Adele Triumphs Over Beyoncé at Grammys, But Sony Wins Either Way
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Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, Adele, producers Ariel Rechtshaid and Samuel Dixon at The 59th Grammy Awards.
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Adele prevailed over Beyonce at the Grammy Awards Sunday in a battle of two of the industry’s most powerful women. Behind the scenes, the night’s other big winner was a 54-year-old record executive named Rob Stringer.
Stringer is the head of Columbia Records, a 130-year-old label that has been home to Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, and, in recent years, two female singer-songwriters at the top of their game. The label, owned by Sony Corp., has released all three of Adele’s albums in the U.S., and worked with Beyonce since she was in the R&B trio Destiny’s Child.