This Is How Adele Handles A Sound/Tech Failure

There are some singers out there who might learn something from this. (cough cough - looking at you, Miss Carey)

Skip to the 2:39 mark for the moment.

Thanks to my bud Jerry Mitchell for pointing this up. #Fullout

News Round-Up: August 11, 2016

Some news stories you may have missed:

• First same-sex marriage proposal at the 2016 Rio Olympics - "She said 'Yes!'"

• Pop powerhouse Adele is in talks to record an album of duets with none other than Barbra Streisand. Can you say "ka-ching?"

• Donald Trump, who claims he will be very good for "the gays" is set to headline a radical anti-LGBT event in Orlando. Other LGBT haters in attendance include Marco Rubio, Mat Staver and David Barton.

• A former aide to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says Christie "flat-out lied" about knowledge of Bridgegate.

• The president of the Philippines called the U.S. Ambassador, who is openly gay, "the son of a whore." I'm not making this up, kids.

• 72% of Republicans doubt President Obama is an American. I shit you not.

• Sean Hannity believes the person with the biggest social media following will win the White House. And so, I give you President Kim Kardashian.

Adele To Filming Fan: "You Can Enjoy It In Real Life"

WATCH: "You can enjoy it in real life." - @Adele shuts down a fan filming at her concert: https://t.co/9ybAVQyOCMhttps://t.co/3NNZ7zgan2

— Good Morning America (@GMA) May 31, 2016

Adele To Donald Trump: Stop Using My Music At Your Rallies

If you've ever attended a political rally, you know it takes a long time to get things started. And no candidate wants to walk out to a "cold" audience. So, it's common for campaigns to play songs they feel will not only represent their message but rev up the crowd.

Sometimes, though, music artists aren't so happy to hear their music used by a political candidate.

You can list Adele among those folks.

The Trump campaign has been mixing in some Rolling In The Deep from Adele at campaign events based on the lyric "we could have had it all."

Trump has also utilized the singer's Skyfall, I'm guessing due to the lines “when it crumbles, we will stand tall, face it all together."

But Adele fans aren't happy and have voiced their opinions on social media:

Noooooo!! Not Adele!! Must Trump ruin that too?! https://t.co/3CEbjlubpK

— Samantha (@JaSaMorgan) January 26, 2016

Hello @Adele management. Why are you allowing your client's music to be played by the Trump campaign at their political rallies?

— Neuropsychology (@neuropsychblog) January 24, 2016

Adele has now issued a statement saying she has never endorsed Trump's use of her music.

A spokesman for Adele issued this: “Adele has not given permission for her music to be used for any political campaigning."

Viral Video: Adele Joins James Corden For "Carpool Karaoke"

James Corden is hysterical (as always) and Adele is so very charming. Fun clip.

Sneak Peek: Adele Joins James Corden For Some "Karaoke Carpool"

James Corden shares a sneak peek at his next guest who will be joining him for some "Carpool Karaoke" - Adele!

The full fun will air Wednesday night, but we get this advance clip to enjoy.

Previous "carpoolers" include Justin Bieber, Jennifer Hudson and One Direction.

Corden is killing it on The Late Late Show.

Celine Dion Covers Adele's "Hello" Live In Las Vegas

Celine Dion gave her New Year's Eve audience in Las Vegas a special treat when she covered Adele's megahit "Hello."

Postmodern Jukebox: “Hello” Goes Aretha Franklin-Era Soul feat. Maiya Sykes

Postmodern Jukebox teams up with Maiya Sykes for a fantastic 1969 style/Aretha Franklin inspired rendition of the current #1 song in the country, "Hello" by Adele.

Fantastic. The arrangement is spot on and Maiya's vocals are killer.

You can find the track on iTunes here.

Adele's "25" Breaks (And Sells) A LOT Of Records

Not only did Adele's smash-hit 25 become the #1 album in it's first week of sales, the emotional song set sold more than TWICE the combined sales of the rest of the albums in the top 100 albums sold.

Adele racked up an astonishing 3.38 million units last week, much more than previous front-runner for 2015, Taylor Swift's 1989 (1.75 million units this year).

To put that in perspective, only two albums outsold that in 2014 (and I mean all of 2014): Swift's 1989 and the Frozen soundtrack.

According to Billboard, 8.2 million albums total were sold that week, meaning 4 in 10 albums purchased were Miss Adele's.

And signally a strong trend of late, 22,000 vinyl albums of 25 were sold that week.

If you haven't checked it out yet, and I can't imagine that's statistically possible at this point, head over to iTunes here.

Adele Jams "Hello" With Jimmy Fallon & The Roots On Schoolroom Instruments

As if her record-breaking sales and live appearances haven't been enough, Adele sits down with Jimmy Fallon & the Roots for an acoustic/schoolroom instruments version of her now mega-hit "Hello."

No wondering here - she kills it.

Note the "cameo" appearance of a bust of Lionel Richie upstage of the band. Clever, Jimmy Fallon. Clever.

Viral Video: Adele's "Hello" In The Style Of 25 Different Artists

No, wait. This is brilliant. Seriously.

From the artist:

"My name is Anthony Vincent and I'm the voice of Ten Second Songs and I hope you all enjoy my cover of Adele's "Hello" performed in 25 different vocal styles."

Over 500,000 views in a day.

(h/t JMG)

Adele Breaks NSYNC's Sales Record In Just Four Days

The juggernaut that is Adele keeps on killing it.

Adele's newly released album "25" sold 2.43 millions units in less than four days.

The record for single week album sales had been held by boy band NSYNC since March 2000 when they released their massive "No Strings Attached" album, selling 2.416 million in the first week.

Adele was only about 100,000 copies shy of that number after just three days of sales: “25” dropped last Friday.

In case you missed it, check out Adele's live performance of "Water Under The Bridge" on last night's The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

Listen: Adele's Mic Feed Vocals From Her Live SNL "Hello" Performance

From World of Wonder: If there was any doubt that she’s the queen, turn an ear to Adele‘s vocal isolated from her live performance last night on SNL. Sorry, acapella groups across the world, mic drop. Adele has left the building. Listen.

That Time When Adele Won An "Adele Look-Alike" Contest

When I was working with Carol Channing on Broadway in Hello, Dolly!, she used to tell us a story of being on tour in San Francisco on Halloween, and she was told about a Carol Channing look-alike contest. She thought it would be funny to enter.

So she did. And came in 3rd.

I think of that as Adele attempted a similar bit in this clip from the BBC last night. Adele entered a contest as a nanny named "Jenny."

Her comments with the other girls backstage are priceless as she admits that "she" would probably really like one of the contestants performance, and another time when someone notes the use of her hands.

The final touch was a last minute onstage "nervousness" that causes her to start her song again.

But the minute she begins singing, the other girls knew. And it's fabulous.

Adele Sings "Hello" Live At NRJ Awards

Adele sings her massive new hit, "Hello," (from her album 25) live at the NRJ Awards in Cannes, France.

“Hello” became the first song to surpass 1 million digital downloads within its first week and broke the record for most single-day views on Vevo.

New Music: Adele "When We Were Young"

Adele drops her second video - "When We Were Young" - from her new album, 25, out November 20th.

The first single, "Hello," broke records for the most digital downloads in it's first week and was #1 in dozens of countries around the world.

The question here isn't "Will the album be big?" but "How big will this be?"

You can pre-order the album on iTunes here.

Hump Day Remix: DJ Ryan Skyy Remixes Adele's "Hello"

Last week, Adele thrilled folks by releasing her new single, "Hello," garnering over 109 million views (at this writing)  on YouTube alone.

But what's an Adele hit without a great remix?

LGBT producer/DJ Ryan Skyy brings us this uptempo take on Adele's newest hit. You can download the remix here. (I've previously covered Ryan's work here and here).

I like this  :)

Happy Hump Day!

New Music: Adele "Hello"

Adele drops her new single, "Hello," from her upcoming CD, 25.

And in what is now classic Adele mode, the song is about - what else? - heartache.

Hello from the other side
I must've called a thousand times to tell you
I'm sorry, for everything that I've done
But when I call you never seem to be home
Hello from the outside
At least I can say that I've tried to tell you
I'm sorry, for breaking your heart
But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore

Adele will release 25, her first studio album since 2011, on Nov. 20.

Barbra Streisand, Adele and Shirley Bassey celebrate the Oscars

Ok, so this is a WHOLE lot of talent all sitting together.  What a picture with three true divas!

Barbra Streisand, Adele and Dame Shirley Bassey together after they all three stopped the Oscar show with their individual, spectacular performances.

From La Streisand's Facebook page.

New James Bond theme - "Skyfall" by Adele

Here's the whole song, folks.  And it's pretty great.  Look for this to top the charts.

Great feel, great hook,... yeah.  I like.