L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Right around the two-minute mark in John Legend's cover of Adele's "Rolling in the Deep," his voice breaks and cracks a few times, sounding like it might break permanently, a messenger finally worn out from delivering such heightened emotions. Adele'... more info

VH1 Blog — Ten-year-old Connie Talbot’s YouTube cover of Adele’s “Someone Like You” has gone bonkers viral today. Generally speaking, that’s because it’s stunning, especially once it hits the chorus. But the video is also a perfect storm of viral in... more info

NME — Bands join Adele, White Lies and Beady Eye in playing iTunes gigs more info

Guardian Music — The Glasgow band have stripped away their punky guitars for a more minimal sound – a risk that may just pay offThis Gift, the Bernard Butler-produced 2008 album from Glasgow's Sons and Daughters, was hook-laden, brisk of tempo and featured some of ... more info

Culture Bully — New music from Sweden's Copycat, remixing John Legend's recent cover of Adele's fantastic "Rolling in the Deep." more info

Panda Toes — Today, vibes. First up is Skeet Skeet and Turbotito's remix of John Legend's cover of Adele's "Rolling in the Deep." (I wanna chop my fingers off every time I type a sentence like that.) This thing is so pro. So many vibes. Ridiculous. Skeet Skeet's ... more info

USA Today Music — Jennifer Hudson debuts in the second spot on The Billboard 200 this week, behind only Chris Brown's "F.A.M.E." Adele's "21," The Strokes' "Angles" ... more info

Mjsbigblog — This week features an impressive array of debut albums topping the chart. With almost 33% of the HDD market reporting in, 6 of the top 7 albums are debut albums. The lone hold out is Adele’s “21″ which is currently in third. The much discussed... more info

NME — '21' outselling 'The King Of Limbs' and 'Femme Fatale' more info

Guardian Music — Singer's recent release has now spent nine consecutive weeks at No 1 in the UK – a joint record for a female solo artistAs her new album continues to roll through the charts, Adele has matched Madonna as the female solo act with the most consecutiv... more info