Adele: The New "It Girl" In Pop Music

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Adele: The New "It Girl" In Pop Music Around The World



Now certified 10x Platinum in the UK and moving more than 8.81 million copies around the globe, Adele's "21" album is one of the world's highest and fastest selling albums in modern memory.

The follow up to the Grammy winning "19," Adele's latest effort has seen her go from just another staple in Brit Pop foreign markets, to the world's most critically acclaimed artist in last five years.

Averaging with sales of 200,000 units sold worldwide per chart week, XL Recordings' strategy of aiming the LP at the middle aged mother unable to download music illegally has paid off ¨C quite literally. For they are now expecting the project to receive Diamond certification in less than a month's time.

Successfully creating her own unique sound by seasoning mid-tempo Pop with a dose of Contemporary Soul, Adele has gone on to inspire the work of artists she herself grew up listening to. From Beyonce to Christina Aguilera.

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Adele Breaks New Record On US Charts



Now a staple in the Top 5 of charts the world over, it appears that sales of Adele's "2" show no sign of faltering despite the release of Lady GaGa's "Born This Way" in May, Beyonce's "4"in June and "Watch The Throne" by Jay Z and Kanye West just weeks ago.

For it has now broken another record in the US, more than seven months after its release.

With a total of 3.06 million copies sold in the United States, the LP is the fastest selling album to reach the 3 million mark since 2005 after experiencing a sales increase of 10% within the last chart week.

Now holding the #2 position, it sits one chart position behind "Watch The Throne" which was certified Gold this week, moving 177,000 units in the seven days.

In at #9 is Beyonce's "4", with 25,000 copies sold within the last week and three places behind her is "Born This Way" by GaGa.

At #27 is Kelly Rowland with her latest effort "Here I Am" which sits ten chart positions above Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday" with 10,000 units moved this week.

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Adele's "21" Sells 9 Million Copies WorldWide



Spawning the now well loved singles, "Rolling In The Deep", "Someone Like You" and the song "Set Fire To The Rain", Adele's "21" is undeniably one of 2011's most critically acclaimed releases.

Certified 10x platinum in the UK and now one of the highest selling albums to be released in the US in the last ten years, many would be forgiven for thinking the album would start to show signs of slowing down now seven months after its release.

However, it seems the project is now doing quite the opposite.

For as of the last chart week, it has sold over 9 million copies. Worldwide.

Sat at the #3 in this week's United World Chart, the LP sold 224,000 units world wide in the last seven days, pushing its total amount sold to a whopping 9.03 million copies.

Cementing her status as one of the highest selling artists of all time.

One spot above her at #2 is "Watch The Throne" by Jay Z and Kanye West which has sold 765,000 copies globally this week, placing it two chart positions above Lady GaGa's "Born This Way" at #4.

In at #5 is Amy Winehouse's "Back To Black" which has now moved 12.60 million copies since its release and below her at #6 is Beyonce's "4" with 65,000 units purchased around the world in the last week.

As it stands, "4" has now sold 1.44 million copies worldwide in the space of eight weeks.

Congratulations to all.

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Adele's "Someone Like You" FINALLY Hitting the U.S. Charts!



Adele’s performance of “Someone Like You” at Sunday’s MTV VMAs has sent the song soaring on US iTunes, with the tearjerker dethroning Foster the People’s “Pumped Up Kicks” to top the chart.

The digital boost will come in handy for the ballad, which is rapidly climbing at both radio (rises 34-24 on this week’s top Forty Airplay chart) and on the Hot 100 (up 34-24).

While America is just catching onto “Someone Like You” now, the song’s already a double-Platinum chart-topping hit in Australia, and it’s currently the highest-selling UK single of 2011.

It’s hard to fathom that Adele’s sophomore album '21' has already sold over 3 million copies in the U.S. and spent 12 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, but is only just now moving onto its second single.

The first single, of course, is the monster smash “Rolling in the Deep”, which spent seven weeks at the top of the Hot 100 and is just shy of hitting U.S. sales of five million copies.

Now that “Someone Like You” is gaining in all areas, Adele could very well be looking at her next American mega-hit.

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Adele Talks Stage Fright: "I Puke Quite a Lot"



Adele has come clean to British Vogue about how she deals with pre-show jitters. "I puke quite a lot before going onstage, though never actually on the stage" confessed the 22-year old singer. "But then... I sh*t myself before everything... the bigger the freak-out, the more I enjoy the show!"

The "Rolling in the Deep" songstress had previously discussed her performance anxiety with Rolling Stone, via her cover story last April. Among her worst bouts included a concert in Amsterdam, where she attempted to escape the venue through a fire exit just before taking the stage.

Despite her personal inhibitions, Adele has been acclaimed for her impassioned live performances, most recently, a poignant rendition of her piano ballad, "Someone Like You" before a national television audience at the MTV Video Music Awards August 28th.

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Adele Cancels More Dates Due To Chest Infection



Due to a recurring cold and chest infection, Adele has had to postpone her shows in Cardiff and Blackpool, which were scheduled for tonight and tomorrow.

The official announcement reads:

It is with regret that due to continuing problems with a serious cold and chest infection, Adele has had to postpone her show tonight, Wednesday September 7th in Cardiff and the following date tomorrow, Thursday September 8th in Blackpool. She had cancelled her performance at The Mercury Awards last night in the hope she would be able to continue her live dates, but has been told by her doctors that she is still not well enough to perform.

The shows will be rescheduled at the earliest opportunity and all original tickets will remain valid. Refunds will be available from the point of purchase.

Adele is extremely sorry and apologizes for any inconvenience caused and looks forward to seeing you all at the rescheduled shows.

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Adele's "Someone Like You" Soars To No. 1 On Billboard Hot 100



Adele is still rolling out the hits from her latest blockbuster album "21." No stranger to a growing number of accolades and achievements, the British DIVA adds one more to the list as her latest single, "Someone Like You," is now No.1 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Adele's stark ballad "Someone Like You" bounds to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, vaulting 19-1 with dual Digital and Airplay Gainer honors.

"Someone Like You" leaps 11-1 on Digital Songs with 275,000 downloads sold (up 191%), according to Nielsen SoundScan.

On Radio Songs, the track blasts 42-19 with 46 million all-format audience impressions (up 59%), according to Nielsen BDS.

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Adele Makes Billboard Hot 100 History With "Someone Like You"



With Adele's leap from No. 19 to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week with "Someone Like You," the singer achieves the biggest jump to No. 1 in the chart's 53-year history that wasn't spurred by the release of a single.

Every other larger vault to No. 1 in Hot 100 history came as a result of a single arriving to the market. That includes the chart's greatest jump, Kelly Clarkson's 97-1 leap in 2009 with "My Life Would Suck Without You" or what was the tally's biggest climb until 2002: the Beatles' 27-1 rise with "Can't Buy Me Love" in 1964.

"Someone," on the other hand, zoomed to No. 1 thanks to buzz generated by Adele's MTV Video Music Awards performance on Aug. 28. The song, her second No. 1, was released to digital retailers on Feb. 22 as a track on her XL/Columbia "21" album, which arrived the same day.

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Adelefs e21Œ Tops Over 10 Million Copies Worldwide!



Adelefs e21Œ has gone onto become one of the most consistent selling records of all time, averaging with sales of around 200,000 units across the globe each week.

Now as of this Global Chart week, her sophomore album has now sold more than 10 million copies despite being less than a year old.

With 276,000 units sold around the world this week, the album has now sold 10.15 million units making it the fastest selling album since 2004 and makes one of the highest selling artists of all time.

Beating the likes of Lady Gaga and Beyonce to see a single album shift so many copies within such a short space of time, the album is also the first LP since 1993 to spend more than 30 weeks in the Top 5 of the Billboard 200.

These sale totals are a feat that we haven't seen since the 90's from fellow DIVAS such as Mariah Carey, Celine Dion and Whitney Houston! Big congratulations to Adele!

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First Look: Adele "Someone Like You" Video Premiere

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i really enjoyed the new video.

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Adele Returns To The Top Of The World Charts



Just hours after the debut of her new video for her latest single "Someone Like You," British DIVA Adele has made her way to the top of United World Album Chart for a 23rd week, beating the likes of Lil Wayne and Lady Gaga to the top spot.

With 262,000 copies of her LP "21" sold across the globe this week, her album "19" came in at #19 with 44,000 units sold, making her the only artist in the chart this week to have two albums in the Top 20.

Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" moved a commendable 65,000 copies within the last seven days.

Meanwhile, Beyonce's "4" resides at the #19 spot, 7 places below Amy Winehouse's "Back To Black" which sold 51,000 copies worldwide since the last chart week.

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Adele Cancels U.S. Tour Dates To Rest 'Weak' Voice



Adele has canceled her upcoming U.S. tour due to a hemorrhage in her vocal chord, the singer and her label announced Tuesday.

Set to kick off Oct. 7 in Atlantic City and positioned to cover much of the South and Texas over ten dates, the tour was sold out. In a statement, Columbia Records said Adele's doctors advised her to rest her voice for an "extended rest period."

On her website, Adele was a bit more blunt. "My voice is weak and i need to build it back up," she said. "I'm gonna be starting up vocal rehab as soon as, and start building my over all stamina in my voice, body and mind."

Riding high following a transcendent performance at the MTV VMAs and enjoying another Hot 100 hit with "Someone Like You" (currently at No. 2), Adele promises to "smash the ball out of the park" once she's back on the road.

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Adele Reclaims Billboard Hot 100 Throne



A busy week on the Billboard Hot 100 finds Adele reclaiming the apex!

Additionally, as previously reported, Rihanna roars to a 20th Hot 100 top 10 faster than any other solo artist, as "We Found Love," featuring Calvin Harris, darts 16-9 in its second chart week.

Adele offsets the cancellation of her upcoming U.S. tour with a return to the summit, as "Someone Like You" leaps 2-1. The song had spent one previous frame atop the Hot 100 (Sept. 17) following her performance of the ballad at the MTV Video Music Awards Aug. 28.

"Someone" lifts 2-1 on Digital Songs with download sales of 222,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It holds at No. 2 on Radio Songs with 123 million audience impressions, according to Nielsen BDS.

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Adele Remains No.1 On World Charts & Shoots Up Social 50 Chart



Adele’s ‘21‘ which sold an astounding 261,000 units this week, is now spending 24 weeks at the No.1 spot on the World Charts.

The arrival of Adele's video for her No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit "Someone Like You" sparks a rally for the singer on the Social 50 chart, as she flies 6-2 this week.

Since premiering on Sept. 29th, the somber ballad has pulled in 3.3 million Vevo plays, boasting her total week-to-week Vevo plays from 8.5 million to 11.7 million.

Billboard's Social 50 chart ranks the most active artists on the world's leading social networking sites -- YouTube, Vevo, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and iLike -- using a formula blending weekly additions of friends/fans/followers along with weekly artist page views and weekly song plays.

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