Adele One Night Only Receives a Creative Arts Emmy Award

On Saturday's opening night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Adele received her very first Emmy award for her CBS spectacular "Adele One Night Only."

On the inaugural night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Adele won her very first Emmy.

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For her CBS special "Adele One Night Only," the 34-year-old singer won the Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) award.

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The megastar performed brand-new music for the first time in six years on the special event, which aired last November. He also had a private conversation with Oprah Winfrey.

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With this recognition, Adele is now one Tony Award victory away from being an EGOT, or someone with an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award.

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Only 17 people—including Mel Brooks, Whoopi Goldberg, and John Legend—have achieved the EGOT status.

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In addition to winning 15 Grammy Awards, Adele also won the 2013 Academy Award for Best Original Song for her James Bond theme, "Skyfall."

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