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In what were some of the most gratifying moments of the night, Chance The Rapper won three Grammy Awards on Sunday for Best New Artist, Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Album. He also delivered an inspired performance of "How Great" and "All We Got" alongside Kirk Franklin.
In the hours following the show, music fans helped boost the 23-year-old rapper’s streaming numbers on Spotify. In a press release, the company said that his streams are up 206 percent overall while streams for his track “How Great” reached 461 percent.
"Glory be to God. I claim this victory in the name of the Lord," he said while accepting his trophy for best new artist. "I want to thank God for my mother and my father, who supported me since I was young, for Kirsten, for Kensli, for all of Chicago, and I want to thank God for putting amazing people in my life."
Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet LooksShow all 28 1 /28Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Actress/Singer Jennifer Lopez attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Rappers Rick Ross and Lil Yachty attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Recording Artist Adele attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Chance the Rapper attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Actress Laverne Cox attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Chrissy Teigen attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Singer/Songwriter Charli XCX attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Producer DJ Khaled attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Musician Gary Clark Jr and model Nicole Trunfio attend The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks TV Personality Heidi Klum attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Singer Demi Lovato and CEO of BET Debra L. Lee attend The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Producer Mike Will Made-It attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Swae Lee and Slim Jimmy of Rae Sremmurd and producer Mike Will Made-It attend The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Rapper Swae Lee of Rae Sremmurd attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Singer Gnarly Davidson (aka CeeLo Green) attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Singer Gnarly Davidson (aka CeeLo Green) attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Musician Kimberly Schlapman of Little Big Town attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Recording Artist Adele attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS)
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Rapper 2 Chainz attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for NARAS)
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Rapper Rick Ross (C) and Lil Yachty (R) attend The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS)
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Singer/Songwriter Tori Kelly attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Paris Jackson attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Singer Daya attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Rapper Desiigner(R) and mother attend The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Singer Gallant attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Rapper Desiigner attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Grammy Awards 2017: Best Red Carpet Looks Singer Jane Zhang attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Streams for A Tribe Called Quest’s “We The People” are up 441 percent, Maren Morris’ “Once” is up 2884 percent, William Bell’s “Born Under A Bad Sign” is up 4950 percent and George Michael’s Fastlove Pt. 1 is up 1,266 percent.
Overall artists streams for William Bell, Cynthia Erivo, Sturgill Simpson and Morris Day jumped 680, 680, 346, and 344 percent, respectively.