--- title: Grammys 2017: Best Memes CeeLo Green, Beyonce, Katy Perry description: From Beyoncé's jaw-dropping performance to Bruno Mars' Prince tribute, the Grammys were a show to remember. 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Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 13, 2017 3:13 PM UTC From [Beyoncé’s jaw-dropping performance](http://time.com/4668361/beyonce-performance-grammys-2017/) to [Bruno Mars’ Prince tribute](http://time.com/4668557/grammys-2017-prince-bruno-mars/), the [2017 Grammys](http://time.com/4668599/grammys-2017-recap-adele-beyonce/) were a show to remember. As music’s biggest stars packed into Los Angeles’ Staples Center Sunday, meme-worthy moments began rolling in almost immediately — and the Internet was ready. Whether it was CeeLo Green’s hilariously bizarre outfit or James Corden’s opening monologue fall, the night provided a nearly endless source of material for social media users looking to poke fun at the awards ceremony. Here are the best memes to come out of the Grammys. **CeeLo** **_‘s_** **golden getup:** > [](https://twitter.com/desusnice/status/830939620896567296) > [](https://twitter.com/McJesse/status/830944225646804995) > [](https://twitter.com/ziwe/status/830960727158620160) > [](https://twitter.com/LwithP/status/830934246361546757) > [](https://twitter.com/PowerRangers/status/830988519250071552) > [](https://twitter.com/prxsha/status/830931989633105921) **Katy Perry’s** **_Home Improvement_** **spoof:** > [](https://twitter.com/foxdr4/status/830969129440010241) > [](https://twitter.com/toky0%5Fmartian/status/830970279421702144) > [](https://twitter.com/PreciousDavi/status/830968069631705088) > [](https://twitter.com/Lil%5FConqueror/status/830967705901604865) **Beyoncé’s gravity-defying performance:** > [](https://twitter.com/IssaRae/status/830959825009860608) > [](https://twitter.com/localblactivist/status/830958811158560769) > [](https://twitter.com/World%5FWide%5FWob/status/830960168439410688) > [](https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/830959573699694592) > [](https://twitter.com/BeyonceCapital/status/830963062748409857) **Mike Posner’s green hair:** > [](https://twitter.com/steve%5Ffoxe/status/830939761221177346) > [](https://twitter.com/HardysMedia/status/830932655524962305) **James Corden’s fall:** > [](https://twitter.com/girlhoodposts/status/830950329244119040) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4668826/grammys-2017-ceelo-green-adele-katy-perry-memes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4668826/grammys-2017-ceelo-green-adele-katy-perry-memes/"},"headline":"Here Are the Most Hilarious Memes of the 2017 Grammys","datePublished":"2017-02-13T15:13:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:41:02.663Z","description":"From CeeLo Green's golden getup to James Corden's fall","url":"https://time.com/4668826/grammys-2017-ceelo-green-adele-katy-perry-memes/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Internet","Music","Katy Perry","grammys","memes","Grammys 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf377275233a1824d/6988ba04a988ca72936bafb8/cee-lo-green-grammys-2017.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf377275233a1824d/6988ba04a988ca72936bafb8/cee-lo-green-grammys-2017.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The 59th GRAMMY Awards - Red Carpet","caption":"CeeLo Green attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.","creditText":"Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4668826/grammys-2017-ceelo-green-adele-katy-perry-memes/","name":"Here Are the Most Hilarious Memes of the 2017 Grammys"}}]}] ```