British star Adele emerged as a big winner at the 59th annual Grammys taking home major prizes -- Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year, in suprise win over Beyonce, whose power-packed performance was the highlight of the ceremony.
Adele’s comeback track “Hello” and album ‘25’ helped her win in all the five categories that she was nominated for including Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album,
She triumphed over Beyonce, who was the front-runner in the race with nine nods for “Lemonade” but could only win in the two categories of Best Urban Contemporary Album and Best Music Video.
In her acceptance speech, Adele, who opened the James Corden-hosted award ceremony with an epic performance of her hit song “Hello”, paid tribute to Queen Bey, as Beyonce is popularly known among fans.
“All us artists adore you. You are our light. My queen and my idol is Queen B. I adore you. The way you make my friends feel, the way you make my black friends feel is empowering,” Adele said while accepting Album of the Year.
However, it was not a smooth evening for the singer as her George Michael tribute performance was marred by technical issues, similar to what she faced during last year’s ceremony while performing “All I Ask”.After letting slip an expletive, which producers managed to censor in time for the live broadcast, Adele said, “I’m sorry for swearing, and I’m sorry for starting again... I’m sorry, I can’t mess this up for him.”
Despite the glitch, she gave a beautiful rendition of Michael’s “Fast Love.”
Beyonce may have lost out the top trophy to Adele, but her performance on “Love Drought” and “Sandcastles” brought the house down.
At the end of her nine-minute-long, well-choreographed, fiery performance, the pregnant star grinned and blew kisses to her rapper husband Jay Z and five-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy.
She later took to the stage to deliver a powerful message about including “every child of every race.”
She thanked “everyone who worked so hard to beautifully capture the profundity of deep southern culture.”
“It’s important to me to show images to my children that reflect their beauty so they can grow up in a world where they look in the mirror, first through their own families, as well as the news, the Super Bowl, the Olympics, the White House, and the Grammys, and see themselves, and have no doubt that they’re beautiful, intelligent, and capable,” Beyonce, who recently announced that she’s pregnant with twins, said.
Here’s the complete list of winners:
• Album Of The Year - Adele for ‘25’
• Record Of The Year - ‘Hello’ by Adele
• Song Of The Year - Adele and Greg Kurstin for ‘Hello’
• Best Rap Album - ‘Coloring Book’ by Chance The Rapper
• Best Urban Contemporary Album - ‘Lemonade’ by Beyonce
• Best Country Solo Performance - Maren Morris for ‘My Church’
• Best Rock Song - ‘Blackstar’ by David Bowie
• Best Pop Duo/Group Performance - ‘Stressed Out’ by Twenty One Pilots
• Best Pop Vocal Album - ‘25’ by Adele
• Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - ‘Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin’ by Willie Nelson
• Best Pop Solo Performance - Adele for ‘Hello’
• Best Alternative Music Album - ‘Blackstar’ by David Bowie
• Best Rock Album - ‘Tell Me I’m Pretty’ by Cage the Elephant
• Best Rock Performance - ‘Blackstar’ by David Bowie
• Best Metal Performance - ‘Dystopia’ by Megadeth
• Best New Artist - Chance The Rapper
• Best Rap Performance - Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz for ‘No Problem’
• Best Rap/Sung Performance - Drake for ‘Hotline Bling’
• Best Rap Song - ‘Hotline Bling’ by Drake
• Best R&B Performance - Solange for ‘Cranes In The Sky’
• Best Traditional R&B Performance - Lalah Hathaway for ‘Angel’
• Best R&B Song - ‘Lake By The Ocean’ by Maxwell
• Best R&B Album - Lalah Hathaway for ‘Lalah Hathaway Live’
• Best Country Album - Sturgill Simpson for ‘A Sailor’s Guide to Earth’
• Best Country Song - ‘Humble And Kind’ by Tim McGraw
• Best Country Duo/Group Performance - Pentatonix feat. Dolly Parton for ‘Jolene’
• Best Jazz Instrumental Album - ‘Country For Old Men’ by John Scofield
• Best Jazz Vocal Album - Gregory Porter for ‘Take Me to the Alley’
• Best Contemporary Instrumental Album - ‘Culcha Vulcha’ by Snarky Puppy
• Best Dance/Electronic album - Flume for ‘Skin’
• Best Dance Recording - The Chainsmokers for ‘Don’t Let Me Down’
• Best Music Film - ‘The Beatles: Eight Days A Week The Touring Years’ by The Beatles
• Best Music Video - Beyonce for ‘Formation’
• Best Contemporary Christian Music Album - ‘Love Remains’ by Hillary Scott & The Family
• Best Gospel Album - ‘Losing My Religion’ by Kirk Franklin
• Best Americana Album - ‘This Is Where I Live’ by William Bell
• Best Latin Pop Album - ‘Un Besito Mas’ by Jesse & Joy
• Best Song Written for Visual Media - Justin Timberlake for ‘Can’t Stop the Feeling’
• Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media - John Williams for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
• Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media - ‘Miles Ahead’
• Best Musical Theater Album - ‘The Color Purple’
• Best World Music Album - ‘Sing Me Home’ by Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble. Indian musician Sandeep Das was also a part of the Ensemble.
