Celeb News: Universal boss praises & shades Adele & references ATRL

Hector

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Lucian Grainge won't be nervous when the coveted album of the year award is revealed Feb. 15 at the 58th annual Grammy Awards. "We have every nomination in the category," notes Grainge, chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, referencing UMG artists Alabama Shakes (Sound & Color), Kendrick Lamar (To Pimp a Butterfly) Chris Stapleton (Traveller), Taylor Swift (1989) and The Weeknd (Beauty Behind the Madness). "That's one where the camera needs to be on my face, not the artists, because four of them will be chasing after me.

Adele's latest album on Sony's Columbia Records, 25, has sold 8 million units, including 5.5 million physical copies, numbers that haven't been seen in a decade. What does that say about today's music business?

That we're not really touching the true addressable market. I'm thrilled that it's happened because talent won, but for me, the way in which the consumers buy is a tactical detail -- it's this month's conversation. Adele is very enchanting as an artist and has got one of the greatest voices we've seen in the last 50 years, but, you know, I worked with Shania Twain, who sold 39 million albums [worldwide], and Adele's not going to sell that. Taylor Swift sold a few records, too. (Laughs.) But whatever Adele does sell is proof of the importance of music and great brands to consumers and peoples lives. And we have [Adele's] music publishing as well.

http://www.billboard.com/biz/article...um-of-the-year

ATRL, its' impact.

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Talent won

Swim

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I'm thrilled that it's happened because talent won

Talent won, Adele won

JEWRJEWR

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Originally posted by Swim

that image doesnt make sense

OT: He sounds pressed

D/X

Talent won, indeed.

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Taylor Swift sold a few records, too. (Laughs.)

Messy.

Kings.

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you know, I worked with Shania Twain, who sold 39 million albums [worldwide], and Adele's not going to sell that.

Yet Adele has sold 38M with her first two albums alone

Elusive Chanteuse

^ Shania sold that with one album though

Ger-55

Shania sold 39M in a way healthier sales climate. I mean, how can he compare albums released 15 years apart

ToxDuris

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Originally posted by KingsOfLeon1994

Yet Adele has sold 38M with her first two albums alone

And Britney sold more with her first two. What's the point. Shania sold 39M with ONE album.

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Originally posted by ToxDuris

And Britney sold more with her first two. What's the point. Shania sold 39M with ONE album.

In the 90's.

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Originally posted by ToxDuris

And Britney sold more with her first two. What's the point. Shania sold 39M with ONE album.

Lmao get with the times, people dont buy albums like they used to do in the time were she released her albums, imagine if Adele released this album in the same time than her, she would probably outsold Shania Twain.

He is really stupid, isn't he?? I mean being someone from the music industry and still making this comparisons when he knows ****ing well that is stupid making these kind of comparisons

Syňth

Didn't billboard make a scaled chart about who has sold the most albums? Was Shania on that?