--- title: Grammys 2017: Adele, Beyonce Praise Interviews description: Adele and Beyoncé have been fangirling over each other for years. Here's a brief history of the two megastars love affair. canonical: https://time.com/4669090/adele-beyonce-praise/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-13T18:01:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:41:03.460Z og:title: A Complete History of the Love Between Adele and Beyoncé og:description: "My artist of my life is Beyoncé" og:url: https://time.com/4669090/adele-beyonce-praise/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc1826f3ad1f3055e/6988ba0d86f68e5a8c6e37d9/adele-beyonce3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: The 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Backstage And Audience og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: A Complete History of the Love Between Adele and Beyoncé twitter:description: "My artist of my life is Beyoncé" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc1826f3ad1f3055e/6988ba0d86f68e5a8c6e37d9/adele-beyonce3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # A Complete History of the Love Affair Between Adele and Beyoncé  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 13, 2017 6:01 PM UTC  Singers Adele (L) and Beyonce attend the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Singers Adele (L) and Beyonce attend the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 13, 2017 6:01 PM UTC From the moment it was announced [Adele](http://time.com/4668811/grammys-2017-adele-beyonce-lemon-pin/) had won [album of the year](http://time.com/4668594/adele-beyonce-grammys-2017/) at the 2017 Grammys, it was clear she thought the award should have gone to [Beyoncé](http://time.com/4668482/grammys-2017-beyonce-speech/). The _25_ artist used her acceptance speech to express her gratitude and love for Bey and [_Lemonade_](http://time.com/4631309/beyonce-lemonade-impact/), prompting a tearful thank you from her fellow nominee. “My artist of my life is Beyoncé, and this album for me, the _Lemonade_ album, was just so monumental..and so well-thought out and so beautiful and soul-bearing,” she said. “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.” Adele had even more to say on the subject [once backstage](http://time.com/4668693/grammys-2017-adele-beyonce-award-press-room/). “I thought it was her year,” she mused. “What the f—k does she have to do to win album of the year?” Of course, this isn’t the first time the megastars have fangirled over each other. The two have not only been spotted hanging out at [other awards shows](https://www.grammy.com/photos/adele-and-beyonc) over the years, but have both openly spoken about their mutual admiration. **Mutual Admiration in October 2016** In an [December 2016 cover story with _Vanity Fair_](http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2016/10/adele-cover-story), Adele revealed that she had been listening to Beyoncé since she was 11 years old — when Bey was still a member of Destiny’s Child. “She’s my Michael Jackson,” she said. In turn, Beyoncé gushed about Adele’s talent for the profile. “When Adele sings you can hear that it’s coming from an unfiltered honesty and purity. She creates songs that go deep and expose pain and vulnerability with her soulful voice. She takes you places other artists don’t go to anymore — the way they did in the ‘70s,” she said, adding that she also adores her personality. “It is so easy to talk to her and be around her. She’s funny as hell and her comebacks are legendary.” **High Praise in April 2016** And when Bey dropped _Lemonade_ in April, Adele dedicated an Instagram to praising the album. “I’m not late on this I’ve just been speechless,” she wrote. “Beyoncé is the most inspiring person I’ve ever had the pleasure of worshipping. Her talent, beauty, grace and work ethic are all in a league of their own.” **The Highest Praise in May 2016** She even paused one of the shows on her _25_ tour to further rave about the record-breaking _Lemonade_. “How is it even possible that \[Beyoncé\] only ever gets better? How is that possible? She is Jesus f—ing Christ,” [Adele said](http://ew.com/article/2016/05/05/adele-beyonce-jesus-f-ing-christ/). “Beyoncé is the sickest artist around in the whole entire world; it’s unbelievable. I’ve been listening to her for 17 years, and she’s still making music that blows my mind.” > [](https://twitter.com/WORLDSTAR/status/727857156368670721) It seems like we can all agree that it’s high time for a collaboration album. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4669090/adele-beyonce-praise/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4669090/adele-beyonce-praise/"},"headline":"A Complete History of the Love Affair Between Adele and Beyoncé","datePublished":"2017-02-13T18:01:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:41:03.460Z","description":"\"My artist of my life is Beyoncé\"","url":"https://time.com/4669090/adele-beyonce-praise/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","Music","Beyonce","Adele","Grammys 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc1826f3ad1f3055e/6988ba0d86f68e5a8c6e37d9/adele-beyonce3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc1826f3ad1f3055e/6988ba0d86f68e5a8c6e37d9/adele-beyonce3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Backstage And Audience","caption":"Singers Adele (L) and Beyonce attend the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.","creditText":"Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4669090/adele-beyonce-praise/","name":"A Complete History of the Love Affair Between Adele and Beyoncé"}}]}] ```