After a four-year absence from the Grammys, Adele took the stage Monday night to perform "All I Ask" -- and while her song was one of the most anticipated of the night, the performance was, at times, shockingly bad.
Technical issues plagued her entire performance, with the entire TV feed cutting out in the first minute. Meanwhile, her acoustic guitar was also mixed poorly, perhaps resulting in Adele pushing and singing terribly flat throughout the majority of the song.
UPDATE, Feb. 16: That was no guitar. Adele explained what happened here.
Judge for yourself:
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Adele is deadly flat. Sorry, but this is not a good performance.— Josh Lincoln Dickey (@JLDlite) February 16, 2016
Adele's struggles tonight might've been monitor-related -- there were sound issues all over the place -- but she was pushing. Hard— Josh Lincoln Dickey (@JLDlite) February 16, 2016
Several people blamed the sound issues on Justin Bieber, whose performance followed Adele's.
Lol at the big probability that the random guitar during Adele's performance was Bieber warming up. What a mess, #Grammys.— Jio de Leon (@jiodeleon) February 16, 2016
Yup #Bieber screwed up #Adele's performance by strumming along backstage, waiting to come out. #GRAMMYs sound mix had his guitar turned up — Spike (@loudspike) February 16, 2016
#Adele is undoubtedly best voice out there. But the #GRAMMYs perf seemed like a karaoke.
Maybe was an awful sound production.— Samy Nemir Olivares (@Samynemir) February 16, 2016
The @Adele sound issues have ruined the #Grammys for me!— Perez (@ThePerezHilton) February 16, 2016
Dear @Adele's guitarist, don't worry she'll find someone like you soon. #GRAMMYs— Chris Mann Music (@IamChrisMann) February 16, 2016
To whoever or whatever caused all of those sound probs during Adele's #GRAMMYs perf: pic.twitter.com/kGw74h1QYA— Bustle (@bustle) February 16, 2016
How I'm feeling about that @Adele performance... #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/gHTMoDuJxr— The Root (@TheRoot) February 16, 2016
Despite a disappointing return to the Grammys' stage, fans stood by the singer. And don't fret, she's sure to be back sweeping every nomination next year.
Audio problems can't bring Adele down!! Still killed it. #GRAMMYs— BROOKE SORENSON (@BrookeNSorenson) February 16, 2016