Adele English Artist

Adele is an English artist musician, musical performer and multi-instrumentalist. Adele was offered a recording contract from Xl Recordings after a companion posted her demo on Myspace in 2006. The following year she appropriated the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" honor and won the Bbc Sound of 2008. Her make a big appearance collection, 19, was discharged in 2008 to much business and basic victory. It ensured four times platinum in the Uk, and twofold platinum in the Us.her vocation in the Us was helped by a Saturday Night Live presence in late 2008. At the 2009 Grammy Awards, Adele accepted the grants for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal   Performance.

 Adele is the first female in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have three singles in the top 10 in the meantime as a lead craftsman, and the first female specialist to have two collections in the top five of the Billboard 200 and two singles in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 synchronously. 21 is the longest running number one collection by a female solo specialist on the Uk and Us Albums Chart. In 2011 and 2012, Billboard named Adele Artist of the Year. In 2012, Adele was recorded at number five on Vh1′s 100 Greatest Women In Music, and the American magazine Time named Adele a standout amongst the most powerful individuals on the planet. In 2013, she accepted an Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for her melody "Skyfall", composed for Skyfall, the twenty-third.

Girls Aloud at O2, Liza Minnelli Cabaret: London Weekend

Girls Aloud are an English-Irish pop girl group. The group consists of singers Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. The group achieved a string of twenty-two successive top eleven singles in the United Kingdom, counting four number ones. They also achieved six certified albums, two of them reached number one. They have been designated for five Brit Awards, winning the 2009 Best Single for "The Promise".

The group has developed into one of the few UK actuality television acts to accomplish sustained success, amassing a fortune of £30 million by May 2010. Guinness World Records lists them as "Most Successful Reality TV Group" in the 2007 edition. They also hold the record for "Most Consecutive Top Ten Entries in the UK by a Female Group" in the 2008 edition, and are credited again for "Most Successful Reality TV Group" in the 2011 edition. The group was also named the UK's biggest selling girl group of the 21st century, with over 4.3 million singles sales in the United Kingdom alone.

The O2 is about to be taken over by Girls Aloud for three nights of pop hits. 

The band is running through its greatest-hits album “Ten,” which features singles such as “Sound of the Underground” and “I’ll Stand by You.” Cheryl Cole’s solo success has not stopped the act, formed though a TV talent show in 2002 and still making records such as “Something New.”

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Wrecking Ball Tour (Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band) to open new Leeds Arena

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949), nicknamed "The Boss", is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who records and tours with the E Street Band.

His most victorious studio albums, Born in the U.S.A. and Born to Run, showcase a ability for result grandeur in the struggles of every day American existence; he has sold more than 65 million albums in the United States and more than 120 million international and he has earned many awards for his occupation, counting 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes and an Academy Award as well as being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. 

In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him as the 23rd furthermost Artist of all time, the 96th most Guitarist of all time on their newest list and the 36th Greatest Singer of all time in 2008.

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band have announced they’ll be the first act to hit the stage at the new Leeds Arena in the UK this July. The Wrecking Ball Tour will make a stop in Leeds on July 24 for a special pre-opening concert at the 13,500-person capacity venue.

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BIFFY CLYRO ANNOUNCED TO HEADLINE NORWEGIAN FESTIVALS

Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band that formed in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire comprising Simon Neil (guitar, lead vocals), James Johnston (bass, vocals) and Ben Johnston (drums, vocals).

After their first three albums, the band expanded their following significantly with the release of their fourth, Puzzle in 2007. Puzzle peaked at number 2 on the official UK album charts on 16 June 2007. The album went Gold in the UK, selling over 100,000 units and later went Platinum in the UK in 2012 selling over 300,000 copies.

Opposites are the sixth studio album and were released on 28 January 2013. It had been released some days earlier in Ireland.

With Friday nights show in Oslo still ringing in many Norwegian fans ears, we’re pleased to declare that Biffy will come back to Norway this summer to headline three festivals.

The band will play Bergenfest on 14th June, followed by Slottsfjell Festival and Malakoff Festival on the 19th and 20th July respectively.

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Lady Gaga Announces UK Tour Dates

Lady Gaga has revealed the dates of two massive UK shows on her Born This Way Ball tour.

The pop phenomenon will be playing Twickenham Stadium in London on Saturday, September 8, and the Manchester Arena on Tuesday, September 11. She has also revealed an Irish date at Dublin's Aviva Stadium on Saturday, September 15.

Recently reformed joke rockers The Darkness will support on all European dates, while Lady Starlight will also appear on some.

Gaga's statement said: "The Haus of Gaga and I have worked for months conceiving a spectacular stage.

"The Born This Way Ball is an electro-metal pop-opera; the tale of the beginning, the genesis of the Kingdom of Fame. How we were birthed and how we will die celebrating."

Announcing the dates to her 20 million followers on Twitter, she described them as "the first 21 European dates", providing a hint that more will follow - perhaps when or if some of the first batch sell out.

Blur's summer concert should be their last, Damon Albarn says

Blur look likely to end a quarter-century career this summer with their final concert and single release. In an exclusive interview, the band's singer and chief songwriter Damon Albarn has told the Guardian that he intends a new song titled Under the Westway to mark the end of their recording career, and that "in all likelihood", a huge gig on 12 August in Hyde Park, London, will be their last.

Albarn has also cast doubt on the other brand name that has defined his career, revealing that new activity under the banner of Gorillaz, the hugely successful pop project he created with the artist and illustrator Jamie Hewlett, is unlikely, after the pair ended up at "cross-purposes".

The Hyde Park event, which will also feature New Order and the Specials, is being staged as part of the closing festivities for the Olympics, and follows two Blur shows at the same location three years ago. "I'll give it 100%, like I did last time," said Albarn. "And that's it.

"And I hope that's the truth: that that's how we end it."

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COLDPLAY ANNOUNCE UK STADIUM SHOWS

Coldplay have announced a UK tour for next year. The 'Paradise' hitmakers will play a string of soccer stadiums in support of their new album 'Mylo Xyloto', beginning with Coventry's Ricoh Arena on May 29.

They then head to London, where they will play at the Emirates Stadium on June 1 and 2, before moving on to play at Sunderland's Stadium of Light on June 7 and ending the brief tour in Manchester at the city's Etihad Stadium on June 9.

Tickets for the shows go on sale on November 18.

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COLDPLAY NAMED BEST ACT AT THE Q AWARDS

British band Coldplay were named the Best Act in the World Today at the Q Awards, held at London's Grosvenor House hotel last night (24.10.11).

The 'Mylo Xyloto' band beat off competition from the likes of Muse, Arcade Fire, Kasabian, Arctic Monkeys and U2 to take the coveted honour at this year's Q Awards - held at London's Grosvenor House hotel this afternoon (24.10.11) - which frontman Chris Martin compared to the Olympics.

He told BANG Showbiz: "It's exciting being nominated for a Q award. They're like our equivalent of the Olympics."

However, Coldplay missed out on both the Best Live Act accolade, which was presented to Biffy Clyro, and a special award to mark the 25th anniversary of the magazine, Greatest Act of the Last 25 Years, which was awarded to Irish rockers U2.

Other big winners at the ceremony, hosted by Al Murray, included Noel Gallagher, who was honoured with the Q Icon award, Take That frontman Gary Barlow, who was given the Classic Songwriter prize, and Siouxie Soux who was feted for her Outstanding Contribution to music.

Adele - who was not at the ceremony - received two awards, Best Track for 'Rolling in the Deep' and Best Female Artist, with Tinie Tempah picking up the prize for Best Male Artist.

WU LYF were named Best New Act with Lana Del Rey tipped as Next Big Thing while Ed Sheeran joked he would keep his Breakthrough Artist award on his manager's mantelpiece.

He said: "I'm keeping the award on my manager's mantelpiece. I still live on his sofa."

Meanwhile Fatboy Slim - aka Norman Cook - revealed he was thrilled to receive the Q Inspiration award because he doesn't consider himself inspiring.

He said: "It's nice being an inspiration, I'm used to being inspired by others so I don't always think of myself as an inspiration."

Coldplay will be playing The O2 Arena on 9 December 2011, click here to book tickets.

ADELE CONFIRMS ARENA TOUR PLANS FOR 2012

She has overcome her stage fright & will play London's O2 Arena next year...

Adele has announced that she will be embarking on her first arena tour next February.

Following the huge success of her sophomore album 21, the Someone Like You singer told crowds at her gig at London's HMV Hammersmith Apollo on Tuesday that it will be her last time playing such an intimate venue.

The 23-year old, who previously admitted to suffering from stage fright, told her audience: "This is the last time you'll catch me at a venue like this. These will be my last theatre dates as I'm moving on to arenas. I'll be at the O2 in February."

After being booed by the crowd, the Rolling In The Deep hitmaker added: "Too many people want to see my shows, I have to. Don't worry, I'll still get into the crowd and everything."

Adele resumed her UK tour last week after she was forced to scrap a series of shows after being struck with a chest infection.

Source: www.mtv.co.uk

JLS TO OPEN CAPITAL FM SUMMERTIME BALL

The group will be performing at the event for the second year running and this time will get the honour of kicking off the evening.

JLS announced the news on Capital FM's Breakfast Show this morning (May 11th).

"We are opening the Capital Summertime Ball this year," said singer Oritse Williams.

"We're the first performers onstage, I don't want to brag, but you know."

It follows comments by bandmate Marvin Humes, who said recently that the event is particularly important for the group.

"The Summertime Ball is always special to us because it was the first place we ever performed in front of anybody when we performed Beat Again and Umbrella we had just to come out of the show (X-Factor)," he said.

The Capital FM Summertime Ball takes place at London's Wembley Stadium on June 12th. Tickets are available at Premier Events website.

BOB DYLAN PERFORMS HIS FIRST EVER GIG IN CHINA

Bob Dylan played his first ever gig in China last Wednesday (April 6).

He was able to perform in the country's capital city Beijing after agreeing to play a set that had been pre-approved by Chinese authorities.

The pre-approved setlist was agreed after an attempt by promoters to bring the folk legend to China failed in 2010. Permission was denied then by the country's Culture Ministry, which must approve every concert that takes place in China.

The approval meant that Dylan could not play any material that the authorities deemed politically sensitive, such as the song 'The Times They Are A-Changin'.

According to Billboard, Dylan played for two hours in the 5,000-capacity Workers Gymnasium. He played a career-spanning set which included 'Like A Rolling Stone', 'All Along The Watchtower' and 'Highway 61 Revisited'.

Bob Dylan is performing in London on 18th June 2011. Click here to see Bob Dylan tickets.

ADELE BREAKS MADONNA'S ALBUM RECORD AND CLOSES IN ON BOB MARLEY

London singer's 21 tops UK charts for 10th consecutive week, eclipsing record of material girl at height of popularity in 1990. It was a record held by Madonna for 21 years but Adele has broken it with her second album, coincidentally entitled 21, which on Sunday topped the UK charts for the 10th consecutive week – the longest ever for a UK album by a female solo artist.

Remarkably, more than 257,000 copies of the album were bought in the UK last week, a week-on-week increase of 65% – the strongest seven-day sales figures for the record yet.
The 22-year old released 21 in January, since when it has also topped the album charts in 17 European countries and the US.

The London-born singer's debut album 19 also held steady at no 2 in the UK charts on Sunday, seeing off competition from Ronan Keating's collaboration with Burt Bacharach, When Ronan Met Burt.
The effect of Mother's Day was a factor but this alone failed to account for Adele's success, according to Martin Talbot, managing director of the Official Charts Company.

"This is notoriously one of the quietest times of the year for the record industry, so what she has achieved is astonishing," he said.

"She has gone from being a promising young artist, who existed slightly in the slipstream of acts like Duffy, to become the biggest act in the UK by a country mile.

"To do so well, you've often got to be quite cheesy, but she's the opposite of cheese – she's popular right across the spectrum."

The record was set by Madonna's 1990 Immaculate Collection, a compilation. The last act to spend 10 straight weeks at no 1 with a studio album was Dire Straits with Brothers in Arms in 1986. The album with the record for the most consecutive weeks at no 1 is Bob Marley and the Wailers' Legend, a compilation which achieved 12 weeks in 1984.

On Monday, Ladbrokes was offering odds of 1/6 on Adele beating that record.
"Adele looks set to smash Marley's record and in the process could set one which lasts for just as long," said a Ladbrokes spokesman. The success of Adele's two albums has also boosted the fortunes of her record label, the independent XL. In the year to date, it has enjoyed a 9% share of the UK market, whereas the weakest performing of the major labels – EMI Music – accounted for only 12%. Between them, Adele's two albums have sold more than 2.2m copies in the UK this year.

"There is none of the scandal that helped sell Amy Winehouse," said Alexis Petridis, the Guardian's chief pop critic.

"Adele did go to the Brit School but she doesn't sound like the product of endless focus groups – she just seems normal, and there's something attainable and lovely about that."

Also in the top 10 albums chart on Sunday were new entries of wildly different pedigree: X Factor singer Mary Byrne, who charted at no 6; Radiohead, who reached no 7 with the CD release of The King Of Limbs; and Britney Spears, whose comeback album Femme Fatale charted at no 8.

The only disappointment for Adele, who starts a UK tour on Thursday 14 April, was that her song Someone Like You was knocked from the no 1 slot on the singles chart.

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Source: www.guardian.co.uk