Adele's album '21' the biggest selling album in US for 2nd year in a row

Adele had the biggest selling album in the US for 2012 with her album '21', becoming the first person since Michael Jackson to have the same album topping the US charts for two years in a row.

Michael Jackson was the last person to acheive the feat when his Thriller album topped the charts in 1983 and 1984. The only other albums to have accomplished this are the West Side Story soundtrack (1…

17

DEC

2012

2012 end of year NZ Music Charts released

Continuing their reign from 2011, local act Six60 claims the #5 spot for Best Selling Album in 2012 and the #1 spot for biggest-selling local act. After setting numerous records last year, Adele has once again claimed the title for Best Selling Album in 2012.

Adele's '21' was the year's longest running #1 album, claiming the prestigious title for a total of 12 weeks and charting for 48 weeks. The…

22

OCT

2012

Adele gives birth to baby boy

Adele has reportedly given birth to a baby boy.

Us Weekly has confirmed that the 24 year old singer gave birth to her first child and is the second for the baby's father Simon Konecki who has a five year old daughter from a previous marriage.

A source told Us Weekly that the singer is already hard at work on her new album stating "The pregnancy has had a big impact on her songwriting!"

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02

OCT

2012

Slash praises Adele, new Adele 007 song 'Skyfall' to debut on October 5th

Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash has revealed his admiration for Adele.

In an interview with The Independent Slash said "She's a shot in the arm for this industry. She writes her own music that's not at all contrived. And she's managed to sell loads of records which makes her a great example to the younger artists. Like Amy Winehouse, she's organic and real. It's great to have that happen …