Guardian Music — The selling of Jessie J is an attempt to will into being a British icon to take on Ke$ha, Gaga and Perry on their home turf. But an icon she isn'tWhat makes a great pop star? It's not quite the music, or the videos, or the clothes, the fame or even t... more info

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ContactMusic — Adele has scored a second week at the top of the U. S. album charts with America's 2011 bestseller. More than 520,000 copies of the singer's second album 21 have sold in two weeks, making the Brit the only artist to have sailed past the 500,... more info

NME — For the first time in 25 years US album chart has all-UK Top Three more info

Culture Bully — Adele & Lucinda Williams top the charts in this week's countdown of the highest selling albums at Nashville record stores Grimey's & The Groove. more info

NME — '21' singer's dominance looks set to continue more info

VH1 Blog — It’s been said that VH1 Unplugged is a contradiction in music, going from big audiences to a small and plugged to unplugged. So it makes sense that Starburst, whose tagline is “it’s a juicy contradiction,” was excited to present “The Contra... more info

Gigwise — She retains chart dominance... more info

Sky News — British singer-songwriter Adele has taken her rising stardom to new heights this week with her album 21 topping the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. more info

Mjsbigblog — With just over 54% of the market reporting in, Adele seems poised to dominate the charts for another week. She is currently credited with 125K in sales while second place trails far behind at 41K. Selling that 41K is this week’s top debut, Marsha ... more info