By Brandon Cisneros
Adele is a very well known singer and songwriter who had spent most of her life making music and expressing herself through songs, while capturing the hearts of millions around the world.
Recently, Adele has been breaking so many records in the music industry, it seems to be her new hobby. Just last year her she released her album 25. Billboard released a statement that 25 is the first album to sell more than 1 million copies two weeks in a row.
As of September 2016, Adele is the only artist to have two albums go Diamond in the last decade. This means that both of her albums went Platinum 10 times, which brings them to the Diamond level.
The last time a singer/songwriter had albums go Diamond, was to Britney Spears with Oops I Did It Again in the 2000’s and with Baby One More Time in the 1990’s Also, Celine Dion achieved Diamond level with Falling Into You in 1996 and Let’s Talk About Love in 1997.
Adele has signed a record breaking contract for a British artist this year with Sony Records for $130 million.