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Title: ADELE Post by: MuffyBee on December 09, 2011, 03:03:14 PM http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/09/us-adele-billboard-idUSTRE7B81T320111209
Adele makes Billboard history, named 2011 top artist By Piya Sinha-Roy December 9, 2011 (Reuters) - British singer Adele made Billboard history on Friday when she became the first female singer to be named top artist, have the top album, "21," and score the top single, "Rolling in the Deep," all in one year. The 23-year-old chanteuse was followed in the top artist group by No. 2 Rihanna, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga in that order, while Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Bruno Mars rounded out the top ten. More... Title: ADELE Post by: cookie on December 09, 2011, 03:37:13 PM she is a terrific singer..I could listen to her all day!
(I edited the subject line to "ADELE" MB) Title: Re: ADELE Post by: MuffyBee on February 22, 2012, 08:39:16 PM http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/02/13/bloomberg_articlesLZBD4M6JTSE801-LZCE4.DTL
Adele Sweeps Top Grammys as Houston Death Mutes Awards Show February 13, 2012 Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Adele won six Grammy awards, sweeping the major categories of song, record and album of the year, on a night the music industry mourned the loss of singer Whitney Houston. Adele's "21" was named album of the year, and "Rolling in the Deep" won song and record of the year at the 54th Grammy Awards, telecast by CBS Corp. last night from Los Angeles. Foo Fighters won five awards including best rock album, and Kanye West took home four including best rap album for "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy." ::snipping2:: Title: Re: ADELE Post by: MuffyBee on February 22, 2012, 08:40:53 PM http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/adeles-21-whitney-houston-grammys-293927
Adele's '21' Spends a 21st Nonconsecutive Week at No. 1 by Keith Caulfield, Billboard February 22, 2012 As reported earlier, Adele's 21 spends a 21st nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 730,000 (up 207%) in the week after the Feb. 12 Grammy Awards. The diva also moves up five slots to No. 4 on the tally with her first album, 19, which sold 87,000 last week (up 144%). ::snipping2:: Title: Re: ADELE Post by: cookie on February 22, 2012, 08:43:49 PM fabulous voice!
Title: Re: ADELE Post by: MuffyBee on February 22, 2012, 08:50:44 PM Title: Re: ADELE Post by: San on February 23, 2012, 08:50:31 PM Adele Is iTunes' First Double Platinum-Selling Artist
Adele's ex must be kicking himself. With over 2 million downloads on iTunes within a year of its release, her latest album 21 has earned the soulful 23-year-old British singer the title of first artist ever to go double platinum on Apple's iTunes Store in the U.S., reported The Loop. Adele's extremely successful sophomore album -- reportedly inspired by said ex -- just experienced its biggest sales week thus far, selling 730,000 copies. ::snipping2:: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/23/adele-itunes-double-platinum_n_1296257.html?ref=entertainment |