Adele scoops 3 prizes in hometown return to UK’s Brit Awards

By JILL LAWLESS
Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Adele has made a return to live performance and scooped three prizes at the Brit Awards, the U.K.’s leading music prizes. The north London-born diva won trophies for album, song and artist of the year and performed her song “I Drink Wine” during the ceremony at London’s O2 Arena. The show comes weeks after Adele canceled a planned Las Vegas residency, citing delivery delays and coronavirus in her crew. Other winners at Tuesday’s awards included Dua Lipa, Sam Fender, Olivia Rodrigo and British rap artists Little Simz and Dave. This year the Brits did away with separate male and female artist categories for the awards. Organizers said the change would celebrate artists “solely for their music and work.”