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Post by floridagrl on Sept 29, 2011 19:44:35 GMT -5
Global Chart Report Adele's '21' wins the crown for a 23rd timeFriday, September 30, 2011 by Fred Chuchel, Dresden Despite the autumn revival on the music market with many new releases, Adele's '21' turns back to the summit of the global album chart and sold another 262.000 copies last week. The total sales after 23 weeks at no.1 and 35 weeks on the tally are at 10,4 million. It's also the beaming winner on the year-to-date list, following by Lady GaGa's 'Born This Way' (4,59 million), Bruno Mars' 'Doo-Wops & Hooligans' (3,06 million) and Rihanna's 'Loud' (2,91 million). mediatraffic.de/
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Post by Musiq on Sept 30, 2011 2:20:00 GMT -5
Wow Adele simply spectacular.... Bruno sold nearly 3.1 mil this yr? Thats amazing for him.
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Post by bigb0882 on Sept 30, 2011 2:20:18 GMT -5
Love the video. It didn't need any big treatment so I like how they kept it simple yet beautiful and sad at the same time. It is insane how many albums she has sold. I feel so proud to have been all over this album before it even came out. Now everyone I know and their mother has her album. It feels good to be right sometimes. :)
Does anyone think that someone else has even a slim chance of winning Album of the Year? I can't see anything beating this. Not only was this the best album, IMO, but it became a huge commercial success. It isn't very often that the critically acclaimed album also becomes a commercial smash AND happens to be the type of music the voters really appreciate. If she loses then I just won't get it.
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Post by floridagrl on Sept 30, 2011 6:14:58 GMT -5
Adele's 'Someone Like You' Video: Queen Of Pain Second clip from 21 perfectly captures song's somber feelSeptember 29, 2011 By James Montgomery (@positivnegativ)Never mind the fact that, in person, Adele is so bubbly she's practically effervescent. When it comes to her albums, Adele is pain personified. Alone and adrift, brokenhearted and bitter — these are emotions we all feel, but rarely do we have the courage to express them like Adele does. And nowhere on her 21 album is that more apparent than "Someone Like You," the stirring, somber closer in which Adele goes to visit a former love (with high hopes of a reconciliation), only to discover he has not only moved on with his life, but is in a much better place. And though she's heartbroken, she puts on a brave face, stubbornly proclaiming she'll find someone just like him, even if she knows that she never will. And that conclusion makes you ache not only because it's so daunting, but because it's so real. We've all felt that way, tried to trick ourselves into thinking that any other outcome was possible. In Adele's music, much like life, there are no happy endings. "Someone Like You" was a natural choice for the next single from 21, and on Thursday (September 29), Adele premiered the video for the song — an equally somber affair that matches not only the song's emotional wallop, but its straightforward, downright crushing simplicity. Shot in Paris, in the very early hours of the morning, it is little more than Adele wandering the deserted streets of the city, gazing longingly at the Seine, very nearly breaking into tears. Director Jake Nava made the smart decision to shoot it in arty, smudgy black-and-white, which only adds to the clip's desolate, haunted feel. In a lot of ways, as she drifts along, Adele is little more than a ghost, haunting the streets, destined to remain invisible to all, especially the one she wants to notice. It's a lot like how everyone feels after heartbreak, and that's what makes the "Someone Like You" video so powerful. There are no special effects, no camera tricks or elaborate choreography, because those are quick fixes. Life doesn't operate that way, especially when the bottom falls out and we are all alone. Our days are endless, our hearts black, our skies are gray. And when it gets to that point, all we have is our pain, majestically, beautifully so. Thankfully, we also have Adele, and that sonorous, sorrowful voice of hers. Long live the Queen of Pain. www.mtv.com/news/articles/1671762/adeles-someone-like-video-queen-pain.jhtml
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2011 11:48:14 GMT -5
Does anyone think that someone else has even a slim chance of winning Album of the Year? I can't see anything beating this. Not only was this the best album, IMO, but it became a huge commercial success. It isn't very often that the critically acclaimed album also becomes a commercial smash AND happens to be the type of music the voters really appreciate. If she loses then I just won't get it. Tony Bennett could come close.
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Post by bigb0882 on Sept 30, 2011 16:27:34 GMT -5
Oh, maybe Bennett's album is great but if he won I wouldn't be able to help but think it was given to him as a Lifetime Achievement type of award.
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Post by Hook on Oct 1, 2011 10:59:23 GMT -5
Unfortunately I think the Tony Bennett album has a very strong chance of winning. You have a legendary performer releasing a critically acclaimed album featuring a recently deceased singer as well as a bunch of other stars, it's obviously a big Grammy contender. And I'm not saying it doesn't deserve it, I'm just really rooting for 21.
I know Kanye also has a shot at the Grammy. I'd say those 3 are all fairly certain to be nominated.
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Post by floridagrl on Oct 2, 2011 19:56:52 GMT -5
Both 21 and SLY are number 1 on itunes.
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Post by Mike on Oct 4, 2011 15:13:17 GMT -5
Another 117K sold via HDD. Cumulative total should be somewhere around 3,772,000 when Billboard reports! 4 million by the end of the month! :o
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 4, 2011 15:15:52 GMT -5
21 has been certifed 4xp by the RIAA.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2011 16:52:03 GMT -5
Guys, im heartbroken and worried to tell you that yet again im experiencing problems with my voice. its ridiculous i know! i cant believe it myself. i follow all the advice im given and stick to regimes, rules and practices to the best of my ability but it seems to simply not be enough. i want you to know the full story about my voice troubles so bare with me in this long blog. i first started having trouble with my voice back in january, it was weakened by a bout of flu from december and never got its complete strength back before i started my UK and European promotional tour, so it just got weaker and weaker until it eventually “broke” as i say. i didnt realise at the time, cause id never had anything wrong with my voice, ever. but id also never sung as much as i was at the time it went. i was diagnosed with laryngitis and ordered to rest intensely for 10 days, and i recovered and went on to do a show in london and a month long promo tour in the U.S and also the brit awards without any hiccups. the whole time i stuck to a strict regime of numerous diets, steaming, vocal rest and vocal warm ups. which is very necessary but insanely grim. After a bit of time off I embarked on my european and UK tours at the end of march and finished at the end of april and everything seemed fine.
in may i went on tour in the U.S, i was in minneapolis which was about half way through the tour. i made a skype call in the morning on the day of the show and during it my voice suddenly switched off like a light! it was literally as if someone pulled a curtain over my throat. i knew something was wrong and panicked but convinced myself id be fine. i got to soundcheck and knew immediately i couldnt perform and with doctors advice cancelled the show. i was mortified and distraught but stubbornly insisted we go to denver for the following day, i did the show even though in the back of mind i knew it wasnt the right thing to do. and during it i felt, what i can only describe as something ripping in my throat. but adrenalin kicked in and i was too embarrassed to not finish the show. I was sent to LA to rest and get another opinion. this time i was diagnosed with a hemorrhage. which is like a black eye on the vocal chord, it was incredibly tender and dangerous if i was to continue to sing through it. i was ordered to rest, so i flew home and did for a month. then slowly i started fulfilling my commitments. i did a show in london at the itunes festival and then went on to complete the first leg of the rescheduled US shows and perform at the VMAS which were all a blinding success.
however when i got home and prepared to start my UK tour in september i developed a respiratory and chest infection which had nothing to do with any of my voice problems from before but still forced me to cancel 6 shows and a performance at the mercury awards. i was stuffed full of antibiotics, had some time to rest and in the end managed to do 9 shows of the 15. After them and once back home my voice yet again went. mid conversation and it just switched off! i have a hemorrhage again and it is paramount that i rest and therefore wont be able to come and do these already rescheduled U.S shows which are due to start this friday in atlantic city.
the fact is i have never been able to fully recover from any of the problems that ive had and then continue to rest even once im recovered, because of my touring commitments. ive been offered the chance to not tour at all to save anything like this from happening again, but i simply hate letting you down. although now im having to let you down once again through no fault of my own really. if i continue to pick up everything before i have properly conquered these problems and nipped them in the bud. i will be totally and utterly fucked. singing is literally my life, its my hobbie, my love, my freedom and now my job. I have absolutely no choice but to recuperate properly and fully, or i risk damaging my voice forever. i have great confidence in believing you know how much this upsets me, how seriously i take it and how truly devastated and annoyed i am by this. wanting to do something so bad and not being able to is the most frustrating thing as im sure you know! my voice is weak and i need to build it back up. I’m gonna be starting up vocal rehab as soon as, and start building my over all stamina in my voice, body and mind. i will be back and im gonna smash the ball out the park once im touring again. i apologise from the bottom of my heart, sincerely i do. i know its not only disappointing because of the show, but its plane tickets, hotel bookings, birthdays, anniversaries and time wasted. but please have faith in me that this is the only thing i can do to make sure i can always sing and always make music for you to the best of my ability. truly yours and yours only forever, adele xx - Adele.tv
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Post by Hook on Oct 4, 2011 17:01:43 GMT -5
Wow, that's awful. So is she taking the rest of the year off then? She definitely needs the break. I hope she'll do a full US tour again in 2012. :)
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Post by dbhmr on Oct 4, 2011 17:07:35 GMT -5
That's horrible, but I must say that a few of my friends who have been classically trained in singing have voiced their concern in the past for how her voice might hold up. Apparently, there are moments in which she sings very improperly, and in a way that is very damaging to your voice. That seems to be playing out. Hopefully part of this recovery/rehab process will be a way to integrate some more sound technique without changing the style that everyone has fallen in love with.
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This made me LOL.
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Post by Caviar on Oct 4, 2011 17:33:51 GMT -5
Thank GOD I didn't stress about not getting tickets. LA Times Blog
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Post by floridagrl on Oct 4, 2011 18:08:40 GMT -5
CHART DATE: 10/03/2011 LAST UPDATE: 10/04/2011 12:45:54 NOW IN: FINAL LW TW artist / album label power index % change 3 3 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 117,054 -1% 21 26 24 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 15,228 +3% 19 www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi
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Post by hidizzyguy on Oct 4, 2011 18:12:53 GMT -5
I had noticed that she had tons of dates scheduled on her tour, and worried about her vocal health considering she's one of the few artists that sings 100% live these days. She cancelled my original concert date due to illness, and that should have been a red flag to her.
REST GIRL! You've sold millions already!
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Oct 4, 2011 20:17:35 GMT -5
From day one I knew this was going to happen. She went from 0 to 60 in matter of days with popularity. Her voice was bound to get f*cked, she hasn't stopped since the release of her album n she's simply not use to this much vocal action.
I hope she takes the rest she needs to be back on track.
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Post by floridagrl on Oct 6, 2011 19:45:20 GMT -5
Global Chart Report Adele's '21' leads and leads and leads... Friday, October 7, 2011 by Fred Chuchel, Dresden Massive 18 albums debuting on this week's tally, but none of them has enough power to remove Adele from the summit. '21' sold another 261.000 units last week and holds the no.1 spot for a 24th week. The album has a good chance to enter the ALL TIME TOP 100 in some months. www.mediatraffic.deStill slaying, huh, adele?
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Post by Sounds from the Other Side on Oct 9, 2011 15:09:38 GMT -5
"Set The Fire Rain" has finally grown on me. It was about time. I can see why so many people love that song now.
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Post by floridagrl on Oct 11, 2011 19:30:05 GMT -5
CHART DATE: 10/10/2011 LAST UPDATE: 10/11/2011 13:44:26 NOW IN: FINAL 3 2 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 110,373 -6% 21 24 20 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 15,046 -1% 19
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Post by livelikedying111 on Oct 11, 2011 19:46:16 GMT -5
21's stability is killing me. Every week same amount of people buying it. Amazing!!!
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Post by Caviar on Oct 11, 2011 19:48:40 GMT -5
I watched her iTunes Festival performances again and she keeps on slaying me! :'(
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Post by floridagrl on Oct 13, 2011 8:40:32 GMT -5
21's stability is killing me. Every week same amount of people buying it. Amazing!!! It is amazing. I hope she is feeling better now.
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Post by tonytaylor on Oct 13, 2011 8:49:07 GMT -5
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Post by floridagrl on Oct 13, 2011 9:22:54 GMT -5
LOL! The bitches are pissed she is shitting on their favs. If it were their favs doing it, they would be happy!!
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Post by tonytaylor on Oct 13, 2011 9:30:09 GMT -5
LOL! The bitches are pissed she is shitting on their favs. If it were their favs doing it, they would be happy!! Quite. This is my favourite post on there:
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Post by floridagrl on Oct 13, 2011 19:27:40 GMT -5
This is my favourite post on there: Yeah, I agree, that one takes the cake!!
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Post by floridagrl on Oct 14, 2011 7:31:40 GMT -5
Global Chart Report Adele's '21' celebrates a 25th week at the top. Friday, October 14, 2011 by Fred Chuchel, Dresden Adele has it done one more time, her album '21' leads now the 25th nonconsecutive week the global album chart and moved another 261.000 copies last week, a total of 10,93 million after 37 weeks on the tally. Across the entire time the weekly sales of that album fell never under the 200.000 border, with a peak in the week 10, 2011 (635.000 sales) and a low in the week 33, 2011 (212.000 sales). mediatraffic.de/
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Oct 14, 2011 11:48:31 GMT -5
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Post by tonytaylor on Oct 14, 2011 12:27:07 GMT -5
Week 01: 359.000 Week 02: 252.000 Week 03: 224.000 Week 04: 259.000 Week 05: 635.000 Week 06: 452.000 Week 07: 378.000 Week 08: 345.000 Week 09: 342.000 Week 10: 447.000 Week 11: 296.000 Week 12: 295.000 Week 13: 354.000 Week 14: 303.000 Week 15: 343.000 Week 16: 339.000 Week 17: 296.000 Week 18: 278.000 Week 19: 282.000 Week 20: 274.000 Week 21: 276.000 Week 22: 242.000 Week 23: 222.000 Week 24: 221.000 Week 25: 217.000 Week 26: 222.000 Week 27: 224.000 Week 28: 212.000 Week 29: 218.000 Week 30: 224.000 Week 31: 234.000 Week 32: 314.000 Week 33: 285.000 Week 34: 276.000 Week 35: 262.000 Week 36: 261.000 Week 37: 261.000
Total = 10.933 million :o :o
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