The highlight of the GRAMYs tonight was Gojira's win in the Best Metal Category (despite rock and metal generally being a dud), but fellow nominees Courtney LaPlante of Spiritbox and Poppy (who was nominated with Knocked Loose for their single "Suffocate") had a very hilarious moment on the red carpet.
LaPlante stopped for a quick interview with Stage Right Secrets, who mistook LaPlante for Poppy. LaPlante played along and didn't correct the interviewer, and the whole thing was pretty funny and impressive. The interviewer starts off by saying they're "here with rock royalty, Poppy." LaPlante then makes a face, which the interviewer takes as her being unsure if she's royalty – which y'know, it's because LaPlante isn't Poppy.
LaPlante ultimately plays along and responds: "I am Poppy and I am really happy to be here nominated with Knocked Loose. I really hope we win." And yes, she keeps up the character of "Poppy" throughout. When asked how many women have been nominated in the metal category, LaPlante hilariously responds: "I haven't looked at that, but I just always know that, you know it's time for one of us to win. And I hope it's me or Spiritbox. Courtney is awesome."
LaPlante also talks about her "appearance with Knocked Loose" on Jimmy Kimmel, women in metal, and… yeah I mean, you get the idea. Shout out to LaPlante for not breaking character once, and giving a genuinely not-joking answer when talking about women in metal. It's very cool.
