L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — With no Adele-like powerhouse or the usual suspects in the album of the year mix, the Grammys have a chance to nominate rising acts like the Lumineers and Frank Ocean.When Adele took album of the year honors at the Grammys for "21," the British soul ... more info

Guardian Music — In our countdown of our critics' favourite albums of the year, we've already run through numbers 40-21 and 20-11, and now it's the top 10. Each day for the next two weeks, we'll be revealing the next album on the list, starting today with Bobby Womac... more info

Kings of A&R — The modern music industry’s version of a four-leaf clover is the diamond-status album. Sure, some releases still reach that vaunted 10 million mark after several years (or in the case of Linkin Park’s Hybrid Theory a dozen) on the charts, but it�... more info

Time — We took a few weeks off from recapping the Billboard charts, as the Top 40 singles were in a state of stasis, merely shuffling deck chairs. But at last there’s some action, including last week’s crowning of a new No. 1. So on we go: “Diamond”... more info

411 Mania — At 21... more info

ContactMusic — Louis Walsh has accused Adele of not working hard enough.The 'X Factor' judge thinks the 'Someone Like You' hitmaker is taking too much time off... more info

Guardian Music — Album becomes the third-fastest diamond-seller in Soundscan sales historyAdele has become the first British female artist to sell 10m copies of an album in the US. The English singer hit the sales milestone for 21 within two years of its release, the... more info

Sky News — The 24-year-old joins the likes of Michael Jackson, Madonna and The Beatles in selling 10 million copies of one album in America. more info

Starpulse — Adele has joined the exclusive diamond club - her album 21 has sold more than 10 million copies across the country in less than two years. The sophomore project was released in January, 2011, and... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Well, we still don’t have a lot of details about Adele and Simon Konecki‘s little bundle of joy. Like his name, we don’t know that. But we have learned that if Daniel Craig has anything to do about it, this little boy will be a mini-James Bond.... more info