Adele's '25' wins Grammy for Album of the Year, sweeps awards
February 13, 2017  10:44
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'25' by Adele wins Grammy award for album of the year. 

The British singer swept the 2017 Grammy awards on Sunday, winning the following awards: Album of the Year for 25, her single Hello won for Best Pop Solo Performance, and was also declared Song of the Year and Record of the Year.

Beyonc, who had the highest number of nominations at nine, won Best Music Video for Formation. The 59th edition of popular music awards was hosted by The Late Late Show's James Corden at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles.

Just ahead of the win, for the second year in a row, Adele sang a tribute to George Michael, which went awry, prompting her to swear and ask for a restart while on stage, reports CNN.

She was just moments into her slowed down take of "Fastlove" when she paused.

"I know it's live TV, I'm sorry," she said, before she was briefly cut-off by a censor. "I can't do it again like last year. I'm sorry for swearing and I'm sorry for starting again. Can we please start it again?"

The tribute was Adele's second performance of the night. The singer kicked off Sunday's show with a pitch-perfect rendition of her hit "Hello."
"I can't mess this up for him," she said, as the crowd cheered.

Before attempting the song again, she also apologized to Grammy Awards producer Ken Ehrlich.

Last year, Adele's performance of "All I Ask" was plagued by sound problems after piano mics fell onto the instrument's strings, causing a distracting, tinny sound throughout.

After finishing "Fastlove," fellow artists showed their support for Adele in the audience with a standing ovation -- and on Twitter.
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