Moment Adele WALKS OUT on Grammys after Harry Styles’ win? Footage shows her refusing to applaud and then leaving her seat as he gave his ‘tone deaf’ speech
- Adele was caught on camera refusing to give Styles a standing ovation after his 2022 record Harry’s House is awarded Album of the Year
- In another shot the 34-year-old, who was also nominated, appears to get up and walk out of ceremony as former One Direction star gave his victory speech
- Styles, who is said to be good friends with Adele and vacationed with her in 2021, raised eyebrows with his ‘tone deaf’ acceptance speech on Sunday
Social media has been sent into a tailspin after video footage appears to show Adele walking out of the Grammys when Harry Styles received the coveted Album of the Year award.
In one shot Adele refuses to give the former One Direction star a standing ovation, while a separate clip shows her seemingly leaving the ceremony while he is on stage.
Styles raised eyebrows during his acceptance speech on Sunday in which he said ‘people like me’ don’t win Grammys as he took home the trophy for his 2022 record Harry’s House.
Critics slammed the ‘tone deaf’ comments as they pointed out the other nominees – which included superstars Lizzo, Adele and Beyoncé – were better champions of diversity than the straight, white and middle-class Styles.
However, some claim he could merely have been referring to his unusual career trajectory from reality TV and teen boyband star to serious musician.
Eagle-eyed viewers have posted several clips that appear to show Adele looking unhappy during Styles’ win as she remains seated while those around her – including fellow nominee Lizzo – jump up to celebrate.
However others pointed out that in some shots the 34-year-old seems to be laughing and cheering on Styles, 29, with whom she is said to be good friends. The two vacationed together to Anguilla in 2021.
Styles’ win has been mired in controversy after his third studio album beat out stiff competition from ten other critically acclaimed albums including frontrunner Beyoncé’s Renaissance and Adele’s 30.
Beyoncé fans in particular were disgruntled by the decision, with many appearing to heckle Styles after he scooped the prize.
And speculation is rife this may have been why Adele was upset by Style’s win, after she famously hit out at the Grammys decision to award her Album of the Year in 2017 over Beyoncé.
Adele won for her album 25 while Queen B was nominated for her album Lemonade.
‘This was me weak’: Grammys viewers were left in shock on Sunday as Adele appeared to walk out after Harry Styles’ controversial Album Of The Year win
‘My artist of my life is Beyoncé, and this album for me — the ‘Lemonade’ album — was so monumental,’ Adele said in her acceptance speech at the time.
Dailymail.com has reached out to Adele’s representatives for comment.
Despite losing out to Styles, Beyoncé made history on Sunday night as she picked up her 32nd Grammy – the most ever received by one artist.
One Twitter user wrote: ‘Adele was NOT trying to listen to Harry’s speech as she walks out when he won Album of The Year at the #GRAMMYs this year over Beyoncé’.
‘Adele leaving during Harry Styles little speech and Lizzo understanding why has me weak. #GRAMMYs’; ‘Adele sitting through the Harry Styles standing ovation like’; ‘lizzo and adele looking for harry after seeing the result for aoty.’
Styles looked shocked as he accepted the top prize for his third studio album which was also awarded ‘best pop vocal album.’
‘Um, man. I’ve been so, so inspired by every artist in this category with me,’ he told the crowd.
‘At a lot of different times in my life, I listened to everyone in this category when I’m alone.’
‘And I think like on nights like tonight, it’s obviously so important for us to remember that there is no such thing as bests in music.’
‘I don’t think any of us sit in the studio thinking [and] making decisions based on what is going to get us one of these.’
He added: ‘This is really, really kind. I’m so, so grateful. I’m going to pass it over to my collaborators who are — I’m just so this doesn’t happen to people like me very often. And this is so, so nice. Thank you very, very much.’
Choice words: Harry, who was heckled by Beyonce’s fans when he scooped the gong , courted controversy with his speech after claiming ‘people like me’ don’t win Grammys
The 29-year-old has yet to explain exactly what he meant but has been accused of ‘white privilege’, with critics pointing out he is straight, white male who enjoyed a middle-class upbringing in a small Cheshire village.
The backlash is the latest in a string of recent PR headaches for the global star after receiving scathing film reviews, accusations of ‘queer baiting’ and the now notorious ‘spit-gate’ saga.
Some have speculated that the speech may have been an attempted hint at humble roots or not having relatives in the music industry. One journalist said that he was referring to not being ‘posh and parentally blessed’.
She tweeted: ‘To a UK ear, when Harry Styles says “things like this don’t happen to people like me”—this is what he means,’ before linking to an article about British nepo babies.
It has also been suggested Styles was referring to his unusual route to becoming a serious musician, having started out in a manufactured boy band on reality TV.
His career began when he auditioned for British series The X Factor in 2010.
From there he was scooped up and placed in teen boyband One Direction with Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik.
It came as David Bowie’s producing partner Tony Visconti has hit out at claims that Styles is the ‘new Bowie’.
The 78-year-old American record producer, musician and singer has worked with Bowie from 1968 until his final album Blackstar in 2016 – with his work on this album in particular cited at the Grammy Awards when Bowie won the Best Engineered Album, Non Classical.
Taking to his Facebook page on Monday, Tony wrote to his fans: ‘What’s the difference between the Grammys and Las Vegas? Nothing!’
With hundreds of comments and likes under the initial post, Tony then took aim at Harry’s live performance on Sunday where he performed As It Was.
Hitting out, Tony wrote: ‘Someone just told me that Harry Styles is the new Bowie?
‘From what I saw tonight, he’s not worthy of shining his shoes.’
Harry’s House beat out ten nominees for Album of the Year which included: Abba – Voyage, Adele – 30, Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti, Beyoncé – Renaissance, Brandi Carlile – In These Silent Days, Coldplay – Music of the Spheres, Kendrick Lamar – Mr Morale and the Big Steppers, Lizzo – Special and Mary J Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous.