Clinton 'thrilled' after Adele tells fans 'don't vote' for Trump

Hillary Clinton has said she was "stunned and thrilled" to receive Adele's backing, calling herself a "huge fan" of the British star.

Adele told an audience at Miami's American Airlines Arena on Tuesday she did not want Donald Trump to win.

In a video posted online, the chart-topping Brit and Grammy-winning singer is heard saying: "I do know what to do - don't vote for him, that's all I'm saying."

She continues: "I support Hillary Clinton 100%, I do.

"And for anyone else that wants to vote for him, I don't care, good for you, do whatever you want.

"I'm just letting you know who I would vote for."

The concert was attended by Mrs Clinton, though it was unclear if Adele knew.

Mrs Clinton said she was "really grateful" for the singer's support.

"I went to the Adele concert after we finished our day of campaigning in Florida, and I was stunned and thrilled because I'm a huge fan of hers and it meant a lot to me that she said something so positive," she told US radio station SiriusXM.

According to Mrs Clinton's campaign spokesman Nick Merrill, Adele said on stage that while she could not vote in next month's election, "what happens in America affects me too".

He said she endorsed the Democratic candidate for the White House, telling fans: "I love her. She's amazing."

Mr Trump was not so thrilled.

After being criticised for taking time out of the campaign to attend the opening of his latest luxury hotel in Washington, he said he had been treated unfairly.

"Hillary Clinton goes to see an Adele concert last night, and everybody says, oh, wasn't that nice, isn't that wonderful," he told ABC news.

"I can't take one hour off to cut a ribbon at one of the great hotels of the world?"

In February, Adele told Mr Trump to stop playing her music at his political rallies.

The billionaire businessman had been using the star's songs such as Rolling In The Deep as "warm-up" music.

But Adele's spokesman at the time confirmed: "Adele has not given permission for her music to be used for any political campaigning."

She is not the only musician to distance the property tycoon from her music.

In May, The Rolling Stones told the US presidential hopeful to stop using their songs at his campaign rallies.

Last week, rap superstar Eminem released a new politically-charged single called Campaign Speech, featuring a loaded lyrical attack on Mr Trump .