It took almost no time for Prince to steal the spotlight at Sunday night's Grammys. And he didn't even perform.
The music god took the stage to present the Grammy for Album of the Year, an accolade that surprisingly went to Beck's Morning Phase.
But the real star of the moment was Prince in his tangerine glory. Here's what Twitter had to say about his short, but memorable presence:
They loved his clothes:
Prince is on stage looking like a baby carrot. I cannot. #GRAMMYs— Awesomely Luvvie (@Luvvie) February 9, 2015
"You bringing that bedazzled cane to another awards show Prince?" "I am." "Why?" "I'm still Prince. I gave you Purple Rain." #Grammys— Jon Acuff (@JonAcuff) February 9, 2015
Look. At. Prince. Just. Look. At. Prince. Yes, yes, and yes.— deray mckesson (@deray) February 9, 2015
And he blew viewers away with his reference to the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
'Albums still matter. Like books and Black lives.' --Prince February 9, 2015
Prince with performance of the night in a 5-second soundbyte. #blacklivesmatter— jay smooth (@jsmooth995) February 9, 2015
YES PRINCE LIKE BOOKS AND BLACK LIVES.— Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) February 9, 2015
His palpable shade when presenting the award to Beck.
The shade in Prince's voice as he read the winner.— roxane gay (@rgay) February 9, 2015
Prince giving an award to Beck. It’s 1996.— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) February 9, 2015
Prince gonna win an Emmy for how good he is at presenting awards at the Golden Globes & Grammies.— Anil Dash (@anildash) February 9, 2015
His overall presence, both on stage and on this planet.
PRINCE THA GAWD— Yohana Desta (@YohanaDesta) February 9, 2015
Everybody's personality type should just be "Not as cool as Prince."— Sammy Rhodes (@sammyrhodes) February 9, 2015