US Top Selling Albums And Singles 2011

British singer Adele had the best selling album and single in the US with her album '21', according to figures released by Nielsen SoundScan. Adele sold 5.8m copies of her second album that went on sale in March 2011 - selling 352,000 copies on the first week. The single 'Rolling In The Deep' topped the biggest selling singles chart for the year, also selling 5.8m copies in the US.

The Spice Girls and Elton John were the last British acts to top both album and singles best sellers list in 1997. Album sales in the US were up 1% in 2011, reaching a total of 330m by the end of the year - the first increase since 2004 and bucking the trend we have seen in the UK, where album sales fell 6%.

US Best Selling Albums 2011:

1.Adele - 21 - 5.8m
2.Michael Buble - Christmas - 2.4m
3.Lady Gaga - Born This Way - 2.1m
4.Lil Wayne - The Carter IV - 1.9m
5.Jason Aldean - My Kinda Party - 1.6m

US Best Selling Singles 2011:

1.Adele - Rolling In The Deep - 5.8m
2.LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem - 5.5m
3.Katy Perry - E.T. - 4.8m
4.Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger - 4.1m
5.Pitbull - Give You Everything - 3.9m

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MTV EMA Winners List 2010

Here are the MTV EMA 2010 winners, once again the big winner at this year's award ceremony came in the form of Lady GaGa. She won three awards but was unable to attend the event in Madrid, Spain due to her touring commitments. The outlandish spoke from Budapest via satellite and thanked fans.

Best New Act: Ke$ha
Best Pop: Lady Gaga
Best Alternative: Paramore
MTV EMA Global Icon: Bon Jovi
Best Rock: Thirty Seconds To Mars
Best Male: Justin Bieber
Best Video: Katy Perry 'California Gurls'
Best Hip Hop: Eminem
Free Your Mind: Shakira
Best Live: Linkin Park
Best Female: Lady Gaga
Best Song: Lady Gaga 'Bad Romance'
Best European Act: Marco Mengoni
Best Push Artist: Justin Bieber
World Stage: Tokio Hotel


VIDEO: Katy Perry - Fireworks @ MTV EMA Awards, Madrid

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Katy Perry Complex Magazine Pictures

Katy Perry gets down to her underwear with a bondage feel to the Complex magazine photo shoot, as seen in these pictures. Visit Complex.com to read the full interview with Katy Perry, where the Hot 'n' Cold singer talks about her type of man, boobs and her parents. You can also view the full selection of pictures and a video from the photo shoot.

*See the Katy Perry Esquire pictures: HERE

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