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The Roots
The Roots


Background information
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genre(s) Hip-hop
Jazz
Soul
Rock
Funk
Years active 1987—present
Label(s) Def Jam Recordings
Geffen Records
Interscope Records
Island Def Jam Music Group
MCA Records
DGC Records
Website Website
Members
Black Thought
Questlove
Kamal Gray
F. Knuckles
Captain Kirk Douglas
Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson
Owen Biddle
Former members
Ben Kenney
Kenyatta "Kid Crumbs" Warren
Josh "Rubberband" Abrams
Malik B.
Rahzel
Scott Storch
Martin Luther
Scratch
Dice Raw
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Adele's Chart Success Boosts Music Market Sales

April 12, 2011
Adele's Chart Success Boosts Music Market SalesAdele's recent chart success has helped boost music market sales, it has been revealed.

The London singer who has had major success with new album '21' and debut '19' has accounted for one in every ten album sales in the first quarter of 2011.

Adele's '21' has given the music market a boost, contributing to 1.5% year-on-year album sales growth, reports Music Week.

Her recent album has now sold a total of 1.86 million copies, while her debut 19 has sold a further 465,829 copies.

Meanwhile, Adele has broken the record for the longest time at number one for any female on the UK album chart.

(by Holly Frith)





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