VMA 2011: Adele brings the house down with nothing but a song

UK chart topper Adele has gone way and beyond standard levels of success ever since releasing her sophomore album 21. Topping charts on both sides of the Atlantic and having everybody sing her praises, she's gone from strength to strength. And all she's done is just sing her own songs. No gimmicks. No flash music videos. No scandals. Just singing the absolute shit out of her songs. And she did just that at this years' MTV Video music awards.

This performance stuck out like a sore thumb, because it pretty much goes against everything most artists want their VMA performances to be - which is a complete spectacle of sorts. But as Adele herself told Rolling stone:

I don't make music for eyes. I make music for ears

As much as I love an artist who can bring a visual spectacle, it's refreshing to have Adele coming along and go against that grain. She also sets a wonderful example for those who say that only auto-tuned Dr. Luke and Max Martin-fests can become hits. And that girls have to be stick thin, have blonde hair running down their backs and be willing flaunting themselves to be a success on the pop charts. I hope the likes of Katy Perry and Rihanna felt redundant for a hot minute as they witnessed this.