Glittering night for Adele at Grammys

Singer underlines comeback with sweep of night’s three top awards

worked closely with Prince — brought the audience to its feet with funky renditions of Jungle Love and The Bird.

Until Adele’s abrupt restart, Beyonce was the talk of the show. In glittery gown and gilded crown and gold choker, a pregnant Beyonce took the Grammy stage for two songs from the critically acclaimed Lemonade.

Beyonce, who walked into the show with nine nominations, won two: best music video ( Formation) and urban contemporary album ( Lemonade). “My intention for the film and album is to create a body of work that would give voice to our pain, our struggles, our doubts, and our history, to confront issues that make us uncomfortable,” she told the crowd.

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“It’s important to me to show images to my children that reflect their beauty, so they can grow in a world where they look in the mirror, first with their own families as well as in the Super Bowl, the Olympics, the White House and the Grammys and see themselves,” said Beyonce, reading from a card.

David Bowie, who died last year from cancer, won all four awards he was nominated for.

Blackstar, his final album released days after he died, won best alternative music album and engineered album, non-classical (Bowie is listed as one of the engineers on Blackstar.) In the latter category, he beat out Prince, who also died last year.

The title track won best rock song and rock performance.

Chance the Rapper won the night’s first award, for best new artist. He also won best rap album — the first streamingonly album to do so — and bested Drake and Kanye West.

“I didn’t think we were gonna get this one,” said Chance, who also won best rap performance.

Twenty one pilots won best pop duo/group performance for the hit Stressed Out. — AP