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Adele is the first female in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have three singles in the top 10 at the same time as a lead artist, and the first female artist to have two albums in the top five of the Billboard 200 and two singles in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously. 21 is the longest running number one album by a female solo artist on the UK and US Albums Chart. In 2011 and 2012, Billboard named Adele Artist of the Year. In 2012, Adele was listed at number five on VH1′s 100 Greatest Women In Music, and the American magazine Time named Adele one of the most influential people in the world. In 2012, Adele announced via her [[official Website|official website]] that she and her partner [[Simon Konecki|Simon]] were expecting a child, and on October 19, 2012, Adele gave birth to their son, [[Angelo James Konecki|Angelo]]. In 2013, she received an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] as well as the [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]] for Best Original Song for her song "[[Skyfall (song)|Skyfall]]", written for the twenty-third James Bond film of the same name. |
Adele is the first female in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have three singles in the top 10 at the same time as a lead artist, and the first female artist to have two albums in the top five of the Billboard 200 and two singles in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously. 21 is the longest running number one album by a female solo artist on the UK and US Albums Chart. In 2011 and 2012, Billboard named Adele Artist of the Year. In 2012, Adele was listed at number five on VH1′s 100 Greatest Women In Music, and the American magazine Time named Adele one of the most influential people in the world. In 2012, Adele announced via her [[official Website|official website]] that she and her partner [[Simon Konecki|Simon]] were expecting a child, and on October 19, 2012, Adele gave birth to their son, [[Angelo James Konecki|Angelo]]. In 2013, she received an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] as well as the [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]] for Best Original Song for her song "[[Skyfall (song)|Skyfall]]", written for the twenty-third James Bond film of the same name. |
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+ | In spring of 2013, Adele was rumored to have entered back into the studio with past collaborator [[Paul Epworth]] and producers Kid Harpoon and James Ford to begin work on her third studio album. She reportedly has four songs finished and will continue to work on it in London before flying to Los Angeles to finish recording the album, with plans to release the album by mid-2014. Adele confirmed via [[Twitter]] that the album would be titled [[25]] and would be released later on in 2014. |
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+ | |content=[[File:Raconteurs many shades of black.png|150px|right|link=]]'''"Many Shades of Black"''' is a song by the band [[The Raconteurs]]. It appears as the eighth track on their second album, Consolers of the Lonely. It is also the second single from the album and was made available in 7" vinyl format. The cover art depicts Mary Todd Lincoln or Abraham Lincoln depending on the way the inner sleeve is turned. The track is also available as downloadable content for the music video game Rock Band 2. The release of the single contains a version of the song performed by British soul singer [[Adele]]. Adele has performed this song live several times, including during [[An Evening with Adele|her tour]], and it was included on the deluxe edition of her album [[19]]. The Adele version was featured in the ending of the 90210 episode, "Wild Alaskan Salmon" (episode 6, season 2). It also appeared as the first track on the 90210 soundtrack. The song peaked at number 37 on the U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. |
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− | |content=[[File:Adele - Chasing Pavements.jpg|right|150px|link=]]'''"Chasing Pavements"''' is the second single from soul singer [[Adele]], featured on her debut album, [[19]]. It was written by Adele and [[Eg White]], with White also handling the song's production. Adele performed the song on ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' on 7 December 2007. It was released digitally in Ireland on 13 January 2008 and entered the Irish singles chart at number 26 through download sales alone. Having received a physical release, the single then leaped nineteen places to number seven, where it peaked. On 20 January, the single entered at number two in the UK singles chart on downloads alone. "Chasing Pavements" was the 27th best selling single of 2008 in the UK, with over 280,000 sales. |
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+ | Following Adele's collaboration with The Raconteurs, it almost resulted in future collaborations between Adele and the band's lead singer Jack White on Adele's sophomore album [[21]], however, Adele stated they never got around to finishing collaborations they had planned in 2009 following the [[Grammy Awards]]. |
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− | It was featured in three episodes of ''Hollyoaks''. The first was in a concluding scene of Hannah Ashworth's anorexia. The second was in a beginning scene of Charlie Dean's custody battle. The third was in a scene showing Dominic Reilly reflecting on Tina McQueen talking to him, which was aired on the 15 October. The song was also featured in ''Wild Child'', starring Emma Roberts and the late Natasha Richardson and TV shows such as ''90210''. Adele performed "Chasing Pavements" along with "[[Cold Shoulder (song)|Cold Shoulder]]" on ''Saturday Night Live'' on October 18, 2008. The B-side to the single, "[[That's It, I Quit, I'm Moving On (song)|That's It, I Quit, I'm Moving On]]", is an acoustic cover of a Sam Cooke song. It's Adele's first top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and has sold over 986,000 digital copies as of April 2011. |
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− | "Chasing Pavements" won the [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Grammy Award for Song of the Year. |
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+ | <center>Adele performs "[[Turning Tables (song)|Turning Tables]]" live on QTV.</center> |
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+ | |content=[[File:etta-james.jpg|150px|right|link=]]'''Etta James''' (born '''Jamesetta Hawkins'''; January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012) was an American singer. Her style spanned a variety of music genres including blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, soul, gospel and jazz. Starting her career in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as "Roll With Me, Henry", "At Last", "Tell Mama", "Something's Got a Hold on Me", and "I'd Rather Go Blind" for which she wrote the lyrics. She faced a number of personal problems, including drug addiction, before making a musical resurgence in the late 1980s with the album The Seven Year Itch. |
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− | Paul Moss was the first person to hint at [[Adele Live in London with Matt Lauer]], Adele's one-hour TV special, [[Twitter|Tweeting]], "Adele making her final video for [[21]],but its not what you think it will be (sic)". In doing this, he may have made reference to [[Jonathan Dickins]]' previous hint at a music video to end the 21 era: |
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+ | James is regarded as having bridged the gap between rhythm and blues and rock and roll, and is the winner of six [[Grammy Awards|Grammys]] and 17 Blues Music Awards. She was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001, and the Grammy Hall of Fame in both 1999 and 2008. ''Rolling Stone'' ranked James number 22 on their list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time and number 62 on the list of the 100 Greatest Artists. |
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+ | Adele has stated that James is her biggest musical influence. Adele has covered three Etta James tracks: "[[Fool That I Am (song)|Fool That I Am]]", "[[I Just Wanna Make Love to You (song)|I Just Wanna Make Love to You]]", and "[[I'd Rather Go Blind (song)|I'd Rather Go Blind]]". |
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− | In early January 2014, Moss confirmed via Twitter that Adele would be releasing her [[third studio album]] in 2014, giving the general public the first real confirmation at the album's release date. |
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