Adele Flashed Her Middle Finger at the BRIT Awards Last Night . . . After the Host Cut Off Her Acceptance Speech:
ADELE won Best Album at the U.K.'s BRIT Awards last night . . . then FLIPPED THE BIRD during her acceptance speech.--She was angry because the host cut her off. Apparently, her speech was running long . . . and he had to introduce the band BLUR, who was performing to close out the show. -Afterwards, Adele apologized, and said the middle finger was for the show's producers. She said, quote, "I was cut off during my speech but I wanted to thank the British public for all their support. -"I was held up with my voice and troubles but the album kept walking without me. I flipped the bird for the suits at the BRITS who cut me off. Sorry if I offended anyone but it was for them, not for the fans."
--The host was also sorry it went down like that. He said, quote, "I don't understand quite why I was made to [cut her short] . . . she's the biggest star in the world. I don't understand what happened but I'm upset about it.
--"Blur played for 11 minutes, and she didn't get [the] chance to say thank you once." (--Technically, she said "Thank You" four times, but they were just general "Thank Yous" to the crowd . . . not to anyone in particular.)
21 "Amazing" Facts About Adele's Album "21":
It's been a year since ADELE unleashed her album "21", and it's been in the Top 10 the entire time, selling over 6 million copies. To recognize that insanity, MTV.com put together a list of 21 Amazing Facts About "21".
--Here are the highlights:
--"In February 2011, '21' debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with first-week sales of 352,000 copies. It stayed in the Top Three for 24 consecutive weeks and has never fallen out of the Top 10 since its release."
--"'21' has topped the charts in 27 different countries, including Switzerland, Sweden, Mexico, Poland and Greece, and has sold more than 17 million copies worldwide."
--"In the U.S. alone, '21' has sold more copies in one year than KATY PERRY'S 'Teenage Dream', LADY GAGA'S 'Born This Way', RIHANNA'S 'Talk That Talk' and BEYONCÉ'S '4' combined."
--"According to Billboard, 'Someone Like You', was the first piano-and-vocal-only ballad to top the Hot 100 chart since its founding in 1958 . . .
--"That feat is even more incredible considering that 1,008 songs have made it to #1 on that chart, but all, even ELTON JOHN'S 'Candle in the Wind', featured additional instruments."
--"Some have speculated that 'Rolling in the Deep' became such a huge hit in the U.S. because of its intriguing title. Adele chose a British slang, 'roll deep,' as inspiration, referring to knowing that someone always has your back in a fight . . ."
--She said, quote, "That's how I felt in the relationship that the record's about, especially 'Rolling in the Deep'. That's how I felt, you know, I thought that's what I was always going to have, and um, it ended up not being the case."
--"Adele swept the top categories at the Grammys, and went six-for-six on the night. The mark tied her with Beyoncé for the most wins in a single night by a female artist.
--"When combined with the Best New Artist Grammy she won in 2009, Adele is just the second artist to have won the Big Four awards: Best Album, Best Record, Best Song and Best New Artist. The other person to do it was CHRISTOPHER CROSS."
--"'21' was honored with exactly 31 pounds, 8 ounces of Grammys, a weight equal to 20 dozen eggs, four gallons of water, or exactly one young emperor penguin." (???)
(--You can find the whole list at MTV.com.)
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