Adele Sucks Up Cash As Music Biz Reports "Least Negative" Results Since Bush Years

[jump] Despite the ongoing Skrillex-pocalypse consuming the little bit of pop music that isn't already LMFAO-ed, the human race can still get behind a bird with some pipes. Last year, Adele became the first artist to go double-platinum on iTunes. And this year she not only swept the Grammys but now,...

By Matt Preira

April 2, 2012

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Despite the ongoing Skrillex-pocalypse consuming the little bit of pop music that isn't already LMFAO-ed, the human race can still get behind a bird with some pipes.

Last year, Adele became the first artist to go double-platinum on iTunes. And this year she not only swept the Grammys but now, evidently, is keeping the music industry plugged into its life support system.

Y'know, at first we're a little annoyed that anyone is helping the dickheads who sold CDs for $18 make anymore money.

But when supposed pop royalty spends its time in a (ugh) "flame war" with some fucking normsteplectro LARPer, we could maybe warm up to Adele's innocuousness. Because, after all, at least she's not Tweeting.

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