Guardian Music — Awards ceremonies highlight the amateurism of modern public speeches – most are an exercise in tedium and tortureAdele's finger is not the issue. Nor is it the tyrannical "suits" who cut off the Brit Award winner's speech in full flow on Tuesday. N... more info

Guardian Music — Don't blame James Corden for what happened. He was only obeying ordersAre you even close to comprehending the enormity of it yet? Lost in Showbiz has been intravenously sedated since Tuesday night, and every time it seems that a transition to orally ... more info

Starpulse — Soul sensation Adele has been offered $1.6 million to become the face of a dating website. The curvy Rolling in the Deep hit-maker made her name singing heartbreak songs and last year admitted sh... more info

Perez Hilton — Well GOOD!! When any one wins the biggest award of the night, they're also allowed to give however long of an acceptance speech as they want. That wasn't the case at the Brit Awards. If UR in the loop, then U know what we're talking about. Moments... more info

Guardian Music — Two-and-a-half-hour production to close London 2012 will be 'elegant mash-up of British music', says creator Kim GavinFresh from flipping her middle finger at the Brits and breaking sales records on both sides of the Atlantic, a ubiquitous 23-year-ol... more info

ContactMusic — Soul sensation Adele has been offered 1 6 million 1 million to become the face of a dating website The curvy Rolling in the Deep hitmaker made her name singing heartbreak songs and last year 11 admitted she had signed up to eHarmony after failing to.... more info

ContactMusic — Had British singer Adele raised her middle finger from the stage while she was accepting one of her Grammy awards this month there is little doubt that the gesture would have resulted in apologies to viewers from the network a demand for an investiga... more info

ContactMusic — Adeles influence over the music charts is undeniable The London singer has just seen her second album 21 celebrate its 21st week at the top of the US charts and she shifted 730000 units of her sophomore offering the week following her Grammys success... more info

Topix — Singer Adele on the red carpet at the 2012 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Organizers of the London 2012 Olympics have announced the closing ceremonies will include a range of British music, from Edgar to Adele, with promising the singer has signed on ... more info

E! Online — Don't worry Adele, Lily Allen's got your back! Tuesday night at the Brit Awards, the 23-year-old singer's acceptance speech was cut short by host James Corden so he could... more info