Grammys 2017: Adele Wins Album Of The Year, Praises Beyoncé

Adele made Grammys history on February 12 by winning Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year for the second time since 2012, when her “Rolling In The Deep” grabbed all three awards. The 28-year-old artist swept up all five awards she was nominated for, but the true moment of the night happened during her acceptance speech for Album of the Year when she took the time to praise Beyoncé and her “monumental” album Lemonade.

Grammys 2017: Adele Praises Beyoncé

After a powerful performance of her single “Hello,” the Grammys veteran made headlines for her tribute to George Michael. The tribute went off to a rocky start when Adele began singing off-key and stopped the performance to course-correct.

Thankfully, the Grammy crowd was gracious and forgiving and gave the singer a standing ovation for her rendition of “Fastlove.”

.@Adele is now the first person to win Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, and Song Of The Year twice #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/ITcLiWvxXi

— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) February 13, 2017

Adele Breaks Grammy In Two, Gives Half To Beyonce

In an awards ceremony preceded by countless headlines touting the clash between two musical titans, Adele warmed our hearts by praising her rival and inspiration Beyoncé during her acceptance speech for Album of the Year. But the singer didn’t just stop there. In a moment that people are harkening to a real-life Mean Girls moment, Adele broke her Grammy award in two to reportedly give the crowning half to Beyoncé.