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lifestyle TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2017

AWARDS

Adele poses in the press room with the awards for album of the year for "25", song of the year for "Hello", record of the year for "Hello", best pop solo performance for "Hello", performs a tribute to George Michael at the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday in . — AP/AFP photos and best pop vocal album for "25" at the 59th annual Adele wins big at Grammys with fiveGrammy awardsAwards at the Staples Center on Sunday.

dele on Sunday triumphed once again at the Grammys with five awards for her latest blockbuster Aalbum of ballads, but she paid glowing tribute to her rival Beyonce, calling her an idol. The English balladeer swept up the top prizes of the night at the music industry's biggest night-Album, Record and Song of the Year. Beyonce walked away with two trophies. And in a sentimental hom- age to late rock icon , his final album "Blackstar" earned five awards, including four posthumous prizes for the singer. Adele, who has stood by her winning style of heart-wrenching ballads, became the first act ever to sweep the three key categories in two different years. She won Record of the Year, which recognizes overall song, and Song of the Year, which looks at songwriting, for her ubiquitous hit "Hello" and Album of the Year for "25." Adele made a similar sweep in 2012 with her last album "21"-which remains the only album to have outsold "25" in the past decade. Fighting back tears, Adele took the podi- Adele accepts the award for album of the year for ‘25’. um and paid tribute to Beyonce, who had led the night's nominations with nine for her politically edgy "Lemonade." "My idol is Queen Bey and I adore you. You move my soul every day," Adele said as she looked at Beyonce, who was making her first public appearance since announcing she Beyonce accepts the award was pregnant with twins. for best urban contempo- It was a happy ending to a night that included a major Posthumous honors for Bowie rary album for ‘Lemonade’. embarrassment as Adele-using an expletive that was cut "Blackstar"- album of Bowie, who always from the television broadcast-insisted on starting over her enjoyed more recognition in his native Britain-won in all tribute to late pop icon George Michael. It was the second five categories for which it was nominated, including Best straight year of hiccups for Adele after a microphone fell on Rock Song and Best Alternative Music Album. Bowie had the piano during her Grammy performance a year ago. won only one Grammy in his lifetime before Sunday. And Shortly afterward on Sunday, Metallica frontman James "Blackstar," which he released two days before his death last Hetfield discovered that his microphone was off as the year from an undisclosed battle with cancer, was controver- band played with -who transformed into a met- sially passed over for Album of the Year honors. alhead, dancing ferociously before stage-diving. Bowie showed himself innovative to the end by collabo- rating with the avant-garde saxophonist Donny Beyonce's call for inclusive world McCaslin. While not predicting how Bowie would have felt, Beyonce won only for Best Urban Contemporary Album McCaslin told reporters: "When the press was hearing the accepts the award for best Chance The Rapper accepts the award for "Lemonade" and Best for "Formation." The album before it came out, I could see it meant a lot to him." new artist. for best rap album for ‘’. video marked the most political statement of Beyonce's Chance the Rapper, 23, picked up three prizes including the career as she rallied behind the Black Lives Matter move- closely watched Best New Artist award for his gospel- ment with imagery of police officers surrendering as if infused hip-hop. The artist benefited from updated under arrest. Reflecting her increasingly experimental side, rules that now consider streaming exclusives. Beyonce's Grammy performance was a New Age-inspired electrified the crowd with a tribute to , celebration of motherhood. She showed her exposed belly uncannily channeling the late pop icon by donning a pur- underneath a bra on a projection on stage-before the real- ple jacket and playing a guitar solo to "Let's Go Crazy." The life 35-year-old singer took the stage with a golden crown performance marked a new commercial effort by the estate Sturgill Simpson accepts and cape. With hints of India and ancient Egypt, Beyonce of Prince-who famously rejected music industry conven- the award for best country sang two new songs as dozens of female dancers surround- tions-with his classic albums on Sunday returning to major album for “A Sailor’s Guide ed her with flowers and a spoken word incantation lauded streaming sites. — AFP To Earth”. the power of women. Accepting one of her awards, Beyonce said "Lemonade" and the accompanying film were meant "to create a body of work that will give a voice to our pain, our struggles, our darkness and our history-to confront issues that make us uncomfortable." "It's important to me to show images to my children that reflect their beauty so they can grow up in a world where they look in the mirror- first through their own families, as well as the news, the Super Bowl, the Olympics, the White and the Grammys-and see themselves," Beyonce said, in one of the night's more subtle political comments. Chance The Rapper performs onstage. Singer Beyonce, winner of Best Urban The evening saw its most forceful statement as rapper Contemporary Album for “Lemonade” took the stage with hip-hop pioneers A and Best Music Video for “Formation,” Tribe Called Quest and emerging artist Anderson .Paak. poses in the press room. Denouncing US President for his efforts to curtail immigration, Busta Rhymes mocked "President Agent Orange" and shouted, "We come together! We the people!" as performers knocked through a wall. Paris Jackson, the 18-year-old daughter of King of Pop , voiced hope when she saw the enthusiastic crowd in the Staples Center in Los Angeles-the scene eight years earlier of her father's memorial service. "We can really use this kind of excitement at a pipeline protest, guys," she said to cheers. (Above & below ) Recording artist Beyonce performs onstage.

Matthan Minster, from left, Daniel Tichenor, Matthew Shultz, Jared Champion, Nick Bockrath, and Brad Shult, of the musical group Cage the Elephant, pose in the press room with the award for best rock album for “Tell Me I’m Pretty” at the 59th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Sunday.