Adele hints at album pushback due to coronavirus
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The singer was scheduled to release her fourth album in the autumn, after reportedly telling guests at a friend’s wedding to “expect my album in September”. Lamenting the technological struggles in the comment section, Adele wrote: “Come on, it’s 2020 – we ain’t meant to get what we want!” Many fans took this as a sign that the singer was joining the likes of Lady Gaga, Sam Smith and Haim and pushing back the release of her album until 2021 due to the global healthcare crisis. For the first time in a decade I’m ready to feel the world around me and look up for once.” She joked: “30 will be a drum'n'bass record to spite you.” Adele’s last album, 25, was released in 2015 and sold 22 million copies worldwide, winning Album of the Year at the Grammys and Record and Song of the Year for “Hello”.