Meanwhile Adele, while stepping up to accept the Album of the Year gong, also insisted that the award should have gone to Beyoncé.

“I can't possibly accept this award,” she said, breaking the accolade into two pieces. “The Lemonade album was just so monumental, Beyoncé. It was so monumental and well thought-out and beautiful and soul-bearing...

“The way you make me and my friends feel… the way you make my black friends feel is so empowering. I love you. I always have and always will.”

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