Why Sade is bigger in the US than Adele

Britain may have all but forgotten her, but 80s popstar Sade is a huge star in the US since her 2010 comeback. So what's the secret of her transatlantic success?Just as we've got used to the idea that Adele is now a massive star in America, triumphing at the Grammys for the second album running, waving at her mum and crying through her mascara that "the girl done good", it transpires there is someone bigger. A British artist whose staggering sales have pushed Adele down the ranking to merely the...

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20:30 on March 13 2012

Why Sade is bigger in the US than Adele

Guardian Music — Britain may have all but forgotten her, but 80s popstar Sade is a huge star in the US since her 2010 comeback. So what's the secret of her transatlantic success?Just as w... more info