Adele extends her record as the best-selling female artist in canada that debuted this century, with over 9.4 MILLION certified units. She has also extended her record as the second most certified female artist in that country of all time behind Celine Dion.
The British singer’s 5 new certifications by Music Canada include “When We Were Young” — 6x Platinum (480,000), “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” — 6x Platinum (480,000), “Make You Feel My Love” — 5x Platinum (400,000), “All I Ask” — 2x Platinum (160,000), and “Remedy” — Platinum (80,000).
The top selling songs for Adele in Canada of all time include the Diamond certified singles “Someone Like You,” “Rolling In The Deep,” and “Hello”.
Meanwhile there is an imminent showdown between Adele and Beyoncé at the 2023 Grammy awards.
The two had collided in the same category for Album Of The Year in 2016 when Adele’s 25 beat Bey’s Lemonade for album of the year. This year, both artists are top contenders in that category again – Adele for 30 and Beyoncé for the dance album Renaissance.
Some Grammy insiders are speculating that voters may give the top trophy to Encanto Disney Soundtrack in order to avoid the choice between the two pop divas.