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Adele’s Residency Not As Popular As Expected

Adele is one of the best-selling recording artists of this century, and one of the best-selling female solo artists of all time. Her highly anticipated Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum…

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Adele is one of the best-selling recording artists of this century, and one of the best-selling female solo artists of all time. Her highly anticipated Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace saw absurdly high ticket prices when it began. The ticket prices are still very high, but the price of resale tickets has dropped 90% in less than two months.

According to an article by Emma Winters on MusicTimes.com, the demand to attend the British singer-songwriter's residency show, "Weekends With Adele," has gradually begun to diminish. Winters quotes an article from The Sun which reports that when Adele's performances began in Sin City back in mid-November, resale ticket prices were up over $48,000 dollars! Man, you really have to be a high roller to fork over that kind of cash. Nowadays, the resale ticket prices for her show are hovering around $4,000 dollars, and she is no longer selling out all of her performances at The Colosseum.

Winters also goes on to attribute The Sun with the information that front row seats can be purchased for a couple of hundred dollars just minutes before the performance. Adele reportedly received $240 million dollars up front for her Las Vegas residency shows. She is expected to fulfill her engagement with shows running through March 25, 2023. 

Per Winters' article, sources close to the situation say that Adele's performances have been great, but the public's desire to pay to see her sing all of her hits has dwindled over the past couple of weeks. Maybe it was because it was the holiday season and people were traveling to visit family rather than traveling to see a big money show in Las Vegas. We'll have to wait and see if she begins to sell out her performances again in the upcoming weeks.

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The main event of every Awards Season is the Academy Awards. Sure, the night is reserved for honoring the best in film that year, from lead actors to directors. However, plenty of popular musicians have taken home Oscars in years past.

Which popular musicians have won Academy Awards? Scroll through the gallery below to find out!

Phil Collins

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Bob Dylan

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Jared Leto

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 02: Jared Leto, winner of Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role poses in the press room during the Oscars at Loews Hollywood Hotel on March 2, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)


Trent Reznor (2011 and 2021)

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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 27: Musician Trent Reznor arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party hosted by Graydon Carter held at Sunset Tower on February 27, 2011 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)


David Byrne

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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - MARCH 24: David Byrne performs during Lollapaloosa Sao Paulo 2018 at the Interlagos racetrack on March 24, 2018 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Alessandra del Bene/Getty Images)


Stevie Wonder

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LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 14: In this handout photo provided by One Voice: Somos Live!, Stevie Wonder performs onstage during "One Voice: Somos Live! A Concert For Disaster Relief" at the Universal Studios Lot on October 14, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/One Voice: Somos Live!/Getty Images)


Carly Simon

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 14: Recording artist Carly Simon performs onstage during the 2016 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons honoring Irving Azoff at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 14, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)


Lionel Richie

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LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 08: Singer Lionel Richie performs onstage during the 2011 UNICEF Ball presented by Baccarat held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on December 8, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for UNICEF)


Prince

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: (Exclusive Coverage) Prince performs onstage at Warner Theatre on June 14, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Karrah Kobus/NPG Records via Getty Images)


Bruce Springsteen

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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Musician Bruce Springsteen performs on stage at the New York Comedy Festival and the Bob Woodruff Foundation's 9th Annual Stand Up For Heroes Event on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science)


Melissa Etheridge

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HOLLYWOOD - FEBRUARY 25: ***NO ONLINE, NO INTERNET, EMBARGOED FROM INTERNET AND TELEVISION USAGE UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE LIVE OSCARS TELECAST*** Winner of Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song for "An Inconvenient Truth" Melissa Etheridge poses in the press room during the 79th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre on February 25, 2007 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)


Lady Gaga

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Lady Gaga, winner of the Music (Original Song) award for 'Shallow' from 'A Star Is Born,' attends the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)


Elton John (1995 and 2020)

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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 09: Musician Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin, winners of the Original Song award for “’(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again,’ Rocketman,” pose in the press room during the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 09, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Larry Martino has been the afternoon drive personality on 96.3 KKLZ since 2007. He is also Music Director and Assistant Program Director. He’s been a professional radio broadcaster since 1980, serving as on-air talent, Program Director, and Music Director during his career. As a content creator for 96.3 KKLZ, Larry specializes in writing articles about music, recording artists, movies, food/restaurants, and hockey.