--- description: Adele opened the 2017 Grammys title: Adele Opens the 2017 Grammys With a Performance of "Hello" image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b0ab8b70f1e4d3f/6988b9eaab6d772c8e6acd7e/adele-grammys-fb.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [awards](/tag/awards/) ## awards Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Adele's Grammy Performance Featured a Sweet Shoutout to Her Son by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Feb 13, 2017 1:24 AM CUT  Adele performs onstage during The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center, on Feb. 12, 2017 in Los Angeles. Adele performs onstage during The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center, on Feb. 12, 2017 in Los Angeles.Kevin Winter—Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Feb 13, 2017 1:24 AM CUT Adele opened the 2017 Grammys, with a performance of her hit, “Hello.” The singer, who received [five Grammy nominations](http://time.com/4668337/grammys-2017-red-carpet-photos/ "undefined") this year, took home two awards before the show even started: one for best pop solo performance (for “Hello”) and the other for pop vocal album (for _25_). Adele kicked off the Grammys before host [James Corden](http://time.com/4656495/sting-on-james-corden/ "undefined") took the stage, stopping to give a shoutout to her son, age 4: “Hello, baby!” > [](https://twitter.com/KarenCivil/status/830947705102934017) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4668364/grammys-2017-adele-performance/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4668364/grammys-2017-adele-performance/"},"headline":"Adele's Grammy Performance Featured a Sweet Shoutout to Her Son","datePublished":"2017-02-13T01:24:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T03:16:44.351Z","description":"The singer received five Grammy nominations","url":"https://time.com/4668364/grammys-2017-adele-performance/","keywords":["awards","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b0ab8b70f1e4d3f/6988b9eaab6d772c8e6acd7e/adele-grammys-fb.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b0ab8b70f1e4d3f/6988b9eaab6d772c8e6acd7e/adele-grammys-fb.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"59th GRAMMY Awards - Show","caption":"Adele performs onstage during The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center, on Feb. 12, 2017 in Los Angeles.","creditText":"Kevin Winter—Getty Images","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":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/awards/","name":"awards"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4668364/grammys-2017-adele-performance/","name":"Adele's Grammy Performance Featured a Sweet Shoutout to Her Son"}}]}] ```