5, 2015
Yes, this.
Excuse me. Who.. THE HELL .. is Chris Stapleton. He won over Luke and Blake????
— Sara. (@Dewitt13Sara) November 5, 2015
Basically how we felt.
WHAT AM I WATCHING I CANT SEE ANYTHING OR FEEL ANYTHING BECAUSE I AM DEAD @ChrisStapleton @jtimberlake #CMAawards ??
— Jordan Hanks (@jordanhanks) November 5, 2015
We love Sam too, but…
https://twitter.com/ashleyyedwardss/status/662087048703180801
Welp.
https://twitter.com/kjbrdar/status/662114717419212800
There’s always next year.
Thomas Rhett deserved it, not Chris Stapleton.
— Brenna (@brenna_gilsdorf) November 5, 2015