Adele
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Adele’s comeback single Hello has achieved platinum sales status three weeks after it was released. The song has sold more than 600,000 copies, earning it a commendation from the British Phonographic Industry. Hello sold 34,000 more copies than this week’s number two, Justin Bieber’s Sorry, and was the most-streamed track with 4.7 million listens. Elvis […]
Sam Smith has recorded the theme song for upcoming James Bond movie Spectre. The track is called Writing’s on the Wall and will be released on 25 September. Smith said: “This is one of the highlights of my career.” “I am so excited to be a part of this iconic British legacy and join an […]
Sam Smith has had successful surgery on his vocal cords at a hospital in America. Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston said in a statement that he is expected to make a full recovery. The surgery was performed by Dr Steven Zeitels, who has carried out the same procedure on Adele, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Lionel […]
Robin Thicke’s controversial hit single Blurred Lines has been named the UK’s most downloaded song of all time. The song has sold 1.54 million copies since it was released last May, despite criticisms of its explicit lyrics. About 20 university student unions banned the track, saying it promoted “date rape culture”, an accusation Thicke consistently […]
Singer Adele has been awarded an MBE for services to music by the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace. The star became a worldwide phenomenon thanks to her debut album 19 and follow-up 21. Last year she won the best song Oscar for Skyfall. The London-born singer came to public attention when she became the […]