Adele 's "21" joins a rare group of albums this week, as the XL/Columbia set steps past the 10 million U.S. sales mark according to Nielsen SoundScan. It becomes one of only 21 titles to reach that rare threshold since SoundScan started tracking sales in 1991. "21" ran to 10 million in only its 92nd week of release. The last set to hit 10 million faster was 'N Sync's "No Strings Attached," which hit the number in its 43rd frame in January of 2001. So, "21" is the 21st album to sell 10 million. And thus, it becomes the 21st-biggest album of the SoundScan era. Clearly, 21 is a very lucky number for the pop diva. In a statement released by Columbia Records, Adele said, "What an incredible honour. A huge, huge thank you to my American fans for embracing this record on such a massive level." "21" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 dated March 12, 2011 and spent 24 non-consecutive weeks atop the tally -- the most in t...

The singer gave birth to her first child in October 2012 Adele's album 21 has left the UK Top 40 album chart for the first time since its release in January 2011. The record has dropped from 34 to 42 in the latest countdown after spending 96 weeks on the chart. Sales for the album on both sides of the Atlantic have been massive, shifting 4.5m copies in the UK and around 10m in America. It's also the fifth best-selling album in the UK of all time and the most downloaded. Critically, the album has also been a success picking up awards such as British album of the year at the Brits and album of the year at the Grammys. Adele's most recent work was the theme song for James Bond movie Skyfall. However, following the birth of her first child in October, the 24-year-old's full-time return to music is likely to be a long way off. Bookmark with Delicious Digg Facebook reddit StumbleUpon What are these? E-mail this to a friend [an error occurred while processing this directive]...

Adele is glowing after the birth of her baby. The Skyfall singer - who became a mother for the first time in October with boyfriend Simon Konecki - is doing great since his birth of her gorgeous baby. The 24-year-old star's close pal Alan Carr told The Sun newspaper: "All I'll say is I have seen Adele's baby and he's such a cutie. She's doing great, she's glowing." But when asked further questions about the multi-Grammy award winner, the British comedian insisted he wants to stay loyal to her and protect her baby's privacy. He said: "Because we're friends, people will ask me on the red carpet if she's breast feeding or using a breast pump. Well, I think that's f***ing disgusting. This is a young girl. I'm not going to talk about her breasts." A source close to Adele previously revealed she is besotted with her new son and wants to take on most of the responsibility of caring for him rather than hiring a nanny. She is sai...

People News Nov 19, 2012, 20:01 GMT Adele Adele is glowing after the birth of her baby. The 'Skyfall' singer - who became a mother for the first time in October with boyfriend Simon Konecki - is doing great since his birth of her gorgeous baby. The 24-year-old star's close plan Alan Carr told The Sun newspaper: 'All I'll say is I have seen Adele's baby and he's such a cutie. She's doing great, she's glowing.' But when asked further questions about the multi Grammy award winner, the British comedian insisted he wants to stay loyal to her and protect her baby's privacy. He said: 'Because we're friends, people will ask me on the red carpet if she's breast feeding or using a breast pump. Well, I think that's f***ing disgusting. This is a young girl. I'm not going to talk about her breasts.' A source close to Adele previously revealed she is besotted with her new son and wants to take on most of the responsibility of caring...

London, Nov 19 (IANS) Singer Ella Henderson, a participant in Britain's reality show "The X Factor", says Adele's encouraging tweet helped her gain confidence about herself. The 16yearold says she lost over two kg weight in order to look like a star but it was Adele's tweet that helped her accept herself, reports dailymail.co.uk. Adele, 24, sent a message on Twitter right after her first performance last month. It said: "Ella Henderson on 'The X Factor' is absolutely incredible! I Love her!! Good luck!." "Having Adele know who I am is incredible," Henderson said.

Posted: November 16, 2012 Robin Williams was able to convince Sally Field and his movie kids that he was a 70-year-old woman in the movie Mrs. Doubtfire .Well, it looks like Adele can pull off the same look. A new Tumblr page seeks to answer one of the internets most troubling questions: What if Adele was Mrs. Doubtfire? The page re-works Adeles face into several of the movies famous scenes. What would Adeles face look like if it was run over by a truck? What would Adele look like if she stuffed her face into a cream pie? What would Mrs. Doubtfire look like if she won a Grammy? This isnt the first time that Mrs. Doubtfire has been subject to an internet parody. Earlier this year, the classic movie was re-cut as a horror film . Robin Williams has done some scary movies in the past but his scariest role by far came in Mrs Doubtfire when he played a deranged husband who dressed up as an old lady in order to gain the trust of his family members. Seriously, with the right music playing M...

Adele's track for the James Bond film Skyfall retains the lead among singles in the Italian iTunes Store, while Eros Ramazotti's Noi moves up from eighth to first place, pushing the latest album from Italian rock band Negramaro, last week's number one, into second. Official Italian iTunes chart for November 8-14: Top tracks 1.ADELE, "Skyfall" 2. PSY, "Gangnam Style" 3. Rihanna, "Diamonds" 4. Chiara, "The Final Countdown" 5. Jovanotti, "Tensione evolutiva" 6. Asaf Avidan & The Mojos, "One Day / Reckoning Song (Wankelmut Remix)" 7. Robbie Williams, "Candy" 8. P!nk, "Try" 9. Bruno Mars, "Locked Out of Heaven" 10. Arisa, "Meraviglioso amore mio" Top albums 1. Eros Ramazzotti, Noi 2. Negramaro, Una storia semplice 3. Tiziano Ferro, L'amore Una Cosa Semplice 4. Ensi, Era tutto un sogno 5. One Direction, Take Me Home 6. Robbie Williams, Take the Crown 7. Various Artists, ...

Adele has a lot more things to worry about than her weight. The new mom put all of her critics - including Lady Gaga -- in their places with a definitive comment on her weight. "I read a comment on YouTube that I thought would upset me - 'Test pilot for pies' - but I've always been fine with it," she says in her new biography . "I would only lose weight if it affected my health or sex life, which it doesn't." So, there you have it. Adele is super confident with herself - as all women should be - but these celebrities are still struggling with their own weight issues. Jennifer Lawrence Jennifer Lawrence is probably one of the most in-demand actresses in Hollywood, thanks to her little role as Katniss Everdeen in "The Hunger Games." However, it seems she's developed a bit of an inferiority complex about her weight. Lawrence, 22, told Elle in a new interview that she's too fat by Hollywood standards, which is ridiculous since she...

Adele won't be bullied into losing weight. In USA Today excerpts from her new biography, penned by Chas Newkey-Burden , the 24-year-old "Someone Like You" singer opens up about her much-talked about body. "I read a comment [about me] on YouTube that I thought would upset me -- 'Test pilot for pies' -- but I've always been a size 14-16 and been fine with it," Adele says. "I would only lose weight if it affected my health or sex life, which it doesn't." PHOTOS: Stars who love their bodies (In a recent interview with Stylist UK , fellow Grammy Award winner Lady Gaga referenced Adele while talking about her own body woes. "Adele is bigger than me -- how come nobody says anything about it?" she asked.) Adele -- who admits to smoking Marlboro Lights and "drinking far too much" in 2008 -- also talks candidly about the ex-boyfriend who inspired much of the songs on her multiplatinum album, 21 . PHOTOS: Adele's stunni...

Lady Gaga feels she's been unfairly criticized for not maintaining a perfect physique. The "Born This Way" singer admitted to packing on the pounds in a mid-September radio interview, and since then, she started a " Body Revolution " on her Little Monsters website, where she asked people to embrace their figures and focus on inner beauty. When the 26-year-old spoke with Stylist UK about the movement, she drew attention to another famously curvy musician: British soul singer Adele , 24. PHOTOS: Lady Gaga's body evolution "I was acutely aware of some photos on the internet -- my mom called me and was like, 'Did you gain weight?' -- everybody was telling me about it, and I didn't really care," Gaga recalls. "I thought, well I don't really care if they think I'm fat, because, quite honestly, I did gain about 30 pounds." PHOTOS: Adele's stunning transformation She continued, "Adele is bigger than me -- how come ...

Two teenagers have been charged with theft after a female detective chasing suspects collapsed and died. The 17-year-old boys will appear at Highbury Corner Youth Court on November 14 accused of snatching a mobile phone from a 59-year-old woman in Haverstock Hill, north London. They allegedly grabbed the handset and ran off. Officers joined the victim in chasing two suspects. Detective Constable Adele Cashman went to help but she collapsed in Belsize Park Gardens. The 30-year-old was taken to the Royal Free Hospital but died later. A post-mortem has failed to find a cause of death and the results of further tests are awaited, a Met spokesman said. Britain's most senior police officer, Met Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe, paid tribute on Tuesday to her bravery. He said: "It's a terrible tragedy for Adele's family, it's a terrible tragedy for her colleagues. "Adele was an eager officer, she was in a crime squad, she was out there chasing criminals, which is I...

Detective Constable Adele Cashman was chasing a suspect after a smartphone was snatched from a woman when she collapsed She died in hospital a short time later Two 17-year-old boys were arrested and the phone recovered By Alex Ward PUBLISHED: 07:26 EST, 6 November 2012 | UPDATED: 08:21 EST, 6 November 2012 In pursuit: Detective Constable Adele Cashman collapsed while chasing a teenage phone thief yesterday A female detective has died after she collapsed while chasing a teenage phone thief. Detective Constable Adele Cashman, 30, was in pursuit of a suspect just moments after a smartphone was snatched from a 59-year-old woman in Haverstock Hill, Camden when she collapsed at 9.45pm yesterday. The much loved and wholly dedicated police officer collapsed in Belsize Park Gardens, Camden, and died in Royal Free Hospital, in Hampstead, London a short time later. A 17-year-old boy was arrested at the junction of Belsize Grove and a second boy, also 17, was also arrested and a phone recovered...

New mum Adele has yet to choose a name for her baby boy after becoming a first-time parent last month, according to one of the singing superstar's close pals. The Rolling In The Deep singer welcomed a son with boyfriend Simon Konecki on 19 October, but she has yet to speak out or even officially confirm the arrival of her bundle of joy. Fans believed the star was eager to protect the tot's privacy by refusing to reveal his name, but her close friend, talk show host Alan Carr, admits that isn't the case. He tells the Daily Star Sunday, "He's beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. I saw him on Wednesday. But I need to find out what his name is before I can get a gift - you can't sign a gift 'To X' now, can you? "He is lovely, really lovely. A beautiful boy and the two of them are getting on brilliantly. Really great." Adele was seen out in public last Tuesday for the first time since giving birth, when she took her son for a walk in a black baby carri...

Adele has bought a new home in Notting Hill, London less than a year after splashing out 2.5 million on a place by the coast Adele has splashed out on another new mansion for her family. The 'Someone Like You' singer - who gave birth to her first baby boy last month with charity worker boyfriend Simon Konecki - is said to have purchased a new 5.6 million home in the plush Notting Hill area of London just eight months after buying a property for 2.5 million in Brighton. The 24-year-old Grammy award winner, who is Britain's wealthiest young musician, is moving into a five-bedroom house beside Kylie Minogue and Pippa Middleton , according to The Sun newspaper. Sources close to the singer recently said she is eager to expand her family in the near future and loves being a mother so much that she wants to have another child soon and doesn't want to hire extra help. She is said to have told friends: ''I'm so in love, I've never felt this much emotion. I plan...

GOOD to see ADELE using some of her 20million fortune wisely. After splashing out on a home on the coast, shes now bought a 5.6million pad in Notting Hill. The five-bedroom house in the swanky part of London is a far cry from the small flat she had in Battersea. This year she was the wealthiest young British musician featured on The Sunday Times Rich List. Once Skyfall singer Adele, husband SIMON KONECKI and their baby boy are in the new gaff, theyll be able to count KYLIE MINOGUE and PIPPA MIDDLETON as neighbours. Wonder if those two will offer to babysit?

Washington, November 3 ( ANI ): Lady Gaga , who admitted to packing on the pounds in a mid-September radio interview, feels she is being unfairly criticized for not maintaining a perfect physique. The 'Born This Way' hitmaker has since started a "Body Revolution" on her Little Monsters website, where she asked people to embrace their figures and focus on inner beauty. When the 26-year-old spoke with Stylist UK about the movement, she drew attention to another famously curvy musician - Adele. "I was acutely aware of some photos on the internet-my mom called me and was like, 'Did you gain weight?'-everybody was telling me about it, and I didn't really care," Us magazine quoted her as saying. "I thought, well I don't really care if they think I'm fat, because, quite honestly, I did gain about 30 pounds. "Adele is bigger than me-how come nobody says anything about it? She's so wonderful and I think her confidence is something I ...

Lady Gaga : Why Don't People Talk About Adele's Size? In a new interview with Stylist U.K., Lady Gaga shares how she felt when she learned that her weight had become the focus of so many headlines. "When I heard it was on the news -- where they talk about wars, the economy crashing and the election I just thought, 'this is f------ ridiculous.' I mean, what kind of example is that to a young girl sitting at home?" she wondered. "I thought, well I don't really care if they think I'm fat, because, quite honestly, I did gain about 30 pounds. Adele is bigger than me, how come nobody says anything about it? She's so wonderful and I think her confidence is something I have to match. She has set the bar very high for a lot of women. I need to be a confident woman and just say politically active things when I can that are helpful to young people." ( Celebitchy ) Get out the vote button.LOL button.AWW button.OMG button.DOH button.LOL button.AWW bu...

WENN.com Adele has been spotted out with her newborn son for the first time since giving birth to the tot last month. The 'Rolling In The Deep' singer has not been seen properly for the last couple of months as she kept hidden at home in the final stages of pregnancy. She has also kept a low profile since giving birth to her first child with boyfriend Simon Konecki, on October 19, but eyewitnesses have finally spied the singer out and about in London. According to ContactMusic.com , Adele and Simon enjoyed an evening stroll with their new son in the capital but made sure to shield the tot in a black baby carrier, keeping him close to her. The family outing comes as a friend of the Grammy-winning singer revealed she had quit Twitter after internet trolls had sent death threats to her newborn, whose name has still not been released. It seems the news of the death threats didn't reach 'Born This Way' singer Lady Gaga, who questioned why Adele didn't receive critici...