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In the U.K., Adele's hit about a spurned lover telling an old flame "nevermind, I'll find someone like you," has become a popular song to play at funerals.
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Tiny XL Recordings, the home of Adele, Vampire Weekend, the XX and just a few more, has become among the most relevant record labels in the world while releasing just a few albums each year.
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A musical device called an appoggiatura creates tension and emotions, says one musical psychologist. Also, "a good song allows us, the listeners, to walk through the songwriter or composer's thoughts and emotions as they wrote the song," says Dan Wilson, who co-wrote "Someone Like You" with Adele.
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Adele won every category in which she was nominated, including Record, Album and Song of the Year, and performed for the first time in months.
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The range in the Best New Artist category dissolves the idea that mainstream music sounds the same.
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As a songwriter and producer, Tedder has crafted smash singles for Adele, Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson and others, as well as for his own band, OneRepublic.
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Adele may be the hottest singer in the world at the moment and that's all because of her latest album, 21, which debuted at No. 1 on the U.K. album charts. Hear the now 22-year-old chat with World Cafe host David Dye and perform songs from her award-winning albums.
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In a stripped-down three-song set at the NPR Music offices, the Grammy-winning U.K. pop star showcases her brilliant voice and seemingly effortless charisma.
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The Grammy-winning British singer has just released her second album, 21. Adele says her love affair with American soul began with a happy accident in a London record store.