Adele Stirs Talk After 2017 Grammy Awards

Adele Stirs Talk After 2017 Grammy Awards

Every year, there is always something to talk about after the Grammy awards.  This year, it appears that Adele is the topic of choice.

Opening the show in its entirety, Adele performed her hit song, “Hello”.  Standing in one spot the whole time, it was definitely a usual Adele-style performance.  This was not the only performance from Adele; she later performed “Fastlove”, the 1996 George Michael song, in tribute to the man himself, who passed away on December 25th, 2016.  This performance is where the talk around Adele begins to surface.

Adele started the performance and, according to her, was “not on key”.  Halfway through the performance, Adele stopped singing, explained that she was not doing the tribute justice and, while cursing under her breath, asked to start over again.  From here, the band behind her followed suit, and the performance started again, the audience giving her a standing ovation once it was finished.  

Later on, after already winning five Grammys throughout the night, Adele took the most prestigious award of the night, otherwise known as the Best Record of the Year award.  Upon accepting the award, however, Adele quickly broke down crying, saying that Beyonce deserved to win the award.

“I adore you and I want you to be my mommy”, Adele said into the microphone through tears.  Clearly, it had been an emotional night for Adele, and this conclusion to the award show demonstrated exactly just that.

While many viewed Adele’s various emotions were seen as touching and inspiring to many, others viewed her emotional rollercoaster as messy and a bit unprofessional.

Junior Alyssa Spady was a little thrown off by Adele’s actions.  “I thought all of it was weird”, she says.  “She completely messed up a nice tribute, and her reaction towards winning over Beyonce was cute, but still unsettling”.

Whether you think Adele’s actions at the Grammys were positive or negative, one thing is for sure: Adele definitely got people talking.