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Adele's '21′ Tops Best-Selling Albums of 2012 List [VIDEO]

Kyle McCann — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:06:17 +0000

For the second year in a row Adele’s ’21′ has been named the number one selling album of 2012 in the United States. Nielsen SoundScan released the yearly report on Thursday. Adele’s album is an inspiring collection of heartbreak likely based on the 24-year-old Grammy-winning singer’s own love life. It featured hit singles “Rolling In [...]

Adele Gives Birth to Baby Boy!

Jessica Sager — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 02:43:18 +0000

Congratulations Adele! Reports say that the 24-year-old singer gave birth to a bouncing baby boy last week — but in typical Adele fashion, she managed to keep it under wraps. While neither the ‘Someone Like You’ singer nor her reps have confirmed nor denied reports, the timeline matches up for Adele to have given birth. [...]

Adele to Record Theme Song for New James Bond Movie

Gary Guida — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:20:10 +0000

Rumor has it that Adele may be recording the theme song for the for the new James Bond movie ‘Skyfall’. According to the Sun newspaper, Adele visited historic Abby Road Studios in London, where music director Thomas Newman has been putting together the score for the spy film starring Daniel Craig. Since Adele isn’t going to be [...]

Adele is Pregnant!

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:29:15 +0000

Adele is celebrating another milestone — a pregnancy. The superstar singer’s representative confirmed Friday that the 24-year-old is expecting a child. The message was posted on her official website, which crashed due to a large amount of traffic after the news was announced. It’s unclear how far along the British singer is. Adele won six [...]

Celine Dion Covers Adele Rolling in the Deep [VIDEO/POLL]

Gary Guida — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:09:27 +0000

Check out this amazing cover of Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” by Celine Dion. The 44 year diva performed the Adele smash over the weekend in Las Vegas. The show marked Celine’s return to Caesars Palace. Check out the video and then take our poll on who sang it better. Who Sings It Better?

Adele Turns Down Glastonbury Headlining Gig, Wins Ivor Novello Awards

Scott Shetler — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:43:28 +0000

Even Adele gets stage fright. Adele may have walked away with two Ivor Novello Awards yesterday for her songwriting achievements, but she won’t be headlining one of England’s biggest music festivals because, the organizer says, she finds the idea of performing in front of 80,000 people too “daunting.”

Adele Surpasses Pink Floyd on Best-Selling U.K. Albums Chart

Cristin Maher — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:54:18 +0000

Adele might only have two albums in her discography so far, but she’s already engraved her name in music history — this is further evidenced by the influential artists whose records she’s been blowing past since dropping ’21.’

After sitting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts for 23 weeks (before she was dethroned by Bruce Springsteen‘s ‘Wrecking Ball’) Ms. Adkins’ Grammy-winning album has broke yet another record, surpassing Pink Floyd‘s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ as the No. 7 best-selling album in the U.K.

Has Adele Cancelled Her 2012 Tour?

Gary Guida — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:51:56 +0000

Word is Adele has cancelled her U.S. tour after warnings from her doctors. According to reports, Adele has scrapped plans to do a U.S. tour after being told by doctors she can permanently damage her voice by pushing herself too hard. A full tour has been ruled out for now. No comment from Adele’s reps at this [...]

Adele Backs Out of ITV Program Appearances Following Shortened BRIT Awards Speech

Jeff Giles — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:30:29 +0000

Adele made headlines with her no-nonsense response to being cut off during her acceptance speech at the 2012 BRIT Awards, but it sounds like she isn’t finished taking out her wrath on ITV, the network responsible for airing the awards ceremony.

Five Things You Didn't See at The Grammys-Behind the Scenes[VIDEO]

Eddie Davis — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:33:59 +0000

You may have watched this Sunday's Grammy Awards from beginning to end, but there were a few things you missed if you weren't there in person. From MTV News, here are five behind-the-scenes things you missed...