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Adele to receive MBE honors at Buckingham Palace on Thursday, December 19!
Adele will be honored with an MBE at Buckingham Palace this week for her services to the music industry. The MBE is one of the highest honors a British citizen can receive. The recent Oscar winner was named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
Adele is now a worldwide superstar and won an Oscar in early 2013 for her collaboration with Paul Epworth for the James Bond theme “Skyfall” which has recently been nominated for a 2014 Grammy.
Singer-songwriter PJ Harvey, broadcaster Aled Jones and author Joanne Harris were also on the list to receive the prestigious MBE.
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Adele's "21" Is Amazon's Best-Selling Album Of All Time!
Amazon has revealed Adele “21” is their all time best-selling album. Her global record was the most popular in 2011 and 2012 according to Nielsen SoundScan tallies. Adele’s album topped the chart after shifting huge digital and physical sales on the site since its 2011 release.
To date, “21” has been certified platinum 16 times in the UK and achieved diamond status in the U.S. Over 28 million copies of the album have been sold worldwide. Her debut album also comes in at no. 8. Adele is the ONLY artist to be listed twice. Here is the full list of best-sellers:
1. Adele — “21”
2. Susan Boyle — “I Dreamed A Dream”
3. Stephan Schwartz and Original Broadway Cast — “Wicked”
4. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss — “Raising Sand”
5. Mumford & Sons — “Sigh No More”
6. Taylor Swift — “Fearless”
7. Amy Winehouse — “Back To Black”
8. Adele — “19”
9. Dixie Chicks — “Taking The Long Way”
10. Coldplay — “Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends”
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Adele and other artists contribute their hits to help relief effort in Philippines!
Adele and other artists have contributed their hits to help with the relief effort in the Philippines. ALL proceeds from each sale of Songs for the Philippines will be donated to the Philippines Red Cross. $10 for 39 songs! Check them out in the link below!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/songs-for-the-philippines/id764022051