Skyfall

The full version of Adele's new theme song to the upcoming James Bond film, Skyfall, was released yesterday and it's beautiful.



It sounds like so many of the classic Bond film themes...her voice is perfect for it.

I love me some Adele!

Gobble Gobble

SNL hasn't been consistently funny (other than "Weekend Update") in a LONG time, but this past weekend they did a sketch that, honestly, had me laughing so hard that I had to re-watch it several times to make sure I hadn't missed anything.



OMG...the fingernails on everyone!



Adele obviously enjoyed the sketch as well, judging by her post...



Of course, that was the only funny sketch in the entire show, but it was WELL worth the wait!

I know some people are getting tired of hearing Adele's "Hello" song and video...



But, not me.

I bought the CD last week and plan to listen to it on my long drive home to see the family and, if anyone starts fighting, I'm gonna play "Hello" and just sit back and watch the nails, blonde hair and fur coats take over everyone and..enjoy.

Thank you, Adele.

Have a great holiday weekend everyone!!

Swishy Chug

Ellen had Adele on her show this week to discuss what happened with the sound at the Grammys and to help her pull a prank on the studio Jamba Juice.

It's HI-larious.



I don't know how the celebs keep from cracking up the entire time. Ellen gets them to do and say some crazy stuff.

Here is the rest of the interview, including Adele singing "All I Ask", the song that went horribly wrong (because of sound issues) at the Grammys.

Here is the song:



Here is the rest of the interview:

Adele Dazeem

The best parts of the Oscars last night were Cate Blanchett...



Pink and her song (she always rocks!)...



John Travolta and his horrible toupe butchering Idina Menzel's name..

"Please welcome the wickedly talented Adele Dazeem."

To which "she" replied shortly thereafter...



And, of course, this tweet...



I thought Ellen did a great job. They should just let her, Amy Poehler, and Tina Fey host everything.

Gold Fingaaaaah!

Miss Shirley Bassey rocked the Oscars last night with her song...as did Adele, who also won an Oscar for her song Skyfall.



Atta girl!

I also enjoyed the parody song "We Saw Your Boobs" from the opening of the show. I thought Seth MacFarlane did a fine job hosting and really don't think he is deserving of all of the bad press about it.

Guess haters gotta hate...



If you want a peek at how the backstage interviews go, check out this one with Jennifer Lawrence, where some idiot reporters ask her some very stupid questions, including about how she felt when she fell. Her reactions and responses are hilariously honest and entertaining!



Also for his special post-Oscar show, Jimmy Kimmel created a "sequel" to his unmade film Movie: The Movie, called Movie: The Movie 2V. It's pretty funny and has a lot of stars in it.  The best part, besides "Release the TATUM!", is Matt Damon's green-screen bit with the "sandwich".

Here is the first one, from last year...

A Private Life

Adele is featured again on the latest cover of Rolling Stone.

Hello.

You can read the full interview here.

The A-Bomb

James Corden did another one of his awesome Carpool Karaoke videos, this time with Adele and it's a LOT of fun and just makes you smile which, after this sad week of celebrity deaths (David Bowie, Alan Rickman, Dan Haggerty, and Celine Dion's husband Rene...ALL from cancer), is VERY much needed.



Hilarious and a perfect way to start the weekend!

Someone Like You

22-year-old Grammy winner, Adele, recently debuted a new single off of her upcoming album (due in January) on the UK talk show Later...with Jools Holland.

It's a beautiful song...



She sings with the emotional heart and soul of someone three times her age.

Amazing.

via: JoeMyGod

Rolling In The Grammys

I was very happy to see Adele win all six of the Grammy Awards that she was nominated for last night. It was also wonderful to hear her singing again.

She looked and sounded great!

Also, if you missed her interview with Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes last night, here ya' go:



The rest of the Grammy show was a fast-forward event for me. There was just too much rambling and a few too many unnecessary performances.

Speaking of which....



Nicki Minaj....I don't get her appeal at all.

One of my favorite fast-forwarded performances of the night.

Rumor Has It

Adele announced on Facebook today that her new album, 25, comes out on November 20th.

"My last record was a break-up record and if I had to label this one I would call it a make-up record. I'm making up with myself. I'm making up for lost time." 

Speaking of her breakup record, 21 spent 24 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart -- the most weeks atop the list for any album by a woman. The album has been on the chart every week of its release: 243 weeks and counting (through the Oct. 31-dated chart). 21 has sold 11.2 million copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music, which makes it the tenth-largest selling album since Nielsen began tracking sales in 1991.

I'm really looking forward to this release...it'll be nice to have some new music from her after all of these years.

And, if this first song/video release of Hello is any indication of what we should expect, then BRING IT ON!



Her voice is just...amazing.

21

Adele's new album, 21, goes on sale today. Here she is on Letterman last night singing "Rolling in the Deep".



My copy is on its way from Amazon.

Enjoyable.

Someone Like You

Adele shot the video and recorded this live in her own home. It's how we all imagine we sound at home singing when no one is around to tell us otherwise.

It's a great track and she's just got one of the most soulful voices out there today.



Such a beautiful song...

Merry Christmas!

To help sing in the holiday, enjoy this "All I Want For Christmas" carpool karaoke with Adele, Lady Gaga, Elton John and many more singing to "All I Want For Christmas" by Mariah Carey.



I hope you all have a great Christmas!

2012 Year In Review

Well, with only a few hours remaining of 2012, I thought I'd post a few videos that look back over the past year and feature the best in...

Music



News



News Bloopers



Show



I hope you all have a safe and Happy New Year!!!

Chello

If Adele and Mozart collaborated on her hit song "Hello", it would sound something like this....



It's actually quite beautiful.

Aretha Franklin

Very sad news today...

Aretha Franklin, who died Thursday at 76, was a once-in-a-generation singer. She was the Queen of Soul, but she also ventured into — and mastered — virtually every style of music, from jazz and classical to rhythm and blues. She passed away at her home in Detroit. 

Though her musical contributions were diverse, ranging in tone from spiritual to gaudy, her inimitable singing style came from a single source. She practically grew up in church, and the emotional intensity and personal connection she nurtured there with the music never left her. It informed virtually every one of her 77 top-100 songs, including 21 No. 1 R&B hits. She won 18 Grammy Awards and was the first female artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in 1987. 

Not only was her multi-octave mezzo-soprano an instrument of stunning beauty, range and power, but her piano playing — often in counterpoint to her singing — was just as accomplished. She influenced countless singers — Whitney Houston, Adele, Patti LaBelle, Natalie Cole, Chaka Khan, Mariah Carey, Luther Vandross, Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia. But her legend was forged not just on her ability to hit all the notes and embellish them with astonishing technical flourishes, but also to convey emotional nuance and deep feeling.

She had an amazing career and made such an impact on countless people from all over the world. She will definitely be missed.

Rolling in the Stone

Adele is looking mighty lovely on the cover of the new Rolling Stone...

The British soul singer discusses a defining romantic relationship, her childhood and reveals that she doesn't worry much about her fluctuating weight. "My life is full of drama and I won't have time to worry about something as petty as what I look like," she tells Rolling Stone contributing editor Touré. "I don't like going to the gym. I like eating fine foods and drinking nice wine. Even if I had a really good figure, I don't think I'd get my tits and ass out for no one."

If only Mariah Carey would take that last sentence to heart.

Someone like her

Adele is really having a great year and I couldn't be happier for her. She's got one of the most amazing voices out there today and, underneath all of the glitz and glamour, she seems like a very grounded and down-to-earth person.



Billboard recently released a video of one of her earliest performances as she was just getting discovered in the UK in 2008.



She may have just looked like an ordinary gal from anywhere...

But, she's always had that voice and talent.

Like them

Here is a beautiful cover of Adele's "Someone Like You" sung as a duet.



I really like their version a lot. Emily, in particular, has a really amazing voice. I hope they win the contest.

Of course, there's no beating the original:



via: Towleroad

Rolling in the peep

You know how much I love me some Adele.

Well, I also enjoy this parody of her song that focuses on the Angry Birds app that all the kids are playing.