The World Forgot — At first I was wont to dismiss Adele as a simple, if only slightly more unique, copy of the general trend in popular music.  The equation runs like this; take girl, apply makeup, have her sing songs over a orchestrated backdrop of appropriately popp... more info

Mjsbigblog — NOW IN: 54.02% - 1 ERIC CHURCH CHEIF 74,888 1 2 ADELE 21 63,030 8 4 JASON ALDEAN MY KINDA PARTY 29,397 14 5 AMY WINEHOUSE BACK TO BLACK 28,583 7 8 BLAKE SHELTON RED RIVER BLUE 20,177 20 11 NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 38 VARIOUS ARTISTS [...] more info

Guardian Music — What's new on the app stores on Tuesday 2 August 2011A burst of 9 apps for your considerationWolfram Sun Exposure Reference AppWolfram Alpha is known mostly for its number-crunching "answer engine", but the company has been branching out with a bunch... more info

Topix — How large will her legacy loom? Pivotal in her time, Winehouse's talents ran rich in potential Amy Winehouse developed a sound and look that put her at the fore of a British retro-soul trend that included countrywomen Duffy, Estelle, and, Adele. more info

Perez Hilton — Across the pond, Adele is breaking some BIG records. Her sweet 21 is the longest running #1 album in 40 years . With 18 weeks in the top spot throne, she joins the cool kids club with The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Simon and Garfunkel, and the Bee Gees... more info

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NME — Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Britney Spears expected to attend August 28 ceremony more info

Topix — British singer Adele performs during the 51st annual Grammy awards held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. more info

Perez Hilton — Who is your favorite summer diva? Adele Beyonce Britney Katy Perry Lady GaGa Rihanna View Results Who is your favorite summer diva? Rihanna (8%) Lady GaGa (24%) Katy Perry (18%) Britney (18%) Beyonce (9%) Adele (23%) Tot... more info

Perez Hilton — So far MTV has locked down performances by Adele, Chris Brown, and Lil Wayne for the 2011 VMAs! This will be the first time for Adele to touch the VMA stage. With seven nominations, we'll bet she's going to touch it more than once. Breezy will be ma... more info