After weeks of speculation, it has finally been announced that Adele will be performing at the 54th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12, marking her first live performance since undergoing vocal surgery last year . "I'm immensely proud to have been asked to perform at this year's GRAMMY Awards," said Adele in a statement. "It's an absolute honor to be included in such a night, and for it to be my first performance in months is very exciting and of course nerve-racking, but what a way to get back into it all." The Grammys: Adele, Kanye West Lead Nominations The "Rolling In The Deep" songstress joins previously-announced performers Jason Aldean , Kelly Clarkson , Glen Campbell , The Band Perry , Blake Shelton , Coldplay , Rihanna , Foo Fighters , Bruno Mars , Paul McCartney , Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift . LL Cool J is signed on to host . Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Bruno Mars To Perform at Grammy Awards Earlier today (Jan. 31), Adele tweeted abou...

January 30, 2012 01:58:55 GMT Adele and LMFAO dominate the winner list for the 13th annual NRJ Awards with two gongs, while Bieber, Shakira and Riri get one each. Winners for 2012 NRJ Awards have been announced in a star-studded ceremony at the Palais Des Festivals on the French Riviera in Cannes over the weekend. The lucky musicians this year included , , , and . Adele and duo RedFoo and SkyBlu got the most kudos by scooping two awards each. The former won International Revelation of the Year and International Song of the Year, while the latter grabbed International Group/Duo of the Year and Music Video of the Year. Bieber, meanwhile, received NRJ Award of Honor for his success in music which he achieved at record time. "Thank you to everyone here," said the teen singer. "I love you guys." He wore a blue moto jacket on top of his white shirt and slicked back his newly-dyed hair when coming to the event. Fresh off accepting a French knighthood that day, Shakira was...

. On Thursday Adele Makes Chart History was a top story. Here is the recap: (popmusiclife) Adele retains her no. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart this week. "21" sold 95,000 copies in the past week to maintain its #1 status. Now in its 17th week on top, Billboard reports Adele's "21" has been #1 longer than any other album since "The Bodyguard" soundtrack wrapped a 20-week run at No. 1 on the chart dated May 29, 1993. The UK singer is confirmed to make her UK live comeback at the 2012 Brit Awards ceremony on February 21 at London's O2 Arena. - more on this story popmusiclife is an official news provider for the antiMusic.com. Copyright popmusiclife - Excerpted here with permission. Adele Tour Dates/Tickets Adele CDs, DVDs and MP3s Adele T-shirts and Posters Adele CDs, vinyl and rarities antiMUSIC News featured on RockNews.info and Yahoo News . ...end

Twitter began buzzing late Saturday, with rumors that British singer Adele, 23, has died. However, the Twitter hoax " RIP Adele " became a trending topic for hours and it left many fans wondering if the "Someone Like You" singer is truly dead. There have been no official reports that the singer is dead and it seems that Adele has joined a number of celebrities who have been killed on Twitter. Those celebrities include Cher, Demi Moore, Justin bieber and Tiger Woods to name a few. The death hoax has angered many of Adele fans. Here are some of the responses from Twitter users when "RIP Adele" began trending: - "I never knew how many idiots were on twitter until RIP Adele and RIP Justin Bieber started trendin." - "That awkward moment when RIP Adele is trending, and she probably doesn't even know she died." Like us on Facebook - "why is RIP Adele trending? i swear twitter killing every celebrity they can" - " I know!...

. On Monday Global Adele Covers Become Viral Hit was a top story. Here is the recap: (popmusiclife) Adele's success is truly international, as the UK singer's "21" album made her a household name. The latest viral video making the rounds demonstrates the impact and influence Adele is having with fans and fellow musicians around the globe. "Rolling in the Deep" has been covered on YouTube more than 350,000 times. Now, a fan has created a compilation of 71 of the best performances and put them together in one video maybe you or someone you know made the final cut. - Check it out. popmusiclife is an official news provider for the antiMusic.com. Copyright popmusiclife - Excerpted here with permission. Adele Tour Dates/Tickets Adele CDs, DVDs and MP3s Adele T-shirts and Posters Adele CDs, vinyl and rarities antiMUSIC News featured on RockNews.info and Yahoo News . ...end

Adele's "21" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart for a 17th week, Billboard.com reported Wednesday. The CD has had the longest reign at the top of the Billboard 200 since "The Bodyguard" soundtrack was No. 1 for 20 weeks in 1993. Coming in at No. 2 on this week's Billboard 200 is the "Kidz Bop 21" album, followed by the Black Keys' "El Camino" at No. 3, Drake's "Take Care" at No. 4 and Rihanna's "Talk That Talk" at No. 5. Rounding out the top tier are Young Jeezy's "TM103: Hustlerz Ambition" at No. 6, James Fortune & FIYA's "Identity" at No. 7, Toby Keith's "Clancy's Tavern" at No. 8, Coldplay's "Mylo Xyloto" at No. 9 and Nickelback's "Here and Now" at No. 10. Copyright 2012 United Press International, Inc. (UPI). Any repr

'21' SALUTE: As Adele 's "21" tops the Billboard 200 for a 17th week , the set moves closer to the mark for most weeks at No. 1 for an album by a woman. In the 56-year history of the survey, only the Whitney Houston -led soundtrack to "The Bodyguard" has reigned longer among solo females (20 weeks, 1992-93). Thus, the magic number of weeks at the summit that "21" will need to become the longest-leading album by a female artist? 21. (The album continues its reign on the Billboard 200 by holding off the set that debuts directly below it at No. 2: "Kidz Bop Kids 21"). Billboard.com reader prumjabi88 commented that 21 is already a lucky number for Adele. "Set Fire to the Rain" becomes the third Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 from "21" in its 21st week on the chart (rising 2-1). Adele sure has come a long way since her first Hot 100 entry, "Chasing Pavements." The week of Feb. 28, 2009, the song peaked at No. 21. O...

Club hits and techno tunes dominating the airwaves, but British soul singer Adele is casually making her mark on the Billboard 200 chart. The retro-leaning artist, who channels raw emotion with every note, has claimed the number one spot on the album sales chart for the last 17 weeks. Not since "The Bodyguard" soundtrack was on top for 20 weeks in 1993 has anybody come close to that number, according to Billboard . Adele's album, "21," which was released last February, sold 95,000 copies in the past week alone. In addition to that, the album's single "Set Fire to the Rain" has risen to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 song chart, which measures radio airplay and sales. The song has knocked out Rihanna's "We Found Love" featuring Calvin Harris, which held the number one position for 10 ten weeks, Billboard reported. Back to the album chart, "Kidz Bop 21" is making its debut at the number two spot with 69,000 units sold. ...

Adele is picking up where she left off in 2011 as her song Set Fire to the Rain has dethroned Rihanna's We Found Love from the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart while accomplishing a historic feat in the process. Does Adele's New Boyfriend Equal New Music? According to Billboard.com , Set Fire to the Rain is the third single from Adele 's 21 , which still leads the Billboard 200 album chart 17 weeks strong. Her two previous singles, Rolling in the Deep and Someone Like You , have also reached the top of the Hot 100 while 21 was number one on the Billboard 200, allowing Adele to become the first artist to have led the Billboard 200 simultaneously with three Hot 100 number one singles. Adele's Thin New Look Revealed Only nine artists had ever came close to pulling off the rare feat of having their singles and album atop both charts concurrently, with Usher being the most recent with the songs Yeah and Burn , both from his chart-topping album Confessi...

Adeles still proving to be the ultimate chart-breaker. Set Fire to the Rain, the singers third 21 single, has toppled Rihannas We Found Love to claim top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Ri Ris Calvin Harris-assisted track, which slips to number two this week, spent 10 consecutive weeks on top of the chart, the stoutest run at that spot since Ke$ha notched nine weeks there at the beginning of 2010 with Tik Tok. Set Fire to the Rain is Adeles third number one, joining Rolling in the Deep (which spent seven weeks on top last year) and Someone Like You (five total weeks in 2011). Of course, 21 is also the number one album in the country this week, which means that Adele rules both charts simultaneously. Thats not necessarily a remarkable feat, as plenty of artists have lorded over both charts simultaneously, and 10 artists have even done it with two songs (most recently, Usher pulled it off with the Confessions singles Yeah! and Burn back in 2004). But in an interesting bit of triv...

As the family of Etta James prepares to lay the legendary blues crooner to rest Saturday, James' industry peers continue to sing her praises. PHOTOS: Us Weekly 's photo tribute to stars we've lost "What a lady Etta James was. She was the ultimate original," British songstress Adele wrote on her website Monday, three days after James succumbed to terminal leukemia at a Riverside, Calif. hospital at age 73. Writing that she'll remember the James concert she attended at New York City's B.B. King Blues Club "forever," Adele, 23, says "it's an honor every time I hear her voice." PHOTOS: See Beyonce as Etta James in Cadillac Records "Her voice was breathtaking and her songs are reflections we all recognize in some way or another," she added. "Thank you to Etta James." Best known for her 1961 cover of "At Last," James was diagnosed with terminal leukemia in December and suffered from dementia prior to her ...

16:03, Tuesday, 24 January 2012 Adele has paid homage to the late Etta James , describing her as 'the ultimate original.' The Someone Like You singer took to her blog to write a message for James - who sadly lost her battle with leukaemia on Friday (20th January) at the age of 73. Speaking of the At Last hitmaker, Adele wrote: "What a lady Etta James was. She was the ultimate original. "Her voice was breathtaking and her songs are reflections we all recognise in some way or another. It's an honour every time I hear her voice. "I saw her at BB Kings in New York a few years ago, and it was something I will remember forever. Thank you to Etta James. And I send all my love to her family and friends xxxx." New mum Beyonc previously lead the tributes for James - who she played in 2008 flick Cadillac Records - describing Etta as "one of the greatest vocalists of our time". Watch MTV News on the hour every hour on MTV - Sky Channel 126 and Virgi...

Days after legendary songstress Etta James passed away from complications of leukemia, Adele took to her blog to recall the great influence the singer has had on her. "What a lady Etta James was. She was the ultimate original," she said, recalling her own encounter with the icon. "Her voice was breath taking and her songs are reflections we all recognise in some way or another. It's an honour every time I hear her voice. I saw her at BB Kings in New York a few years ago, and it was something I will remember forever. Thank you to Etta James. And I send all my love to her family and friends." Since the news broke of James' death, many big-voiced divas have opened up about the influence she had on them. "Etta James was a force to be reckoned with. A true gift to music and a woman of great spirit and courage. Her raw tone and the passion she put forth on a record spoke to me at a very young age and has continued to influence and inspire me throughout my...

A dele added another achievement to her ever-expanding book of records as "21" returned 2-1 in its first anniversary on the U.K. album chart. Meanwhile, Jessie J started a second week atop the singles chart with "Domino." Adele now moves equal with Queen and Oasis in total career weeks at No. 1 on the album survey, with 21 weeks. 20 of those are with "21," the other with its predecessor "19" in 2008; that debut set moved 23-22 on the new chart. Three tracks from "21" also mark 52 weeks on the singles list this week: "Someone Like You" at No. 43, "Set Fire To The Rain" No. 53 and "Rolling In The Deep" No. 70. Adele Matches 'Titanic's' No. 1 Run on Billboard 200 "21" is now in its fifth separate run at No. 1, but needed to sell just under 21,000 copies last week to return to the summit, which is the lowest total for any artist album so far this century. Its total U.K. sales in a memora...

Adele's star continues to rise with the ongoing success of her album 21. Picture: Source: AP ADELE has broken another chart record in Australia. The UK singers album 21 celebrates a year on the chart this week and its 26th week at No.1. That now beats John Farnhams 25 weeks at No.1 with Whispering Jack. Adeles next hurdle is to beat Delta Goodrems 29 weeks at No.1 with Innocent Eyes and the Hair soundtrack which spent 28 weeks at No.1 in 1969. Dire Straits Brothers in Arms is the ARIA No.1 champion with 34 weeks at No.1. 21 has spent 50 weeks in the Top 10 in Australia, and while it dropped to No.12 for one week in April, since then it has never been lower than No.4. The album has gone 10 times platinum, marking sales of over 700,000 copies. Adeles Live at the Royal Albert Hall CD/DVD has been No.1 for the eight weeks it has been released. 21 has also returned to No.1 in the UK today, clocking up 20 weeks on top. Her debut album, 19 , was No.1 for a week in the UK. That ...

Adele. ADELE'S new relationship has the support of "everyone" in her life. The 'Someone Like You' hitmaker - who has been getting close to Simon Konecki, the boss of water charity Drop4Drop in recent weeks - has hit out at speculation her new lover is still married, explaining he has been divorced from stylist Clary Fisher, the mother of his five-year-old daughter, "for four years". Writing on her blog, she said: "This is the first and last time I will comment on the details of my relationship with Simon. Contrary to reports and headlines in the press today, Simon is divorced and has been for 4 years. "Everyone in our lives separately and together wish us nothing but the best, and vice versa. These are the facts." Meanwhile, the 23-year-old singer - who was forced to cancel a string of concerts in the US and England last year after undergoing surgery on her vocal cords for a benign polyp - has been banned from eating her beloved curry by d...

. On Thursday Adele Ties Titanic Record was a top story. Here is the recap: (popmusiclife) Adele's "21" has reached its 16th week at no 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, its reign the longest since the "Titanic" soundtrack also earned 16 weeks at the top in 1998. Billboard reports "21" is one of only five sets to notch at least 16 weeks atop the list since SoundScan's sales data began powering the Billboard 200 in May of 1991. Aside from "21" and "Titanic," the other three are: the Whitney Houston-driven soundtrack to "The Bodyguard" (20 weeks in 1992-1993), Garth Brooks' "Ropin' The Wind" (18 in 1991-1992) and Billy Ray Cyrus' "Some Gave All" had 17 in 1992. - more on this story popmusiclife is an official news provider for the antiMusic.com. Copyright popmusiclife - Excerpted here with permission. Adele Tour Dates/Tickets Adele CDs, DVDs and MP3s Adele T-shirts and Posters Adele C...

. On Tuesday Adele Helps Pop Outsell Rock was a top story. Here is the recap: (popmusiclife) Adele's domination of the album charts led a Pop resurgence in the UK in 2011, helping the music genre outsell Rock for the first time in seven years. The Official Charts Company reports big-selling albums by Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga and Jessie J were led by the unstoppable Adele's 14-times platinum album "21," pushing Pop music to 7 of the Top 10 albums of 2011. Pop boosted its share from 30.9% to 33.6% year-on-year the genre's biggest slice of the market since 1999. By contrast, rock's portion of album sales in 2011 fell from 31.2% to 29.4%, the lowest tally for guitar bands since 2003 (29.2%) and a significant drop from this century's high of 41.5% in 2004. - more on this story popmusiclife is an official news provider for the antiMusic.com. Copyright popmusiclife - Excerpted here with permission. Adele Tour Dates/Tickets Adele CDs, DVDs and MP3s Adele T-shirts...

Etta James, whose grit-laced, noir-soaked vocals traversed the worlds of blues, jazz and R&B, died Friday morning , having suffered through failing health in recent years and succumbing finally tochronic leukemia. She was 73. James battled multiple addictions throughout her career, and her struggles were part of what made her one of the most emotive -- and influential -- singers around. Back in 2009, Adele told me it was James who has been the biggest musical influence on her career. "Etta James is the only artist I've ever properly believed when I listen to her," Adele said. "I feel her pain." PHOTOS: Etta James | 1938-2012 Adele made it clear that she wasn't trying to copy James' writing style or vocal ticks. Instead, she wanted to channel the deep-down soul that is apparent in nearly all of James' work. "Sometimes it's an oppressive thing to sing songs that are really sad.There's an honesty to them that blows me away. Not that [sh...

SWEET 16: As previously reported , Adele 's "21" tops the Billboard 200 album chart for a 16th week, marking the survey's longest reign since the "Titanic" soundtrack also led for 16 frames in 1998. Since the chart began appearing in each issue of Billboard magazine the week of March 24, 1956, just 20 albums have spent as many as 16 weeks at No. 1. Here is a look at the elite albums boasting the longest Billboard 200 commands in that span (a list in which Vanilla Ice ranks back-to-back with Andy Williams). Weeks at No. 1, Title, Artist, Peak Year 54, "West Side Story" soundtrack, 1962 The Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim songbook infuses the album that includes such standards as "America," "I Feel Pretty" and "Somewhere." (The figure of 54 weeks at No. 1 combines the set's time atop separate stereo and mono LP charts before the Billboard 200 became a singular ranking the week of Aug. 17, 1963). 37, "Thrill...

Simon Konecki and Adele in the Everglades xposurephotos Following the heartache that inspired her first two albums, Adele has found happiness with a new guy. The Grammy-nominated singer, 23, has been seeing fellow Brit Simon Konecki, 36, after they reportedly met in the U.K. last summer. She even addressed their relationship (for the first and only time, she writes!) on a recent blog post : "Everyone in our lives separately and together wish us nothing but the best, and vice versa." Here are five things to know about her bearded beau: 1. He's a good guy Konecki is a former financier who co-founded U.K. bottled water company Life Water . He also heads the company's charity, Drop4Drop , which brings clean water to developing countries. The most rewarding part of his job? "Definitely seeing the smile on a kid's face when they try clean water for the first time," he told U.K. food and drink publication The Grocer last month. RELATED: Adele's Hollywood...

Adele has spoken out about her boyfriend - setting the record straight following reports he's still married. It had previously been suggested that bearded boyfriend Simon Konecki, 36, known as Swampy to his friends, was still in the process of divorcing his ex. But chart-topper Adele, 23, wrote on her website: "This is the first and last time I will comment on the details of my relationship with Simon. "Contrary to reports and headlines in the press today, Simon is divorced and has been for four years. "Everyone in our lives separately and together wish us nothing but the best, and vice versa. These are the facts. Take care and see you all in February xx," she said, referring to her appearance at the Brits next month. The Someone Like You singer is reported to have already met Simon's parents, when the pair holidayed in Florida. Adele is expected to make her live UK comeback at the Brit Awards at the O2 after having to pull out of her tour for surgery for a ...

Adele tends to let her music speak for her, but on Wednesday, the Grammy-nominated singer hit her own blog to address recent reports she's dating a married - but soon-to-be-divorced -- man. "This is the first and last time I will comment on the details of my relationship with Simon," Adele wrote on her blog , referring to Simon Konecki , whom she has been spotted with of late. "Contrary to reports and headlines in the press today, Simon is divorced and has been for 4 years. Everyone in our lives separately and together wish us nothing but the best, and vice versa. These are the facts." PLAY IT NOW: Adele: It Really Broke My Heart Making My New Album On Wednesday morning, Britain's The Daily Mail claimed Konecki was married to a fashion stylist, and was in the process of divorcing. In addition to finally clarifying her beau is divorced, Adele gave a hint she could be headed to the Grammys. VIEW THE PHOTOS: Rolling In The Deep With The Lovely Adele "Tak...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British singer Adele 's multi-platinum selling album "21" scored its 16th week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, entering an elite list of only five albums to cross the that mark in the past 20 years. "21," which has been selling more than 100,000 copies each week for 33 weeks, joined the ranks of the soundtrack to the 1997 box-office phenomenon "Titanic," Whitney Houston 's soundtrack to 1992 film, "The Bodyguard," country crooner Garth Brooks' "Ropin' The Wind" and Billy Ray Cyrus' "Some Gave All," also in 1992, all of which crossed 16 weeks at No. 1. Recently disbanded Christian rock group David Crowder Band made the highest chart debut this week at No. 2 with new album "Give Us Rest," selling 50,000 copies. Irish alternative rock band Snow Patrol debuted their sixth studio album , "Fallen Empires," at No. 5, following Black Keys' ...

Adele has spoken out following reports she's dating a married man, insisting her new boyfriend has been divorced for four years. The Someone Like You hitmaker was photographed with charity boss Simon Konecki earlier this month (Jan12) after spending the New Year holiday with him in Florida. Reports this week (16Jan12) suggested father-of-one Konecki is still married to fashion stylist Clary Fisher - but Adele has now addressed the rumours to insist her new man is a divorcee. In a post on her official website, she writes, "This is the first and last time I will comment on the details of my relationship with Simon. Contrary to reports and headlines in the press today, Simon is divorced and has been for 4 years. Everyone in our lives separately and together wish us nothing but the best, and vice versa. These are the facts."

Already named 'Artist of the Year' with 2011's top selling album and song, Adele has topped yet another list: karaoke songs. One in four karaoke performers chooses a track by the British songstress, a survey by karaoke company Lucky Voice reports , making her the most-sung artist in the U.K. Adele Rules 2011 With Top Selling Album & Song "Someone Like You" accounts for 14 percent of the 3 million songs sung by Lucky Voice's 100,000 users, while her cover of Bob Dylan's "Make You Feel My Love" is second with 10 percent. "Rolling In the Deep" lands at No. 7, following songs by One Direction, B.o.B. , Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera and the U.K. "X Factor" finalists. Adele's a Social Climber: Hits No. 1 on Social 50 Chart The highest non-Adele song is "Heroes," a David Bowie song that regained popularity following performances on the U.K. "X Factor."

Its three weeks in and our New Years resolutions arent going too well. Weve dropped to only going to the gym twice a week (by which we mean thinking about going twice a week) and despite turning the cushions over, a bum-shaped dent is already cemented in our sofa. Were not the only one finding it hard to kick our habits though - Adele has been spotted smoking again! According to an eyewitness, Adele has been seen puffing away stateside with her new boyf Simon Konecki. " Adele and Simon had dinner at Bobby Rubino's in Pompano Beach in Florida, on January 1, the source tells Life & Style . Right after they were done, she walked out of the place and had a cigarette outside." Just over a week later, Adele arrived back in London with Simon and was spotted again, ciggy in hand. The health risk Adele was forced to cancel two tours in October and had to undergo laser surgery to remove polyps on her vocal cords. Before this operation, she released a statement saying, ...

Adele's new boyfriend Simon Konecki is "spiritual and left-wing". According to sources close to the couple, the singer and her beau have enjoyed a whirlwind romance and are a good match because of their "homely" personalities. The pair are said to have met in Brighton, England, when Adele attended an impromptu show for a friend. "It's been a bit of a whirlwind," a friend of Simon's told British magazine Now. "There was an instant spark. He's quite spiritual and left-wing and loves Adele's creative side. They're both very private and quite homely, so they're a good fit." Their romance came to light when Adele was spotted kissing Simon during a romantic holiday. The 23-year-old singer was seen hugging and locking lips with the charity boss on a romantic beach stroll followed by a trip to the Everglades National Park near Miami. And friends of the Someone Like You singer claim she may have found The One. "She says sh...

British singer Adele has been crowned 2011's karaoke queen after it was revealed almost one in four singers chose one of her songs when they picked up a microphone. Her number one hit Someone Like You was the most sung karaoke song of the year accounting for 14 per cent of all the three million songs sung by 100,000 users of Britain's Lucky Voice website. Adele's version of Bob Dylan's Make You Feel My Love was the second most popular choice picked by 10 per cent of singers and Rolling in the Deep also figures in the top 10. The managing director of Lucky Voice, Nick Thistleton, said: "Adele has got one of the greatest voices in contemporary pop so it's no surprise our customers want to test themselves against the best and pick her songs in such overwhelming numbers." The star looks set to make her UK live comeback at the Brit Awards, three months after surgery to cure a voice-threatening condition. She underwent an operation in the US in early November af...

Adele has been crowned 2011's karaoke queen after it was revealed almost one in four singers chose one of her songs when they picked up a microphone. Her number one hit Someone Like You was the most sung karaoke song of the year accounting for 14 per cent of all the three million songs sung by 100,000 users of the Lucky Voice website. Adele's version of Bob Dylan's Make You Feel My Love was the second most popular choice picked by 10 per cent of singers and Rolling In The Deep also figures in the top 10. The managing director of Lucky Voice, Nick Thistleton, said: "Adele has got one of the greatest voices in contemporary pop so it's no surprise our customers want to test themselves against the best and pick her songs in such overwhelming numbers." The star looks set to make her UK live comeback at the Brit Awards, three months after surgery to cure a voice-threatening condition. She underwent an operation in the US in early November after being diagnosed with ...

. On Friday Adele To Make Live Return was a top story. Here is the recap: (popmusiclife) Adele is set to make her UK live comeback at the 2012 Brit Awards ceremony, according to NME. The announcement was made at the Brits 2012 launch event on Thursday at the Savoy Hotel in Central London. Noel Gallagher, Coldplay, Rihanna, Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran all also confirmed to perform live at the ceremony, which takes place February 21 at London's O2 Arena. In November, Adele went under the knife to have vocal chord microsurgery in Boston, in order to stop recurrent bleeding from a benign polyp. Her condition had forced her to cancel all of her remaining live dates of 2011, as she scrapped 10 scheduled dates in North America and six shows in the UK in order to have the surgery. - more on this story popmusiclife is an official news provider for the antiMusic.com. Copyright popmusiclife - Excerpted here with permission. Adele Tour Dates/Tickets Adele CDs, DVDs and MP3s Adele T-shirts and ...

Adele becomes just the sixth act to reach No. 1 on Billboard's Social 50 chart since it launched on Dec. 11, 2010 as the diva skips 3-1 in her 49th week on the tally. She follows Justin Bieber (38 weeks), Lady Gaga (11 weeks), Rihanna (six weeks), Selena Gomez (one week) and the Black Eyed Peas (two weeks). During the tracking week, Adele garnered a big 161% gain in Facebook fans and a 19% jump in Twitter followers. The Social 50 chart's rankings are determined by activity monitored on YouTube, Vevo, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and iLike, using a formula that blends weekly additions of friends/fans/followers along with weekly artist page views and weekly song plays. Adele debuted on the tally dated Feb. 12, 2011 at No. 44, eventually breaking into the top 10 on the list dated Sept. 3. That was the same week her single "Someone Like You" flew from No. 51-34 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, shortly before if jumped to No. 1 on Sept. 17. Since Oct. 15, Adele has ranked in...

Published: Jan. 13, 2012 at 3:55 PM LONDON, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- British soul singer Adele is to perform at the Brit Awards in London, marking her comeback after undergoing vocal-cord surgery late last year. The recording star was forced to cancel dozens of 2011 concerts due to her need for the operation and subsequent recovery from it. She announced Friday she will return to the stage Feb. 21 at the 2012 Brit Awards, EW.com reported. Adele is also scheduled to attend the Grammy Awards show in Los Angeles Feb. 12, but has not been announced as a performer.

Ed Sheeran has tipped Adele for Brit Awards success this year and thinks she will beat him to the best album prize. The singer-songwriter, who has three top five hits to his name, heads the field this year with four nominations, including best album. He said that was the award that would mean the most to him, but he does not expect to win it. Ed said: "I guess every artist would want to win the album one but I think Adele will win it because 21 is incredible". The singer, who said he was "amazed" to be nominated, has landed plenty of critical acclaim and airplay in the past year with singles such as The A Team and Lego House, as well as topping the album chart with his debut, called +. Adele is likely to make her UK live comeback at the awards, three months after surgery to cure a voice-threatening condition. The star underwent an operation in the US in early November after being diagnosed with a vocal cord haemorrhage which could have wrecked her singing voice fore...

Adele is almost ready to set fire to the stage once again! The bestselling artist of 2011 is planning to sing at next month's Brit Awards, where she's nominated for Album of the Year, Best Female Solo Artist and Best British Single. Considering the songbird has been silent for months, that's just grand news! "F--king happy. Thanks for the nods," Adele agreed via Twitter. But wait, the Brits are Feb. 21, after the Grammys, where Adele is nominated six times ... MORE: Adele All Dolled Up and On the Go Though the Grammys are a mere nine days before the Brit Awards, Adele's pipes have been through quite the ordeal and she has not yet publicly committed to singing at the Feb. 12 ceremony and will not be giving an official answer until early next month. On a positive note, the rumors go so far as to say Adele is going to open the Grammyswhich would be a heck of a comeback after undergoing surgery in November to remove a hemorrhage-causing polyp near her vocal ...

Adele looks set to make her UK live comeback at the Brit Awards, three months after surgery to cure a voice-threatening condition. The star underwent an operation in the US in early November after being diagnosed with a vocal cord haemorrhage which could have wrecked her singing voice forever. But she has now been lined up to perform at next month's awards bash which takes place at the O2 Arena. It marks a return to the event which kick-started her career, following last year's show-stopping performance of Someone Like You. She is among the nominees for the high-profile Grammy Awards a week earlier, in the running for six prizes, but has not been named in the first batch of performers announced. Meanwhile, Blur are to give their first live performance for two and a half years as they reunite for this year's awards. The band are being honoured with the outstanding contribution to music prize, 21 years after the release of their debut album Leisure. Blur join acts such as Sir...

01/12/2012 . (popmusiclife) Adele's sophomore release, "21," stays at #1 on the new Billboard Hot 200, marking its 15th week at the top of the influential U.S. chart. Billboard reports "21" sold 124,000 copies in the past week, according to Nielsen SoundScan (down 14% from the previous week). Adele's disc is the only album to sell more than 100,000 this week, as the No. 2 set - Drake's "Take Care" sells 42,000 (down 41%). more on this story popmusiclife is an official news provider for the antiMusic.com. Copyright popmusiclife - Excerpted here with permission. Adele Tour Dates/Tickets Adele CDs, DVDs and MP3s Adele T-shirts and Posters Adele CDs, vinyl and rarities antiMUSIC News featured on RockNews.info and Yahoo News . ...end

Adele can add the Motor City to her list of conquered territories in 2011. The British pop-soul star's album "21" was metro Detroit's top seller last year, according to data from Nielsen Soundscan. Adele didn't just top the local sales race in 2011 -- she utterly dominated it. "21" moved 90,000 copies here, more than double the market's next-best seller, Michael Bubl's "Christmas." Detroit's top 10 albums largely tracked the year-end national rankings released last week by Soundscan, with a couple of notable exceptions: "Hell: The Sequel" -- the Bad Meets Evil album featuring hometown rappers Eminem and Royce da 5' 9" -- clocked in at No. 8 in metro Detroit, well above its No. 30 national placing. Beyonc's album "4" also overperformed in Detroit, its No. 6 showing five spots above its national rank. Country acts Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum, both in the national top 10, didn't make the cut he...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British singer Adele kicked off 2012 just like much of 2011 -- at the top of the Billboard album charts , for a 15th week, with her best-selling "21". Soul-pop singer Jason Mraz scored the year's first top song with "I Won't Give Up" at No. 1 on the Billboard Digital Songs chart, ahead of his eagerly anticipated fourth album. "21" sold 124,000 copies, almost three times more than this week's No. 2 album, Drake's "Take Care." While album sales across the top 10 were down this week, the chart saw a resurgence of some of 2011's favorites, including Black Keys' "El Camino" up to No. 3, Coldplay's "Mylo Xyloto" back up at No. 5 and Rihanna 's "Talk That Talk" up to No. 6. The only new entry this week to break into the top 50 was alternative rock group SafetySuit's sophomore album "These Times," which entered the chart at No. 7. In the digital songs cha...

Adele 's "21" album hangs in for a whopping 15th week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 124,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan (down 14%). It's the only title to move over 100,000 this week, as the No. 2 set -- Drake 's "Take Care" -- shifts 42,000 (down 41%). The last album to spend more weeks at No. 1 was the soundtrack to "Titanic," which claimed 16 frames atop the list in 1998. Considering the scant number of albums that were released this week, "21" will likely nab a sweet 16th week at No. 1. Can Anything Stop Adele's '21' Reign at No. 1? Elsewhere on the Billboard 200 this week is the Black Keys ' "El Camino," which jumps 7-3 with 42,000 (though its down 8%). The rise is owed to how the album has a less-steep decline than most of the titles on the chart (basically, those with a smaller erosion actually move up the tally). Young Jeezy 's "TM103: Hustlerz Ambition" slips 3-...

There's a familiar look to the top of the new U.K. album chart, published by the Official Charts Company on Sunday (Jan. 8), on which Adele 's "21" (XL Recordings) sold another 38,000 units to move back 6-1 and become the album with the longest span at No. 1 for some 41 years. Flo Rida's "Good Feeling" (Atlantic/Warner Music) climbed from No. 3 to top the singles chart in its eighth week, with 50,000 new sales. Adele's '21' Claims 14th Week Atop Billboard 200 The Adele album is in its 19th aggregate week at No. 1, a run that started on the first of its 50 chart weeks in January last year. That becomes the longest calendar sequence since Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" between February 1970 and January 1971, during which time it had had 33 non-consecutive weeks at the summit. "21" is also the longest-running No. 1 by a female artist in U.K. chart history, and the sixth longest for any artist album, ...

01/09/2012 . (Gibson) Adele's blockbuster 21 is now officially the best-selling album of 2011. The British soul vocalist pushed 5.82 million copies of her album last year, and the singer's hit single, "Rolling in the Deep," was also the year's top-selling song, selling a whopping 5.81 million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan's year-end sales report. 21 entered the chart at #1 in February and has remained in the Top 10 ever since. This week is the album's 14th non-consecutive week as the U.S.'s #1-selling album. As for the rest of the pack, Michael Bubl's Christmas was the #2-selling album of the year (2.5 million copies), trailed by Lady Gaga's Born This Way (2.1 million), Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV (1.9 million) and Jason Aldean's My Kinda Party (1.6 million), reports the Los Angeles Times. Music industry peeps are likely thrilled with 2011's year-end figures, as album sales increased over 2010 for the first time since 2004. ...

9 January 2012 Last updated at 03:44 ET Adele recently had surgery on her vocal chords Adele's album 21 has returned to the top of the UK album chart, while Flo Rida has knocked Coldplay off the top of the singles chart. Adele has now spent 19 weeks at number one, the most since Simon And Garfunkel notched up 33 weeks with Bridge Over Troubled Water between 1970 and 1971. Her album shifted 3.77 million copies last year. Skrillex, who came fourth in the BBC's Sound of 2012 list last week, had the only new entry on the album chart. His seven-track EP Bangarang, which features guest appearances from The Doors and Ellie Goulding, debuted at number 36, said the Official Chart Company. Ed Sheeran dropped from the top spot to number three with his debut release +, while Bruno Mars was a non-mover at number two with Doo-Wops & Hooligans. Beyonce, who reportedly gave birth to a baby girl over the weekend, has seen her album 4 re-enter the top 10, climbing six places to land at num...

LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Singer Adele's album "21" returned to the number one spot in the British charts, becoming the longest chart-topping album release in nearly 42 years, the Official Charts Company said on Sunday. The album has been number one, on and off, for 19 weeks since its release in January 2011. It is also the biggest selling album in the 21st century having sold more than 3.8 million copies. In the singles chart, U.S. rapper Flo Rida climbed two places to number one with "Good Feeling." Making way was Coldplay's "Paradise" which slipped to number two. New entrant "Troublemaker" by Taio Cruz went straight to number three. (Reporting by Avril Ormsby)