Adele - Rolling In The Deep

Duffy v Adele 2011 - No Contest



Spyke

With the Brit Award nominations being released earlier this week, I can't help but share my disapproval of their new Critics Choice award which is going to Jessie J. Obviously we can't rely on the X Factor to clutter our charts with British artists but it seems like there's too much pressure put on them and us as to 'this is whose music you will buy over the next few months'.

Had Adele not won the award, released the horrific Chasing Pavements and come across as a less appealing Duffy then I'm sure I would have warmed to her sooner. Hometown Glory is beautiful and with Cold Shoulder's powerhouse vocals there's no wonder the US also took a shine to her following her performance on SNL, which was accompanied by a Grammy Award.

Make You Feel My Love has had a fantastic chart run with the X Factor and Dancing On Ice sending the track bounding back to the top 10 on several occasions. So all the pieces are falling into place for the launch of her sophomore follow up campaign '21'. Rolling In The Deep is already being hailed as a pop classic and what's more radio 1 can't seem to promote this track enough so it looks set to be a sure fire shot for #1 when it gets released tomorrow (unless those Britney release date rumours are true).

Chart Predictions:
Spyke 1
McLovin 2
Actual 2

The second track to be premiered from the album is titled Someone Like You and is an absolutely beautiful song which has actually stopped me from listening to Hold It Against Me on repeat. The sincere ballad depicts Adele's heart-wrenching reflection upon a ex-partner who's moved on. This track getting rotation surely bodes well for one of the most anticipated albums in the first quarter of the year.