Adele beats Beyoncé and Drake to win album of the year in a night of stunning sets, fierce fashion and technical difficulties at the 59th annual awards show
Adele reluctantly beats Beyoncé for top prizes as politics flare
Grammy awards 2017 – full list of winners
The strongest 2017 Grammys red carpet looks – in pictures
5.45am GMT
Adele reluctantly accepted the top Grammy accolades on Sunday night after edging Beyoncé’s Lemonade out for album, song and record of the year.
Her wins at the 59th annual Grammy awards in Los Angeles came after Adele repeatedly apologized for having to restart her tribute to George Michael during the show. She nearly apologized again after receiving the album of the year for 25.
You can read the full wrap here:
Related: Grammys 2017: Adele reluctantly beats Beyoncé for top prizes as politics flares
5.26am GMT
Here’s Adele’s speech in case you missed it:
Adele professes her love for Beyoncé and Lemonade while accepting her award for Album of the Year #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/ivMxaO1gjC
5.07am GMT
There’s a bit of a backlash brewing, understandably, on Twitter after Beyonce lost out to Adele:
Beyonce has won one nongenre Grammy. She's been nominated more than any woman ever: 62 times.
Lemonade was an ALBUM. It was a cohesive, connected body of work. It was a story. It demonstrated influence and evolution.
Beyoncé is an example of somebody who’s done an amazing job and is getting recognized more and more, I notice. #GRAMMYs
4.45am GMT
So as the Grammys end, DJ Khaled has only gone and released a song featuring both Jay Z and Beyoncé. Time to resurrect that Tidal subscription ...
#DJKHALED "SHINING" FT. beyonce & JAY Z!! PROD. by #DJKHALED & Co Produced by @only1DANJA my… https://t.co/11Bfr4NZBw
4.41am GMT
And she’s back! Arriving onstage again for the night’s big award, she’s tearful and unprepared. “As you can see it took an army to make me strong and willing again” she says as the crew who worked on the album enter the stage with her.
4.37am GMT
Country’s power couple Faith Hill and Tim McGraw have just presented the penultimate award to Adele who wins again for her big comeback single.
4.28am GMT
It’s been a typically patchy night for tributes but this is a rather lovely way to remember the long list of greats who have died in the past year.
4.23am GMT
Hilariously, James Corden just pretended Kanye was coming on but, get this, he isn’t! It’s Neil Portnow, the current president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, and he’s talking the importance of unity.
“We are and always will be one people” - he’s talking about music being a unifying artform at a time such as this. Beyonce and Jay Z are both chewing gum while they watch, bored.
4.15am GMT
One of the night’s big winners shows why he’s been getting so much love from the Grammys this year with a rousing performance kicked off with an impressive verse filled with so many words that it seemed like his head might explode at the end.
4.09am GMT
Pentatonix doing a rather heinous Jackson 5 cover now. But hey, it was mercifully short so someone is listening.
James Corden is now chatting to the audience again, showing that everyone is actually sitting on folding chairs. It still feels unlikely that Beyoncé wouldn’t be given a folding throne at least.
4.06am GMT
In case you missed it, here’s Adele’s troubled George Michael tribute
4.00am GMT
“Ladies and gentleman, I defy you to stay in your seeats,” says Corden as he introduces The Time who are performing a tribute to their peer Prince. They go into Jungle Love with Morris Day on fine form – he’s demanding everyone gets up and the majority of people comply.
3.48am GMT
She real RT @theNFLchick: RT @BradySpears: Can we please just appreciate Rihanna for a second pic.twitter.com/SWLdkyIPQr
3.46am GMT
Solange introduces Anderson Paak and A Tribe Called Quest, who dedicate their performance to Phife Dawg and all the people around the world who are holding politicians to account.
3.39am GMT
Celine Dion walks out, reminds everyone she won song of the year for My Heart Will Go on 18 years ago, and then presents the award which goes to …
3.31am GMT
It’s here: the tribute which makes no sense - as Little Big Town, Demi Lovato, Tori Kelly, Little Big Town and Andra Day – so essentially artists who have nothing to do with the group or their sound, perform a medley.
3.18am GMT
There are no such tech issues for Sturgill Simpson who has won best country album already and is up for the best album award later on, where he goes up as an underdog alongside Beyonce and Adele.
3.13am GMT
Laverne Cox, introduces Gaga and Metallica, and gives some publicity to Gavin Grimm, who is a trangender teen going to the supreme court to take up his case for discrimination.
3.06am GMT
Taraji P Henson is here to present the best rap album, highlighting that some of the genre’s biggest stars have walked away with the award in the past – and failing to acknowledge Drake and Kanye’s boycott.
2.56am GMT
It’s a George Michael tribute now with Adele the unlikely choice to sing a new arrangement of Fast Love. The fast-paced track has been slowed down and she’s dressed in black while images of the late singer play in the background.
2.49am GMT
Jane the Virgin’s Gina Rodriguez has come on to introduce this duet between a country newcomer and a soul stalwart. It’s been decked out like the ballroom in Beauty and the Beast crossed with the masquerade ball from Fifty Shades Darker.
2.44am GMT
In case you haven’t seen it yet, here’s arguably the only standout moment tonight so far:
Beyonce's full performance at the #GRAMMYs 2017. You're welcome. pic.twitter.com/VRGRt3esEQ
2.41am GMT
This is incredibly likely:
The new I Got The Receipts meme pic.twitter.com/TRmUsM55Wk
2.39am GMT
Ooh this is better. Gary Clark Jr is performing a duet with William Bell. It’s stripped down and wisely so. Focused on two strong performers without the need for gimmicks.
2.32am GMT
Little Big Town on stage right now singing, ermmm, Teenage Dream by Katy Perry. Oh they’re just doing this to introduce Perry who is singing her new song. Thank God for that.
2.24am GMT
Like music but also like dresses? Well here’s a set of pics you might enjoy gawping at:
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2.21am GMT
Bruno Mars is up doing one of his many wedding songs. There’s an energy on stage that’s been missing from some of the other performances tonight but it’s still lacking something. It feels like a song during a Bruno Mars concert rather than a Grammys performance.
2.16am GMT
Oh lord James Corden is doing a carpool karaoke with Jennifer Lopez, Neil Diamond, John Legend, Keith Urban, Jason DeRulo, Blue Ivy etc etc.
They’re singing uncomfortably and all looking like they would rather be literally anywhere else. It’s a thinly disguised attempt to replicate Ellen’s selfie and, depressingly, probably will go viral in some way, like a disease.
2.13am GMT
In a female-dominated category (that’s four women vs one man), newcomer Maren Morris beat out some of her more recognizable competitors.
2.04am GMT
Tina Knowles, Beyonce’s mum, talks about her daughters and why she’s so proud of them. Solange has won an award tonight and now Tina is introducing Beyonce. “With a mother’s pride, my daughter, Beyonce,” she says.
1.54am GMT
Ryan ‘Mr Redcarpet’ Seacrest gives out the gong for music educator award to Keith Hancock, before swiftly moving on to Lukas Graham and Kelsea Ballerini who are performing a duet version of 7 Years Old which, just to keep in line with tonight’s funereal feel, is miserable and downbeat. Is anyone going to do something fun tonight?
1.47am GMT
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Blue Ivy is dressed as Prince pic.twitter.com/7fEoW6d6aB
1.46am GMT
“I should have worn my glasses,” says tallest Chainsmoker man, who reads out the wrong award.
1.43am GMT
Corden does a Twenty One Pilot and turns up in only hi pants to introduce Ed Sheeran who is singing Shape of You, a new pop song.
1.34am GMT
Nick Jonas hands out the gong to the Pilots. They’ve all got their pants off on stage. One of them has yellow hair, and this night is just getting weirder.
1.30am GMT
John Travolta is at an award show and he’s doing his awards show shtick again. “I’m excited to be here,” he says, after muttering on about his bling and not being able to read the prompter.
1.20am GMT
The Weeknd and the robots from Paris come to the stage grasping what appears to be a magical crystal or a bit of kryptonite. They’re doing Starboy on a stage that looks a bit like Mr Freeze’s lair from Batman and Robin.
1.14am GMT
J-Lo says: “Our voices are needed more than ever … there is no room for fear,” while introing the best new artist winner, which goes to Chance The Rapper. The second reference to president Trump so far tonight.
1.11am GMT
That was a dull start, but here comes James Corden.
Hello, @Adele: Watch her kick off the 2017 #GRAMMYs https://t.co/ruIyRe5mmX pic.twitter.com/YUeCiPB1sR
1.04am GMT
Things kick off with Adele singing Hello. Lets hope she doesn’t have those technical difficulties which ruined her turn last year.
12.53am GMT
Lady Gaga has arrived. No meat, no egg, but full on dystopian Showgirls vibe instead:
SHE HAS ARRIVED!! @LadyGaga at the #grammys2017 Right now! pic.twitter.com/El7d0e3EBe
12.51am GMT
Since there are so many damn awards tonight, a number of them have already been handed out. Here are some of the bigger winners so far:
Best rap song: Drake - Hotline Bling
12.50am GMT
Beyonce might break the Grammys tonight after breaking the whole damn internet with her belly pics the other week. She could become the most awarded female artist in Grammys history. She’s already won 20, well 21 now as she’s just won best music video for Formation, and could beat previous record-holder Alison Krauss who has 27.
Also if she wins album of the year, she’ll be the first black female to win that award since Lauryn Hill in 1999.
12.47am GMT
Tonight’s host is, look away British people, James Corden! He’s still a thing over here despite being a not very popular thing in his home country. Here’s a tease of what’s in store:
12.46am GMT
While there’ll be a load of stars in attendance tonight, there will also be some notable no-shows, including Kanye and Frank Ocean. Here’s your man Frank on why he deems the awards irrelevant:
DAMN FRANK OCEAN WENT IN ON THE GRAMMYS pic.twitter.com/Ba8FdcjwTo
12.43am GMT
Jennifer Lopez is here and she’s rumored to be dating Drake who is in Manchester remember Broski. But Seacrest pressed her for some gossip and well, this is what we got: “I love Drake. He’s so brilliant and talented ... we hung out ... I have so much love for that boy”
12.39am GMT
John Legend just told Seacrest that he’ll be singing God Only Knows tonight as a tribute to the many artists that have died in the past year. He’ll also be doing a La La Land medley at the Oscars in a couple of weeks.
12.36am GMT
Drake’s celebrating in Manchester! Broski!
.@Drake congratulates @chancetherapper on his #GRAMMYs win for Best Rap Performance with "No Problem" pic.twitter.com/DXIoXYhppI
12.33am GMT
And yeah Cee-Lo also wore a poor man’s cosplay outfit to a pre-Grammys party last night as well ...
12.30am GMT
Singer Joy Villa, nope no idea either, is wearing a Donald Trump-themed dress which is going down super well on Twitter ...
12.27am GMT
Oh and Katy Perry just swore on E!’s red carpet show which caused a frantic Ryan Seacrest to say how much he loves her “candor” before pushing her far away from him
12.26am GMT
Katy Perry is on the red carpet and said a) she took a musical break to protect her “mental health” and b) her new hair color is the only color left on the Pantone chart she hadn’t tried
Katy Perry is here. #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/YKnxp3NUzZ
12.22am GMT
Some sad news this morning as Grammy-winning jazz singer Al Jarreau died at the age of 76. He won seven Grammys over a 50 year career:
Related: Al Jarreau, Grammy-winning jazz, pop and R&B singer, dies at 76
12.18am GMT
Santigold is unlikely to face any “who wore it better” problem tonight because she’s got a three-headed dragon on her dress:
12.13am GMT
Unlike 7-Eleven, there doesn’t appear to be a “no shirts” rule at the Grammys because Desiigner ain’t bloody wearing one and it’s totally okay:
12.10am GMT
So yeah, this just happened:
Cee-Lo showed up looking like an angry Ferrero Rocher. pic.twitter.com/bNMf8s9HRv
12.09am GMT
Ryan Tedder claims the start of the ceremony will be “the funniest opening” of the Grammys in recent memory and this is a guy who knows comedy
12.00am GMT
Welcome to the 2017 Grammys live blog.
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11.59pm GMT
Tonight’s host is, look away British people, James Corden! He’s still a thing over here despite being a not very popular thing in his home country. Here’s a tease of what’s in store:
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