Adele scoops 5 Grammys, including Album and Record of the Year
Updated | By AFP
Adele has won the top two Grammys of Album and Record of the Year for her blockbuster hit "Hello" and the album "25" - bringing this to a total of five golden statuettes.
The tearful English balladeer took the stage and paid tribute to her main award rival Beyonce, heaping praise on her album "Lemonade" and calling it an inspiration.
"All us artists adore you. You are our light," Adele said to a visibly moved Beyonce.
"25" is the best-selling album of the past decade - with the exception of Adele's last album, "21," which won Album of the Year in 2012.
Adele, who has named her albums after her ages at the time of recording, kept the same formula for "25" of emotional, often tear-jerking songs of heartache and nostalgia.
"25" was led by the ubiquitous single "Hello," which returns to Adele's theme of separation and the haunting feeling that ensues. Elsewhere on the album, Adele reminisces of her childhood in north London.
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With a global fan base that crosses demographics, Adele adopted an unusual commercial strategy of not streaming "25" for more than six months after its release in November 2015.
But even with only CDs, vinyl and downloads, the success of "25" in the final weeks of 2015 made it the top-selling album of the whole year and it remained a chart success in 2016.
Adele recruited an impressive cast to help on "25" including a diverse team of producers and songwriters such as fellow pop star Bruno Mars and indie rocker Tobias Jesso Jr.
See the full list of winners below
Album of the Year: 25, Adele
Record of the Year: "Hello," Adele
Song of the Year: "Hello," Adele
Best Rap Album: The Coloring Book, Chance the Rapper
Best Urban Contemporary Album: Lemonade, Beyonce
Best Country Solo Performance: "My Church," Maren Morris
Best Rock Song: "Blackstar," David Bowie
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: "Stressed Out," Twenty One Pilots
Best New Artist: Chance the Rapper
Best Pop Solo Performance: "Hello," Adele
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: "Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin," Willie Nelson
Best Pop Vocal Album: 25, Adele
Best Dance Recording: "Don’t Let Me Down," The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya
Best Dance/Electronic Album: Skin, Flume
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: Culcha Vulcha, Snarky Puppy
Best Rock Performance: "Blackstar," David Bowie
Best Metal Performance: "Dystopia," Megadeth
Best Rock Album: Tell Me I’m Pretty, Cage the Elephant
Best Alternative Music Album: Blackstar, David Bowie
Best R&B Performance: "Cranes in the Sky," Solange
Best Traditional R&B Performance: "Angel," Lalah Hathaway
Best R&B Song: "Lake By the Ocean," Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
Best R&B Album: Lalah Hathaway Live, Lalah Hathaway
Best Rap Performance: "No Problem," Chance the Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
Best Rap/Sung Performance: "Hotline Bling," Drake
Best Rap Song: "Hotline Bling," Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake)
Best Latin Pop Album: Jesse & Joy, Un Besito Mas
Best Country Album: Sturgill Simpson, A Sailor's Guide to Earth
Best Country Song: Tim McGraw, "Humble and Kind"
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Pentatonix, "Jolene (feat. Dolly Parton)"
Best Roots Gospel Album: Joey+Rory, Hymns
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Ted Nash Big Band, Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom
Best Jazz Instrumental Album: John Scofield, Country for Old Men
Best Jazz Vocal Album: Gregory Porter, Take Me to the Alley
Best Improvised Jazz Solo: John Scofield, "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: Third Coast Percussion, "Steve Reich"
Best Dance Recording: The Chainsmokers, "Don't Let Me Down (feat. Daya)"
Best New Age Album: White Sun, White Sun II
Best Gospel Performance/Song: Tamela Mann, "God Provides"
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: Hillary Scott & The Scott Family, "Thy Will"
Best Gospel Album: Kirk Franklin, Losing My Religion
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: Hillary Scott & The Scott Family, Love Remains
Best World Music Album: Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble, Sing Me Home
Best Children's Album: Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, Infinity Plus One
Best Spoken Word Album: Carol Burnett, In Such Good Company: Eleven Years Of Laughter, Mayhem and Fun in the Sandbox
Best Musical Theater Album: The Color Purple
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: Miles Ahead
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: John Williams, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Song Written for Visual Media: Justin Timberlake, "Can't Stop the Feeling!"
Best Instrumental Composition: Ted Nash, "Spoken at Midnight"
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella: Jacob Collier, "You and I"
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: Jacob Collier, "Flintstones"
Best Recording Package: David Bowie, Blackstar
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: Edith Piaf, Edith Piaf 1915-2015
Best Album Notes: Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle, Sissle and Blake Sing Shuffle Along
Best Historical Album: Bob Dylan, The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol.12 (Collector's Edition)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: David Bowie, Blackstar
Best Remixed Recording: Bob Moses, "Tearing Me Up (RAC Remix)"
Best Surround Sound Album: Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony, Dutilleux: Sur Le Même Accord; Les Citations; Mystère De L'instant & Timbres, Espace, Mouvement
Best Engineered Album, Classical: Mark Donahue and Fred Vogler, Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles
Producer of the Year, Classical: David Frost
Best Orchestral Performance: Boston Symphony Orchestra, "Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9"
Best Music Video: Beyoncé, "Formation"
Best Music Film: The Beatles, The Beatles: Eight Days a Week the Touring Years
MusiCares Person of the Year: Tom Petty
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