LOS ANGELES, February 13 (Reuters) - Adele won the top three Grammy awards on Sunday, taking home the statuettes for album, record and song of the year in a shock victory over Beyonce.
Adele won all five Grammys for which she was nominated, including for her comeback album "25" and her single "Hello."
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Adele holds the five Grammys she won including Record of the Year for "Hello" and Album of the Year for "25" during the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S. , February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake[/caption]
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Beyonce holds the awards she won for Best Urban Contemporary Album for "Lemonade" and Best Music Video for "Formation" at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S. , February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake[/caption]
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Adele breaks the Grammy for Record of the Year for "Hello" after having it presented to her at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson[/caption]
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Singer Jennifer Lopez arrives at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S. , February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni[/caption]
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Singer Katy Perry arrives at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S. , February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni[/caption]
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Beyonce performs at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S. , February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson[/caption]
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Adele sings "Hello" at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson[/caption]
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Show host James Corden speaks onstage while in his underwear at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S. , February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson[/caption]
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Beyonce performs at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S. , February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson[/caption]
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Adele accepts the Grammy for Record of the Year for "Hello" given to her and co-writer Greg Kurstin (not pictured) at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson[/caption]
Beyonce, who had gone into Sunday's awards show with a leading nine nominations for her "Lemonade" album, won just two.
"My queen and my idol is Queen B. I adore you," Adele said to Beyonce as she accepted her award.
"The 'Lemonade' album was so monumental," she added.
Beyonce and Adele also had the most talked-about moments on a night marked by political statements, an emotional tribute to British pop star George Michael, and a rocking memorial to pioneering funk musician Prince.
In her first public appearance since her announcement 12 days ago that she is expecting twins, Beyonce donned a sheer, glittering gold dress and halo to sing ballads "Love Drought" and "Sandcastles" from her album "Lemonade."
Moments later, Adele literally stopped the show after flubbing the start of a tribute to the late British pop star Michael.
"I'm sorry. I know it's live TV," she said, cursing, stopping her slow ballad version of Michael's "Fastlove" and asking to start again. "I can't mess this up for him (Michael)," she said.
Adele, 28, was competing head-on with Beyonce, 35, the only other artist to be nominated this year for all three top awards - album, song and record of the year.
Chance the Rapper was named best new artist while Twenty One Pilots won the Grammy for best pop duo/group performance for "Stressed Out."
The other big Grammy winner was late British singer David Bowie, who won all five of the nominations for his final album "Blackstar," including best rock song.
FACTBOX - Key winners at the 2017 Grammy Awards LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Grammy Awards, the biggest honors in the music industry, took place in Los Angeles on Sunday at a ceremony hosted by James Corden. Following is a list of winners in key categories: ALBUM OF THE YEAR "25" — Adele RECORD OF THE YEAR "Hello" — Adele SONG OF THE YEAR (songwriters award) "Hello" — Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters BEST NEW ARTIST Chance The Rapper BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM "25" — Adele BEST ROCK ALBUM "Tell Me I'm Pretty" — Cage The Elephant BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM "Lemonade" — Beyoncé BEST COUNTRY ALBUM "A Sailor's Guide to Earth" - Sturgill Simpson BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM "Blackstar" — David Bowie BEST RAP ALBUM "Coloring Book" - Chance The Rapper
