All over the world, millions of music lovers are sobbing into their pillows while listening to Adele’s long-awaited new album, 25. And to mark the occasion, she sent a heartfelt message to fans in a message posted to her Twitter and Instagram accounts.
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“I studied music from 14 to 18, and part of the course was to learn how to record yourself, you know, demos and stuff, and I used to give them to my friend Lyndon, and yeah, he put them on Myspace in 2004”. The song takes a grim turn: “I feel like my life is flashing by”, she sings, “and all I can do is watch and cry”.
Adele’s album won’t be on any streaming service for now, with both Spotify and Apple confirming the holdout overnight, while the NY Times reported that Adele was “personally involved with the decision”.
Adele impersonator Katie Markham said: “As soon as the first words were sung I knew it was her. I perform as Adele for a living so I know exactly how she sings every note”.
Tony Hicks writes celebrity commentary for the Bay Area News Group.
Tyler Goldman, chief executive, North America, of streaming company Deezer, also said it would not have the album. Billboard is reporting that the album will ship 3.6 million physical copies in the United States, and that it could sell 2.5 million units in the United States in its first week.
The trend to block streaming services is actually not a new one.
Today is of course “Adele Day”, as the global superstar has returned with her eagerly anticipated third studio album, 25.
Last year Swift took her entire back catalogue off Spotify as she released the hugely successful album 1989, while earlier this year the star forced Apple into a U-turn over its policy on paying artists.
“She’s taking her time“, the real Adele says, smirking.
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Wearing long black gloves to cover her distinctive tattoos, a fake chin and nose, makeup to make her eyes look bigger and lips look smaller, and a strategic ladder in her stockings, the Rolling In The Deep and Hello singer crafted a new personality: Jenny the nanny. Adele’s not going to save the record industry, that ship has sailed, but she’s proof of the everlasting power of big, brassy ballads and the universality of heartbreak, her stock in trade.
