Adele is an exceptional artist, but she has also been nurtured by her indie label. It's doubtful a major would have done the same Adele at the MTV Video Music Awards 2011. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage Record label trade organisation BPI has published its end of year sales statistics and, unsurprisingly, Adele tops both the singles (Someone Like You) and album charts (21). But what the stats also reveal is some of the majors' ineptitude ...