Adele has won best pop solo performance for her song Set Fire To The Rain at the 55th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
The British vocalist, who dominated the 2012 awards by winning six Grammys, took to the stage to collect her award wearing a striking red floral-design dress.
Speaking backstage after her win, Adele said she had been so busy singing nursery rhymes to her new baby son that: “I don’t really remember what’s cool and what’s not.”
She added that there had been little time lately to work on her new album.
“I’m not very far along at all. I’ve been out of the loop really,” she said.
The 24-year-old’s award came after a spectacular opening performance from Taylor Swift, who sang her hit song We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together while dressed as the Mad Hatter.
Swift wore a white top hat, tails, shorts and tall boots during the surreal version of her song.
Elton John and Ed Sheeran also performed a duet at the ceremony, held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Following on from Adele’s success, Paul McCartney picked up his 15th Grammy by winning the best traditional pop vocal album for Kisses On The Bottom.
The Beach Boys, who reunited at last year’s show and launched a tour to celebrate their 50th anniversary, also won their first-ever Grammy for The Smile Sessions.
This year’s categories are dominated by male artists, with British folk band Mumford & Sons, the pop-rock trio FUN and R&B singer Frank Ocean heading into the show with six nominations each.
FUN has won the Grammy for song of the year for the group’s hit We Are Young.
Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys and electronica star Skrillex have already taken out three wins apiece during the Grammys pre-telecast awards show.
The Grammy pre-telecast awards show at the Nokia Theatre had 70 trophies up for grabs, including rock, pop, rap and country categories.
Gotye, a Belgian-Australian artist, won best alternative album for Making Mirrors and best pop/duo performance for Somebody That I Used To Know, featuring Kimbra.
Mumford & Sons were among dozens of performers at the awards, including The Black Keys and former White Stripes frontman Jack White.
