Posts Tagged ‘adele’

Adele comfortably had the biggest selling album of 2012 in the US, new Billboard figures show.

It might have become one of the biggest selling UK albums of all time during the 18 months or so which have passed since her breakthrough performance at the Brits, but it seems those who managed to reach the end of this year without getting their hands on Adele‘s ‘21‘ were not best pleased to find the album waiting for them under the tree on Christmas morning.

Adele and Coldplay are the artists which the UK most likes to fall asleep to, according to a new survey conducted by the hotel chain Travelodge.

ABBA, Oasis and more recently Adele have the biggest selling albums on the CD format in British history, according to new figures issued by the Official Charts Company.

In today’s Soundbites – our look back at the past week’s news, videos, features and tabloid gossip – Blur perform their own rooftop concert, Coldplay search in vain for some excitable fans, The Stone Roses at Heaton Park is reviewed, Suggs makes Sting playing in Oxfordshire seem exciting, and the week’s most popular video is revealed.

Soundgarden mainman Chris Cornell has backed British chart sensation Adele as the ‘perfect choice’ to perform the new James Bond theme.

Coldplay were the big winners in the specialist rock categories at yesterday’s (May 20th) Billboard Awards, on a night when Adele cleared up the ceremony’s main prizes.

Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis has revealed Adele turned down the chance to headline the festival in 2013 as she felt the gig would be ‘too daunting’.

Adele and PJ Harvey took home two of the major honours at this year’s Ivor Novello Awards, which were held today (May 17th) at London’s Grosvenor House.

Adele remains on top of the UK Album Chart this week, with Jason Mraz the highest new entry one place back at #2.