That Adele reign just wont let up. The British singer has smashed and obliterated records since Hello was released on Friday.
The track is the fastest selling of the year in the UK and is set to give her just her second UK Number 1 single on Friday. Its already shifted 156,000 copies before yesterdays midweek update. That's an average of 52,000 downloads a day. Its likely to overtake.
In the USA , the track is set to break Flo Rida's six year record for most sales in a week. She's also expected to top the Billboard Hot 100 for the fourth time in her career.
Hello has been Number 1 on iTunes in an incredible 102 countries. Meanwhile , the stunning Xavier Dolan directed video has annihilated Taylor Swift's five month reign as Vevo's most viewed video in 24 hours with an astonishing 27.7million views. That's since risen to 75million views and rising.
The song has also been streamed a whopping 9 million times on Spotify.
It is an unbelievable achievement for the Tottenham superstar. More records are expected to be shattered come November 20th when 25 is released.
The singer is gearing up for a blitz of promotion ahead of the albums release. She will perform on Saturday Night Live in the USA on November 21st.
As well as that , the star will record a special one hour special dedicated entirely to her of The Graham Norton Show next week. She's also tipped to appear on TFI Friday on Channel 4.
It's like she's never been away. Adele roared back onto the scene today with the premiere of Hello , the soaring lead single from 25.
The track has been met with a wave of critical acclaim and mass fan adoration. It's already topped 45 iTunes charts across the globe , upon its release today.
Musically, it doesn't veer much from the sound that's sold a phenomenal 30 million albums. An emotional , soaring track , with trademark flawless vocals and ominous piano intro. Lyrically , it sees Adele reaching out to an old flame , to apologise,
The video is a stunning affair where Adele visits the one time lovenest she shared with her ex , and cuts to happier flashbacks amidst Adele belting the surging chorus in a forest , in front of a leaf strewn red phone box.
Meanwhile , the full writing credits have emerged for 25. Bruno Mars , Greg Kurstin , Max Martin and Shellback are amongst the songwriting elite that have contributed to the record. However , Sia , Pharrell Williams and Damon Albarn have not made the cut.
Hello is already nailed on to give Adele her second UK chart topper and a fourth US Number 1.
Adele has revealed the full details of her forthcoming third album 25. The singer has unveiled the album cover , shown above , via Instagram and a tracklisting of 11 tracks. The album , as expected originally , drops on November 20th.
The lead single Hello , previewed during an X Factor ad break on Sunday , will receive its worldwide release tomorrow (October 23rd )
The track is certain to top iTunes charts across the globe upon its release. It's accompanying video will also premiere tomorrow. It was shot in Montreal , Canada.
The tracklisting for 25 , out November 20th is
1. 'Hello' 2. 'Send My Love (To Your New Lover)' 3. 'I Miss You' 4. 'When We Were Young' 5. 'Remedy' 6. 'Water Under The Bridge' 7. 'River Lea' 8. 'Love In The Dark' 9. 'Million Years Ago' 10. 'All I Ask' 11. 'Sweetest Devotion'
Adele has finally confirmed that her forthcoming new album will indeed be entitled 25 and its long awaited release is imminent. In an emotional open letter , the singer spoke about the new record , describing it as a 'make up record '
"When I was 7 I wanted to be 8. When I was 8 I wanted to be 12. When I turned 12 I just wanted to be 18. Then after that I stopped wanting to be older. Now I’m ticking 16-24 boxes just to see if I can blag it! I feel like I’ve spent my whole life so far wishing it away. Always wishing I was older, wishing I was somewhere else, wishing I could remember and wishing I could forget too. Wishing I hadn’t ruined so many good things because I was scared or bored. Wishing I wasn’t so matter of fact all the time. Wishing I’d gotten to know my great grandmother more, and wishing I didn’t know myself so well, because it means I always know what’s going to happen in the end. Wishing I hadn’t cut my hair off, wishing I was 5’7”. Wishing I’d waited and wishing I’d hurried up as well.
My last record was a break up record and if I had to label this one I would call it a make-up record. I’m making up with myself. Making up for lost time. Making up for everything I ever did and never did. But I haven’t got time to hold on to the crumbs of my past like I used to. What’s done is done. Turning 25 was a turning point for me, slap bang in the middle of my 20s. Teetering on the edge of being an old adolescent and a fully fledged adult, I made the decision to go into becoming who I’m going to be forever without a removal van full of my old junk. I miss everything about my past, the good and the bad, but only because it won’t come back. When I was in it I wanted out! So typical. I’m on about being a teenager, sitting around and chatting shit, not caring about the future because it didn’t matter then like it does now. The ability to be flippant about everything and there be no consequences. Even following and breaking rules ... is better than making the rules. 25 is about getting to know who I’ve become without realising. And I’m sorry it took so long, but you know, life happened. "
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The singer sent fans crazy with an 18 second snippet of a new song , that played during an ad break on Sunday nights X Factor.
Her brand new single , which will trail 25 , will receive its worldwide premiere on BBC Radio 1 on Friday October 30th.
As yet no release date or track listing for 25 has been announced , with it long believed to be released on November 20th.
Florence And the Machine have premiered their latest video for Delilah. It forms the sixth part of The Odyssey which has already seen stunning videos for What Kind Of Man , St Jude , Ship To Wreck , Queen Of Peace and Long & Lost.
The eerie video features more religious imagery as Welch is confronted by her own demon amidst a backdrop of a spooky apartment complex.
Florence And The Machine were nominated for the Mercury Music Prize earlier this week for current album How Big , How Blue , How Beautiful.
Its the second time she has been nominated and faces stiff competition for the prestigious award on November 20th from Roisin Murphy , Everything Everything and Slaves.
It took one , very simple , 30 second song snippet , showing only lyrics , and appearing during the ad break of The X Factor.
Adele has fuelled further excitement ahead of the relase of her third album said to be in November. The snippet was her first new material in over 3 years.
“Hello, it’s me / I was wondering if after all these years / you’d like to meet to go over everything / they say that time’s supposed to heal ya / but I ain’t done much healing ...”.
It'll be no easy feat following 21 , the biggest selling album of the millennium. But if the new album is scheduled for November 20th , expect it to become the fastest selling album of the year and break first week sales records in the UK and US.
Its been over four years since 21 stormed charts worldwide and made Adele an international icon. The album of heartbreak and torch songs spawned instant classics like Rolling In The Deep nnd Someone like You.
Now ahead of the long awaited third album , heavily tipped , to be called 25 , The Playlist counts down Adele's 10 greatest songs.
10. Skyfall
The 2011 Bond theme nabbed Adele and long time cohort Paul Epworth an Oscar in 2012 for best Original Song.
One of the greatest Bond themes ever recorded , its soaring orchestral sweeps , also nabbed it a Brit Award
9. Take It All
One of many stand out cuts from 21 , this is as gorgeous and heartrending as Adele gets
8. Rumour Has It
The brassy stomper was a kiss off to rumours of a romance fro the singer. One of only three upbeat songs on 21 , it remains as classy and catchy as ever
7. Turning Tables
Produced by OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder , this is one of the clear stand outs from 21. Fragile lyrics mask a defiant chorus.
6. Chasing Pavements
Adele's breakthrough single is a soaring anthem that trailed debut album 19 in 2008. It instantly showed that Adele was one to watch.
5. Set Fire To The Rain
This barnstorming track from 21 , was a huge smash in the US , completing an unprecedented hat rick of Number 1 singles.
4. Make You Feel My Love
This Bob Dylan cover has become an X Factor staple. Its chart reappearance ein the winter of 2010 was the perfect springboard to the 21 album campaign.
One of her most recognisable songs , Adele's tender take on Dylan;s track , remains one of the centuries great ballads
3. Someone Like You
When it comes to Adele this is THE song. The ultimate heartbreak song became an instant classic with Adele's now iconic BRIT Awards performance from 2011. It sent the song straight to the top of the UK charts and later the US Hot 100. Her signature song , despite is ubiquity , remains a moving and momentous classic
"Sometimes it last in love , but sometimes it hurts instead '
2. Hometown Glory
Adele's debut single and the one that set taste makers abuzz. This spine tingling tribute to London has been used in TV shows from Skins to Greys Anatomy. That haunting piano intro , the vocals , the sheer goosebump inducing scale of this track. Its my personal favourite from the Tottenham singer and still reduces me to a sobbing wreck,
1. Rolling In The Deep
A modern classic that kicked off the phenomenon that was 21. Described by the singer as a dark , blue-sy , gospel disco. Mammoth sized thumping piano and a sweeping chorus make it a pop classic
Drake bobs , shimmys and shuffles his way through the glorious new video for current smash Hotline Bling.
The Canadian rapper dances to candy colours against a stark background in a video which has already inspired countless vines and memes all over social media.
The track is currently No. 2 in the USA and holding a Top 5 position in the UK.
Miguel has premiered the video for the latest track to be lifted from his acclaimed Wildheart album , the fantastic Waves.
The trippy visual sees the R&B sex symbol embark on a night of unadulterated hedonism at a nightspot.
Its another stunning video from a man who has taken R&B to extraordinary new heights this year. It follows previous singles NWA and Coffee.
Needless to say Miguel looks as sexy and smouldering as ever in the video. He is currently wowing audiences on his Wildheart Tour.
Rihanna has finally revealed the title for her long awaited eighth album. At a gallery in Los Angeles last night , Rihanna unveiled the album's artwork and its title Anti.
The cover was designed by Israeli artist Roy Nechum.
The cover features an image of a young Rihanna holding a black balloon, with a gold crown covering her eyes. Over the red-and-white canvas cover, a poem written by Chloe Mitchell is written in Braille. The Braille and sight-obscuring crown follows the theme of all the album art so far, which Nachum is making as a statement on vision and vision impairment. As Rihanna said after its unveiling, "Sometimes the ones who have sight are the blindest
As yet there is still no official release date for the album , or an official track listing. This is the longest gap between albums for Rihanna. Her last album Unapologetic was released in 2012. The Bajan star has released seven of her albums continuously from year to year from 2005's Music Of The Sun through to 2012's Unapologetic.
The star has released three singles this year to a mixed response. FourFiveSeconds with Kanye West and Paul McCartney was a worldwide smash. However American Oxygen and Bitch Better Have My Money both stalled.
Its unclear whether any of the three singles will be included on Anti
Philip George is within a whisker of scoring his first UK Number 1 on Friday. The Nottingham DJ's new single Alone No More is locked in a battle with The Vamps for this week's top spot. There are just 2,000 copies separating the Top 5. The track features the vocals of Anton Powers and reboots 90's boyband Another Level's debut hit from 1998
George has already scored one of the biggest dance hits of the year with the massive Wish You Wre Mine back in January.
That track peaked at Number 2 , only beaten by the unstoppable run of Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars.
Little Mix have premiered the video for sparkling new single Love Me Like You. The video sees Jade , Perrie , Jessy and Leigh-Ann , left heartbroken after a disastrous prom night. It's another fun video that shows the girls not taking themselves seriously.
The track , out now , is the second to be lifted from November's Get Weird. It follows the summer smash Black Magic.
Sam Smith has made chart history by becoming the first artist to take a James Bond theme straight to the top of the UK charts.
Its the British singer's sixth Number 1 single since 2013 , and his second of the year. Writings On The Wall premiered last week to a mixed response. But that hasn't deterred record buyers from sending it to Number 1.
Prior to Writings On The Wall , the closest any act had come to topping a chart with a Bond theme was Duran Duran and Adele who bothpeaked at Number 2 with their respective themes.
Writings On The Wall soundtracks the latest Bond film Spectre , which hits cinemas at the end of this month.
Smith is set to release an extended version of his record breaking , multi Grammy winning In The Lonely Hour , on November 6th. The Drowned Shadows Edition will feature an extra disc of acoustic versions of Disclosure hits Latch and Omen as well as one new song.
