Adele's just released album, "25," is exceeding all expectations. In just three days it has already sold sold at least 2.3 million in pure album sales in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music.
At that pace it will shatter the one week sales record of 2,416,000 set by NSYNC's 2000 album, "No Strings Attached."
Billboard now projects that it will sell 2.9 million copies by week's end.
The album puts Adele in the elite club of artists who have sold1 millionrecords in a week. Check out the full list viaBillboard below.
The One Million Club
Adele; 25; TBD*; Nov. 26, 2015 (*sales for debut week to be determined) Taylor Swift; 1989; 1,287,000; Nov. 2, 2014 Taylor Swift; Red; 1,208,000; Oct. 28, 2012 Lady Gaga; Born This Way; 1,108,000; May 29, 2011 Taylor Swift; Speak Now; 1,047,000; Oct. 31, 2010 Lil Wayne; Tha Carter III; 1,006,000; June 15, 2008 50 Cent; The Massacre; 1,141,000; March 6, 2005 Usher; Confessions; 1,096,000; March 28, 2004 Norah Jones; Feels Like Home; 1,022,000; Feb. 15, 2004 Eminem; The Eminem Show; 1,322,000; June 2, 2002 ‘NSYNC; Celebrity; 1,880,000; July 29, 2001 The Beatles; 1; 1,259,000; Dec. 24, 2000 Backstreet Boys; Black & Blue; 1,591,000; Nov. 26, 2000 Limp Bizkit; Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water; 1,055,000; Oct. 22, 2000 Eminem; The Marshall Mathers LP; 1,760,000; May 28, 2000 Britney Spears; Oops!…I Did It Again; 1,319,000; May 21, 2000 ‘NSYNC; No Strings Attached; 2,416,000; March 26, 2000 Backstreet Boys; Millennium; 1,134,000; May 23, 1999 Garth Brooks; Double Live; 1,085,000; Nov. 22, 1998 Whitney Houston/Soundtrack; The Bodyguard; 1,061,000; Jan. 3, 1993
Are you in need of a fresh edge up and a few laughs? Well, Ice Cube and the gang are back for "Barbershop 3: The Next Cut."
Cube, Eve, Cedric The Entertainer, Anthony Anderson, DeRay Davis and Sean Patrick Thomas are joined by new cast members Common and Nicki Minaj in the first Barbershop film since 2002.
(Newscom.au) If witnessing Ronda Rousey crash to the ground was not worrying enough, you should see the color of her feet.
A debate has begun on Reddit.com over an image of Rousey sitting on the ground following her stunning knockout against Holly Holm a little over a week ago.
In the image, Rousey’s feet are a bright mix of yellow and purple.
Here are some of the theories behind the disturbing image.
JAUNDICE
During the fight in Melbourne two Sundays ago, there were controversial and unfounded suggestions it was a result of steroid use.
There have been cases of athletes developing jaundice — which causes a yellow pigmentation in the skin — after using steroids for more than two years.
American Mixed Martial Artist Julie Kedzie hit back at the claims, saying she often had yellow bottoms on her feet but she “didn’t juice EVER”.
Kedzie said she would “scrub the sh*t” out of her feet after a bout because “they got yellow as hell”.
The canvas may explain the yellow, but what about the purple?
Holly Holm (right) tries to comfort Ronda Rousey after their fight at UFC 193
RAYNAUD’S PHENOMENON
The level of Rousey’s discoloration, especially coming immediately on the back of a brutal knockout, led to an argument that the UFC star was suffering from Raynaud’s phenomenon.
“Raynaud’s (ray-NOHZ) disease causes some areas of your body — such as your fingers and toes — to feel numb and cold in response to cold temperatures or stress,” the Mayo Clinic explains.
“In Raynaud’s disease, smaller arteries that supply blood to your skin narrow, limiting blood circulation to affected areas (vasospasm).”
In most cases the condition is harmless, but in severe cases a loss of blood flow can permanently damage the tissue and even lead to gangrene.
BEST OF THE REST
Among the numerous other theories were:
- Circulation issues;
- UFC fighters apply a resin to their feet for grip, and it can develop a yellow tinge on the sole;
- Weight cutting and dehydration taking a toll on the body;
- Dirty floors; or
- The photograph just has a yellow hue.
Can you explain what has happened? Leave your comments below.
Marcus Thornton a.k.a. Pleasure P from Pretty Ricky is fed up with other R&B artists. In particular, those from his era.
During an eye opening interview with DJ Smallz he was asked if there might be future collaborations with him, Bobby V and Ray J, after they released the single "Bad Habit" earlier this year.
Thornton said he didn't think so and describes trying to put together projects with other singers, but having a hard time getting them on the same page.
"Some of these niggas is just fake as fuck. Fake, fake, fake, fake, bro," P said. "I be trying to do an R&B group just because. You got Ginuwine, you got Tank, you got Tyrese. All of those guys in that era that came up, they did it. You got LSG, the best from that era. They did it. My era, these niggas is so flawed. I don't care if they did a group without me in it. I just think it would be dope for our generation. But these niggas so fake. They got so many other intentions, it's just bullshit, a waste of time."
Thornton goes on to describe how R&B singers complain about the content of the material on the radio, however they're not doing anything to balance the scales.
"You can't get mad at the guys on the radio talking about drugs and this, this and that 'cause you ain't doing nothing to change it," he continued. "Y'all complaining, but what y'all doing to change it. Y'all reaching out doing songs together? No. Y'all doing shows together? No. Y'all chasing rappers. Now it's at a point rappers don't even need you no more. They singing on they on shit now."
In November 1989, Tracy Lynn Curry, better known by his stage name The D.O.C., was involved in a near fatal car accident after falling asleep at the wheel which damaged his vocal chords, but later changed his fast pace lifestyle, which he claims is the reason he's living today.
The "No One Can Do It Better" rapper says that he was driving through Beverly Hills after leaving a party inebriated and says that he was stopped by police after running a red light. Although, he says he led them on a mini chase, he tells us he was free to go after telling some jokes and taking photos.
"If they'd took me to jail that night, I probably wouldn't be here today." He explained to us that the car accident that happened shorty after altered his reckless lifestyle, "At the rate I was going, nobody could tell me anything at that point."
The 47-year-old recounts falling asleep in his car before he slammed into a divider in which he "flew out the back window of the car and ended up in a tree." He tells us that the accident was so severe that he woke up without his teeth and received vocal damage form medical procedures and actions he took "trying to expedite the health process."
This song has been talked about for a while and it's finally here. The Sauce Twinz link up with Meek Mill for "Winnin." Before it was released the track was rumored to be a Drake diss. Does it sound like one to you?
Take a listen up top and let us know what you think.
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2 Chainz and Joe La Puma of Complex go "Sneaker Shopping" at A Ma Maniere in Atlanta and take a look at the high-end side of the footwear game.
Tity Boi gives his thoughts on sneakers to ball in, reveals Drake hasn't sent him a pair of OVOs, his love for high-fashion kicks, and also talks about his hate for Jordan Fusions.
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As he prepares to release his "10 Pints" mixtape, Young Buck drops off parts three and four of his vlog taking us behind the scenes of the recording process.
These feature Yo Gotti, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon.
"10 Pints" will be released on Black Friday, November 27th.
After the rapper was dumped last week on his 26th birthday by 18-year old on/off girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, for something he supposedly did, the two were spotted hand-in-hand at Justin Bieber's AMA after party Sunday, November 22nd, in West Hollywood.
"This relationship is fluid. It's not a surprise seeing them together so soon," an insider told E! Online. "There are strong feelings there. It's all about the level of commitment. She wants to enjoy being young and her freedom and he is more serious and wants a commitment. So they are trying to figure this out."
Lil Wayne is attempting to quickly pay off his $2 million debt to Signature Group, a private jet company. TMZ reports that the New Orleans rapper just took out a $1.5 million loan. He put up his private Miami skate park as collateral.
Aswe previously reported, Wayne was ordered by a judge to pay Signature after he failed to honor their previously agreed upon settlement.
The only silver lining in all of this is that he'll get to keep the art and plaques that were seized from his home by Miami police earlier this month.
The 2015American Music Awards were held on Sunday, November 22, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Nicki Minaj was a big winner on the night, taking home trophies for Favorite Artist - Rap/Hip Hop and Favorite Album - Rap/Hip Hop for "The Pinkprint."
"I want to just thank you, the fans, for allowing me to change and have a different voice every time I come back out (with a new album)," Minaj said during her acceptance speech. "And please find your voice and find your purpose before it's too late. Love you."
The Weekndwas handed hisFavorite Album - Soul/R&B award for"Beauty Behind the Madness"byPrince. The Canadian singer also won the trophy forFavorite Male Artist - Soul/R&B.
Check out the full winners list below
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Luke Bryan
Ariana Grande
Maroon 5
Nicki Minaj
One Direction -- WINNER
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
The Weeknd
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY KOHL’S
Fetty Wap
Sam Hunt -- WINNER
Tove Lo
Walk The Moon
The Weeknd
SONG OF THE YEAR
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth “See You Again”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”
Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud”
Taylor Swift “Blank Space” -- WINNER
The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face”
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth “See You Again”
Rihanna & Kanye West Featuring Paul McCartney “FourFiveSeconds”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”
Skrillex & Diplo Featuring Justin Bieber “Where Are Ü Now” -- WINNER
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Canelo Alvarez made a case for himself as boxing's next star Saturday night, landing the bigger punches to take a unanimous decision over Miguel Cotto and win a piece of the middleweight title.
Alvarez took the fight to Cotto from the opening bell, winning rounds with big right hands and uppercuts. Cotto tried to box and had his moments, but Alvarez was clearly ahead as the crowd stood on its feet as both fighters traded punches in the final rounds.
Alvarez won the WBC version of the title that Cotto vacated days earlier for not paying sanctioning fees. His win set up a possible megafight with Gennady Golovkin, the middleweight champion who was watching at ringside.
"With all due respect if he wants to fight right now I'll put the gloves on and fight him," Alvarez said.
Alvarez won by scores of 117-11, 119-109 and 118-110. The Associated Press had him ahead 116-112.
Alvarez, whose only loss came to Floyd Mayweather Jr., set the tone early, winging big left hooks in the first round that Cotto largely avoided. As the fight went on, though, he began landing more of his punches as he patiently stalked Cotto around the ring.
Cotto boxed well at times and landed flurries of punches, but his didn't seem to have nearly the same power as those thrown by Alvarez. In the final rounds, Alvarez caught Cotto with a series of punches that seemed to shake him some though he was never down and never appeared in real trouble.
"It's an emotion I can't put into words," Alvarez said. "I'm very happy and much respect to Miguel Cotto. I will always respect him and he's a great champion but now it's my era."
Cotto expressed disappointment in the judges' decision, but left the ring before speaking.
"We thought it was much closer than the scorecards showed," said Cotto's trainer, Freddie Roach. "It was a competitive fight."
Alvarez went into Cotto's locker room after the fight, telling the fighter he just beat that "I admire you."
Though the fight was for a 160-pound title it was fought at a catch weight of 155 pounds. Alvarez weighed exactly that the day before the fight, but after rehydrating appeared much larger in the ring than did Cotto, who was 153 1/2 pounds at the official weigh-in.
Alvarez was a 3-1 favorite coming into the bout, largely because he is 10 years younger than Cotto and a bigger puncher. The ages didn't seem to make a difference, but the ringside judges were surely influenced by the harder punches that the red-headed Alvarez landed.
Cotto was credited with throwing 629 punches to 484 for Alvarez, but Alvarez landed 155 to 129 for Cotto.
Cotto had vowed to pull the upset by using his boxing skills, and at times he was quite effective. But by the third round, Alvarez was landing some of the big punches he was winging at Cotto.
The fight was the latest in the boxing rivalry between Mexico and Puerto Rico. Alvarez, from Mexico, was the clear favorite of the crowd at the Mandalay Bay casino. But Cotto was competitive and a lot of the early rounds were close.
The action picked up in the eighth round, with both fighters trading punches. Again, Alvarez landed the harder shots, using his uppercut effectively and shaking Cotto with punches to the head.
Cotto, who earned $15 million, fell to 40-5, while Alvarez improved to 46-1-1.
In a wild fight on the undercard, Francisco Vargas seemed to be taking a beating and was half blinded before coming back to stop Takashi Miura of Japan at 1:31 of the ninth round.
Vargas won a piece of the 130-pound title, but paid a price to do it. He was knocked down once and staggered at the end of the eighth round, and the ring doctor looked closely at his swollen right eye before allowing the fight to continue in the ninth.
When it did, Vargas landed a sudden right and left that knocked Miura down. He followed it by chasing the champion around the ring, finally landing a series of shots to the head that prompted the referee to step in and stop the bout.
Vargas, of Mexico, improved to 23-0-1, while Miura fell to 29-3-2.
Funkmaster Flex doesn't plan on burying the hatchet with Drake anytime soon.
Back in July, the Hot 97 DJ released several Drizzy reference tracks recorded by Quentin Miller and premiered Meek Mill's diss song going at Drake titled "Wanna Know."
Flex threw more fuel on the fire Saturday, November 21st, at Jadakiss'"Top Five Dead or Alive" show at The Emporium in Patchogue, New York.
"Fuck that Canadian nigga!" Flex yelled from behind the DJ booth, while playing Meek's "Dreams and Nightmares Intro."
Adele's new album, "25," looks like it will make history.
Billboard projects the disc will sell 2.5 million copies in it's opening week, breaking the record of 2.42 million, set by NSYNC's 2000 release, "No Strings Attached."
No album prior to or after "No Strings Attached" had sold 2 million copies in one week since Nielsen Music began tracking point-of-sale music purchases in 1991.
"25,"Adele's third album, was released on Friday, November 20th, via XL/Columbia Records. First day iTunes sales surpassed900,000.
Final first week numbers will be announced by Nielsen on November 29th.
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