Published: Oct. 31, 2011 at 3:54 PM LONDON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Adele's publicist says the British soul singer does not have throat cancer, contrary to Internet reports saying she does. The 23-year-old recording artist recently canceled the rest of her 2011 tour schedule, explaining she plans to undergo surgery on her throat. Although reports have been widely circulating on the Web that she is being treated for cancer, her representatives shot those down Monday. "We would like to reiterate that Adele is to undergo surgery for a hemorrhaged vocal chord. All reports regarding any other condition are 100 percent false," her publicist told UsMagazine.com.

Adele Jason Merritt/Getty Yes, Adele is undergoing surgery on her vocal chords but it's not because she has cancer, as some have speculated. "We would like to reiterate that Adele is to undergo surgery for a hemorrhaged vocal chord," her rep said in a statement Monday in response to rumors on Twitter that the British singer has throat cancer. "All reports regarding any other condition are 100% false." Adele , 23, has subsequently canceled the remainder of her North American tour, in addition to several dates in the U.K. The Grammy winner, who released her chart-topping sophomore album 21 in February, has previously expressed her disappointment, blogging on Oct. 4 , "I'm heartbroken and worried to tell you that yet again I'm experiencing problems with my voice." The singer's surgery is imminent, and doctors have ordered her to rest before performing again, while a statement on her official website says that "a full recovery is expect...

Since announcing the cancellation of her remaining 2011 tour dates, Adele has been the subject of persistent -- but completely unfounded -- rumors that she was suffering from throat cancer. But after a weekend of silence and speculation, Adele's reps have come forward to deny the singer's condition is anywhere near that serious. "We would like to reiterate that Adele is to undergo surgery for a hemorrhaged vocal chord," camp Adele said in a statement to Us Weekly. "All reports regarding any other condition are 100 percent false." Adele may have inadvertently fueled the speculation herself in a post she published on her blog on Oct. 4, when she admitted she was "heartbroken and worried to tell you that yet again im experiencing problems with my voice." On Friday, the following statement was posted on Adele's blog: "It is with deep regret that Adele has been forced to cancel her remaining live dates and promotional appearances in 2011. She i...

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 8:13a.m. Adele has been forced to cancel her 2011 shows in order to undergo surgery on her throat. The 23-year-old singer has been diagnosed with a vocal cord haemorrhage. Adele will not be able to perform for the rest of the year as a result. "[Adele] is to undergo surgery to alleviate the current issues with her throat and a full recovery is expected, read a statement released on her behalf. As a result, doctors have ordered her to rest her voice and completely recuperate before looking to schedule any work commitments." Adele is not happy with having to cancel her shows, which would have seen her performing across the UK this autumn. "It is with deep regret that Adele has been forced to cancel her remaining live dates and promotional appearances in 2011, the statement read further. Adele has had issues with her throat all year long. She cancelled a 10-date tour of US shows earlier this month and was battling illness throughout the summer. The singers ...

Oct 29, 2011 11:09 AM ET by Robyn Ross Adele Adele has canceled the remainder of her tour dates and appearances for 2011 due to impending throat surgery, the singer announced on her website. "[Adele] is to undergo surgery to alleviate the current issues with her throat and a full recovery is expected," the statement read . "As a result, doctors have ordered her to rest her voice and completely recuperate before looking to schedule any work commitments." Watch videos of Adele in our Online Video Guide Adele, 23, rescheduled concert dates back in June due to laryngitis and postponed a few more shows earlier this month.

Grammy award-winning soul diva Adele has been forced to cancel her live dates for the rest of the year to undergo surgery on her throat, according to a statement on her website. "It is with deep regret that Adele has been forced to cancel her remaining live dates and promotional appearances in 2011," it said. "She is to undergo surgery to alleviate the current issues with her throat and a full recovery is expected. "As a result, doctors have ordered her to rest her voice and completely recuperate before looking to schedule any work commitments." Earlier this month the "Rolling in the Deep" and "Someone Like You" songstress cancelled 10 sold-out US dates, which themselves had been rescheduled after she bowed out of a tour earlier this year. The singer, known for her powerful voice, has now cancelled a further six dates in Britain in November.

Published: Oct. 28, 2011 at 6:03 PM LONDON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- British singer Adele will undergo surgery for ongoing throat problems and has canceled all performances through the end of the year, a representative said. A release on her Web site said doctors have ordered her to rest her voice and "completely recuperate before looking to schedule any work commitments." Earlier this month,the Grammy winner canceled her sold-out U.S. concert tour due to a hemorrhage into her vocal cord. Adele has dominated U.S. record charts this year. Her single "Someone Like You" is spending a fifth week atop Billboard's Hot 100 song chart and the singer's prior single, "Rolling in the Deep," led the Hot 100 for seven weeks beginning in May, making Adele the fourth woman in the chart's history to reign for at least five weeks with multiple songs in a year, Billboard reported Wednesday Her album "21" is enjoying its its 13th week at No. 1 on the Billboard ...

Chart-topping British singer Adele may have reached the heights of global music success, but the down-to-earth songstress sees herself as far from special, claiming to be 'as common as muck'. The 23-year-old, whose album 21 has found Australian success, spending its 22nd week atop the ARIA albums chart, denied that fame, money and numerous awards have changed her from a working-class London girl. 'American people think I am posh even though I am really not,' Adele told British tabloid the Sun. 'They think I have a very posh accent, as in do you know the Queen?'. 'I just laugh at them. In England, I am thought of as common as muck.' Adele has been repeatedly quoted as saying she would prefer to spend time at home on the couch with her mates watching television than rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous. 'I am pretty oblivious to everything. I'm not very in touch with the fame side of things, it doesn't interest me at all,' said Adele,...

Adele MANILA, Philippines -- Soul singer Adele dominates this weeks U.S. charts with her album 21 and her latest single Someone Like You topping the charts at the same time. Adeles 21 sold an additional 106,000 units this week to beat out the competition that includes Christian rock group Casting Crowns and last weeks chart topper Evanescence. Adele's 21 is this years biggest selling album so far at 4.1 million copies, more than double the sales of its nearest competition, Lady Gagas Born This Way whos at 1.9 million. On the singles charts, Rihanna surges to number twowith We Find Love featuring Calvin Harris. Rihanna is up four notches from last weeks listing and is close to zeroing in on Adeles perch. The forward moving Rihanna also corners this weeks number one spot on the Digital Songs Chart with 231,000 downloads. Slipping a notch to number three is Maroon 5 with Moves Like Jagger featuring Christina Aguilera. DJs Redfoo and SkyBlu a.k.a. LMFAO meanwhile holds onto the number ...

Published: Oct. 27, 2011 at 12:36 PM LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Adele's "Someone Like You" spent a fifth week atop the Hot 100 song chart, Billboard said. The singer's prior single, "Rolling in the Deep," led the Hot 100 for seven weeks beginning in May, making Adele the fourth woman in the chart's history to reign for at least five weeks with multiple songs in a year, Billboard reported Wednesday Rihanna's "We Found Love," featuring Calvin Harris, moved up six to No. 2 on the chart, while "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera fell to No. 3. Billboard said LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It" held its spot at No. 4, Foster the People's "Pumped Up Kicks" slipped to No. 5 and Gym Class Heroes' "Stereo Hearts," featuring Maroon 5's Adam Levine , dropped to No. 6. David Guetta 's "Without You," featuring Usher, remained at No. 7 for another week and Cobra S...

October 26, 2011, 3:13 pm By JAMES C. MCKINLEY JR. Adele continued to dominate the music charts with what is far and away the most popular album of the year as her 21 (XL/Columbia) album rose once again to the No. 1 slot on the Billboard album chart. The British soul singer has now spent 13 weeks this year on top of the chart and sold more than 4.1 million records, more than double the next best-selling album, Lady Gagas Born This Way,according to Nielsen SoundScan. No album has had more than four million sales in one year since 2005, when Mariah Careys Emancipation of Mimi sold 4.97 million copies. Adeles feat overshadowed a strong debut showing for Casting Crowns , a Christian rock act that had been projected to do well with its new album Come to the Well.(Provident) But in the end, people bought 99,000 copies of the Casting Crown recording over the last week and the group had to settle for runner-up. The bands last album, Until the Whole World Hears, sold 167,000 units in its debut...

Fans who have missed out on seeing Adele live, whether due to sold-out shows or canceled gigs (both possibilities as of late), can finally see why the singer has been in demand for most of the year. The British soul diva will release "Live at the Royal Albert Hall" on DVD and CD on Nov. 29, her label announced Wednesday. RELATED: Adele forced to cancel 10-city U.S. tour due to illness "Live at the Royal Albert Hall" will feature the singers 90-minute set of tracks from both her albums and includes covers of Bonnie Raitts I Cant Make You Love Me and the Steeldrivers' If It Hadnt Been for Love. There is also behind-the-scenes footage from the show. Adele's sophomore disc, "21," has remained a dominant force on the charts this year. But the singer has been plagued by vocal issues that have affected her touring schedule. She was recently forced to cancel a sold-out 10-city tour because of a hemorrhage on her vocal cord. This after she previously halted...

Throat problems forced Adele to cancel an already-rescheduled U.S. tour this month, and the pop singer also scrapped a performance at the Q Awards in London on Monday. Back on September 22, however, her hemorrhaged vocal chord was well enough to perform an epic set that's turning into a live CD/DVD set Live at the Royal Albert Hall hits shelves on November 29, the singer has announced . Considering her sophomore LP 21 is the world's biggest-selling album of the year so far, the package will no doubt end up under plenty of Christmas trees this holiday season. Start stocking up, Santa. Available on DVD and Blu-Ray, Live at the Royal Albert Hall contains Adele's entire 90-minute London performance, along with "behind the scenes footage." The video component comes with a live CD, compiling hits such as "Rolling in the Deep," "Turning Tables," and "Chasing Pavements." The set also includes covers of Bonnie Rait's "I Can't ...

Joel Ryan / AP U2's Bono and The Edge arrive for the Q Magazine music awards ceremony in London. View Larger Image London -- Rock icons U2 have something new to brag about - winning Q Magazine's greatest act of the last 25 years award. The annual music awards by Britain's best-selling music monthly took place Monday in London and the Irish quartet was among the music notables at the ceremony. The United Kingdom's artist of the moment, singer/songwriter Adele, won two awards, for best female artist and best track for her song "Rolling in the Deep." She didn't attend, since the event comes just two weeks after she was forced to cancel her U.S. tour due to throat problems. Coldplay was voted best act in the world today, although lead singer Chris Martin disagreed with the accolade. "U2 are the best band in the world at the moment. We are about seventh," he said. Noel Gallagher, one-half of the warring brothers who led the rock band Oasis to chart ...

Kevin Winter/Getty Images LONDON - It should have been the pinnacle of a glittering year. Since wowing fans with a mesmerizing performance at the Brit awards in February, pop singer Adele has achieved global fame and critical reward aplenty. But her failure to perform at the Q awards in London Monday, combined with the cancellation of American tour dates, suggests that there is no clear end to the throat problems that are plaguing the songbird. Ahemorrhagedvocal chord has forced the singer to completely rest her voice and there is as yet no indication when she will be able to return. So far her label has said only that she will need "an extended rest period" before being able to perform. Fans have reacted with sadness to the singer's continued absence, as well as to fears that the British artist could have long-term problems with her voice. Following the Q Awards no-show, What-duh_Hal tweeted: "Adele, if your throat doesn't heal and prevents you making beautiful ...

Published: Oct. 24, 2011 at 5:59 PM LONDON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Singer Adele was named best female artist and her song "Rolling in the Deep" was named best track Monday by the music magazine Q at a ceremony in London. The singer was unable to attend due to illness so the awards were handed to producer Paul Epworth, the music magazine said. Coldplay was voted best act in the world, while readers voted U2 the greatest act of the last 25 years in a special award to mark Q's birthday, the magazine said in a release. Bon Iver was honored for best album, Ed Sheeran was named breakthrough artist and Biffy Clyro was named best live act. Q best male artist honors went to Tinie Tempah. Former Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher was named a Q icon and the band Queen joined the Q hall of fame. U2's Bono , The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr., were all in attendance at the event in the Grosvenor House Hotel, U2.com reported. Bono said the award for the greatest act of the last 25...

Kelly Clarkson wants to 'punch Adele in the face'. The pop star is envious of the British singer because she is just 'too good' and no one can compete with her talent. She joked: 'I want to punch Adele in the face! She is just too good. I saw the BRIT Awards and I was just bawlin', just watching her on YouTube, in a little box this big.' Despite her admiration for Adele, Kelly insists the artist she most wants to work with is country singer Miranda Lambert, who she is currently 'stalking'. She told The Guardian newspaper: 'Miranda is one of my favourite artists. Have I thought about collaborating with her? Uhh - I might think about it every day! I run into her all the time and I swear to God she thinks I'm stalking her and she hates me. 'Every time I run into her, usually I'm intoxicated and I'm slurring, 'We need to sing a song!' at her. She says she wants to do it, but every time she has an album coming out, I do too, so...

Singer Adele celebrated a double delight on Monday when she won two top honours at Q magazine's music awards ceremony. The soul star was named Best Female Artist and also scooped the Best Song of the year award for her track Rolling in the Deep. Rapper Tinie Tempah won the Best Male Artist prize, Coldplay took home the best act in the world today honour, and Bon Iver won Best Album for his self-titled disc. Price Tag hitmaker Jessie J won Best Video for her Do It Like a Dude promo, Biffy Clyro landed the Best Live Act honour, and U2 were named the best band of the last 25 years. Noel Gallagher - whose debut solo album topped the British chart on Sunday - crowned a memorable weekend when he collected the Q Icon award, telling the audience, "I've had a lot of awards over the years but this is the most recent." Take That star Gary Barlow received the Classic Songwriter award at the ceremony in London, Queen were entered into Q's Hall Of Fame, and '80s star Siouxs...

. On Wednesday Adele, Sting and Patti Smith Doing Bob Dylan was a top story. Here is the recap: (Gibson) Adele, Sting, Patti Smith and Ke$ha are teaming up to cover songs by Bob Dylan for a new compilation. U.K. newspaper the Daily Express, reports that Adele, Dave Matthews Band, Sting and Ke$ha are featured on Chimes of Freedom: Songs of Bob Dylan. Ke$ha, it turns out, is a massive Dylan fan. She told Rolling Stone magazine, "When you think of me, you wouldn't think of Bob Dylan. My music is more about going crazy than politics. But he's a huge influence he writes his own music and means what he says. I write my own music and I f---ing mean every word I sing. [In the song] you can hear the snot running down my face." - Gibson.com is an official news provider for the Day in Rock.

As we reported on Wednesday , Christian band Casting Crowns could be on its way to its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 next week with "Come to the Well." However, a certain British songbird named Adele is putting up quite the fight for the top slot. While industry prognosticators have suggested that "Come to the Well" could sell upwards of 110,000 copies by week's end on Sunday, Oct. 23, so too, could Adele's "21" album. This past week, "21" sold 111,000 and all signs point to the set staying steady around that number next week. On SoundScan's Building chart below -- a precursor to the final Billboard 200 ranking -- reflecting the first four days (Monday through Thursday) of SoundScan's tracking week (which ends Sunday) as reported by six major merchants, Adele's "21" is at No. 1, while Casting Crowns is found at No. 3. So, how is "Come to the Well" at No. 3 on the Building Chart even though its in ...

Blue Carreon , On Friday October 21, 2011, 9:42 am EDT [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="201" caption="Image by Getty Images via @daylife"] [/caption] It could very well be called the triumph of the good girls over the bad. In celebrity culture, the bad girl image of the likes of Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and the recently deceased Amy Winehouse is now a thing of the past. The sex tapes, shoplifting, driving under the influence, dancing on tables and private parts-baring stunts of recent years have all been eclipsed by the clean and well-scrubbed images of the Grammy-winning singer Adele, the sisters Elle and Dakota Fanning, and Hailee Steinfeld. Elle and Hailee did the rounds of fashion week shows and after parties but there were no reports of them throwing bottles at photographers or pictures of them holding up the finger like Lohan. Even in the world of hip hop and R&B, which has previously been linked to shootouts, gun slinging and...

Published: Oct. 20, 2011 at 3:42 PM LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Adele's piano ballad "Someone Like You" is No. 1 on the U.S. record chart for a fourth week, Billboard.com reported Thursday. The No. 2 song on Billboard's Hot 100 is former four-week No. 1 "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera , followed by Foster the People's "Pumped Up Kicks" at No. 3 and LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It" at No. 4. Gym Class Heroes' "Stereo Hearts" featuring Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine is at No. 5. Rihanna's "We Found Love" featuring Calvin Harris is at No. 6, while David Guetta 's "Without You" featuring Usher advanced to the No. 7 spot. Cobra Starship's "You Make Me Feel ... " featuring Sabi moved up one spot to No. 8 and LMFAO's former six-week No. 1 "Party Rock Anthem" featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock fell to No. 9. Rappers Snoop Dogg and Wiz K...

Contrasting sounds bookend the Billboard Hot 100's top 10, as Adele 's sparse piano ballad "Someone Like You" spends a fourth week atop the tally, while rappers Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa soar in at No. 10 with "Young, Wild & Free." "Someone" maintains its command atop the chart by logging a fourth frame at No. 1 on Digital Songs (207,000, down 5%, according to Nielsen SoundScan) and holding at No. 2 for a fourth week on Radio Songs (144 million all-format audience impressions, up 6%, according to Nielsen BDS). The Hot 100's first No. 1 featuring a vocalist backed by only piano accompaniment (although remixes have helped "Someone" cross to formats including rhythmic, dance and Latin) shares space in the top 10 with a high-debuting high-profile rap duet. In a pairing of an icon and one of the genre's rising stars, Snoop Dogg -- who celebrates his 40th birthday today -- and Wiz Khalifa enter at No. 10 with "Young, Wild ...

Adele and Radiohead have helped vinyl sales in the UK increase by 40%. The ageing format has seen a substantial growth throughout 2011, despite the increasing sales of digital content. Rex Features / Insight-Visual UK According to official chart figures, annual sales of the 7" and 12" discs are on course to hit a six-year high after already shifting 240,000 units this year. The figure beats the 2010 total of 234,000 for the year and analysts predict that 2011's sales could exceed 300,000. It would be the first time the format has passed the 300,000 unit milestone in six years after 351,000 vinyls were sold throughout 2005. Top albums purchased on vinyl include Radiohead's The King Of Limbs and Adele's 21 , which has also consistently broken records on music's new digital format. > Adele's 21 album on course to sell 13 million copies by Christmas > Radiohead promise indoor venues for 2012 tour The Official Vinyl album chart for 2011 so far is as ...

British singer Adele spent years ignoring emails from record companies eager to sign her up because she was convinced the messages were fake. The Chasing Pavements star recorded material as a student at London's prestigious Brit School and a friend uploaded the demos to her MySpace page. Bosses at a number of top labels attempted to contact the talented teen, but she refused to reply to their emails, and it was only at the age of 18 that she responded and signed to XL Recordings. "My friend set up a Myspace page for my music in 2004, but I was 14 or 15 and I wasn't really interested in it. But it was part of my course at school to learn how to use recording equipment, so I'd record these demos then I'd give them to my friend Lyndon, because I don't listen to my own music, and he started putting them on there (the internet)," she tells Britain's The Sun. "He kept saying to me between 2004 and 2006: 'I think you've got an email from someone ...

Chart-topping British singer Adele may have reached the heights of global music success, but the down-to-earth songstress sees herself as far from special, claiming to be 'as common as muck'. The 23-year-old, whose album 21 has found Australian success, spending its 22nd week atop the ARIA albums chart, denied that fame, money and numerous awards have changed her from a working-class London girl. 'American people think I am posh even though I am really not,' Adele told British tabloid the Sun. 'They think I have a very posh accent, as in do you know the Queen?'. 'I just laugh at them. In England, I am thought of as common as muck.' Adele has been repeatedly quoted as saying she would prefer to spend time at home on the couch with her mates watching television than rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous. 'I am pretty oblivious to everything. I'm not very in touch with the fame side of things, it doesn't interest me at all,' said Adele,...

Adele has better get practicing her posh accent and her curtsey. The much-loved, down-to-earth singer has admitted that shes common as muck (her words, not ours), but would love to hangout with the younger members of the royal family. American people think I am posh even though I am really not, Adele tells The Sun . They think I have a very British accent, as in: 'Do you know the Queen?' I just laugh at them. In England I am thought of as common as muck. Wed never say that about you, Adele . The Someone Like You singer also said how shed like to go out on the lash with Prince Harry and loves newlyweds Will and Kate, I'd like to know a couple of the royals, though. I'd love a night out with Prince Harry , he seems like a right laugh. I love Kate Middleton , she's brilliant. And I love William. Fame Adele also told how shes not interested in being a celebrity, in fact she prefers being at home baking for herdog to hanging out at showbiz parties, "I am pretty...

Adele has turned down a move to California because she would miss the 'rough' area of Tottenham, London where she grew up. The 'Someone Like You' singer - who recently called off her US tour due to illness - loved making her album '21' in California but admitted she couldn't leave London permanently. She told The Sun: 'I am a London girl through and through. 'I felt very uncomfortable in Malibu. I felt at home with my producer Rick Rubin and the studio was incredible, but it's not my kind of area. 'Everyone lives behind a gate as they have so much money they don't leave. It was a very surreal experience. 'I'm from a pretty rough area in London, so working in Malibu was a dream - but then I got brought back down to earth.' Adele also explained the reliance on cars in Los Angeles was another factor in her decision. She said: 'Everyone has to drive there. I thought I would walk to a cute little waterfront cafe and hang out, b...

Adele has turned down a move to California because she would miss the 'rough' area of Tottenham, London where she grew up. The 'Someone Like You' singer - who recently called off her US tour due to illness - loved making her album '21' in California but admitted she couldn't leave London permanently. She told The Sun: 'I am a London girl through and through. 'I felt very uncomfortable in Malibu. I felt at home with my producer Rick Rubin and the studio was incredible, but it's not my kind of area. 'Everyone lives behind a gate as they have so much money they don't leave. It was a very surreal experience. 'I'm from a pretty rough area in London, so working in Malibu was a dream - but then I got brought back down to earth.' Adele also explained the reliance on cars in Los Angeles was another factor in her decision. She said: 'Everyone has to drive there. I thought I would walk to a cute little waterfront cafe and hang out, b...

Chart topper Adele has turned down a huge offer from record label bosses to relocate to California. 1 of 1 Related Articles Dublin shop bans Adele from being played Adele pays tribute to Winehouse Adele cancels more tour dates Adele forced to cancel two tour dates Adele to record new James Bond theme? Adele reveals her celebrity crush Adele says alcohol helped her to write While the singer recorded her album 21 in Malibu and she is currently number one on the Billboard Hot 100, Adele has said that she is not moving to the States. Speaking to The Sun, she said: "I am a London girl through and through," "I felt very uncomfortable in Malibu. I felt at home with my producer Rick Rubin and the studio was incredible, but it's not my kind of area. "Everyone lives behind a gate as they have so much money they don't leave. It was a very surreal experience. I'm from a pretty rough area in London, so working in Malibu was a dream - but then I got brought back do...

ADELE'S ADULT ADULATION: "There are two sounds right now: Adele ... and everyone else." That's how an industry colleague says that his two teenage children recently described what they're hearing on the car radio of late when driving with dad. Billboard's charts reinforce the astuteness of that observation. As Adele's "Someone Like You" logs a third week atop the Billboard Hot 100, the ballad ascends 2-1 on the Adult Pop Songs radio airplay chart. With her previous single "Rolling in the Deep" at No. 1 on Adult Contemporary for a 17th week, Adele is just the second artist to top the adult airplay tallies simultaneously with different titles. On the Sept. 18 and 25, 2010, Adult Pop Songs charts, fellow Columbia Records act Train reigned with "If It's Love." The song's command coincided with the group's 22-week stay atop Adult Contemporary with prior single "Hey, Soul Sister." How have Train and Adele ear...

Adele's "Someone Like You" spends a third week atop the Billboard Hot 100, earning Airplay Gainer honors and racking up more than 2 million downloads sold to-date, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The song logs a second frame at No. 1 on Digital Songs (218,000, down 2%). The sum pushes the track's to-date digital sales to 2,008,000. Adele's "Rolling in the Deep," the first single from her sophomore album "21" that topped the Hot 100 for seven weeks beginning in May, is the top-selling download of 2011 with digital sales of 5.3 million. Adele boasts one other million-selling download. Introductory single "Chasing Pavements," from her 2008 debut album "19," has sold 1.2 million, including 7,000 this week (up 10%). "Someone" holds at No. 2 on Radio Songs with 136 million audience impressions (up 10%), according to Nielsen BDS. The Hot 100's top three remains static, as former four-week No. 1 "Moves Like Jagger...

Independent record label XL Recordings , home to chart topper Adele , underlined a record-breaking year with seven nominations at the inaugural AIM Independent Music Awards . Adele's "21," on course to be the biggest selling album in both Britain and the United States this year, was nominated on Thursday in the "best difficult second album" category alongside label stablemates Friendly Fires for "Pala." XL's The Horrors and SBTRKT are also head-to-head for the independent breakthrough of the year title, while Adele, Vampire Weekend and The xx, all at XL, compete for the most played independent artist. The awards, organized by the Association of Independent Music (AIM), are designed to recognize talent in the music business outside the four major record companies. Music journalists and bands have long felt that high-profile awards like the Brits tend to favor artists at major labels at the expense of independent acts. AIM boss Alison Wenham said ...

Adele 's gut-wrenching songs of heartbreak on her album 21 have helped millions of fans get through some very tough times indeed. And according to Modern Family 's Sarah Hyland , one song in particular, "Someone Like You," indirectly prevented a potentially fatal car wreck. Hyland, 20, told E! News that she and her boyfriend Matt Prokop were driving on L.A.'s notorious freeway last week during a heavy rainstorm. "It was so foggy you couldn't see ten feet ahead of you," Hyland said. Actor beau Prokop, 21, "had an audition and we were going through lines," she explained. But High School Musical 3 star Prokop lost his intense concentration -- and was thus relatively less distracted during the stormy drive -- when Adele's aching ballad came on. "He would have been focusing on remembering his lines [but] 'Someone Like You' came on the radio, so we blasted it to sing along to it." With eyes a bit more on the road during t...

Adele has been ordered by doctors to rest her voice British singer Adele leads the American Music Awards nominations with four nods, including artist of the year. The 23-year-old, who recently cancelled her US tour because of a vocal chord haemorrhage, is up for best rock and pop female artist and best album. She is also shortlisted for best contemporary artist. Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Lil Wayne were nominated for three awards. The winners will be announced on 20 November in Los Angeles. Pitbull and Nicki Minaj - who presented the nominations - both got two nominations each, along with Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Chris Brown, Jason Aldean, LMFAO and Kanye West. Adele will battle for the artist of the year crown with US stars Lil Wayne, Swift, Perry and Lady Gaga. Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars and Pitbull are set to compete for favourite pop and rock male artist, while Maroon 5, OneRepublic and dance music group LMFAO are up for best band. In the rap and hip hop categories...

British singing star Adele continued her current pop reign with a leading four nominations for the 2011 American Music Awards announced on Tuesday, edging out the likes of Katy Perry and Lady Gaga . Adele, 23, who was recently forced to cancel the remainder of her sold out U.S. tour due to a vocal chord hemorrhage, was nominated for favorite rock/pop female artist, adult contemporary artist, album with her "21" and artist of the year for the awards to be broadcast from Los Angeles on November 20. Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift , Rihanna , Lil Wayne and country music group The Band Perry were nominated three times, followed by artists such as Bruno Mars and Beyonce with two nods each. Besides Adele, other artist of the year contenders are Gaga, Wayne, Swift and Perry, whose album "Teenage Dream" two months ago achieved the rare distinction of having five singles reach the top of the Billboard's pop songs chart. Perry also will perform at the key music i...

As we reported a few days back, Adele has been forced to cancel her upcoming US tour because of more problems with her voice. The Someone Like You singer was devastated and annoyed over the cancellation, so we imagine shell be even more upset and furious now she knows her vocal chord troubles are all her own fault. It was thought Adele s smoking habit was to blame, but in actual fact the down-to-earth singer talks too much and its not good for her voice. Smoking is not the reason I got laryngitis it was because I was talking too much," Adele has told The Sun . "I damage my voice offstage, not onstage. Onstage I am fine, as apparently I am technically great, but when I talk I damage my voice big time. I have got screwed into giving up smoking. It would seem Adele isnt at all happy about having to give up the fags (were sure her lungs are, though), If I wasn't a singer I still would be smoking 25 a day. Smoking is my favourite thing to do in the world, I am gutted I have...

Adele ... don't be happy, worry! Adele worries people won't like her music if she starts writing happy songs. The British singer has released albums 19 and 21 , both of which were about breaking up with a man. It means most of her tracks have a dark undertone, but she hopes that isn't always the case. Even though she'd like to write upbeat songs, Adele worries how fans would react. Advertisement: Story continues below "I think the worst thing that can happen is if I put together a very positive or happy record and people complain that I was better when I was sad and miserable!" she laughed to Look magazine. "But that's out of my control. I would hate to stay single or go through bad break-ups just to be able to write moody songs!" One of Adele's best known tracks is Someone Like You , which is an ode to a former partner. She wrote it as she felt she'd end up a "bitter old woman" if she didn't get her feelings out. This is t...

Topping the American charts, but far from American shores: Adele. Adele , the 23-year-old British pop singer, named her latest album "21." Her first, released two years earlier, was called "19." These titles suggest that her sets are deeply personal statements; diary-like documents of two years in the life of an artist with a voice big enough to top charts on both sides of the Atlantic . She also wants to make sure we all know she is young. No matter how classic her soul ballads sounded on the radio, she is a kid straight out of performance high school. Unlike Amy Winehouse, the self-destructive singer to whom she has most frequently been compared, she promised to have a long and sustainable career. This should have been a year of pure triumph for Adele, who has sold more albums stateside in 2011 than any other artist, and whose singles "Rolling in the Deep" and current No. 1 "Someone Like You" have become colossal pop hits. But she has had to ...