Adele tops UK album songwriters list

Adele has been named the top album and UK hit songwriter in the first quarter of 2011 due to the massive sales of her sophomore album.

The 'Rolling In The Deep' star has topped the chart for the top 20 album songwriter in the first quarter of the year, having co-written 10 out of 11 tracks on her multi-million selling album 21 and six out of 12 songs on her debut 19, which has also seen an increase in sales over the last few months.

Fellow 21 contributors have also placed highly on the list with Paul Epworth at three, Ryan Tedder at seven, Eg White at 12 and Fraser T Smith at 14, reports Music Week.

The Cure have also been helped by Adele with the inclusion of her cover version of their track 'Lovesong' on her album, which places them at joint seventh with Tedder.

The high sales of her first two records put her ahead of hit-making trio The Smeezingtons, who are placed at number two. The production team - including Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine - have had success in the first part of the year following contributions towards Mars's Doo-Wops and Hooligans and Cee Lo Green's The Lady Killer albums.

Adele also tops the UK Hit Songwriters list, with Jessica Cornish (Jessie J) coming in at number two for sales of her hit singles 'Do It Like A Dude' and 'Price Tag'. Patrick Okogwu (Tinie Tempah) is placed at number four following his wins at this year's BRIT awards and his launch in the US giving him a sales boost.

The Smeezingtons have managed to retain their top spot on the top 40 songwriters of quarter one list, having been overall winners for 2010. Hits including 'Grenade', 'Forget You' and Travie McCoy's 'Billionaire' helped them stay in pole position.

Adele is currently on course to top the UK album chart for a 13th week with 21, which passed the two million sales mark last week.

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RedOne: 'Aliens would love Lady GaGa'

RedOne has claimed that aliens would love Lady GaGa.

The 'Bad Romance' hitmaker admitted that he loves working with GaGa because of her unique ideas and her seemingly fearless attitude to make them work.

"I met GaGa before she had the deal. She was so open to trying new ideas. People from outer space would love GaGa," he told Vibe magazine.

"It was obvious to me that she'd have a global sound with her bridges and melodies – she writes great lyrical concepts and had a lot of drums, very rhythmic."

RedOne has recently been working on GaGa's sophomore album Born This Way, which is due to be released worldwide on May 23.

GaGa recently confirmed that she is to premiere the video for her latest RedOne-produced single 'Judas' during American Idol.

The 25-year-old singer has defended the religious content of the video by claiming that it's intended to be a celebration of faith.

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Girls Aloud For Olympics Opening Ceremony In 2012

After the news that Girls Aloud will reform next year to mark their tenth anniversary, reports are suggesting that they will open the London 2012 Olympic Games.

According to insiders the five girls; Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts, Kimberley Walsh and Sarah Harding have been asked to open the ceremony and are currently in negotiations.

A source said: “With the girls already planning to reform next year Olympic Officials are keen for them to open the games.

“They are the biggest British girl group in recent years and what better way for them to celebrate their tenth anniversary?”

Girls Aloud formed in 2002 on ‘Popstars: The Rivals’ and have had twenty top 10 singles, five studio albums and a Greatest Hits compilation.

It has already been rumoured that the Spice Girls would open the games on July 27th with Melanie C claiming it would be a “brilliant idea”.

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Jessie J Wants To Duet With Rihanna

Jessie J has a special collaboration in mind - she wants to work with RiRi.

The singer-songwriter actually wrote her hit song Do It Like A Dude for the Bajan beauty but ended up recording it herself for her debut album Who You Are.

Now Jessie is hoping she can perform the track with Rihanna in the near future, as she revealed to Canada's New.Music.Live.

"I wanna ask her, I really wanna ask her if we can perform it together," explains the Price Tag singer. "Either on her tour or at V Festival or one of the big festivals. I definitely think that she would kill it.”

As for other dream collaborations, Jessie shared: "I'd definitely want to work with Aretha Franklin, Prince and Beyonce. I recently spoke with Jasmine Sullivan on the phone, I definitely want to get in the studio with her."

She continued: "I want to work with Willow Smith, I think she's incredible. It's a very humbling situation when an artist wants to work with you and you get the opportunity to work with them."

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Blake Shelton's New Album Due July 12

Blake Shelton will release a new album on July 12 on Warner Bros. Nashville. The project, which has not yet been titled, will include Shelton's current single, "Honey Bee." Scott Hendricks produced the album. In 2010, Shelton released two Six Pak albums (with six tracks each) as well as a greatest hits compilation, Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton. In related news, he will begin his role as a coach on NBC's The Voice on Tuesday (April 26) along with Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green and Maroon 5's Adam Levine. "There are so many things I'm excited to share with everyone this year," Shelton said. "I can't wait for people to hear the record. I have found some of the best songs of my career. I also think people will be surprised at all the talent they will see on The Voice. There were so many great vocalists who just blew me away, and it has been the coolest thing to be part of it all."

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It's Official: Girls Aloud To Return In 2012 With Cheryl

Girls Aloud will reunite in 2012 to mark their 10th anniversary, their manager has confirmed.

Hilary Shaw said to expect the five-piece to perform together to mark the milestone. “Everybody wants them to make a comeback and it will be next year. Well, it is their 10th anniversary so there will be something,” she said.

But she added that fans shouldn’t expect a new studio album just yet, as Cheryl Cole is busy with her solo career and her rumoured X Factor USA slot.

As for the other girls, Nicola Roberts is readying a solo LP, Sarah Harding is concentrating on acting and Kimberley Walsh on TV presenting. Nadine Coyle’s album flopped when it was released late last year.

The Girls Aloud boss also insisted that all five members are still good friends, despite rumours of infighting. “The girls are still getting on great, they speak all the time, and that includes Cheryl and Nadine with the other girls,” Hilary told The People. “Cheryl is keen to get back with the girls and is planning something which could be a one-off or some gigs.”

Girls Aloud haven’t recorded together since 2008’s Out Of Control.

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Nicki Minaj Sophmore Album Annoucement in September

Nicki Minaj has kept her guest features to a minimum since the release of her platinum debut Pink Friday, but she’s got a timeline in place for its follow-up. The Harajuku Barbie explained that her Barbz will get an announcement regarding the sophomore effort by September, with the album set to drop within the next 12 months.

“You’ll get another album within 12 months,” she told KIIS FM’s JoJo. “You’ll get the announcement for the next album in—and I’m saying the announcement—that you’ll get the announcement in September. That’s all.”

But for now she’ll stay busy promoting her new single “Super Bass” and its video, set to arrive in the next week. Videos for “Did It On’em” and “Fly,” her collaboration with Rihanna, have also been shot.

After her “I Am Still Music” tour with Lil Wayne winds down this month, fans can catch her opening for Britney Spears on the “Femme Fatale” tour, kicking off on June 17. Stay tuned to MyPinkFriday.com for more information.

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