The XL-issued 21 was being snapped up at such a rapid rate last week that the only album to better it for first-week sales over the past year was Take That's Progress, which opened its account by ...

In 2011, Adele sat down with USA Today to discuss her second album 21. “It appears to be a running theme that I call my albums after my age at the time,” she chuckled.

Lovesong is the only cover track on 21, Adele's take on The Cure's classic goth-pop epic. ... Adele wasn't initially keen on naming the new album 21, so continuing the number/age theme after 19: ...

According to Steve Barnett, the chairman and COO of Adele’s U.S. label, Columbia, “Rolling in the Deep” wasn’t shopped to pop radio until a week after 21 debuted at No. 1 in March 2011.The ...

Adele has been a powerful vocalist for over a decade now. The Grammy-winning singer's 2011 album '21' earned widespread acclaim and introduced her to many audiences for the first time.

With 21, she not only followed it but surpassed it, as the sophomore would go on to sell over 30 million copies and become the biggest selling album of the century. That's quite the rebuttal to the ...

Video This week, British soul/pop singer Adele has one more thing to celebrate, as if she needed anything else. Her last album, 21, has now been sitting on the charts (specifically the Billboard ...

Two particular songs on ‘21,’ Adele’s accomplished follow-up to her debut, ‘19,’ both named for the age at which she recorded them, marvelously bookend the singer’s twin talents for ...

However, she plays the role of the scorned lover wonderfully, leaving “21” not nearly as annoying as albums of other songwriters of the same age. Mainstream as her music is, Adele refuses to ...

Adele wears a repurposed shearling coat from Pologeorgis (in accordance with the ELLE International fur-free charter). Dress, Fendi, $2,650. Rings, Cartier, from $1,420. Tights, Falke, $32. Adele ...