Taylor Swift’s Viral Grammy Moment: Toasting Kendrick Lamar Amid Drake Beef

Taylor Swift made her mark on the 67th Grammy Awards moment when she raised a toast to Kendrick Lamar as he received multiple awards for his diss track "Not Like Us" aimed at Drake.

The picture of Swift toasting Lamar has been going viral since the event concluded.

Many fans believe the pop star might've just disclosed who she was rooting for in the beef.

Taylor Swift headed to the 67th Grammy Awards, hoping to become the first artist to win five Album of the Year awards at the Grammys.

However, her moment of the night had nothing to do with any of her six nominations.

Instead, Taylor went viral for a surprising gesture she made to rapper Kendrick Lamar, who was the star of the event. Lamar won five Grammy awards for his rap diss "Not Like Us," which was directed at Drake.

Lamar was on stage making his acceptance speech after winning Record of the Year when Taylor rose from her chair and raised a glass in his direction.

The image has since gone viral, with many fans speculating that Swift was taking a dig at Drake.

"Taylor orchestrated the whole thing; she hates Drake more than Kenny," an X user commented.

Although Swift has not made any public statements about the beef or who she was siding with, many believe she made her feelings known with the gesture.

Taylor Swift initially had nothing to do with the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake until the Canadian rapper repeatedly mentioned her name in his diss tracks.

In the diss track "Push Ups," which was released on April 19, 2024, Drake made fun of Lamar's friendship with Swift, rapping, "Maroon 5 need a verse you better make it witty, You only need a verse for the Swifties."

After Lamar failed to drop a reply to Drake's "Push Ups," the Canadian rapper took it further in another diss track titled "Taylor Made Freestyle."

In the track, Drake alluded that Lamar failed to respond because he needed permission from Taylor Swift. "But now we gotta wait a f-cking week 'cause Taylor Swift is your new Top/And if you 'bout to drop, she gotta approve/This girl really 'bout to make you act like you, not in a feud," Drake rapped.

Despite what Drake said in his diss tracks about Swift's and Lamar's relationship, the pair don't appear to be more than just industry friends.

Over their careers, Swift and Lamar have spoken highly of each other, and in 2015, Swift featured Lamar in her song "Bad Blood."

Then, in 2023, Swift made an Instagram post praising Lamar for returning to the studio to record a new version of the song for her album "1989 Taylor's Version."

"The reality that Kendrick would go back in and re-record Bad Blood so that I could reclaim and own this work I'm so proud of is surreal and bewildering to me," she disclosed.

Taylor Swift left last night's Grammys empty-handed for the first time after receiving six or more nominations.

Swift received nominations in the Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album category for "The Tortured Poets Department."

She was also nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Fortnight," Best Music Video for "Fortnight," and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Us" with Gracie Abrams.

However, Swift lost out in all the categories. Kendrick Lamar won Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Not Like Us." Kendrick Lamar also took home Best Music Video for "Not Like Us."

Beyoncé won Album of the Year for "Cowboy Carter." Sabrina Carpenter won Best Pop Vocal Album for "Short n' Sweet." Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars took home Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with "Die With a Smile."

Taylor Swift might not have won any awards at the Grammys, but the musical star tried to enjoy the night as much as she could.

However, her decision to sing along to a line from Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" has not gone down well with some fans on X.

As Kendrick approached the stage to receive his award for Record of the Year, Swift was captured singing the lyrics "Why you trollin' like a b-tch? Ain't you tired?/ Tryna strike a chord and it's probably A minor," alongside hundreds of people at the event.

Some fans have since called her out for "betraying" Drake, who has always shown her mutual respect.