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Jul 28 2011 11:50 AM ET

Adele, Lil Wayne, and Chris Brown set to perform at 2011 MTV Video Music Awards

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This morning, MTV announced that Adele will be making her first appearance as a performer at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards.

Along with the English songstress, rapper Lil Wayne and R&B stud Chris Brown–both familiar with the VMA stage–will return to give it a go this August.

“I am excited about my nominations and to be back on the VMA stage,” Brown, who hasn’t performed at the VMAs since 2007, said in a statement. “I have a special performance planned for my wonderful fans.”

The timing of the show couldn’t be any better for Wayne. His new album, Tha Carter IV, drops the day after the show. “Being a nominee and performer on the VMAs once again is an honor because everyone doesn’t get that opportunity,” he said in a statement. “Looking forward to performing on the show, and having Tha Carter IV drop the same week!”

Several more acts will be announced in the coming days leading up to the big show. The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards air live on Sunday, August 28 at 9 p.m. ET.

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Jul 25 2011 02:28 PM ET

Adele pays tribute to Amy Winehouse: 'I don't think she ever realised just how brilliant she was'

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Adele has paid tribute to Amy Winehouse, who was found dead at her home over the weekend.

In a statement on her website, Adele—who, like Winehouse, attended London’s BRIT performing arts school—says that the singer “paved the way for artists like me and made people excited about British music again.” The “Rolling In the Deep” star also says she doesn’t think Winehouse “ever realised just how brilliant she was.”  The statement is headlined “AMY FLIES IN PARADISE X.” Read it here in full: READ FULL STORY »

Jul 21 2011 09:59 AM ET

Katy Perry, Adele, Kanye West lead 2011 MTV Video Music Awards nominations

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Quick: Which clip won the Moonman for Video of the Year at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards?

Having a hard time remembering? That’s because the actual awards are only about the fourth most important aspect of any given VMAs (just behind the performances, the host and whatever Kanye West does).

Still, the nominations do provide an excellent jumping-off point for the show, which will air live from Los Angeles on August 28. This year, Katy Perry leads the way with nine nominations, split between nods for “Firework,” “Teenage Dream,” “E.T.” and “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.).” Adele is right behind with seven nods for “Rolling in the Deep,” and Kanye West also racked up seven (most of which are for “All of the Lights,” though “Power” did get a pair of noms as well.

The five videos competing for Video of the Year are “Firework,” “Rolling in the Deep,” Bruno Mars’ “Grenade,” Beastie Boys’ “Make Some Noise” and, in a somewhat shocking turn of events (if only because the buzz on his crew has died down so profoundly), Tyler, the Creator’s “Yonkers.”

You can check out the complete list of nominees after the jump. Oh, and the winner of the 2010 Video of the Year was Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance.” READ FULL STORY »

Jul 20 2011 02:13 PM ET

Blake Shelton's new album posts highest debut yet, tops Billboard 200 albums chart

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Looks like Blake Shelton’s side gig as a coach on NBC singing competition The Voice is paying off in other lanes.

The country man leads the Billboard 200 album charts this week. His latest album, Red River Blue, sold 116,000 units, making it the highest debut of his career.

Surprisingly, following at No. 2 is Incubus’ If Not Now, When? with 80,000 copies bought. And again, Adele posts a strong week. Her 21 moved 77,000 albums. Check out the rest of the top 10 after the jump.

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Jul 19 2011 12:56 PM ET

Adele's '21' leads 2011 Mercury Prize nominees

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Though plenty of music-related awards have lost their luster over the years (does anybody not have a Grammy at this point?), the annual Barclaycard Mercury Prize still retains its value.

The honor, given to the finest album from the U.K. and Ireland by a panel of British music experts, tends to get it right most of the time, and each of the dozen nominees are typically worthy of the title of “Album of the Year.”

This time around is no different: The 12 discs named as finalists are all pretty great, and they range from commercial juggernauts (Adele’s 21) to stuff you’re probably just discovering (Ghostpoet’s Peanut Butter and Melancholy Blues).

There are also debuts (Tinie Tempah’s Disc-Overy) and veteran efforts (PJ Harvey’s Let England Shake). There are even two entries from acts who have already won the award (Harvey won in 2001 for Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea, and Elbow, nominated this year for Build a Rocket Boys!, took home the prize in 2008 for The Seldom Seen Kid).

The nominees (along with some helpful song samples) are below. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 19 2011 09:28 AM ET

Before she was famous: Watch Adele perform in rare 2008 video

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The distance between Adele’s lovely, competent debut 19 and her chart-ruling, music-business-buoying sophomore effort 21 was only two short years. But really, the Adele that we’re currently enjoying (especially the Adele tearing the walls down with “Rolling in the Deep” night after night) is light-years removed from the Adele who first tried to win our hearts a few years back.

That point was driven home when Billboard recently resurrected a fascinating piece of video. It’s Adele performing “Chasing Pavements,” the Grammy-winning single from her first album, in a stripped-down, unplugged environment as part of a performance series for the industry mag’s website. Give it a spin after the jump. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 15 2011 12:11 PM ET

Adele takes over Eminem's spot as the artist with the best-selling album of 2011

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Adele’s 21 is the North America’s best-selling digital album of 2011, Billboard reports. The achievement makes her the first woman to sell one million digital copies in such a short period of time (21 was released Feb. 22).

Adele also stepped ahead of Eminem’s digital sales, passing his 1,005,000 copies with her 1,017,000 copies purchased. And let’s not forget to mention that 21 remains 2011′s best-selling album overall at 2.6 million records sold.

Impressive, yes? Have you bought 21 yet? If not, why? Let us know.

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Jul 7 2011 02:37 PM ET

Adele, Katy Perry help music sales go up for the first time in seven years

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At the halfway point of 2011, it shouldn’t be surprising that Adele’s 21 is the top-selling album of the year. But did you know that thanks to that big boost, alongwith solid entries by the likes of Lady Gaga and Mumford & Sons, album sales are actually up for the first time in seven years?

According to the mid-year report published by Nielsen SoundScan, a few more than 155 million albums have moved in the first six months of 2011, compared to the just under 154 million that sold during the same time in 2010. That’s a whopping one percent gain!

It’s always good to be up, but considering album sales have been in total freefall for years (at this time last year, sales were down 11 percent compared to the same time in 2009), there was really no place to go but up.

There are some real reasons to celebrate, though. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 5 2011 03:51 PM ET

Adele reschedules canceled tour dates, will be back on the road in August

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After being forced to postpone her North American tour due to laryngitis, Adele has been given the okay to blow her English pipes and hit the stage.

Almost exactly a month ago, she expressed her frustration about having to give her voice a rest. But E! News reports that she’ll resume her U.S. dates as of August 8 (for the full list of dates, click here).

In a recent interview with BBC Radio 1 Adele spoke about her ailment: “It’s basically a hole in your vocal chord, but I sang through it, so that’s why it popped,” she said. “But I’m better now. It’s fine. I got the all-clear.”

Glad she’ll be back soon? Let us know.

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Jun 23 2011 01:42 PM ET

Eminem collab tops Billboard 200 albums chart, Lady Gaga and Adele duke it out for spots in top 5

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Bad Meets Evil, the hip-hop pairing of rap titan Eminem and underground elite Royce da 5’9″ debuts at No. 1 this week on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

Their Hell: the Sequel EP (read EW’s long-form review here) sold 171,000 copies, trumping 11-year-old opera poppet Jackie Evancho‘s first full-length album Dream With Me and its 161,000 units. The former America’s Got Talent runner-up’s debut rests at No. 2.

Adele’s 21 falls from No. 1 to No. 3 with a still-substantial 115,000 copies sold, creeping closer to double platinum status. Meanwhile, Lady Gaga’s Born This Way is No. 4 with 68,000 records purchased this week.

After a monumental opener (a million of the pop star’s little monsters bought it during its first week out, thanks in part to a $.99 Amazon fire sale), the numbers have been pretty humbling since.

Check out the rest of the top 10 after the jump.

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