Cheryl Cole

The US Trends | Cheryl Cole | Cheryl Cole is an English songwriter, pop and R&B recording artist, dancer, actress and model. Cole rose to fame in late2002 when she auditioned for the reality television show Popstars:TheRivals onITV.The programme announced that Cheryl Cole had won a place as a member of the girl group,GirlsAloud.Cole has been part of the group\\\'s 20consecutive top-10 singles(including four No.#1 singles)in theUK and 5platinum albums(2of which went to No.#1) and earned 5 BRIT Award nominations from2005 to2010.In2009,GirlsAloud won"Best Single"with their song"The Promise".In2009,GirlsAloud announced their musical hiatus and Cole went on to release 2solo albums,which both went to No.#1 in theUK: 3 Words(2009)and MessyLittle Raindrops(2010). Cheryl Cole achieved a number of hits,including 2number one singles:"Fight forThis Love"and"PromiseThis".

Cheryl Cole became a judge on TheXFactor in2008.While on the show,Cole became the winning judge twice out of the 3series she judged on,with AlexandraBurke and JoeMcElderry winning respectively.It was announced that Cheryl Cole would leave theUK version of TheXFactor for the American version of the show.However,just weeks into filming the auditions,it was reported that Cole had left the show,with it being confirmed by Fox,Freemantle North America andSYCOtv on 6June.Mike Darnell,president ofAlternative Entertainment for theFox Broadcasting Company,confirmed Cole\\\'s departure.

Cheryl Cole has become a recognised and photographed style icon;referred to as a fashionista by the press.She has been photographed for the covers of British Vogue,Elle and Harper\\\'s Bazaar,while also becoming the new face of cosmetic company L'Oréal.Cheryl Cole was married to England footballerAshley Cole fromJuly 2006until September2010,when Cole divorced him.

Cheryl Cole was born Cheryl Ann Cole on 30June 1983in Newcastle upon Tyne, England and grew up on council estates in the districts of Walker and Heaton.She is the 4th of 5children of JoanCallaghan,and the eldest child of Gary Tweedy.Cole\\\'s parents never married each other;they separated when she was 11.She has a brother,Garry(born 1987, Newcastle)and three elder maternal half siblings:Joseph,Gillian andAndrew.As a small child in the late1980s, Cheryl Cole appeared in a television advert for British Gas.

As she was interested in dancing from an early age, Cheryl Cole started sequence dancing at the age of 4,before joiningThe Royal Ballet's summer school at the age of nine.At a young age, Cole enrolled in The Royal Ballet\\\'s summer school.She won modelling competitions,including the titles ofBoots Group\\\'s"bonniest baby",Mothercare\\\'s Happy Faces Portrait competition,"Best Looking Girl of Newcastle",The Evening Chronicle\\\'s"Little Miss andMister",and"Most Attractive Girl"at the MetroCentre.She also appeared in two British Gas adverts,an SCS advert,and anEldon Square Christmas advert with younger brotherGarry as well as appearing in dance recitals on some television shows.She attendedWalkerComprehensive School in Newcastle,and left at 16with few qualifications.During her time 3,she was suspended twice:once for fighting with another pupil and again for swearing on a bus.After school, Cheryl Cole took a job as a waitress in a restaurant.

InMarch2010, Cheryl Cole stated that she had begun working on a follow up album to 3Words,which she hoped to release"later on in the year".Cole\\\'s 2nd solo album,titledMessy LittleRaindrops,was released on 1November2010.The album\\\'s 1st single,"PromiseThis",was released on 24October2010 and became her 2nd number-#1 hit in the UK."Promise This" is an up-tempo dance-pop song written by American songwriter PriscillaHamilton, British music producer WayneWilkins,who was responsible for Cole\\\'s debut single"Fight for ThisLove",and ChristopherJackson.

The album was largely produced byWayneWilkins.The album also features guest vocals fromAugustRigo,DizzeeRascal,TravieMcCoy,and will.i.am.Cheryl Cole started recording sessions for her 2nd album inFebruary 2010though in an interview on AlanCarr:ChattyMan she admitted that some of the songs submitted for the record dated back to 3Words (2009).Messy LittleRaindrops has received generally mixed reviews from music critics.A predominantly positive review came from JonO'Brien ofAllmusic who awarded it 4out of 5stars.Cheryl Cole made a high profile appearance onPiers Morgan\\\'sLife Stories,in which she discussed her marriage and divorce with AshleyCole and her life threatening battle with malaria.

InJuly2011,it was reported that Cheryl Cole had begun work on her 3rd studio album.The same month,Far EastMovement stated that they had been in the studio with both Cole andWill.i.am.In late July2011, MTV reported seeing Cole meeting up with singer Usher where they were spotted outside her hotel,also Perez Hilton said that Cole and Christina Aguilera were spotted having dinner together and they had been discussing a collaboration.Producer DavidGuetta is working on the album.In early September2011 TaioCruz revealed that he had been working on Cole\\\'s new album.He told radio station"Yeah,I can\\\'t say too much about the songs,but it was great to see her again,".

InSeptember2011, Cheryl Cole was spotted in the studio with hiphop producer AlexDaKid.

Cheryl Cole was given a 1-off television programme forITV1 titled Cheryl Cole\\\'s Night In,which aired on 19December2009.The programme,hosted by HollyWilloughby,featured music and interviews with Cole and some of her favourite performers.AlexandraBurke, Rihanna,Will Young,SnowPatrol and will.i.am made appearances.Cole told the press,"I couldn\\\'t be happier thatITV have asked me to round off the year with my own show,working with some of my favourite artists".The programme attracted 5million viewers on its 1st airing,substantially less than the8.1 million viewers thatStrictlyCome Dancing received during the same time slot.Cheryl Cole was interviewed during an episode of the 4th series of Piers Morgan\\\'sLife Stories.The show,which aired on23 October2010,drew an audience of 7.2million:the highest figure in the chat show\\\'s history.As a member ofGirls Aloud,Cole has also appeared in the fly on the wall documentary GirlsAloud:Home Truths,the E4documentary seriesGirls Aloud:Off the Record,an episode of GhosthuntingWith...., and a 1-off variety show entitledThe GirlsAloud Party.

InJune2008,it was announced Cheryl Cole would replaceSharon Osbourne as a judge for the 5th series of TheX Factor alongside DanniiMinogue,SimonCowell and LouisWalsh.Cole was given the girls category(made up of female contestants between 16and 25)and subsequently ended up as the victorious judge when AlexandraBurke was crowned the 5th winner of The XFactor on13 December2008.Cole returned for the 6th series in2009 and was given the boys category(made up of male contestants aged16 to25).Cole emerged as the winning judge for a 2nd consecutive year after JoeMcElderry was crowned the 6th winner of TheX Factor.SimonCowell,the show\\\'s creator,said,"I knew she was going to be good because she speaks like normal people speak.People can relate to that.And I think that is the best sign of a judge."Cowell has referred to Cheryl Cole as"1 of the best I\\'ve ever worked with."

Cheryl Cole returned for a further series in2010 to mentor the girls category(made of female contestants aged16 to28)once again.In this season,Cole faced intense scrutiny from the public and the media after she rejected popular contestant GamuNhengu to go through to the live shows in favour ofCher Lloyd andKatie Waissel,even though both had fluffed their auditions at the judges houses stage. Cheryl Cole also receive more criticism after she refused to vote for an act in the 5th week,which resulted in claims that the show was fixed.This season would also mark the 1st that Cole wasn't the winning mentor,after a contestant in her category(Rebecca Ferguson)lost out to MattCardle(who was mentored byDannii Minogue).

On5 May2011,it was officially announced after months of speculation that Cheryl Cole would appear as a judge alongsideSimon Cowell,L.A. Reid,and Paula Abdul on the American version of TheX Factor.However,after only 3weeks as a judge and completing the auditions in Los Angeles and Chicago,Cole left the show.Cowell said that the reason why Cole left was because he offered her the job in the UK version back and that he felt that she would be more comfortable there.Additionally,it had later been confirmed that she would not be returning to theUK version of the show either,as TulisaContostavlos has taken her place on the judging panel.Nicole Scherzinger replaced Cole on the judging panel of The XFactor USA for the rest of season 1.

On11 January2003, Cheryl Cole was involved in an altercation with a nightclub toilet attendant,Sophie Amogbokpa,atThe Drink nightclub inGuildford,Surrey, England.Cole was subsequently charged with racially aggravated assault(she had allegedly called Amogbokpa a"Caribbean jigaboo"and a"black bitch")and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.During her trial,Cole claimed she acted in self defence (claiming she had been punched 1st)and denied using racially abusive language.The jury found her guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm,but cleared her of racially aggravated assault.The judge sentenced her to 120hours of community service and ordered her to pay her victim £ 500in compensation,as well as £ 3000 prosecution costs.

Cheryl Cole began dating England and Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole inSeptember2004,announcing their engagement after he proposed in Dubai in June2005.The couple were married at a ceremony at Barnet,NorthWest London on 15July 2006.They signed an exclusive deal withOK!,reportedly worth £ 1,000,000 ,regarding the rights of the photographs.In January2008,a hairdresser namedAimee Walton alleged inThe Sun that she had engaged in drunken extramarital sex withAshley Cole.Subsequently,glamour model Brooke Healy claimed that she had spent the night and had sexual relations with Ashley Cole in December2006.The couple,however,reconciled.In early February2010,news broke that her husband had cheated on her with 5more women.On 23February, Cheryl Cole announced she was separating from her husband.On 26May 2010,Cole filed for divorce at London\\\'s High Court citing"unreasonable behaviour"of estranged husbandAshley as the reason for their break up.She was granted a decree nisi on3September.InOctober of that year, Cheryl Cole stated in an interview withThe Guardian that she would continue to use her married name,saying that changing it back would make her seem"ashamed"of her marriage.

On3 July2010, Cheryl Cole was admitted to hospital with suspected acute malaria after a visit to Tanzania.During an XFactor photoshoot in Cardiff,Cole has said that she noticed her lips were blue.

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Demi Lovato

The US Trends | Demi Lovato | Demi Lovato is an American singer, musician, songwriter,and actress.Her earliest roles includedAngela onBarney &Friends,before she became better known for her starring roles in theCamp Rock movies,asSonnyMunroe in the Disney sitcomSonny with a Chance,and as the star of the2009 movie Princess ProtectionProgram. Lovato is also involved in philanthropic activities through charity work and various social and environmental causes.

As a solo musical artist, Demi Lovato released her debut album Don\\\'t Forget onSeptember 23,2008.The album debuted at number 2on theBillboard 200selling 89,000copies in the 1stweek.It has since shipped over 500,000copies,earning a gold certification in the United States.Lovato released her 2ndalbum, HereWe GoAgain,on July21, 2009.The album debuted at number #1 on theBillboard 200,selling 108,000copies in the 1st week.Her third studio album,Unbroken,was released onSeptember 20,2011and peaked at number 4on theBillboard200.

Demi Lovato, born Demetria Devonne Lovato on August20, 1992in Dallas, Texas. Lovato\\\'s mother,Dianna Lovato,was a former country music recording artist and Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader.Lovato is the middle child of 3sisters.Her older sister,Dallas,is also a singer and actress,and her younger sister,Madison,was born in2002.

Growing up, Demi Lovato won several talent contests and performed in famous venues,including theEismannCenter and the Dallas Cowboys\\\' Thanksgiving Day HalfTime Show with LeAnn Rimes. Lovato started her show business career in earnest at the age of 10 when she became a series regular on the children\\\'s television show Barney??Friends.After her stint on Barney??Friends,Lovato also guest starred on television dramasJust Jordan(2007)and PrisonBreak(2006).

In2007, Demi Lovato began working with the Disney Channel. 1st Lovato got a part on a short television show called AsTheBellRings.Her role on that ended,however,when Lovato was cast as Mitchie Torres in the starring role of the Disney Channel movie CampRock.While filming Camp Rock, Demi Lovato began also recording 3songs with the pop group the Jonas Brothers for the film\\\'s soundtrack.

OnSeptember23,2008, Demi Lovato released her debut album,Don\\\'t Forget.Several of the songs on the album were cowritten by theJonasBrothers.The album debuted atNo. #2 on the Billboard 200chart.In promotion of this album, Lovato went on tour with the Jonas Brothers on their2008 BurningUpTour as the opening act.

In2008, Demi Lovato covered the Academy Award nominated song,"That\\\'s How You Know"fromEnchanted on theDisneyMania 6album.Later on in2008, Demi Lovato began filming her 2ndDisney Channel Original Movie,PrincessProtectionProgram.The filming is happening in Puerto Rico andLovato is starring with her good friend Selena Gomez.

Outside of music, film and television, Demi Lovato is also the national Hasbro"HitClips"spokesgirl. Lovato has also done several successful voiceovers for radio and television for companies like Denny\\\'s,Radica andHasbro.

Currently,Demi Lovato is the star of her ownDisney Channel television show calledSonny with aChance.Demi Lovato started this show in2009, filming 16episodes for the 1stseason.OnJuly21,2009,Demi Lovato released her 2ndstudio album,HereWe GoAgain.She joined American Idol reality star David Archuleta\\\'s tour in the summer of2009.

Demi Lovato is slated to star in CampRock2,which will be released in2011.

Demi Lovato is of Mexican, Irish, and Italian descent.She has an older sister, Dallas Lovato,and a younger half sister,Madison de la Garza.Her mother was a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader and country music recording artist.Lovato began playing piano at the age of seven.Lovato also began her acting career at the age of 7 on the children\\\'s television series Barney&Friends asAngela,appearing in seasons 7and 8alongside long time friend Selena Gomez.In an interview withEllen DeGeneres,Lovato revealed going through painful experiences with bullying in the 7th grade.According to Lovato,the bullying was so bad that one day,in a fit of frustration and distress,she requested her mom give her a home schooled education. Demi Lovato earned a high school diploma through homeschooling inApril2009. Demi Lovato also stated in an interview with 20 / 20 in2011 that she had had a"really unhealthy relationship with food"since age 8due to bullying experienced as a child,and self mutilated her wrists to cope with her emotions and depression since age 11.Lovato later became a spokesperson for antibullying organizationPACER and appeared on America\\\'s Next Top Model and CNN to speak out against bullying.

In2006 Demi Lovato guest starred onPrisonBreak asDanielleCurtin in the episode"First Down."She also appeared in the 2nd season of the television sitcomJustJordan asNicole, in the episode"Slippery WhenWet."In January2007,she landed the role of Charlotte Adams on the Disney Channel Original ShortSeries,As theBell Rings,which premiered onAugust 26,2007.A few of her original songs,including"Shadow,"were featured on the show.

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Nicki Minaj

The US Trends | Nicki Minaj | Nicki Minaj is a Trinidadian-born American hip-hop and recording artist. Nicki Minaj, born Onika Tanya Maraj on December 8, 1984 in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago, and moved to the Queens borough of New York City when she was 5years old.

After releasing 3mix-tapes between 2007and 2009and being signed to YoungMoney Entertainment in August2009, Nicki Minaj released her debut album, PinkFriday inNovember 2010.It quickly became a commercial success,peaking at number #1 on the U.S. Billboard200 and being certified Platinum by the Recording Industry AssociationOfAmerica (RIAA)1a month after its release.She became the 1st artist to have 7singles on theBillboard Hot100 at the same time.Her 2ndsingle,"Your Love",reached number#1 on theBillboardHot Rap Songs chart,making Minaj the 1st female artist to top the chart unaccompanied since MissyElliott accomplished it with WorkIt in2002.She also became the 1st female artist to be included on MTV\\\'sAnnual Hottest MC List.Minaj was named the2011 Rising Star byBillboard.

The father of Nicki Minaj was a severe drug addict with a long history of violence.At one point,he set fire to the family\\\'s home in a failed attempt to kill Minaj\\\'s mother.Those early struggles, Minaj has said,helped fuel her drive to rise above the life her parents knew."I've always had this female empowerment thing in the back of my mind,"she toldDetails magazine,"because I wanted my mother to be stronger,and she couldn\\\'t be.I thought,'If I'm successful,I can change her life.'"

To reach that point,however,the young Nicki Minaj developed personas for herself that would allow her to be a"new person."An early incarnation was someone she called"Cookie,"then came"Harajuku Barbie,"before finally settling on Nicki Minaj."Fantasy was my reality,"she has said. Minaj clearly had a knack for performance.At the age of 12 she authored her 1st rap,then went on to delve into acting at LaGuardia High School of Music and Art,the school that inspired the movie Fame.

Determined to make it in the music business, Nicki Minaj took on backup singing roles for local New York City rappers.Soon,she began writing her own material.She was eventually discovered byDirty Money CEO Fendi,who came across Minaj\\\'s MySpace page,loved what he heard,and immediately signed her to his label.

That connection led Nicki Minaj to Lil Wayne,who collaborated with her on a series of mix tapes,the 1st of which,Playtime isOver,was released inApril2007.The recording,and subsequent mixed tapes,showcased Minaj\\\'s female swagger and out front style.

By early2010,considerable anticipation had built up around Minaj\\\'s much discussed,much covered debut album,which was scheduled for release that fall.InApril of that year, Nicki Minaj released her 1st single,"Massive Attack." 2 months later she wonBest Hip-Hop Female at the annualBET Awards. Nicki Minaj dedicated the award to LilWayne.

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Adele

The US Trends | Adele | Adele is an English singer and songwriter. Adele was the 1st recipient of theBrit Awards Critics'Choice and was named the No.#1 predicted breakthrough act of2008 in an annual BBC poll of music critics,Sound of2008.Since her debut album19, Adele has received much recognition both commercially and critically.The album debuted at No.#1,and has been certified 4x platinum in theUK.Her career in the US was boosted by a viewer record breakingSaturday NightLive episode in late2008.At the2009 Grammy Awards, Adele won the awards forBest New Artist andBest Female Pop Vocal Performance.

Adele released her 2nd album 21 on24 January2011 in theUK,and 22February in theUS.The album was well received critically and catapulted Adele to record breaking success,selling 208,000copies in its 1st week in theUK and debuting at No.#1 on theUK Albums Chart,a position it managed to hold for 16weeks.In theUnited Kingdom,21 has been certified 12times platinum for shipment of 3,600,000 units.The album debuted at No.#1 on theBillboard 200in the US,selling 352,000copies in its 1st week.The album has charted at No.#1 in 17countries,including several charts across Europe,Australia and the United States.

After being performed at the 2011 BRIT Awards, the album track "Someone Like You" reached number one in the United Kingdom, while the album also remained at number one. "Someone Like You" held the number one position for four consecutive weeks. The song has also spent 2 weeks at number one in New Zealand 5 weeks at number one in Australia and following her performance at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards it became Adele's second number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.

The Official Charts Company announced that Adele is the first living artist to achieve the feat of two top five hits in both the UK Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously since The Beatles in 1964. 21 has spent eleven consecutive weeks at number one in the UK, the longest ever by a female solo artist on the UK Albums Chart, surpassing Madonna's nine weeks at number one in 1990 with her greatest hits compilation The Immaculate Collection. She made an appearance in the 2012 Guinness Book Of World Records. In the US the album has spent a total of thirteen weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, the longest an album has held the top position since 1998. The album has also broken the record for the most UK digital downloads. As of May 2011 the singer was worth £6 million, tying her with Lily Allen and Duffy for 9th place on the list of the richest British and Irish music stars under age 30.

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born on 5 May 1988 in Tottenham, London, England, to a single teenage mother on 5 May 1988. She began singing at age four and asserts that she became obsessed with voices. Adele has cited the Spice Girls as a major influence in regard to her love and passion for music, stating that "they made me what I am today." Adele would also impersonate the Spice Girls at dinner parties as a young girl. To make her look like singer Gabrielle, her mother made an eye patch with sequins, which Adele said was embarrassing. At the age of 9, Adele and her mother, a furniture-maker and adult learning activities organiser, relocated to Brighton.

At the age of 11, Adele and her mother moved to Brixton, and then to neighbouring district West Norwood, in South London. West Norwood is the subject for Adele's first record, "Hometown Glory", written when she was 16. After moving to South London, she became interested in R&B artists such as Aaliyah, Destiny's Child and Mary J. Blige.

Adele claims that one of the most defining moments in her life was when she watched Pink perform at Brixton Academy. "It was the Missundaztood record, so I was about 13 or 14. I had never heard, being in the room, someone sing like that live. I remember sort of feeling like I was in a wind tunnel, her voice just hitting me. It was incredible."

Adele graduated from The BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology in Croydon in May 2006, where she was a classmate of Leona Lewis and Jessie J. Adele credits the school with nurturing her talent. In school, she was more interested in going into A&R, and hoped to launch other people's careers. Four months later, she published two songs on the fourth issue of the online arts publication PlatformsMagazine.com. She had recorded a three-song demo for a class project and gave it to a friend who posted it on Myspace where it became very successful and led to a phone call from music label XL Recordings. She doubted if the offer was real because the only record company she knew was Virgin Records, and she took a friend with her to the meeting.

Nick Huggett at XL recommended Adele to manager Jonathan Dickins at September Management and in June 2006 Dickins became her official representative. September was managing Jamie T at the time and this proved a major attraction for Adele who was a big fan of the British singer-songwriter. Huggett then signed Adele to XL in September 2006. Adele provided vocals for Jack Peñate's song, "My Yvonne", from his debut album. Adele's breakthrough song, "Hometown Glory", was released in October 2007. Adele supported Will Young at the 2007 MENCAP Little Noise Sessions, a charity concert at London's Union Chapel. In 2008 she was the headliner and performed a stripped down acoustic and was supported by Damien Rice. She became the first recipient of the BRIT Awards Critics' Choice and was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2008 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2008.

19, named for her age at the time she started recording it, entered the British charts at number one. The Times Encyclopedia of Modern Music would name 19 an "essential" Blue Eyed Soul recording. She released her second single "Chasing Pavements" on 14 January 2008, two weeks ahead of her debut album, 19. The song reached number two on the UK Chart, and stayed there for four weeks. Adele was nominated for a 2008 Mercury Prize award for 19. She also won an Urban Music Award for "Best Jazz Act". She also received a Q Awards nomination in the category of Breakthrough Act and a Music of Black Origin nomination in the category of Best UK Female. In March 2008, Adele signed a deal with Columbia Records and XL Recordings for her foray into the US. She embarked on a short North American tour in the same month. The An Evening with Adele world tour began in May 2008 and ended in June 2009. She later cancelled the 2008 US tour dates to be with a former boyfriend. She said in Nylon magazine in June 2009, "I was drinking far too much and that was kind of the basis of my relationship with this boy. I couldn't bear to be without him, so I was like, 'Well, OK, I'll just cancel my stuff then… I can't believe I did that… It seems so ungrateful". In November 2008 Adele moved to Notting Hill after leaving her mother's house, a move that prompted her to give up drinking. 19 was released in the US in June, but by October 2008, it was apparent that Adele's attempt to break into America had failed. She would be the musical guest on the 18 October episode of Saturday Night Live. The episode was hotly anticipated because of an expected appearance by then US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. The programme earned its best ratings in 14 years with 17 million viewers. Adele performed "Chasing Pavements" and "Cold Shoulder", and the following day, 19 topped the iTunes charts and ranked at number five at Amazon.com while "Chasing Pavements" rose into the top 25. The album reached number 11 on the Billboard 200 as a result, a jump of 35 places over the previous week. The album was certified as gold in February 2009 by the Recording Industry Association of America. By July 2009, the album had sold 2.2 million copies worldwide.

In July 2008, Adele paid £8,000 for a commissioned painting by Stella Vine in a charity auction in aid of Keep a Child Alive, a charity that helps African children and their families living with HIV/AIDS. Adele said she planned to ask Vine to paint a portrait of "my mum and me." At the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009, Adele won awards in the categories of Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. She was also nominated in the categories of Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Adele was also nominated for three Brit Awards in the categories of Best British Female, Best British Single and Best British Breakthrough Act. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown sent a thank-you letter to Adele that stated "with the troubles that the country's in financially, you're a light at the end of the tunnel." On 17 September 2009, Adele performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, for the VH1 "Divas" event, a concert to raise money for the Save The Music Foundation charity. On 6 December, Adele opened with a 40-minute set at John Mayer's 2nd Annual Holiday Charity Revue held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

In 2010, Adele received a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Hometown Glory". In April her song "My Same" entered the German Singles Chart after it had been performed by Lena Meyer-Landrut in the talent show contest Unser Star für Oslo (Our Star for Oslo), in which the German entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was determined. In late September, after being featured on The X Factor, Adele's version of Bob Dylan's "Make You Feel My Love" re-entered the UK singles chart at number 4. During the 2010 CMT Artists of the Year special, Adele performed a widely publicized duet of Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" with Darius Rucker. This performance would later be nominated for a CMT Music Award.

Adele released her second studio album, 21, on 24 January 2011 in the UK and 22 February in the U.S. The album's sound is described as classic and contemporary roots and country music. The change in sound from her first album was the result of her bus driver playing contemporary Nashville music when she was touring the American South. Adele told Spin Magazine "It was really exciting for me because I never grew up around." The title choice reflects the growth she has experienced in the last two years. 21 hit number 1 in 18 countries, including the United States. In the United Kingdom, it sold 208,000 copies in its first week making it the biggest-selling January release in five years. In mid-February 2011, after a performance at the Brit Awards, the album track "Someone Like You" went straight to number 1 on the UK singles chart, while the album 21 also remained at number 1. According to the Official Charts Company, Adele is the first living artist to achieve the feat of two top five hits in both the Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously since The Beatles in 1964. It is the first time that one act has held the top two places in the UK albums chart since The Corrs in 1999. The album spent 11 consecutive weeks at number one, before being knocked off the top spot by Wasting Light by the Foo Fighters. Next week, though, she regained the number one spot and was holding in for five more weeks in a row. In July "Someone Like You" single set another record, having become the first song to sell over a million copies in the UK this decade. In September the album sold over 3 million units and Adele became the first artist in UK music history to hit 3 million sales of an album in one calendar year. In November 2011, Adele became the first artist to sell more than one million copies of an album on the European iTunes store with her second album 21.

As of June 2011, Adele had sold 2.5 million copies and 992,000 digital copies of 21 in the United States, making it the best-selling album in both categories in the first half of 2011. The first single, "Rolling in the Deep" reached number 1 in 8 countries including the Billboard Hot 100. The song has sold 5.567 million digital copies in the US by 24 November 2011, the most digital copies of a song ever sold in a single year in the US, and the best-selling song by a British artist in the digital era. "Someone Like You" became her second consecutive number-one single on the Hot 100 making Adele the first ever British female singer to spawn two consecutive number one singles from the same album. It also made Hot 100 history by achieving "the biggest jump to No. 1 in the chart's 53-year history that wasn't spurred by the release of a single." The song became the first strictly voice-and-piano ballad to top the Billboard Hot 100. At the 2011 American Music Awards on 20 November, Adele won three awards; Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist, Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist, and Favorite Pop/Rock Album for 21. On November 30, 2011, Adele received six Grammy Award nominations for the 54th Grammy Awards which take place on 12 February 2012. She was nominated in the categories; Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for 21, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Short Form Music Video for "Rolling In the Deep", and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Someone Like You".

To promote the album, Adele embarked upon Adele Live tour,which sold out itsNorth American leg.Her audience at aMay 2011concert at theBeacon Theater inNew Yorkwas described as a"varied blend as they shuffle to the exitssome are tearstained,some are whistling" with "snatches of regretful conversation between women,missing one man,still resenting another".In October2011, Adele was forced to cancel 2tours because of a vocal cord hemorrhage. Adele released a statement saying she needed an extended period of rest in order to avoid permanent damage to her voice.On 28October, Adele released a further statement that she was undergoing surgery to"alleviate the current issues with her throat",adding;"I have absolutely no choice but to recuperate properly and fully,or I risk damaging my voice forever".The singer underwent laser microsurgery inUS on the 1st week ofNovember.

In theAugust 2011issue of Q Adele revealed that she was already working on a new album and has written 7songs for it. Adele promised would be more intimate and strippeddown than her first 2."It won\\'t be a big production.I want it to be quite acoustic and piano-led",the singer said."\\I want to write it all, record it all,produce it all and master it on my own.I think it'll take a lot longer because I want to do it this way",she added.

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Bruno Mars

The US Trends | Bruno Mars | Bruno Mars is a FilipinoAmerican singer,songwriter and record producer.Raised inHonolulu, Hawaii by a family of musicians, Bruno began making music at a young age.After performing in various musical venues in his hometown throughout his childhood, Mars decided to pursue a musical career and moved to LosAngeles after graduating from high school.He began producing songs for other artists,joining production team TheSmeezingtons.

AfterAn unsuccessful stint with Motown Records,Bruno Mars signed with Atlantic Records in2009. Mars became recognized as a solo artist after lending his vocals and cowriting the hooks for the songs"\\Nothin'on You"by B.o.B,and"\\Billionaire" by \Travie McCoy.\He also co-wrote the hits"Right Round"by Flo Rida featuring Kesha,and "\Wavin' Flag"by K'naan.InOctober 2010, Mars released his debut album,Doo-Wops &Hooligans.Anchored by the worldwide number one singles"\Just the Way You Are"and"Grenade",the album peaked at No.#3 on the Billboard200. Mars was nominated for 7 Grammys at the 53rd Grammy Awards,winning Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for"Just the Way You Are\".

Mars\\' music is noted for displaying a wide variety of styles and influences, and contains elements of many different musical genres. Bruno Mars has worked with an assortment of artists from different genres;He acknowledges the influences that his collaborations have had on his own music.As a child, Mars was highly influenced by artists such as Little Richard,Elvis Presley and MJ and would often impersonate these artists from a young age.Mars also incorporates reggae and Motown inspired sounds into his work.JonCaramanica ofThe New York Times referred toMars as"\one of the most versatile and accessible singers in pop\"

Bruno Mars, born as Peter Gene Hernandez onOctober 8,1985,inHonolulu, Hawaii. Bruno Mars grew up in a very musical family.His father,Pete,was a Latin percussionist from Brooklyn, and his mother,Bernadette,was a singer.Mars received his nickname, Bruno,while he was still a baby."The name 'Bruno' came from baby times,"older sisterJamie explains."\Bruno was always so confident,independent,really strongwilled and kind of a brute—hence the name Bruno,and it kind of just stuck\."

In Waikiki Beach, Mars\\' family performed a Las Vegas style revue that included Motown hits,doo wop melodies and celebrity impersonations.Growing up around entertainers, Bruno Mars began picking up musical instruments from early childhood."\I've always had a drum set,a piano,a guitar ....and never got trained to play.It was just always there, Mars recalls.That\\'s just how I learned,just being surrounded by it my whole life."\At the age of 4, Mars joined the family musical act as an Elvis impersonator and quickly become one of the stars of the show. Bruno continued to perform with his family throughout his childhood,and as he approached adolescence he addedMichael Jackson to his impersonation repertoire.

Bruno Mars attendedRoosevelt High School,where he and several friends formed a band,The SchoolBoys,performing classic oldie hits alongside his family\\'s act at theIlikai Hotel in Honolulu. Bruno Mars credits his fearless stage presence to his unusual childhood."\Performing from such a young age just got me so comfortable on stage,\"he says.\"Growing up performing—that was normal for me.Everyone in my family sings,plays instruments.It\'s what we do\."

After graduating from high school in2002, Bruno Mars decided to leave Hawaii for Los Angeles at age 17.During his 1st few years in California, Mars struggled to make a breakthrough in the music industry.And especially because Mars had performed so frequently while growing up in Honolulu, he grew frustrated with waiting for his career to move forward.It was during this period thatMars 1st turned to songwriting."\I only started writing songs when I moved up to LA,because when I was inHawaii I never really needed to\,"he recalls."\But it stemmed from just learning that you have to do everything by yourself.It\'s not like what you see in movies,where you walk into a record company and you\'re given all these great songs to sing.You have to write the song the world is going to want to hear and play it over and over again.I learned that the hard way here in LA\."

A friend introduced Bruno Mars to songwriter Phillip Lawrence,who agreed to help Mars compose material.They presented a song they had written and recorded to a record label, who liked it but wanted one of their own artists to perform it.Mars recalls,"\We were so broke and struggling,we had to do what we had to do,so we ended up selling the song.\"Initially Mars was disappointed,but he says,"The light bulb went off.I decided to push the artist thing aside and get into the business this way.We can write songs and produce songs,so we just really focused our energy into writing for other artists.That\\'s how it all began.\"By the late2000s,Mars started finding success by writing songs for other popular artists such as Flo Rida\\'s smash hit"Right 'Round,"Brandy\'s"Long Distance,"Travie McCoy\'s"Billionaire"and K'Naan\'s"Wavin' Flag,"the theme song for the2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

After several years as one of the pop music industry\\'s premier songwriters, Bruno Mars finally broke out as a singer in his own right with the2010 hit "\Nothin' on You.\"The song was written for theAtlantic Records rapper B.O.B.,but the record label decided to enlist Mars himself to croon the heartfelt chorus.The track proved an enormous hit,skyrocketing to No.#1 on the Billboard singles chart,instantly transforming Bruno Mars from aBehind-theScenes composer into a pop performer.Several months later,Mars released his 1st solo single,"Just the Way You Are,"another single that landed the artist on top of theBillboard singles chart.The track served as the lead single for Mars\\' debut studio album,Doo-Wops &Hooligans,released inOctober 2010.The album reached No.#3 on Billboard\'s album charts,and its 2nd single,"Grenade,"also cracked the top 10on the singles chart.

With his formula of combining catchy pop melodies,hiphop beats and feelgood lyrics, Bruno Mars has emerged as a popular artist.And after a lifetime of striving to reach the top of the music industry,Mars is now trying to enjoy the moment."\Everything's good right now\,"he says."It\'s really paying off because now my songs are on the radio.It took me a while to finally get it,but when I got it,I think I got it right.And I\\'m very proud of how my songs are representing me as an artist.\\"

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