At the end of 2016 , '' Billboard '' named Adele Artist of the Year for the third time , and also received the Top '' Billboard '' 200 album . '' 25 '' was the best-selling album for a second consecutive year in the US . With 160 million views , Adele 's Carpool Karaoke through the streets of London with James Corden , a sketch which featured on Corden 's talk show '' The Late Late Show with James Corden '' in January 2016 , was the biggest YouTube viral video of 2016 . At the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2017 , Adele won all five of her nominations , bringing her number of awards to fifteen . She won Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for '' 25 '' , and Record of the Year , Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for " Hello " . She also performed a tribute to the late George Michael singing the rendition of his song " Fastlove " ; due to technical difficulties which occurred during the performance , Adele decided to stop and restart , explaining " I ca n't mess this up for him "
59th Annual Grammy Awards
59th Annual Grammy Awards
Adele