Adele named the bestselling artist of 2015February 9, 2016 - 15:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Adele has officially been named the bestselling artist of 2015, NME reveals. The London singer released her third album '25' on November 20 and refused to share it on streaming sites such as Spotify and Apple Music. Despite this, the Guardian reports the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has announced that she was the bestselling artist last year, based on worldwide record sales. In a statement, the IFPI chief executive Frances Moore called '25' "the runaway global sensation of 2015". Moore added that outselling the rest of the year's records in just six weeks was "simply phenomenal". The award is based on both physical and digital sales, plus number of streams. The IFPI does not reveal the figures behind their data. Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |