Adele Turns Down Best Album Grammy, Says Beyonce Deserves It More
Adele believes that Beyoncé is far more deserving for the ‘Best Album’ Grammy than her.
The 59th Grammys Be Like...
If you were expecting the Grammys to be all about taking digs at US President Donald Trump, then, you’re in for something even better. The camaraderie between Beyoncé and Adele during the awards night was historic!
Adele won big in the top three categories - ‘Song of the Year’, ‘Record of the Year’ and ‘Album of the Year’. On winning, she confessed her love and appreciation for Queen Bey, by turning down the ‘Best Album Award’, saying that Beyoncé was far more deserving of it.
Apart from this, Lady Gaga’s Metallica performance, Bruno Mars’ Prince tribute, Adele’s George Michael moment and Beyoncé’s stunning resurrection performance was simply epic. If you missed any of them, scroll down and get all the updates.
SUMMARY:
Adele turns down ‘Best Album’ award and says Beyonce deserves it more.
Adele wins the big three - ‘Best Song’, Record & Album at the 59th Grammys.
Beyonce performs and wins ‘Best Urban Contemporary Album’.
Adele wins three awards including ‘Best Song’ for Hello and covers George Michael’s Fastlove.
David Bowie wins five awards including ‘Best Rock Song’ for Blackstar.
Chance the Rapper wins three awards including ‘Best Rap Album’.
Adele All the Way
Adele has left fans across the world with their jaws on the floor. The singer not only won the big three Grammys this year (for the second time in her career), she turned down the ‘Best Album’ award and said that she can’t accept it because she thinks Beyoncé deserves it more than her. Adele still takes home ‘Best Song’ and ‘Best Record’ for Hello, but it’s unclear how this will be resolved.
Adele said that Beyoncé’s LP Lemonade has inspired people across the globe, and that she herself is a big fan.
Will Beyoncé accept the Grammy for ‘Best Record’ now? Let’s wait and watch.
Bruno Mars Brings Out the Prince Inside Him
If you’re a Prince fan, you’ll absolutely love Bruno Mars for the sensational tribute he gave in memory of the late star.
Adele Wins 'Best Song' Grammy for 'Hello'
Adele fans may rejoice! After her George Micheal faux pas, they now has reason to celebrate. The British singer just bagged the Grammy for ‘Song of the Year’ and god knows Hello is so worth it. As she accepts the award, she apologised for hitting the wrong notes in her tribute and swearing, thereafter.
Apparently, Adele mouthed “I love you” to Beyoncé, her biggest competitor, as she walked up the stage to receive her award. Here’s the song that made it all happen.
Lady Gaga Unleashes Her Inner Metalhead
When the legendary Metallica meets the iconic Lade Gaga, what more do you expect? Fireworks, of course!
Lady Gaga performs with Metallica to Moth To A Flame and this has got to be the most visual the Grammys have ever been.
James Hetfield doesn’t have his mic on but shares Gaga’s as soon as he realises the glitch. And if you have any doubts about Gaga’s inner metalhead, here’s a reminder. She used to sing in a Led Zeppelin cover band, long before stardom, that is.
Adele Halts George Michael Tribute, Hits a Bum Note
Remember how bad the acoustics were last year when Adele performed on the Grammy stage? Well, something isn’t quite right this year too. Adele halts her George Michael tribute as she hits a bum note in the chorus of Fastlove. She swore and stopped.
She took it from the top and aced that note this time around. History doesn’t repeat itself with Adele. George Michael would be so proud.
Beyonce Wins 'Best Urban Contemporary Album' for 'Lemonade'
After that dazzling performance, Beyoncé’s back on stage to receive the award for ‘Best Urban Contemporary Album’ for her visual record Lemonade. She beat Gallant, KING Anderson, Paak and Rihanna to the award. But her acceptance speech means a lot more than the award. Way to go, Beyoncé!
Gather Around For Bruno Mars and Katy Perry
It’s performance time and Beyoncé’s smashing ‘goddess’ act needs not one but two follow-up acts. So Bruno Mars and Katy Perry take the stage one by one.
Could you ask for a more musical Monday morning?
Bruno Mars appears in a tracksuit, but nothing about the singer surprises us anymore. He's playing That's What I Like - a boudoir ballad in which he asks "can I break it down to talk to the ladies?"
Katy Perry goes all ‘socially conscious’ behind a white picket fence.
Perry performs to her new single Chained To The Rhythm. Referencing a line about being "trapped in our white picket fence", she began the performance slightly obscured. Behind, yes, a white picket fence!
But then the stage began to revolve and Katy’s perfect white landscape was engulfed by fire and hurricanes, before everyone came together for a "we're all in this together" finish.
Maren Morris bags 'Best Country Solo Performance'
Country singer Maren Morris has just won the award for ‘Best Country Solo Performance’ for My Church. The young artist was busy tweeting praises for Beyoncé when her name was announced as the winner.
Get ready for Bruno Mars, people!
Beyonce's Twin Power
Beyonce recently announced that she’s expecting twins and now she’s up on the Grammy stage with them, looking like a goddess.
She performs Love Drought from her nine-times Grammy-nominated album Lemonade. She begins with an extended spoken word section from the album that everyone assumes to be a reference to a crisis in her relationship with Jay Z.
"Why are you afraid of love? You think it's not possible for someone like you. But you are the love of my life."
Now that’s deep stuff.
Beyonce’s mother Tina Knowles introduced her on stage with these words:
And that’s daddy, Jay Z with Blue Ivy watching ‘mama’ on stage!
The Big Hits
To bring you up to speed, these are this year’s biggest contenders. Giving Adele competition in the ‘Record of the Year’ category are -
Say 'Hello' to the Grammys
The biggest names in music are at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles for the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.
The awards night promises a ton of action with James Corden of The Late Late Show hosting the party for the first time ever. The 59th Grammys will be a historic showdown between the world’s two favourite ladies - Adele and Beyoncé. They’re in tough competition in the top three categories- album, record and song of the year.
So who’re you rooting for?
Adele opens the show with her smashing hit Hello and we can feel it in our bones, once more.
Even before the big show begins, Adele wins awards for ‘Best Pop Vocal Album’ and ‘Best Solo Performance’.
The Winners & Nominees
As we wait for the televised event to unleash music’s biggest night on us, here’s a list of the 75 awards that have been given out before the televised ceremony already. Check out the list here.
And if you wanna run through the list of the big players this year, find out the nominees in every category right here.
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