Adele Fan Thread, singer of "Hometown Glory"! Options

[lfy]

She's going to rule the music world again, this year!

The Summer Olympics are being held in London this summer!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/...g-ceremony.html

Take That director promises star-studded extravaganza for Olympic closing ceremony

By Laurie Whitwell
23rd February 2012

The closing ceremony for the Olympic Games will be an 'elegant mash-up of British music,' the team planning the multimillion pound show have revealed.

The sign-off for London 2012 will tell the history of British culture, including everything from 'Elgar to Adele' – but organisers stopped short of confirming this week's Brit Award-winner has been booked to perform.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/...l#ixzz1nH3qy1lU

Also, 21 is currently #1 on Itunes in Twenty-nine Countries!!!!

http://kworb.net/itunes/adele.html

21 (505)
#1 United States
#1 United Kingdom
#1 Argentina
#1 Belgium
#1 Bulgaria
#1 Canada
#1 Chile
#1 Colombia
#1 Costa Rica
#1 Cyprus
#1 Czech Republic
#1 El Salvador
#1 Finland
#1 Germany
#1 Honduras
#1 Hungary
#1 Ireland
#1 Latvia
#1 Lithuania
#1 Panama
#1 Paraguay
#1 Poland
#1 Portugal
#1 Romania
#1 Slovakia
#1 Slovenia
#1 Spain
#1 Switzerland
#1 Venezuela
#2 Austria
#2 Brazil
#2 Dominican Republic
#2 France
#2 Japan
#2 Luxembourg
#2 Malta
#2 Norway
#2 Peru
#3 Australia
#3 Netherlands
#3 New Zealand
#3 Nicaragua
#3 Sweden
#4 Denmark
#4 Italy
#4 Mexico
#5 Ecuador
#5 Estonia
#5 Guatemala
#6 Greece
#16 Bolivia

21 was #1 in 34 countries, earlier today.

This post has been edited by lfy: Feb 24th 2012, 12:28 AM

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Adele's '21' May Sell 300,000 In 22nd Week at No. 1



Adele's massive sales figures just keep piling up.

Her "21" set, which took home the Grammy Award for album of the year on Feb. 12, should spend its 22nd week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart next week. Industry sources suggest the album could sell another 300,000 copies by the end of the tracking week on Sunday, Feb. 26.

This past week, the diva's album -- her second -- reigned at No. 1 with 730,000 after the first full week post-Grammy Awards.

If "21" is No. 1 for a 22nd week, it will be the longest run at No. 1 for an album since Prince and the Revolution's "Purple Rain" soundtrack was tops for 24 weeks in 1984 and 1985.

The new Billboard 200 chart's top 10 will be revealed on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 29.

Aiming for No. 2 next week is Whitney Houston's "Whitney: the Greatest Hits," with perhaps 150,000-170,000 sold. Adele and Houston's sets might be the only two albums to surpass 100,000 this week, as the next-biggest seller looks to be Tyga's new "Careless World." It's shaping up to sell around 80,000 to 90,000.

On Nielsen SoundScan's Building chart (below), Adele is No. 1 while Tyga is at No. 3. The Building tally is a precursor to the final Billboard 200 ranking -- reflecting the first four days (Monday through Thursday) of SoundScan's tracking week (ending Sunday, Feb. 26) as reported by six major merchants.

(Houston's "Greatest Hits" is absent from the Building Chart, as it does not include catalog [older] albums. However, "Hits" will be present on the Billboard 200 next week.)

fun.'s sophomore album, "Some Nights," is at No. 2 on the Building chart and could arrive in the top five of the Billboard 200 next week. The effort is projected to sell around 50,000 to 60,000.

Other new albums that could perhaps start in the top 10 next week: Chiddy Bang's "Breakfast" and Sleigh Bells' "Reign of Terror." Chiddy Bang's set is exclusive to iTunes this week and may sell around 25,000. Sleigh Bells' effort could sell 30,000.

On the Building Chart, Chiddy Bang and Sleigh Bells are found at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively.

As for the rest of the Building Chart's top 10, the "Now 41" compilation sits at No. 4, the "2012 Grammy Nominees" collection is No. 7 and Drake's "Take Care" is No. 8. Van Halen's "A Different Kind of Truth" is No. 9 and Rihanna's "Talk That Talk" is at No. 10.

Nielsen SoundScan Building Chart
Rank LW
BB 200 Artist Title
1 1 Adele "21"
2 NEW fun. "Some Nights"
3 NEW Tyga "Careless World"
4 3 Various Artists "Now 41"
5 NEW Chiddy Bang "Breakfast"
6 NEW Sleigh Bells "Reign of Terror"
7 5 Various Artists "2012 Grammy Nominees"
8 12 Drake "Take Care"
9 6 Van Halen "A Different Kind of Truth"
10 17 Rihanna "Talk That Talk"

The Building Chart reflects the first four days (Monday through Thursday) of SoundScan's tracking week (which ends Sunday) as reported by six major merchants: iTunes, Trans World Entertainment, Best Buy, Starbucks, Target and Anderson Merchandisers. Billboard estimates that they make up about 85% of all U.S. album sales.

Source.

[lfy]

Source.

That photo of her makes me LOL!

[lfy]

This is a nice article reviewing quotes from things Adele said over this past year b/c of 21.

She's so adorable! Love the photos, too.

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Ga...4035/story.html

Gallery: Adele delivers 21 zingers

Adele's 21 has been No. 1 on Billboard for 21 consecutive weeks. To celebrate, here are 21 of Adele's best quotes during the year of 21.

February 22, 2012

Here are some funny example Adele quotes i picked out:

1. "Making a record is like standing in the middle of Trafalgar Square naked, you let everyone see your good bits and bad bits. I don't know what possesses me to do that, but I'm not good at anything else." --The Daily Telegraph

[i]3. "I like comforting people with my music, I like it. I like people saying you helped me get through this or whatever. I don’t think they’re going to say that about [a song that says] 'Oh I just won two Grammys, hanging out with Kanye or whatever. They’re gonna be like ‘F*ck off, you bitch.’" --Dose.ca

6. "You can't complain about your dressing room, or you look like Celine Dion." --The Observer

7. "I love seeing Lady Gaga's boobs and bum. I love seeing Katy Perry's boobs and bum. Love it. But that's not what my music is about. I don't make music for eyes. I make music for ears." --Rolling Stone

11. "It would be f*cking awful if my third album was about being happily settled down…and all the critics were, like, 'Yeah, it's f*cking sh*t. Can you be miserable, please?'" --Out Magazine

16. “I was always the joker at school. But I didn’t really realize I had a natural sense of humor until I started telling stories onstage. You get the timing down. Also, people laugh when I open my mouth anyway, even if I don’t tell a joke, because they are laughing at my accent.” --Vogue

20. Adele on her 2012 Grammy nominations: "I burst into tears when I found out. And I would love, absolutely love, to win. This record is coming to an end, and that would be the final brick on it.” --Vogue

And she did win!

This post has been edited by lfy: Feb 25th 2012, 3:15 AM

[katharinekatkat]

So do we know when to expect a third album? Guessing not in 2012?

[lfy]

2014 maybe?

Unless she and Simon break up -- then it might be sooner.

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Adele returns to the top of the UK Album Chart following Brit Awards controversy
Blur, Noel Gallagher and Coldplay also experience sales boost after O2 Arena ceremony



Adele has reclaimed her position at the top of the Official UK Album Chart with '21', climbing two places for its 21st non-consecutive week at the peak.

The 37 per cent increase in sales week on week has seen the Brit Award-winner break the 6 million mark for the sale of both her albums, reports the Official Charts Company

Emeli Sande drops to Number Two with her debut album 'Our Version Of Events' after just one week at the top, while Ed Sheeran creeps up two places into Number Three. Lana Del Rey drops two to Number Four with 'Born To Die' and 'Blur: The Best Of' re-enters the chart at Number 22.

In the singles chart this week, Goyte retakes the Number One spot with 'Somebody I Used To Know' leapfrogging Emeli Sande, who retains Number Two spot with 'Next To Me', while DJ Fresh drops to Number Three with 'Hot Right Now (Ft. Rita Ora)'.

Noel Gallagher, Coldplay and Florence And The Machine enjoyed singles chart success after performing at the Brit Awards with 'AKA…What A Life', 'Charlie Brown' and 'No Light No Light' climbing to Number 47, 30 and Nine, respectively.

The only new entry inside the Official Singles Chart Top 40 is Gym Class Heroes with 'Ass Back Home (Ft. Neon Hitch)' at Number 9.

Source.

[*Diana]

queen

[1234567890]

She celebrated her 21st week at number 1 in the US only to celebrate her 21st week at number 1 in the UK days after.

[lfy]

I read that one of UK tabloids reported that Adele's grandma was in the hospital b/c of a heart attack, right before the Brits. That Adele was there w/her right before Adele went to the show.

I wonder if this is true?
I don't always trust the tabloids, so I'll see if more info comes out later. Poor Adele if this is true.

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I haven't heard about that. I hope it isn't true.

[mikeyace16]

Holy crap. This woman is unstoppable.

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CHART DATE: 02/27/2012
LAST UPDATE: 02/27/2012 12:10:01
NOW IN: 36.20%


LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 154,687
21
2 2 WHITNEY HOUSTON RCA 104,964
WHITNEY - THE GREATEST HITS
3 3 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 41 CAPITOL/EMI 34,565
VARIOUS ARTISTS
45 4 BODYGUARD RCA 18,836
SOUNDTRACK
4 5 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 12,964
19
7 6 VAN HALEN INTERSCOPE 12,733
DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH
5 7 2012 GRAMMY NOMINESS UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 11,158
VARIOUS ARTISTS
21 8 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 10,524
TAILGATES & TANLINES
15 9 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 9,002
MY KINDA PARTY
36 10 WHITNEY HOUSTON RCA 7,991
WHITNEY HOUSTON
33 11 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 7,361
HERE AND NOW
9 12 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 7,056
OWN THE NIGHT
17 13 LMFAO INTERSCOPE 6,781
SORRY FOR PARTY ROCKING
31 14 TIM MCGRAW CURB 6,417
EMOTIONAL TRAFFIC
14 15 KELLY CLARKSON 19/RCA 6,413
STRONGER
16 16 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 6,316
TALK THAT TALK
13 17 DRAKE YM/CM/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 6,173
TAKE CARE
24 18 DIERKS BENTLEY CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 5,560
HOME
18 19 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 5,467
KIDZ BOP 21
37 20 MARY J. BLIGE GEFFEN 5,463
MY LIFE II-THE JOURNEY CONTINUES
43 21 ERIC CHURCH CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 5,054
CHIEF
48 22 SCOTTY MCCREERY MERC NASH/19/INTERSCOPE 4,927
CLEAR AS DAY
26 23 YOUNG JEEZY DEF JAM/IDJ 4,898
TM 103: HUSTLER AMBITION
-- 24 WHITNEY HOUSTON RCA 4,780
I LOOK TO YOU
22 25 THE BAND PERRY REPUBLIC NASHVILLE 4,561
THE BAND PERRY
8 26 BRUNO MARS NEW ELEKTRA 4,460
DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS
-- 27 WOW GOSPEL 2012 VERITY 4,163
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 28 FUN. FUELED BY RAMEN 4,024
SOME NIGHTS
-- 29 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 40 CAPITOL/EMI 4,010
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 30 TOBY KEITH SHOW DOG 3,878
CLANCY'S TAVERN
44 31 FRESH BEAT BAND NICKELODEON/LEGACY 3,708
MUSIC FROM THE HIT TV SHOW
40 32 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV REPUBLIC 3,563
THA CARTER IV
-- 33 BRANTLEY GILBERT BIG MACHINE 3,376
HALFWAY TO HEAVEN
28 34 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 3,374
SPEAK NOW
-- 35 MIRANDA LAMBERT RCA NASHVILLE 3,324
FOUR THE RECORD
46 36 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 3,313
4
41 37 BLAKE SHELTON WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 3,291
RED RIVER BLUE
12 38 THE FRAY EPIC 3,138
SCARS & STORIES
10 39 COLDPLAY CAPITOL/EMI 3,000
MYLO XYLOTO
25 40 JAY Z & KANYE WEST ROC-A-FELLA/ROC NATION 2,948
WATCH THE THRONE
-- 41 SLEIGH BELLS MOM & POP 2,759
REIGN OF TERROR
35 42 BLACK KEYS NONESUCH 2,629
EL CAMINO
19 43 TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 2,545
SOUNDTRACK
50 44 KATY PERRY CAPITOL/EMI 2,487
TEENAGE DREAM
42 45 FOSTER THE PEOPLE STARTIME/COLUMBIA 2,407
TORCHES
6 46 PAUL MCCARTNEY HEAR MUSIC 2,387
KISSES ON THE BOTTOM
-- 47 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA 2,119
BREAK THE SPELL
38 48 MAROON 5 A&M/OCTONE 1,921
HANDS ALL OVER
-- 49 AMY WINEHOUSE UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 1,738
LIONESS: HIDDEN TREASURES
-- 50 TYGA CASH MONEY/UNIV REPUBLIC 1,731
CARELESS WORLD

This post has been edited by 1234567890: Feb 28th 2012, 9:54 PM

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CHART DATE: 02/27/2012
LAST UPDATE: 02/28/2012 12:58:25
NOW IN: FINAL


LW TW artist / album label power index % change
1 1 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 291,675 -59%
21
2 2 WHITNEY HOUSTON RCA 169,095 -1%
WHITNEY - THE GREATEST HITS
-- 3 FUN. FUELED BY RAMEN 69,195 --
SOME NIGHTS
-- 4 TYGA CASH MONEY/UNIV REPUBLIC 64,742 --
CARELESS WORLD
3 5 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 41 CAPITOL/EMI 52,370 -44%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
45 6 BODYGUARD RCA 49,335 +284%
SOUNDTRACK
4 7 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 38,456 -55%
19
36 8 WHITNEY HOUSTON RCA 31,288 +79%
WHITNEY HOUSTON
-- 9 CHIDDY BANG I.R.S./VIRGIN 30,866 --
BREAKFAST
5 10 2012 GRAMMY NOMINESS UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 28,210 -66%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
7 11 VAN HALEN INTERSCOPE 27,752 -52%
DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH
-- 12 SLEIGH BELLS MOM & POP 27,034 --
REIGN OF TERROR
13 13 DRAKE YM/CM/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 25,757 -18%
TAKE CARE
16 14 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 23,043 -14%
TALK THAT TALK
-- 15 WHITNEY HOUSTON RCA 21,290 --
I LOOK TO YOU
14 16 KELLY CLARKSON 19/RCA 19,367 -30%
STRONGER
17 17 LMFAO INTERSCOPE 18,342 -24%
SORRY FOR PARTY ROCKING
6 18 PAUL MCCARTNEY HEAR MUSIC 18,077 -69%
KISSES ON THE BOTTOM
30 19 GOTYE FAIRFAX/UNIV REPUBLIC 17,976 -7%
MAKING MIRRORS
21 20 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 17,841 -22%
TAILGATES & TANLINES
9 21 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 17,779 -52%
OWN THE NIGHT
15 22 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 17,356 -36%
MY KINDA PARTY
8 23 BRUNO MARS NEW ELEKTRA 16,290 -56%
DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS
29 24 SKRILLEX BIG BEAT 16,144 -17%
BANGARANG
26 25 YOUNG JEEZY DEF JAM/IDJ 16,056 -21%
TM 103: HUSTLER AMBITION
47 26 LEONARD COHEN COLUMBIA 15,485 +22%
OLD IDEAS
18 27 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 14,865 -39%
KIDZ BOP 21
35 28 BLACK KEYS NONESUCH 14,543 -19%
EL CAMINO
11 29 THE CIVIL WARS SENSIBILITY MUSIC 14,463 -58%
BARTON HOLLOW
25 30 JAY Z & KANYE WEST ROC-A-FELLA/ROC NATION 14,308 -32%
WATCH THE THRONE
10 31 COLDPLAY CAPITOL/EMI 14,298 -59%
MYLO XYLOTO
37 32 MARY J. BLIGE GEFFEN 14,158 -19%
MY LIFE II-THE JOURNEY CONTINUES
12 33 THE FRAY EPIC 13,867 -58%
SCARS & STORIES
19 34 TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 13,605 -43%
SOUNDTRACK
24 35 DIERKS BENTLEY CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 13,457 -37%
HOME
20 36 MUMFORD & SONS GLASSNOTE 12,834 -45%
SIGH NO MORE
33 37 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 12,557 -32%
HERE AND NOW
34 38 LANA DEL REY INTERSCOPE 12,200 -32%
BORN TO DIE
22 39 THE BAND PERRY REPUBLIC NASHVILLE 12,112 -46%
THE BAND PERRY
40 40 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV REPUBLIC 11,874 -21%
THA CARTER IV
28 41 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 11,547 -42%
SPEAK NOW
43 42 ERIC CHURCH CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 11,411 -12%
CHIEF
31 43 TIM MCGRAW CURB 11,262 -42%
EMOTIONAL TRAFFIC
44 44 FRESH BEAT BAND NICKELODEON/LEGACY 11,201 -13%
MUSIC FROM THE HIT TV SHOW
-- 45 ACT OF VALOR RELATIVITY MUSIC GROUP 10,567 --
SOUNDTRACK
42 46 FOSTER THE PEOPLE STARTIME/COLUMBIA 10,190 -27%
TORCHES
41 47 BLAKE SHELTON WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 9,669 -33%
RED RIVER BLUE
48 48 SCOTTY MCCREERY MERC NASH/19/INTERSCOPE 9,649 -23%
CLEAR AS DAY
46 49 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 9,158 -29%
4
-- 50 TOBY KEITH SHOW DOG 9,103 --
CLANCY'S TAVERN

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"Rumour Has It" was featured on last night's Smash.

This post has been edited by 1234567890: Feb 28th 2012, 11:24 PM

[lfy]

RHI is still going up on Itunes from last night!

Even tho' Eben sang Set Fire to the Rain horribly, SFTTR is also going up!

http://musicchartfeeds.com/itunes-chart/

1. We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe) - Fun.

2. Live My Life (feat. Justin Bieber) - Far East Movement

3. Glad You Came - The Wanted

4. Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson

5. Good Girl - Carrie Underwood

6. Part of Me - Katy Perry

7. Set Fire to the Rain - ADELE

8. Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra) - Gotye

9. Starships - Nicki Minaj

10. So Good - B.o.B

11. Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen

12. Sexy and I Know It - LMFAO

13. Young, Wild & Free (feat. Bruno Mars) - Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa

14. Turn Me On (feat. Nicki Minaj) - David Guetta & Nicki Minaj

15. Drive By - Train

16. Turn Up the Music - Chris Brown

17. International Love (feat. Chris Brown) - Pitbull

18. The Motto (feat. Lil Wayne) [Bonus Track] - Drake

19. Rack City - Tyga

20. Good Feeling - Flo Rida

21. Wild Ones (feat. Sia) - Flo Rida

22. Rolling in the Deep - ADELE

23. Take Care (feat. Rihanna) - Drake

24. Rumour Has It - ADELE

25. Someone Like You - ADELE

This post has been edited by lfy: Feb 28th 2012, 11:36 PM

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Even tho' Eben sang Set Fire to the Rain horribly, SFTTR is also going up!

I haven't seen it, but I heard he didn't do so good.

[lfy]

I haven't seen it, but I heard he didn't do so good.

I cheated and watch him at MJ's Blog (East Coast Time)

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I cheated and watch him at MJ's Blog (East Coast Time)

I'm watching on right now.