Grammys 2017: Golden Gnarly Davidson, Prince tributes, Adele's awards and more – in pictures

Highlights from this year’s award show, from Blue Ivy Carter’s pink Prince homage to Metallica and Lady Gaga’s fiery collaboration


  • CeeLo Green as his alter ego, Gnarly Davidson
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    CeeLo Green as his alter ego Gnarly Davidson


  • Songwriter Joy Villa arrives in a dress emblazoned with Trump’s slogan Make America Great Again
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    Songwriter Joy Villa arrives in a dress emblazoned with Trump’s slogan Make America Great Again


  • Rock and roll: host James Corden arrives on stage to host the awards
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    Rock and roll: host James Corden arrives on stage to host the awards


  • Q-Tip and Jarobi White of A Tribe Called Quest performed with Busta Rhymes, who thanked ‘President Agent Orange’ for ‘perpetuating evil in the United States’
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    Q-Tip and Jarobi White of A Tribe Called Quest performed with Busta Rhymes who thanked “President Agent Orange” for “perpetuating evil in the United States”


  • Adele accepts the award for album of the year for 25, but dedicated her award to Beyoncé: ‘All us artists here adore you. You are our light. And the way that you make me and my friends feel, the way you make my black friends feel, is empowering. And you make them stand up for themselves. And I love you. I always have and I always will.’
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    Adele accepts the award for album of the year for 25, but dedicated her award to Beyoncé. “All us artists here adore you. You are our light. And the way that you make me and my friends feel, the way you make my black friends feel, is empowering. And you make them stand up for themselves. And I love you. I always have and I always will.”


  • ‘I can’t mess this up for him,’ says Adele, who restarts her tribute to George Michael
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    “I can’t mess this up for him” says Adele, who restarts her tribute to George Michael at the Grammys.


  • Beyoncé, winner of best urban contemporary album and best video, performs Love Drought and Sandcastles.
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    Beyoncé, winner of best urban contemporary album and best video, performs Love Drought and Sandcastles.


  • Solange Knowles, Jay Z and daughter Blue Ivy Carter, dressed as Prince.
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    Solange Knowles, Jay Z and daughter Blue Ivy Carter dressed as Prince.


  • Bruno Mars dressed in purple for his Prince tribute
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    Bruno Mars dressed in purple for his Prince tribute


  • Ed Sheeran performs his new song, Shape of You, at the awards
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    Ed Sheeran performs his new song Shape of You at the awards


  • Chance The Rapper won best rap album for Coloring Book, best new artist and best rap performance win for his song No Problems, recorded with Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz.
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    Chance the Rapper won best rap album for Coloring Book, best new artist and best rap performance win for his song No Problems, recorded with Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz.


  • Jennifer Lopez made a heartfelt speech before presenting the award for best new artist. ‘At this point in history, our voices are needed more than ever,’ she said, before quoting from an essay Toni Morrison.
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    Jennifer Lopez made a heartfelt speech before presenting the award for best new artist. “At this point in history, our voices are needed more than ever,” she said, before quoting from an essay Toni Morrison.


  • Before welcoming The Weeknd and Daft Punk onto the stage, Paris Jackson made a statement about the Standing Rock protests: ‘We could really used this kind of excitement at a pipeline protest, guys #NoDAPL.’
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    Before welcoming The Weeknd and Daft Punk onto the stage, Paris Jackson made a statement about the Standing Rock protests: ‘We could really used this kind of excitement at a pipeline protest, guys #NoDAPL.’


  • Katy Perry performed her new song, Chained to the Rhythm, wearing an armband which read ‘persist’
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    Katy Perry performed her new song Chained to the Rhythm wearing an armband which read “persist”


  • Laverne Cox used her time on stage to urge the audience to search online for Gavin Grimm, a transgender teen whose legal challenge to use a gender-conforming bathroom may end up in the supreme court.
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    Laverne Cox used her time on stage to urge the audience to search online for Gavin Grimm, a transgender teen whose legal challenge to use a gender-conforming bathroom may end up in the supreme court.


  • James Hetfield from Metallica and Lady Gaga, performing Moth into Flame
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    James Hetfield from Metallica and Lady Gaga, performing Moth into Flame


  • The Weeknd and Daft Punk perform Starboy on stage
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    The Weeknd and duo Daft Punk perform Starboy on stage


  • Adele, winner of best pop vocal album, best pop solo performance, song of the year, record of the year, and album of the year, poses in the press room
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    Adele, winner of Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Solo Performance, Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Album of the Year, poses in the press room
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