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Grammys 2016: Here's Why Adele's Performance Was 'Out of Tune'

Adele tweeted that the piano mics at Staples Center fell on to the piano strings. "It made the sound out of tune," she said.
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Singer Adele performs onstage during The 58th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on Feb. 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images

Adele wants you to hear exactly why her 2016 Grammy Awards performance sounded a bit…well, off.

The songstress took to Twitter to spill the details on what really went wrong while she sang "All I Ask" off of her hit album, 25.

"The piano mics fell on to the piano strings, that's what the guitar sound was," she explained.

"It made the sound out of tune. S--t happens."

But the live blunder wasn't exactly all bad, really.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for CBS released the following statement following the singer's live bit.

"A CBS spokesperson confirmed there was a five-to-eight second technical issue with the broadcast, adding without elaboration that it was outside the network's control."

This story first appeared at EOnline.com.