Claim: Adele was given a recording contract by XL Recordings.

English singer-songwriter Adele has received various awards and nominations . She is the recipient of nine Brit Awards , an Academy Award , a Golden Globe Award , fifteen Grammy Awards , eighteen Billboard Music Awards , five American Music Awards , and two Ivor Novello Awards for Songwriter of the Year .   Adele signed a contract with the record label XL Recordings in September 2006 . She won the BBC Sound of 2008 , an annual poll awarded to recognise newcomers in the music industry . Later in the same year , she released her debut album 19 , and won the Brit Awards for Critics ' Choice . Several singles were released from the album , including the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance-winning song `` Chasing Pavements '' , which also garnered an MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography nomination . Her 2007 song `` Hometown Glory '' was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance category . At the 51st Annual Grammy Awards , she earned the Best New Artist award , with two additional nominations .   Adele 's second studio album 21 was released in January 2011 and held the top position for 24 weeks in the United States . Three of its singles `` Rolling in the Deep '' , `` Someone like You '' , and `` Set Fire to the Rain `` reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 . The former won three Grammy Awards -- Song of the Year , Record of the Year , and Best Short Form Music Video . `` Someone like You '' and `` Set Fire to the Rain '' won Best Pop Solo Performance at the 54th and 55th Annual Grammy Awards , respectively . Adele was awarded several other accolades , including the Echo Music Award and Grammy Award for Album of the Year , and won in 12 Billboard Music Award categories . In 2012 , she released `` Skyfall '' , a song of the 2012 James Bond film of the same name . The song won the Brit Award for Single of the Year ; the Academy Award , Critics ' Choice Award , and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song ; and a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media . Adele received five awards at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards , including one for her third studio album 25 . She also won the British Album of the Year at the 2016 Brit Awards , in addition to winning three other awards . The album also won Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album , and the single `` Hello received Record of the Year , Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance .