Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLast month, rumors had it that Adele postponed her hotly anticipated Las Vegas residency because the staging was too over-the-top — and at the otherwise over-the-top BRIT Awards in London on Tuesday, she kept things relatively straightforward, performing “I Drink Wine” while seated in front of a giant gold curtain, accompanied by an understated four-piece band and three singers.The performance was pitch-perfect, intense where it needed to be, with finger-pointing emphasis and a defiant grimace on the line, “Why am I seeking approval from people I don’t even know?”It was her second appearance of the night on the BRITS stage, the first coming when she accepted the Song of the Year award for “Easy on Me,” one of four for which she is nominated.
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