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21 Nov, 2015

Pranks Adele impersonators

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With the help of Norton, Adele pranks a group of her impersonators, by taking part in an audition pretending to be an impersonator called Jenny

Impersonator: I can’t wait for the new album…new music.
Adele: She’s taking her time.

Adele at the BBC: When Adele wasn't Adele... but was Jenny!

20 Nov, 2015

Will not stream 25

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Music streaming services, Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer, say Adele’s album 25 will not be available for streaming. Apple says her single, Hello, will continue being available for streaming; the album will be available for purchase on  iTunes. Spotify:

We love and respect Adele, as do her 24 million fans on Spotify. We hope that she will give those fans the opportunity to enjoy ’25’ on Spotify alongside ’19’ and ’21’ very soon.

28 Oct, 2015

i-D interview

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In her first interview in three years, with i-D magazine, Adele talks about the songs on 25, and about her life since her previous album. On whether Hello is a follow-up to Someone Like You:

Oh, God no. That’s over and done with, thank f-ck. That’s been over and done with for f-cking years. No, it’s not about anyone specifically. It’s about friends, ex-boyfriends, it’s about myself, it’s about my family. It’s also about my fans as well. I feel like everyone thinks I’m so far away and I’m not.

On the influence of Amy Winehouse:

I wasn’t going to [see the recent documentary]. I loved her and I went through my own massive grieving process as her fan. I’d finally got to a place where I felt really great about the impact she’d had on my life, in every way … I wasn’t really that into the saved voicemails and stuff like that. I felt like I was intruding so I actually felt a little bit uncomfortable and that ruined it for me. I love watching her, but I kind of wish I hadn’t seen it. But you know, I love Amy. I always have, I always will. Do you know what makes me super sad? That I’m never going to hear her voice again, other than how I’ve heard it.

23 Oct, 2015

Hello

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Adele releases Hello, her first single in three years. She previews the song on UK Radio 1

I feel so sick. I’m so nervous. … I thought I’d burst into tears…I obviously want people to like it. When I wrote it, I knew this would be the first thing everyone heard from me. I want to surprise people.

18 Oct, 2015

Surprise song ad

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Adele previews a song from 25 in a 30-second commercial break during the UK’s X Factor.

26 Jan, 2014

Wins Grammy

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indexAdele and Paul Epworth win Grammy for Best Song Written For Visual Media for Skyfall, the theme song to the 2012 James Bond film. Epstein:

She (Adele) put down most of the vocals. She had the lyrics ready in her head when she drove over. It was the most absurd thing. She’s fast, but it was really quite phenomenal.

10 Feb, 2013

Wins Grammy

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Adele wins Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance for Set Fire To The Rain [Live].

 

20 Feb, 2012

People cover

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adeleAdele appears on the cover of People to discuss losing her dad, heartbreak, and losing her voice. On her first real relationship:

It was my first grown-up, intense relationship. But things fell apart after more than a year, and though he didn’t cheat the breakup was still crushing. We fell out of love. It was more devastating than actually having something to blame it on. I locked myself in my house for nine months drinking four bottles of wine a night. That was probably the lowest point of my life.

12 Feb, 2012

Wins Grammy

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indexAdele wins mulitple Grammys for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Short Form Music Video for Rolling In The Deep, Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album for 21, and Best Pop Solo Performance for Someone Like You.

1 Oct, 2011

British Vogue cover

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Vogue-October11_bt_268x353Adele appears on the cover of the October 2011 issue of British Vogue magazine. The cover photo is shot by Solve Sundsbo and styled by Kate Phelan.

1 Jul, 2011

Glamour UK cover

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Glamour_July11_gl_10jun11_btAdele appears on the cover of the July 2011 issue of Glamour UK magazine. She talks about dating celebrities, her A-list crush, and working with the stylist Anna Wintour.