LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adele, who had trouble with her live performance at last year’s Grammy Awards, asked to restart her tribute to George Michael on Sunday at the Grammys, telling the audience: “I can’t mess this up for him.”
She stopped and used an expletive after singing some of a new arrangement of Michael’s “Fastlove,” as videos and photos of Michael played in the background. She re-sang the song and earned applause and support from the crowd at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, though Adele was teary eyed.
Adele apologized onstage again for the technical goof when accepting song of the year for “Hello,” saying she really loved Michael. At last year’s show, the British singer had a hiccup after a microphone inside a piano fell onto the instrument’s strings.
Michael died on Christmas Day. A tribute for Prince by Bruno Mars and The Time will happen later in the show.
Adele was still a big winner with three honors, including best pop vocal album and pop solo performance, and she and could win even more awards later in the show.
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