Adele#Voice and music

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins{{Cite magazine |last=Frehsée, Nicole |date=22 January 2009 |title=Meet Adele, the U.K.'s Newest Soul Star |url=http://www.nicolefrehsee.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/R1070Adele.pdf |magazine=Rolling Stone |issue=1070 |page=26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108013416/http://www.nicolefrehsee.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/R1070Adele.pdf |archive-date=8 November 2012 |access-date=18 September 2017}} was born on 5 May 1988 in Tottenham, London, to an English mother, Penny Adkins, and a Welsh father, Marc Evans.{{Cite news |last=Patterson |first=Sylvia |date=27 January 2008 |title=Mad about the girl |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jan/27/popandrock.britawards2008 |url-status=live |access-date=23 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120110927/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/jan/27/popandrock.britawards2008 |archive-date=20 November 2010}} After Evans left when Adele was 2, she was brought up by her mother.{{Cite news |date=18 February 2018 |title=Adele's father tells of heartache over their rift |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/9090365/Adeles-father-tells-of-heartache-over-their-rift.html |url-status=live |access-date=27 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927201235/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/9090365/Adeles-father-tells-of-heartache-over-their-rift.html |archive-date=27 September 2019}}{{Cite magazine |last=Van |first=Jonathan |title=Adele: One and Only |url=http://www.vogue.com/magazine/article/adele-one-and-only/ |url-status=live |magazine=Vogue |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214164937/https://www.vogue.com/magazine/article/adele-one-and-only |archive-date=14 February 2012 |access-date=29 June 2012}} She began singing at age 4 and asserts that she became obsessed with voices.{{Cite news |date=15 January 2009 |title=Grammy-nominated Adele taking fame in stride |work=The Baltimore Sun |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-li.music15jan15002019,0,4031087.story |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720085255/http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-li.music15jan15002019,0,4031087.story |archive-date=20 July 2012}}{{Cite news |last=Otiji |first=Adaora |date=15 January 2009 |title=Singing Stronger Every Day: Adele |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/content/2009/01/ |access-date=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430225847/http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2009/01/singing_stronger_every_day_adele_stays_g.php |archive-date=30 April 2011}} In 1997, 9-year-old Adele and her mother, who by then had found work as a furniture maker and an adult-learning activities organiser, relocated to Brighton on the south coast of England.{{Cite news |last=Patterson |first=Sylvia |date=27 January 2008 |title=Interview: Adele Atkins, singer |newspaper=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jan/27/popandrock.britawards2008 |url-status=live |access-date=8 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120110927/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/jan/27/popandrock.britawards2008 |archive-date=20 November 2010}}

In 1999, Adele and her mother moved back to London; first to Brixton, then to the neighbouring district of West Norwood in south London, which is the subject of her first song "Hometown Glory".{{Cite news |last=Heawood |first=Sophie |date=28 December 2007 |title=Adele-ation starts here |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503700662/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=d7661805 |newspaper=The Times}} Adele spent much of her youth in Brockwell Park where she would play the guitar and sing to friends, which she recalled in her 2015 song "Million Years Ago". She stated, "It has quite monumental moments of my life that I've spent there, and I drove past it [in 2015] and I just literally burst into tears. I really missed it."{{Cite magazine |title=Adele Performs 'Million Years Ago' and 'Hometown Glory' on BBC Special |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6770327/adele-million-years-ago-hometown-glory-bbc-video |url-status=live |access-date=5 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611034216/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6770327/adele-million-years-ago-hometown-glory-bbc-video |archive-date=11 June 2019}} Adele graduated from the BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology in Croydon in May 2006,{{Cite news |last=Youngs |first=Ian |date=4 January 2008 |title=Soul singers top new talent list |publisher=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7169307.stm |url-status=live |access-date=1 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216150802/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7169307.stm |archive-date=16 February 2009}} where she was a classmate of Leona Lewis and Jessie J.Collis, Clark (19 December 2008), "Spotlight on... Adele." Entertainment Weekly. (1026):62. Adele credits the school with nurturing her talent even though, at the time, she was more interested in going into artists and repertoire (A&R) and hoped to launch other people's careers.

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In 2006, the then 17-year-old was billed as a featured vocalist on a single by a little-known techno DJ named Ricsta.{{Cite web |title=Pop Pantheon |url=https://pod.link/1556457357/episode/c7bc6b2872d83d279209e6a5f00b1878 |access-date=10 April 2025 |website=pod.link |language=en}}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=April 2025}} The song, "Be Divine," was issued under the obscure Stirfried Trax label and was the first under Adele's name. It is now mostly forgotten, but was described as an "electronic club-ready" track.{{Cite web |last=McIntryre |first=Hugh |date=11 December 2021 |title=Adele's Collaborations, Ranked From Worst To Best |url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/adele-songs-collaborations-ranked |access-date=27 March 2022 |website=Bustle |archive-date=3 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003172118/https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/adele-songs-collaborations-ranked |url-status=live }}

Four months after graduation, Adele published two songs on the fourth issue of the online arts publication PlatformsMagazine.com.{{Cite web |title=Platform 04 |url=http://www.platformsmagazine.com/4/contents.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722121600/http://www.platformsmagazine.com/4/contents.htm |archive-date=22 July 2011 |access-date=18 August 2011 |website=Platformsmagazine.com}} She had recorded a three-song demo for a class project and given it to a friend. The friend posted the demo on Myspace, where it became very successful and led to a phone call from Richard Russell, director of the music label XL Recordings. She doubted if the offer was real and she took a friend with her to the meeting.{{Cite web |title=Billboard presents: Adele |url=http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1184417216/bctid1612733606 |access-date=18 August 2011 |publisher=Link.brightcove.com}}

Nick Huggett at XL recommended Adele to manager Jonathan Dickins at September Management, and in June 2006, Dickins became her official representative.{{Cite web |date=14 July 2008 |title=Interview with Jonathan Dickins |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Jonathan_Dickins_Interview.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111100000/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_Jonathan_Dickins_Interview.html |archive-date=11 November 2013 |access-date=18 February 2011 |publisher=HitQuarters}} September was managing Jamie T at the time and this proved a major draw for Adele, a big fan of the British singer-songwriter. Huggett then signed Adele to XL in September 2006. Adele provided vocals for Jack Peñate's song, "My Yvonne", for his debut album, and it was during this session she first met producer Jim Abbiss, who would go on to produce both the majority of her debut album, 19, and tracks on 21.{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Damian |date=6 April 2009 |title=Peñate collaborates with Adele |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7986334.stm |url-status=live |access-date=8 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928073934/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7986334.stm |archive-date=28 September 2013}} In June 2007, Adele made her television debut, performing "Daydreamer" on the BBC's Later... with Jools Holland.{{Cite book |last=Owings |first=Lisa |url=https://archive.org/details/adelegrammywinni0000owin |title=Adele: Grammy-Winning Singer & Songwriter |date=1 January 2013 |publisher=ABDO Publishing Company |isbn=9781617836169 |page=[https://archive.org/details/adelegrammywinni0000owin/page/23 23] |url-access=registration}} Adele's solo debut, "Hometown Glory", written when she was 16, was released in October 2007 on Jamie T's label Pacemaker Recordings with only 500 records pressed. The song was rereleased on her first album and was ultimately nominated for a Grammy in 2010.

By 2008, Adele had become the headliner and performed an acoustic set, in which she was supported by Damien Rice.{{Cite news |date=12 November 2008 |title=Q&A: Adele's charity acoustic set BBC Radio 1 |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7724000/7724590.stm |url-status=bot: unknown |access-date=1 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211145921/http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7724000/7724590.stm |archive-date=11 December 2008}} She became the first recipient of the Brit Awards Critics' Choice and was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2008 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2008.{{Cite news |last=Youngs |first=Ian |date=4 January 2008 |title=Entertainment | Sound of 2008: Adele |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7168252.stm |url-status=live |access-date=29 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107084258/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7168252.stm |archive-date=7 January 2009}}{{Cite magazine |date=14 September 2009 |title=Adele Wins Brits Critics Choice Award |url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1315959/adele-wins-brits-critics-choice-award |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523052702/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1315959/adele-wins-brits-critics-choice-award |archive-date=23 May 2013 |access-date=29 June 2012}} She released her second single, "Chasing Pavements", on 14 January 2008, two weeks ahead of her debut album. The song reached number two on the UK Chart, and stayed there for four weeks.{{Cite news |date=21 January 2008 |title=This Week's Releases: 21 January 2008 |work=NME |url=https://www.nme.com/news/lightspeed-champion/33736 |url-status=live |access-date=21 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119225915/http://www.nme.com/news/lightspeed-champion/33736 |archive-date=19 January 2008}} The album 19, named for her age at the time she wrote and composed many of its songs, entered the British charts at number one. The Times Encyclopedia of Modern Music named 19 an "essential" blue-eyed soul recording.{{Cite news |last=Cairns |first=Dan |date=1 February 2009 |title=Blue-eyed soul: Encyclopedia of Modern Music The Times |location=London |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article5597699.ece |url-status=dead |access-date=23 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616203103/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article5597699.ece |archive-date=16 June 2011}} Adele was nominated for a 2008 Mercury Prize award for 19.{{Cite web |last=Wright |first=Jade |date=23 July 2008 |title=Views & Blogs—Columnists—Echo columnists—Last Shadow Puppets tipped for Nationwide Mercury music prize |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/echo-columnists/2008/07/23/puppets-tipped-for-music-prize-100252-21388721/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013055214/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/echo-columnists/2008/07/23/puppets-tipped-for-music-prize-100252-21388721/ |archive-date=13 October 2012 |access-date=18 August 2011 |website=Liverpool Echo}} She also won an Urban Music Award for "Best Jazz Act",{{Cite web |date=16 November 2008 |title=Winners for 6th Annual Urban Music Awards 2008 Announced |url=http://urbanmusicawards.net/2011/07/a-6/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202074304/http://urbanmusicawards.net/2011/07/a-6/ |archive-date=2 February 2012 |access-date=22 June 2012 |publisher=Urban Music Awards}} and a Music of Black Origin (MOBO) nomination in the category of Best UK Female.{{Cite news |date=11 September 2008 |title=Estelle And Leona Lewis Lead 2008 Mobo Nominations |work=Gigwise |url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/45979/estelle-and-leona-lewis-lead-2008-mobo-nominations |url-status=live |access-date=18 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413105420/http://www.gigwise.com/news/45979/estelle-and-leona-lewis-lead-2008-mobo-nominations |archive-date=13 April 2015}} In March 2008, Adele signed a deal with Columbia Records and XL Recordings for her foray into the United States.{{Cite magazine |date=19 March 2008 |title=Adele Inks U.S. Deal With Columbia |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046129/adele-inks-us-deal-with-columbia |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523074918/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046129/adele-inks-us-deal-with-columbia |archive-date=23 May 2013 |access-date=18 August 2011}} She embarked on a short North American tour in the same month, and 19 was released in the US in June. Billboard magazine stated of it: "Adele truly has potential to become among the most respected and inspiring international artists of her generation."{{Cite magazine |date=7 June 2008 |title=Singles |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_hIEAAAAMBAJ&q=Adele%20truly%20has%20potential%20to&pg=PA50 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=29 June 2012 |archive-date=13 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913094839/https://books.google.com/books?id=_hIEAAAAMBAJ&q=Adele%20truly%20has%20potential%20to&pg=PA50#v=snippet&q=Adele%20truly%20has%20potential%20to&f=false |url-status=live }} The An Evening with Adele world tour began in May 2008 and ended in June 2009.{{Cite book |last=Shapiro |first=Mark |title=Adele: The Biography |date=17 July 2012 |publisher=Macmillan |page=74}}

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Adele later cancelled the 2008 US tour dates to be with a former boyfriend. She said in Nylon magazine in June 2009, "I'm like, 'I can't believe I did that.' It seems so ungrateful.... I was drinking far too much and that was kind of the basis of my relationship with this boy. I couldn't bear to be without him, so I was like, 'Well, I'll just cancel my stuff then.'"Shapiro, Marc (2012). "Adele: The Biography". p. 88. Macmillan. She referred to this period as her "early life crisis". She is also known for her dislike of flying and bouts of homesickness when away from her native London. By the middle of October 2008, Adele's attempt to break in America appeared to have failed.{{Cite news |last=Reed |first=James |date=12 January 2009 |title='19' going on superstar |work=The Boston Globe |url=https://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2009/01/12/19_going_on_superstar/ |url-status=live |access-date=12 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505084013/http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2009/01/12/19_going_on_superstar/ |archive-date=5 May 2009}} But then she was booked as the musical guest on 18 October 2008 episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live. The episode, which included an expected appearance by then US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, earned the program its best ratings in 14 years with 17 million viewers. Adele performed "Chasing Pavements" and "Cold Shoulder",{{Cite news |title=Saturday Night Live Season 34 Josh Brolin/Adele |work=The New York Times |url=http://tv.nytimes.com/episode/4924446/Saturday-Night-Live/overview |url-status=live |access-date=8 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217015323/http://tv.nytimes.com/episode/4924446/Saturday-Night-Live/overview |archive-date=17 February 2012}} and the following day, 19 topped the iTunes charts and ranked at number five at Amazon.com while "Chasing Pavements" rose into the top 25.{{Cite web |date=20 October 2008 |title=Adele enjoys an "SNL" bump |url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/backstage-pass-1.811987/adele-enjoys-an-snl-bump-1.832659 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514171031/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/backstage-pass-1.811987/adele-enjoys-an-snl-bump-1.832659 |archive-date=14 May 2011 |access-date=14 January 2011 |website=Newsday}} The album reached number 11 on the Billboard 200 as a result, a jump of 35 places over the previous week.{{Cite magazine |date=29 October 2008 |title=AC/DC Debuts at No. 1 With 784,000 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1043648/acdc-debuts-at-no-1-with-784000 |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329093034/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1043648/acdc-debuts-at-no-1-with-784000 |archive-date=29 March 2013 |access-date=23 March 2013}}

In November 2008, Adele moved to Notting Hill, London after leaving her mother's house, a move that prompted her to give up drinking.{{Cite magazine |date=8 June 2009 |title=Adele Explains Booze & Love Meltdown |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/adele-explains-2008-booze-love-meltdown_1105845 |url-status=live |magazine=Contactmusic |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703123730/http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/adele-explains-2008-booze-love-meltdown_1105845 |archive-date=3 July 2009 |access-date=8 May 2011}} The album was certified gold in early 2009, by the RIAA.{{Cite web |date=28 March 2011 |title=How has Adele become so successful? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-12881151 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002204215/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-12881151 |archive-date=2 October 2019 |access-date=27 September 2019 |website=BBC}} By July 2009, the album had sold 2.2 million copies worldwide.{{Cite web |date=21 July 2009 |title=Adele 'puts career on hold for dog |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/a166444/adele-puts-career-on-hold-for-dog.html |access-date=8 May 2011 |website=Digital Spy |archive-date=13 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913094841/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a166444/adele-puts-career-on-hold-for-dog/ |url-status=live }}

At the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in February 2009, Adele won the award for Best New Artist, in addition to the award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Chasing Pavements", which was also nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.{{Cite news |last=Haynes |first=Jonathan |date=9 February 2009 |title=Brits triumph at Grammys with Coldplay leading the way |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/feb/09/grammy-awards-coldplay-adele-radiohead |url-status=live |access-date=20 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008210148/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/feb/09/grammy-awards-coldplay-adele-radiohead |archive-date=8 October 2015}} Adele performed "Chasing Pavements" at the ceremony in a duet with Jennifer Nettles. In 2010, Adele received a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Hometown Glory".{{Cite press release |title=Two-time Grammy Award Winner Adele to Perform on CBS Interactive Music Group's "Live on Letterman" Webcast Series |publisher=CBS |url=http://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-radio/releases/print?id=27520 |access-date=22 June 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022141735/http://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-radio/releases/print?id=27520 |archive-date=22 October 2013}} In April her song "My Same" entered the German Singles Chart after it had been performed by Lena Meyer-Landrut in the talent show contest Unser Star für Oslo, or Our Star for Oslo, in which the German entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was determined.{{Cite web |last=Klier |first=Marcus |date=2 February 2010 |title=Live: First heat in Germany |url=http://esctoday.com/news/read/14983 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208230815/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/14983 |archive-date=8 February 2010 |access-date=22 February 2011 |website=ESCToday}}{{Cite web |date=21 February 2010 |title=Musicline.de – Chartverfolgung – Adele – My Same |url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Adele/My+Same/single |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719065231/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Adele/My+Same/single |archive-date=19 July 2011 |access-date=22 February 2011 |publisher=Media Control Charts |language=de}} In late September, after being featured on The X Factor, Adele's version of Bob Dylan's "Make You Feel My Love" re-entered the UK singles chart at number 4.{{Cite web |date=29 September 2010 |title=Oasis, Radiohead and Adele set for chart re-entries thanks to 'The X Factor'? |url=https://www.nme.com/news/oasis/53223 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628225841/http://www.nme.com/news/oasis/53223 |archive-date=28 June 2011 |access-date=8 May 2011 |website=NME}} During the 2010 CMT Artists of the Year special, Adele performed a widely publicised duet of Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" with Darius Rucker.{{Cite web |date=16 January 2011 |title=Adele and Darius Rucker perform Need You Now on CMT Artists of the Year |url=http://kncifm.radio.com/2011/01/16/darius-rucker-and-adele-cover-lady-antebellums-need-you-now/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217151616/http://kncifm.radio.com/2011/01/16/darius-rucker-and-adele-cover-lady-antebellums-need-you-now/ |archive-date=17 February 2011 |access-date=18 August 2011 |publisher=Kncifm.radio.com}} This performance was later nominated for a CMT Music Award.{{Cite web |year=2011 |title=2011 CMT Music Awards Nominees Revealed |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1662725/2011-cmt-music-awards-nominees-revealed.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023205652/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1662725/2011-cmt-music-awards-nominees-revealed.jhtml |archive-date=23 October 2012 |access-date=7 May 2011 |publisher=Country Music Television}}

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Adele released her second studio album, 21, on 24 January 2011 in the UK and 22 February in the US.{{Cite magazine |date=2 November 2010 |title=Adele to Release '21' Sophomore Album in February |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/952006/adele-to-release-21-sophomore-album-in-february |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524173207/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/952006/adele-to-release-21-sophomore-album-in-february |archive-date=24 May 2013 |access-date=8 May 2011}}{{Cite web |last=Levine |first=Nick |date=2 November 2010 |title=Adele announces second album details |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a285526/adele-announces-second-album-details.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105024406/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a285526/adele-announces-second-album-details.html |archive-date=5 November 2010 |access-date=2 November 2010 |website=Digital Spy}} She said the album was inspired by the breakup with her former partner. The album's sound is described as classic and contemporary country and roots music. The change in sound from her debut album was the result of her bus driver playing contemporary music from Nashville when she was touring the American South, and the title reflected the growth she had experienced in the prior two years. Adele told Spin Magazine: "It was really exciting for me because I never grew up around [that music]."{{Cite web |date=2 November 2010 |title=Adele: New Record is 'Quite Different' |url=https://www.spin.com/2010/11/adele-new-record-quite-different/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521043911/http://www.spin.com/2010/11/adele-new-record-quite-different/ |archive-date=21 May 2015 |access-date=8 May 2011 |website=Spin}} 21 topped the charts in 30 countries, including the UK and the US.{{Cite news |last=Clark |first=Nick |date=20 March 2012 |title=Adele surges past The Dark Side of the Moon on inexorable voyage to stardom |work=The Independent |location=London |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/adele-surges-past-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-on-inexorable-voyage-to-stardom-7578154.html |url-status=live |access-date=29 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615174304/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/adele-surges-past-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-on-inexorable-voyage-to-stardom-7578154.html |archive-date=15 June 2012}}{{Cite web |date=25 June 2012 |title=Official Charts – Adele – 21 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/21 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304201843/http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/21 |archive-date=4 March 2015 |access-date=29 June 2012 |publisher=Official Charts Company}}{{Cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=16 March 2011 |title=Lupe Fiasco's Lasers Blasts To Top of Billboard 200 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1660010/lupe-fiasco-lasers-billboard.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514012938/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1660010/lupe-fiasco-lasers-billboard.jhtml |archive-date=14 May 2011 |access-date=8 May 2011 |publisher=MTV}}

In a 2011 Rolling Stone cover story, Adele said she dealt with onstage anxiety by creating the alter ego "Sasha Carter", derived from Beyoncé's "Sasha Fierce" and June Carter. During one episode after she met Beyoncé, Adele said, she asked "What would Sasha Fierce do?" and that helped.{{Cite news |last=Robson |first=David |date=17 August 2020 |title=The 'Batman Effect': How having an alter ego empowers you |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200817-the-batman-effect-how-having-an-alter-ego-empowers-you |access-date=29 December 2021 |archive-date=29 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229233813/https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200817-the-batman-effect-how-having-an-alter-ego-empowers-you |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |date=13 April 2011 |title=Choice Excerpts From Adele's Cover Story |magazine=Rolling Stone |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/choice-excerpts-from-adeles-cover-story-19278/ms-carter-25321/ |access-date=28 December 2021 |archive-date=28 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228054211/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/choice-excerpts-from-adeles-cover-story-19278/ms-carter-25321/ |url-status=live }}

Adele's emotional performance of "Someone like You" at the 31st Brit Awards on 15 February propelled the song to number one chartbuster in the UK.{{Cite web |date=21 February 2011 |title=Adele's 'Someone Like You' Tops UK Singles Chart |url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/adele/259080-adele-number-1-single-album-someone-like-you-brits |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021095837/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/adele/259080-adele-number-1-single-album-someone-like-you-brits |archive-date=21 October 2012 |access-date=29 June 2012 |publisher=MTV}} Her first album, 19, re-entered the UK album chart alongside 21, while first and second singles "Rolling in the Deep" and "Someone Like You" were in the top 5 of the UK singles chart, making Adele the first living artist to achieve the feat of two top-five hits in both the Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously since the Beatles in 1964.{{Cite news |last=Michaels |first=Sean |date=22 February 2011 |title=Adele matches the Beatles in latest chart success |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/feb/22/adele-matches-beatles-chart-success |url-status=live |access-date=29 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930144915/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/feb/22/adele-matches-beatles-chart-success |archive-date=30 September 2013}} Both songs topped the charts in multiple markets and broke numerous sales performance records. Following her performance of "Someone Like You" at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, it became Adele's second number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100.{{Cite magazine |date=14 September 2009 |title=Adele's 'Someone Like You' Soars To No. 1 on Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/467566/adeles-someone-like-you-soars-to-no-1-on-hot-100 |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110729050908/http://www.billboard.com/ |archive-date=29 July 2011 |access-date=29 June 2012}} By December 2011, 21 sold over 3.4 million copies in the UK, and became the biggest-selling album of the 21st century, overtaking Amy Winehouse's Back to Black,{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Alan |date=4 December 2011 |title=Official Album Chart analysis: Olly Murs becomes 10th X-Factor No.1 |url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1047728&c=1 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118043506/http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1047728&c=1 |archive-date=18 January 2012 |access-date=4 December 2011 |website=Music Week}}{{Cite web |date=5 December 2011 |title=Adele's album is century's biggest |url=http://music.uk.msn.com/news/adeles-album-is-centurys-biggest |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108051251/http://music.uk.msn.com/news/adeles-album-is-centurys-biggest |archive-date=8 January 2012 |access-date=5 December 2011 |publisher=MSN.co.uk}} with Adele becoming the first artist ever to sell three million albums in the UK in one calendar year.{{Cite magazine |last=Smirke |first=Richard |date=7 September 2011 |title=Adele Makes U.K. Chart History: First Artist To Sell 3 Million Albums In Same Year |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/record-labels/adele-makes-u-k-chart-history-first-artist-1005340982.story |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719102418/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/record-labels/adele-makes-u-k-chart-history-first-artist-1005340982.story |archive-date=19 July 2012 |access-date=29 June 2012}}{{Cite web |date=7 September 2011 |title=07/09/2011 – Adele breaks Official Charts history with 3 million album sales |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/press/adele-breaks-official-charts-history-with-3-million-album-sales/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628025959/http://www.officialcharts.com/press/adele-breaks-official-charts-history-with-3-million-album-sales/ |archive-date=28 June 2012 |access-date=22 June 2012 |publisher=Official Charts Company}} "Set Fire to the Rain" became Adele's third number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, as Adele became the first artist ever to have an album, 21, hold the number-one position on the Billboard 200 concurrently with three number-one singles.{{Cite web |date=27 January 2012 |title=Adele Makes Billboard History After 'Set Fire to the Rain' Tops US Chart |url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/adele/news/billboard-history/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618200517/http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/adele/news/billboard-history/ |archive-date=18 June 2012 |access-date=29 June 2012 |publisher=Capital FM}} Moreover, 21 had the most weeks on the Billboard 200 chart of any album by a female artist.{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |title=Adele's '21' Breaks Record for Longest-Charting Album by a Woman on the Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7752415/adele-21-record-longest-charting-album-woman-billboard-200 |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009083657/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7752415/adele-21-record-longest-charting-album-woman-billboard-200 |archive-date=9 October 2018 |access-date=8 April 2017}}

To promote the album, Adele embarked upon the "Adele Live" tour, which sold out its North American leg.{{Cite web |last=Jones, Anthony |date=15 December 2010 |title=Adele Announces European Tour in Support Of "21" |url=http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7020819787?Adele%20Announces%20European%20Tour%20In%20Support%20Of%20%2221%22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130132359/http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7020819787?Adele%20Announces%20European%20Tour%20In%20Support%20Of%20%2221%22 |archive-date=30 November 2011 |access-date=8 February 2011 |website=All Headline News}} In October 2011, Adele was forced to cancel two tours because of a vocal-cord haemorrhage. She released a statement saying she needed an extended period of rest to avoid permanent damage to her voice.{{Cite magazine |last=Eisen |first=Benjy |date=4 October 2011 |title=Adele Cancels U.S. Tour Due to Illness |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adele-cancels-u-s-tour-due-to-illness-20111004 |url-status=live |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712053907/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adele-cancels-u-s-tour-due-to-illness-20111004 |archive-date=12 July 2012 |access-date=29 June 2012}} In the first week of November 2011 Steven M. Zeitels, director of the Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, performed laser microsurgery on Adele's vocal cords to remove a benign polyp.{{Citation |last=Colapinto |first=John |title=Giving Voice: A Surgeon Pioneers Methods to Help Singers Sing Again |date=4 March 2013 |url=https://www.newyorker.com |magazine=The New Yorker |pages=48 to 57 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091127184826/http://www.newyorker.com/ |access-date=6 October 2019 |archive-date=27 November 2009 |author-link=John Colapinto |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=14 November 2011 |title=Adele: 'Throat Operation Was a Success' |url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/adele/news/throat-operation-was-success/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621110829/http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/adele/news/throat-operation-was-success/ |archive-date=21 June 2012 |access-date=29 June 2012 |publisher=Capital FM}}{{Cite web |date=7 November 2011 |title=MGH: Adele To Make Full Recovery After Vocal Surgery " CBS Boston |url=http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/11/07/mgh-adele-to-make-full-recovery-after-vocal-surgery/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312132550/http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/11/07/mgh-adele-to-make-full-recovery-after-vocal-surgery/ |archive-date=12 March 2012 |access-date=29 June 2012 |publisher=Boston.cbslocal.com}} A recording of her tour, Live at the Royal Albert Hall, was released in November 2011, debuting at number one in the US with 96,000 copies sold, the highest one-week tally for a music DVD in four years, becoming the best-selling music DVD of 2011.{{Cite web |date=8 December 2011 |title=Adele's New DVD "Live at the Royal Albert Hall" Is Best-Selling Music Video of 2011 – Music News – ABC News Radio |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2011/12/8/adeles-new-dvd-live-at-the-royal-albert-hall-is-best-selling.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729060253/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2011/12/8/adeles-new-dvd-live-at-the-royal-albert-hall-is-best-selling.html |archive-date=29 July 2013 |access-date=29 June 2012 |publisher=Abcnewsradioonline.com}} Adele is the first artist in Nielsen SoundScan history to have the year's number-one album (21), number-one single ("Rolling in the Deep"), and number-one music video (Live at the Royal Albert Hall).{{Cite web |title=Week Ending Dec. 4, 2011. Albums: Headed for a Triple Crown |date=7 December 2011 |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-dec-4-2011-albums-headed-triple-164834637.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029221633/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-dec-4-2011-albums-headed-triple-164834637.html |archive-date=29 October 2013 |access-date=8 December 2011 |publisher=Yahoo! Music}} At the 2011 American Music Awards on 20 November, Adele won three awards; Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist, Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist, and Favorite Pop/Rock Album for 21.{{Cite news |date=21 November 2011 |title=Adele and Taylor Swift rule at American Music Awards |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15815917 |url-status=live |access-date=29 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011000446/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15815917 |archive-date=11 October 2012}} On 9 December, Billboard named Adele Artist of the Year, Billboard 200 Album of the Year (21), and the Billboard Hot 100 Song of the Year ("Rolling in the Deep"), becoming the first woman ever to top all three categories.{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=9 December 2011 |title=The Year in Pop: Adele Makes History |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/42119/the-year-in-pop-adele-makes-history |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523063026/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/42119/the-year-in-pop-adele-makes-history |archive-date=23 May 2013 |access-date=29 June 2012}}{{Cite news |last=Sinha |first=Piya |date=10 December 2011 |title=Adele makes Billboard history, named 2011 top artist |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-adele-billboard-idUSTRE7B81T320111210 |url-status=live |access-date=29 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429105108/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/10/us-adele-billboard-idUSTRE7B81T320111210 |archive-date=29 April 2012}}

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Following the throat microsurgery, Adele made her live comeback at the 2012 Grammy Awards in February.{{Cite web |date=31 January 2012 |title=Adele to make comeback at Grammys after throat surgery |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/16809108 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203063044/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/16809108 |archive-date=3 February 2012 |access-date=29 June 2012 |website=Newsbeat |publisher=BBC}} She won in all six categories for which she was nominated, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year, making her the second female artist in Grammy history, after Beyoncé, to win that many awards in a single night.{{Cite news |date=13 February 2012 |title=Grammy Awards 2012: Adele wins six awards tying with Beyoncé for most trophies won in one night |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/9078334/Grammy-Awards-2012-Adele-wins-six-awards-tying-with-Beyonce-for-most-trophies-won-in-one-night.html |url-status=live |access-date=13 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213201220/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/9078334/Grammy-Awards-2012-Adele-wins-six-awards-tying-with-Beyonce-for-most-trophies-won-in-one-night.html |archive-date=13 February 2012}} Following that success, 21 achieved the biggest weekly sales increase following a Grammy win since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking data in 1991.{{Cite magazine |date=14 September 2009 |title=Adele's '21' Earns Biggest Sales Gain in SoundScan History |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/504474/adeles-21-earns-biggest-sales-gain-in-soundscan-history |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523030816/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/504474/adeles-21-earns-biggest-sales-gain-in-soundscan-history |archive-date=23 May 2013 |access-date=29 June 2012}}{{Cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=22 February 2012 |title=Adele Breaks Record By Selling 730,000 After Grammys – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679672/adele-breaks-record-sales-grammy.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610090302/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679672/adele-breaks-record-sales-grammy.jhtml |archive-date=10 June 2012 |access-date=29 June 2012 |publisher=MTV}} Adele received the Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist, and British Album of the Year presented to her by George Michael.{{Cite news |date=21 February 2012 |title=Brit Awards 2012: List of winners |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16533246 |url-status=live |access-date=29 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806234343/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16533246 |archive-date=6 August 2017}}{{Cite magazine |last=Perpetua |first=Matthew |date=12 January 2012 |title=Adele, Coldplay Lead BRIT Award Nominations | Music News |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adele-coldplay-lead-brit-award-nominations-20120112 |url-status=live |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701085144/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adele-coldplay-lead-brit-award-nominations-20120112 |archive-date=1 July 2014 |access-date=29 June 2012}} Following the Brit Awards, 21 reached number one for the 21st non-consecutive week in the UK.{{Cite web |date=28 February 2012 |title=Adele overtakes Michael Jackson in all-time biggest selling albums chart |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/chart-news/adele-overtakes-michael-jackson-in-all-time-biggest-selling-albums-chart907/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720232152/http://www.bpi.co.uk/assets/files/top%2040%20albums.pdf |archive-date=20 July 2011 |access-date=29 June 2012 |publisher=Theofficialcharts.com}} The album has sold over 4.5 million copies in the UK where it is the fourth-best-selling album.{{Cite web |date=29 December 2012 |title=Adele overtakes Oasis to become the fourth biggest selling album of all-time |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/adele-overtakes-oasis-to-become-the-fourth-biggest-selling-album-of-all-time-1778/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105020912/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/adele-overtakes-oasis-to-become-the-fourth-biggest-selling-album-of-all-time-1778/ |archive-date=5 January 2013 |access-date=30 December 2012 |website=OfficialCharts.com}} In October, the album's sales surpassed 4.5 million in the UK, and in November it surpassed 10 million sales in the US.Keith Caulfield (27 November 2012). [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473979/adeles-21-hits-10-million-in-us-sales "Adele's '21' Hits 10 Million in U.S. Sales"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523074854/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473979/adeles-21-hits-10-million-in-us-sales |date=23 May 2013 }}. Billboard. Retrieved 29 November 2012.{{Cite news |date=28 November 2012 |title=RIAA – Adele Earns RIAA Diamond for "21" |url=https://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?content_selector=newsandviews&news_month_filter=11&news_year_filter=2012&id=EFB7CD0F-C057-0494-A4D0-90A5A385816E |access-date=28 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104122852/http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?content_selector=newsandviews&news_month_filter=11&news_year_filter=2012&id=EFB7CD0F-C057-0494-A4D0-90A5A385816E |archive-date=4 January 2013}}{{Cite web |last=Gein |first=Paul |date=28 November 2012 |title=Chart Watch Extra: Adele Tops 10 Million |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-extra-adele-tops-10-million-120255136.html#more-3511 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201015503/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-extra-adele-tops-10-million-120255136.html#more-3511 |archive-date=1 December 2012 |access-date=29 November 2012 |publisher=Yahoo! Music}} The best-selling album worldwide of 2011 and 2012, {{as of|2016|lc=y}}, the album has sold over 31 million copies.{{Cite news |last=Serjeant |first=Jill |date=31 October 2016 |title=Adele says she battled depression, before and after son's birth |work=Vanity Fair |publisher=Reuters |editor-last=Osterman |editor-first=Cynthia |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-adele-idUSKBN12V20I |url-status=live |access-date=14 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827173918/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-adele-idUSKBN12V20I |archive-date=27 August 2017}}'Adele acknowledged that her future songs would likely never match those she wrote for her 2011 album "21," which has sold more than 31 million copies worldwide.'{{Cite news |last=Forde |first=Eamonn |date=9 July 2014 |title=From Robin Thicke to Mariah and Mick: five blockbuster albums that bombed |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/jul/09/robin-thicke-five-blockbuster-albums-that-bombed-jagger-carey-duffy-guns-n-roses-glasvegas |url-status=live |access-date=10 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710020305/https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/jul/09/robin-thicke-five-blockbuster-albums-that-bombed-jagger-carey-duffy-guns-n-roses-glasvegas |archive-date=10 July 2014}}{{Cite magazine |last=Brandle |first=Lars |date=16 July 2014 |title=Adele's Next Album and World Tour Confirmed? 'No Truth' in New Rumor |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6157708/adele-next-album-rumor |url-status=live |access-date=20 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719023124/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6157708/adele-next-album-rumor |archive-date=19 July 2014}} By the end of 2014, she had sold an estimated 40 million albums and 50 million singles worldwide.{{Cite web |date=29 December 2014 |title=Our Beloved Adele The Legendary Singer! |url=http://beach-news.com/adele-legendary-singer/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114183444/http://beach-news.com/adele-legendary-singer/ |archive-date=14 January 2015 |access-date=14 January 2015 |website=Arash |publisher=Beach-news.com}} Adele is the only artist or band in the last decade in the US to earn an RIAA diamond certification for a one disc album in less than two years.

In October 2012, Adele confirmed that she had been writing, composing and recording the theme song for Skyfall, the twenty-third James Bond film."[https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/19785659 Adele confirms Skyfall Bond theme song] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224170611/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/19785659 |date=24 February 2014 }}" BBC Newsbeat. Retrieved 1 October 2012."[http://www.itv.com/news/2012-10-01/adele-to-sing-theme-to-new-james-bond-film-skyfall/ Adele to sing theme to new James Bond film Skyfall] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702180229/http://www.itv.com/news/2012-10-01/adele-to-sing-theme-to-new-james-bond-film-skyfall/ |date=2 July 2018 }}", ITV.com. Retrieved 1 October 2012. The song "Skyfall", written and composed in collaboration with producer Paul Epworth, was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, and features orchestrations by J. A. C. Redford.{{Cite web |date=1 October 2012 |title=Skyfall Official Theme Song News Release to Coincide With Bond's 50th Anniversary |work=James Bond 007 |url=http://www.007.com/skyfall-official-theme-song-news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206011154/http://www.007.com/skyfall-official-theme-song-news/ |archive-date=6 December 2012 |access-date=1 October 2012 |publisher=007.com}} Adele stated recording "Skyfall" was "one of the proudest moments of my life." On 14 October, "Skyfall" rose to number 2 on the UK Singles Chart with sales of 92,000 copies bringing its overall sales to 176,000, and "Skyfall" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 8, selling 261,000 copies in the US in its first three days.{{Cite magazine |date=10 October 2012 |title=Adele's 'Skyfall' Not a Lock for U.K. No. 1 |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474715/adeles-skyfall-not-a-lock-for-uk-no-1 |url-status=live |access-date=10 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209044730/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474715/adeles-skyfall-not-a-lock-for-uk-no-1 |archive-date=9 February 2013}} This tied "Skyfall" with Duran Duran's "A View to a Kill" as the highest-charting James Bond theme song on the UK Singles Chart;{{Cite web |date=14 October 2012 |title=Swedish House Mafia deny Adele a Number 1 single for a second week |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/swedish-house-mafia-deny-adele-a-number-1-single-for-a-second-week-1642/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017011420/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/swedish-house-mafia-deny-adele-a-number-1-single-for-a-second-week-1642/ |archive-date=17 October 2012 |access-date=14 October 2012 |publisher=The Official Charts Company}} a record surpassed in 2015 by Sam Smith's "Writing's on the Wall".{{Cite web |title=Official Singles Chart Top 40: 2 October 2015 – 8 October 2015 |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/uk-top-40-singles-chart/20151002/750140/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025011142/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/uk-top-40-singles-chart/20151002/750140/ |archive-date=25 October 2015 |access-date=24 October 2015 |publisher=Official Charts Company}}

"Skyfall" has sold more than five million copies worldwide{{Cite web |date=29 November 2012 |title=Adele Sets New Record For US Album Sales |url=http://news.sky.com/story/1018076/adele-sets-new-record-for-us-album-sales |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111193822/http://news.sky.com/story/1018076/adele-sets-new-record-for-us-album-sales |archive-date=11 November 2014 |access-date=18 September 2014 |publisher=Sky News}} and earned Adele the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song{{Cite web |date=14 January 2013 |title=The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Winners List |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/2013/01/winners-list/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130414202011/http://www.goldenglobes.org/2013/01/winners-list/ |archive-date=14 April 2013 |access-date=14 January 2013 |publisher=HFPA}} and the Academy Award for Best Original Song.{{Cite news |date=25 February 2013 |title=Adele Skyfall wins best song Oscar |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21570148 |url-status=live |access-date=25 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225115203/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21570148 |archive-date=25 February 2013}} In December 2012, Adele was named Billboard Artist of the Year, and 21 was named Album of the Year, making her the first artist to receive both accolades two years in a row.{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=13 January 2015 |title=Billboard's Artists of the Year: 1981–2014 |magazine=Billboard |issue=23 June 2015 |url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/6415105/billboard-artist-of-the-year-gallery-1981-to-2014?i=540744 |url-status=live |access-date=23 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929020308/http://www.billboard.com/photos/6415105/billboard-artist-of-the-year-gallery-1981-to-2014?i=540744 |archive-date=29 September 2015}}{{Cite news |date=16 December 2012 |title=Adele named Billboard top artist of 2012 |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20747039 |url-status=live |access-date=18 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925160708/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20747039 |archive-date=25 September 2015}} Adele was also named top female artist. The Associated Press named Adele Entertainer of the Year for 2012.{{Cite magazine |date=20 December 2012 |title=Adele Named AP Entertainer of the Year |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1481295/adele-named-ap-entertainer-of-the-year |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208220954/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1481295/adele-named-ap-entertainer-of-the-year |archive-date=8 February 2013 |access-date=28 December 2012}} The 2013 Grammy Awards saw Adele's live version of "Set Fire to the Rain" win the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance, bringing her total wins to nine.{{Cite web |title=Grammys: Adele Wins Best Pop Solo Performance |url=http://news.sky.com/story/1050358/grammys-adele-wins-best-pop-solo-performance |access-date=15 July 2013 |publisher=Sky News}}

On 3 April 2012, Adele confirmed that her third album would likely be at least two years away, stating, "I have to take time and live a little bit. There were a good two years between my first and second albums, so it'll be the same this time." She stated that she would continue writing and composing her own material.Kaufman, Gil (3 April 2012) [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1682315/adele-new-single.jhtml "Adele To Release New Single This Year"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405203851/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1682315/adele-new-single.jhtml |date=5 April 2012 }}. MTV. Retrieved 19 October 2012. At the 2013 Grammy Awards, she confirmed that she was in the very early stages of her third album.{{Cite magazine |date=19 October 2012 |title=Adele Talks New Music in Los Angeles |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1538764/adele-talks-new-music-in-los-angeles |url-status=live |access-date=22 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012073623/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1538764/adele-talks-new-music-in-los-angeles |archive-date=12 October 2013}}{{Cite web |date=2 March 2013 |title=Adele says she'll record a new album when she 'has something to sing about' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/adele/68983 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060100/http://www.nme.com/news/adele/68983 |archive-date=23 October 2013 |access-date=18 January 2014 |website=NME}} She also stated that she will most likely work with Paul Epworth again.

In September 2013, Wiz Khalifa confirmed that he and Adele had collaborated on a song for his fifth studio album, Blacc Hollywood, though the collaboration did not make the final track listing.{{Cite news |date=24 May 2014 |title=Wiz Khalifa scraps his collaboration with Adele |work=NME |url=https://www.nme.com/news/wiz-khalifa/77505 |url-status=live |access-date=4 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810070111/http://www.nme.com/news/wiz-khalifa/77505 |archive-date=10 August 2014}} In January 2014, Adele received her tenth Grammy Award with "Skyfall" winning Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.{{Cite news |date=6 December 2013 |title=56th Annual Grammy Awards Nominees |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=All |url-status=live |access-date=6 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208195133/http://www.grammy.com/Nominees?genre=All |archive-date=8 December 2015}}

On the eve of her 26th birthday in May 2014, Adele posted a cryptic message via her Twitter account which prompted media discussion about her next album. The message, "Bye bye 25... See you again later in the year," was interpreted by some in the media, including Capital FM, as meaning that her next album would be titled 25 and released later in the year.{{Cite news |date=5 May 2014 |title=Adele Teases New Album '25' On Twitter |publisher=Capital FM |url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/adele/news/new-album-25-on-twitter/ |access-date=5 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505181801/http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/adele/news/new-album-25-on-twitter/ |archive-date=5 May 2014}} In 2014, Adele was nominated for nine World Music Awards. In early August, Paul Moss suggested that an album would be released in 2014 or 2015.{{Cite web |last=Frank |first=Alex |date=11 September 2014 |title=Waiting for New Albums From Rihanna, Adele, Frank Ocean, and Robyn |url=http://www.vogue.com/1438555/rihanna-adele-frank-ocean-album-release-dates/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915221940/http://www.vogue.com/1438555/rihanna-adele-frank-ocean-album-release-dates/ |archive-date=15 September 2014 |access-date=19 September 2014 |website=Vogue}} However, in the October 2014 accounts filed with Companies House by XL Recordings, they ruled out a 2014 release.{{Cite news |last=Butterly |first=Amelia |date=10 October 2014 |title=No new Adele album in 2014, according to XL's accounts |work=Newsbeat |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/29574448 |url-status=live |access-date=10 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010194514/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/29574448 |archive-date=10 October 2014}}{{Cite news |date=26 February 2016 |title=Adele: The full story |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35152397 |access-date=7 December 2023 |archive-date=16 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216091510/https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35152397 |url-status=live }}

File:ADELE LIVE 2016 - HELLO - ST.PAUL - night 1 - Copy.jpg during her first North American tour in five years in July 2016. Ten million people attempted to purchase tickets for the North American leg of Adele's world tour. Only 750,000 tickets were available.{{Cite news |last=Hendicott |first=James |date=19 December 2015 |title=Ten million tried to buy tickets for Adele's American tour |work=NME |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/adele-96-1200799 |url-status=live |access-date=8 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828153959/http://www.nme.com/news/adele/90435 |archive-date=28 August 2016}}{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=19 December 2015 |title=10 Million People Tried to Buy Tickets for Adele's U.S. Tour |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/10-million-people-tried-to-buy-tickets-for-adeles-u-s-tour-34700/ |url-status=live |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220708174844/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/10-million-people-tried-to-buy-tickets-for-adeles-u-s-tour-34700/ |archive-date=8 July 2022 |access-date=8 July 2022}}]] On 27 August 2015, Billboard reported that Adele's label, XL Recordings, had intentions of releasing her third studio album sometime in November 2015. Danger Mouse was revealed to have contributed a song, while Tobias Jesso Jr. had written a track, and Ryan Tedder was "back in the mix after producing and co-writing 'Rumour Has It' on 21."{{Cite web |last=Rayne |first=Naja |date=27 August 2015 |title=Adele's New Album Due Out in November": Report |url=http://www.people.com/article/adeles-new-album-set-for-november-release |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831002203/http://www.people.com/article/adeles-new-album-set-for-november-release |archive-date=31 August 2015 |access-date=28 August 2015 |website=People}} At the 72nd Venice International Film Festival in early September 2015, Sia announced that her new single "Alive" was co-written by Adele, and had originally been intended for Adele's third album.{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Christina |date=7 September 2015 |title=Sia Details Next Single, Which Was Originally Written For Adele |url=http://www.idolator.com/7607168/sia-2015-album-this-is-acting-single-adele |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://archive.today/20151105054010/http://www.idolator.com/7607168/sia-2015-album-this-is-acting-single-adele |archive-date=5 November 2015 |access-date=8 September 2015 |website=Idolator}} On 18 October, a 30-second clip of new material from Adele was shown on UK television during a commercial break on The X Factor. The commercial teases a snippet from a new song from her third album, with viewers hearing a voice singing accompanied by lyrics on a black screen.{{Cite news |date=18 October 2015 |title=Adele 'teases new material in TV advert' |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34567653 |url-status=live |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226081202/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34567653 |archive-date=26 December 2018}}

In a statement released three days later, Adele confirmed the album's title to be 25, with her stating, "My last record was a break-up record, and if I had to label this one, I would call it a make-up record. Making up for lost time. Making up for everything I ever did and never did. 25 is about getting to know who I've become without realising. And I'm sorry it took so long but, you know, life happened."{{Cite news |date=21 October 2015 |title=Adele confirms new album is called 25 |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-34594035 |url-status=live |access-date=21 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021221723/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-34594035 |archive-date=21 October 2015}} At the time, Adele said 25 would be her last album titled after her age, believing it would be the end to a trilogy.[https://www.vulture.com/2015/10/adeles-25-will-be-her-last-age-titled-album.html "Adele Will Stop Reminding You How Young She Is and How Old You Are After 25"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127194530/http://www.vulture.com/2015/10/adeles-25-will-be-her-last-age-titled-album.html |date=27 January 2016 }}. Vulture. Retrieved 22 January 2016. On 22 October, Adele confirmed that 25 would be released on 20 November, while the lead single from the album, "Hello" would be released on 23 October.{{Cite news |date=22 October 2015 |title=Adele reveals the release date for her third studio album, 25, and new single |publisher=BBC Newsbeat |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/34606780/adele-reveals-the-release-date-for-her-third-studio-album-25-and-new-single |url-status=live |access-date=22 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023054940/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/34606780/adele-reveals-the-release-date-for-her-third-studio-album-25-and-new-single |archive-date=23 October 2015}} The song was first played on Nick Grimshaw's Radio 1 Breakfast Show on the BBC on the morning of 23 October with Adele interviewed live.{{Cite news |date=23 October 2015 |title=Adele premieres 'intimate' new song |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34613748 |url-status=live |access-date=23 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023114422/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34613748 |archive-date=23 October 2015}}

The video of "Hello", released on 22 October, was viewed over 27.7 million times on YouTube in its first 24 hours, breaking the Vevo record for the most views in a day, surpassing the 20.1 million views for "Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift.{{Cite news |last=Jamieson |first=Sophie |date=24 October 2015 |title=Adele Hello: singer's new video viewed 25 million times in a day and floods internet with Lionel Richie parodies |work=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11952663/Adele-Hello-singers-new-video-viewed-25million-times-in-a-day-and-floods-internet-with-Lionel-Ritchie-parodies.html |access-date=25 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025142412/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11952663/Adele-Hello-singers-new-video-viewed-25million-times-in-a-day-and-floods-internet-with-Lionel-Ritchie-parodies.html |archive-date=25 October 2015}} On 28 October, BBC News reported that "Hello" was being viewed on YouTube an average one million times an hour.{{Cite news |last=Butterly |first=Amelia |date=28 October 2015 |title=People are playing Adele one million times an hour on YouTube |work=BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/34659073/people-are-playing-adele-one-million-times-an-hour-on-youtube |url-status=live |access-date=28 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029043017/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/34659073/people-are-playing-adele-one-million-times-an-hour-on-youtube |archive-date=29 October 2015}} "Hello" went on to become the fastest video to hit one billion views on YouTube, which it achieved after 88 days.{{Cite magazine |date=19 January 2016 |title=Adele's 'Hello' Is Fastest Video to Hit 1 Billion Views on Vevo |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6844159/adele-hello-fastest-video-one-billion-views-vevo |url-status=live |access-date=19 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121172540/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6844159/adele-hello-fastest-video-one-billion-views-vevo |archive-date=21 January 2016}} The video for "Hello" captured iconic British elements such as a red telephone box and a cup of tea.{{Cite news |date=9 April 2017 |title=Watch: Adele's incredible video for 'Hello' |publisher=Planet Radio |url=https://planetradio.co.uk/aire-3/entertainment/music/watch-adele-incredible-video-hello/ |url-status=live |access-date=9 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409202911/https://planetradio.co.uk/aire-3/entertainment/music/watch-adele-incredible-video-hello/ |archive-date=9 April 2017}} The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on 30 October, with first week sales of 330,000 copies, making it the biggest-selling number-one single in three years.{{Cite news |date=30 October 2015 |title=Adele's Hello tops UK singles chart |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34680904 |url-status=live |access-date=30 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030180046/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34680904 |archive-date=30 October 2015}} "Hello" also debuted at number one in many countries around the world, including Australia, France, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland and Germany, and on 2 November, the song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first song in the US to sell at least one million downloads in a week, setting the record at 1.11 million.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2 November 2015 |title=Adele Says 'Hello' to No. 1 Hot 100 Debut; First Song to Sell 1 Million Downloads in a Week |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6746355/adele-hello-no-1-hot-100-debut-one-million-downloads-week |url-status=live |access-date=2 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227232616/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6746355/adele-hello-no-1-hot-100-debut-one-million-downloads-week |archive-date=27 December 2018}} By the end of 2015, it had sold 12.3 million units globally and was the year's 7th-best-selling single despite being released in late October.{{Cite web |title=Global Music Report |url=http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/GMR2016.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412192734/http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/GMR2016.pdf |archive-date=12 April 2016 |access-date=12 April 2016 |publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry}}

On 27 October, BBC One announced plans for Adele at the BBC, a one-hour special presented by Graham Norton, in which Adele talks about her new album and performs new songs. This was her first television appearance since performing at the 2013 Academy Awards ceremony, and the show was recorded before a live audience on 2 November for broadcast on 20 November, coinciding with the release of 25.{{Cite news |date=3 November 2015 |title=Adele at the BBC |work=BBC Media Centre |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2015/46/adele-at-the-bbc?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_press_office&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=corporate |url-status=live |access-date=3 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121172540/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2015/46/adele-at-the-bbc?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_press_office&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=corporate |archive-date=21 January 2016}} On 27 October it was also announced that Adele would appear on the US entertainment series Saturday Night Live on 21 November.{{Cite news |date=27 October 2015 |title=Adele to film BBC One special with Graham Norton |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34638507 |url-status=live |access-date=27 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028002256/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34638507 |archive-date=28 October 2015}}{{Cite news |last=Sweney |first=Mark |date=27 October 2015 |title=Adele to perform on TV for first time in two years for BBC1 special |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/oct/27/adele-perform-on-tv-graham-norton-bbc1-special |url-status=live |access-date=28 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028151820/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/oct/27/adele-perform-on-tv-graham-norton-bbc1-special |archive-date=28 October 2015}} On 30 October, Adele confirmed that she would be performing a one-night-only concert titled Adele Live in New York City at the Radio City Music Hall on 17 November. Subsequently, NBC aired the concert special on 14 December.{{Cite magazine |last=Goodman |first=Jessica |date=30 October 2015 |title=Adele Live in New York CIty: Adele will perform at Radio City Music Hall for NBC special |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/30/adele-live-new-york-city-radio-music-hall |url-status=live |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030145159/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/30/adele-live-new-york-city-radio-music-hall |archive-date=30 October 2015 |access-date=30 October 2015}}{{Cite news |date=30 October 2015 |title=NBC plans 'Adele Live in New York City' concert special |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/10/30/adele-live-in-new-york-city-concert-special-nbc/74860420/ |url-status=live |access-date=30 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102045024/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/10/30/adele-live-in-new-york-city-concert-special-nbc/74860420/ |archive-date=2 November 2015}}

On 27 November, 25 debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and became the fastest-selling album in UK chart history with over 800,000 copies sold in its first week.{{Cite news |date=27 November 2015 |title=Adele's 25 makes UK chart history with 800,000 album sales |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34948022 |url-status=live |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011115004/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34948022 |archive-date=11 October 2018}} The album debuted at number one in the US where it sold a record-breaking 3.38 million copies in its first week, the largest single sales week for an album since Nielsen began monitoring sales in 1991.{{Cite news |date=29 November 2015 |title=Adele's comeback album 25 breaks US records |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34958340 |url-status=live |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011115056/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34958340 |archive-date=11 October 2018}} 25 also broke first week sales records in Canada and New Zealand.{{Cite web |last=Chart News |date=25 November 2015 |title=Adele's 25 Sells 260,000 in 5 Days in Canada |url=http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/get-all-your-final-sales-stats-for-adeles-25-here-updated-often/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129213549/http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/get-all-your-final-sales-stats-for-adeles-25-here-updated-often/ |archive-date=29 November 2015 |access-date=25 November 2015 |publisher=Chart News}}{{Cite news |date=27 November 2015 |title=Adele breaks NZ record with new album |work=The New Zealand Herald |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11552382 |url-status=live |access-date=27 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719113551/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11552382 |archive-date=19 July 2018}} 25 became the best-selling album of 2015 in a number of countries, including Australia, the UK and the US, spending seven consecutive weeks at number one in each country, before being displaced by David Bowie's Blackstar.[http://www.noise11.com/news/music-news-aria-albums-david-bowie-blackstar-debuts-at-no-1-20160116 "ARIA Albums: David Bowie 'Blackstar' Debuts At No 1"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121172540/http://www.noise11.com/news/music-news-aria-albums-david-bowie-blackstar-debuts-at-no-1-20160116 |date=21 January 2016 }}. Noise 11. Retrieved 18 January 2016.[https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6835257/mark-ronson-adele-aria-2015-charts "Mark Ronson, Adele Lead Australia's 2015 Year-End Charts"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121172540/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6835257/mark-ronson-adele-aria-2015-charts |date=21 January 2016 }}. Billboard. Retrieved 18 January 2016.{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=18 January 2016 |title=David Bowie's 'Blackstar' Album Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6844036/david-bowie-blackstar-album-debuts-no-1-on-billboard-200-charts |url-status=live |access-date=18 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118005226/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6844036/david-bowie-blackstar-album-debuts-no-1-on-billboard-200-charts |archive-date=18 January 2016}} It was the best-selling album worldwide of 2015 with 17.4 million copies sold. 25 has since sold 20 million copies globally.{{Cite journal |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |date=24 June 2016 |title=Adele's '25' Is Now Available In Full On Streaming Platforms For The First Time |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2016/06/24/adeles-25-is-now-available-in-full-on-streaming-platforms-for-the-first-time/ |url-status=live |journal=Forbes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625072057/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2016/06/24/adeles-25-is-now-available-in-full-on-streaming-platforms-for-the-first-time/ |archive-date=25 June 2016 |access-date=12 July 2016}} Adele's seven weeks at the top of the UK Albums Chart took her total to 31 weeks at number one in the UK with her three albums, surpassing Madonna's previous record of most weeks at number one for a female act.[http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/adele-overtakes-madonna-for-the-most-weeks-at-number-1-on-the-official-album-chart__13537/ "Adele overtakes Madonna for the most weeks at Number 1 on the Official Album Chart"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116063008/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/adele-overtakes-madonna-for-the-most-weeks-at-number-1-on-the-official-album-chart__13537/ |date=16 January 2016 }}. Official Charts. Retrieved 18 January 2016. As the best-selling artist worldwide for 2015 the IFPI named Adele the Global Recording Artist of the Year.{{Cite magazine |date=8 April 2016 |title=Adele, Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth Lead 2015 Global Albums and Digital Song Rankings |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7326412/adele-wiz-khalifa-charlie-puth-ifpi-2015-global-albums-digital-songs |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411110758/http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7326412/adele-wiz-khalifa-charlie-puth-ifpi-2015-global-albums-digital-songs |archive-date=11 April 2016 |access-date=12 March 2020}}

File:Pyramid Stage, Adele, Glastonbury Festival 2016 IMG 8701 (27355017094).jpg in 2016. Having been going to the festival since she was a child, an emotional Adele cried before she went on stage to 150,000 people.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Amy |date=24 June 2020 |title=Adele was 'panic stricken' with nerves before 2016 Glastonbury performance |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/adele-panic-stricken-glastonbury-2016-160148024.html |access-date=22 February 2025 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-GB}}]]In November 2015, Adele's 2016 tour was announced, her first tour since 2011.{{Cite news |date=16 December 2015 |title=Adele announces first tour since 2011 |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34934518 |url-status=live |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922102325/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34934518 |archive-date=22 September 2018}} Beginning in Europe, Adele Live 2016 included four dates at the Manchester Arena in March 2016, six dates at the O2 Arena, London, with further dates in Ireland, Spain, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands among others.[https://web.archive.org/web/20151217013648/http://www.live.adele.com/europe/ "Adele Live 2016: UK and European Tour Dates"] Adele.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015. Her North American Tour began on 5 July in St. Paul, Minnesota.{{Cite magazine |last=Melendez |first=Monique |date=5 July 2016 |title=Adele's North American Tour: 7 Things We Can Expect |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7424087/7-things-expect-from-adele-north-american-tour |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730005619/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7424087/7-things-expect-from-adele-north-american-tour |archive-date=30 July 2016 |access-date=21 July 2016}} The leg included six nights at Madison Square Garden in New York City, eight nights at Staples Center in Los Angeles, and four nights at Air Canada Centre in Toronto.{{Cite news |date=14 December 2015 |title=Adele's 2016 North American tour will play 6 nights in L.A. |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-adele-tour-2016-north-america-los-angeles-staples-20151214-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=14 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151214191425/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-adele-tour-2016-north-america-los-angeles-staples-20151214-story.html |archive-date=14 December 2015}} Adele broke Taylor Swift's five-show record for most consecutive sold-out shows at the Staples Center.{{Cite news |date=6 August 2016 |title=Just how hyped are Adele's fans for her eight-night run at Staples Center? |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-adele-staples-20160803-snap-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=14 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814145429/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-adele-staples-20160803-snap-story.html |archive-date=14 August 2016}}

At the 36th Brit Awards in London on 24 February, Adele received the awards for British Female Solo Artist, British Album of the Year for 25, British Single of the Year for "Hello", and British Global Success, bringing her Brit Award wins to eight.{{Cite news |date=25 February 2016 |title=Brit Awards 2016: Adele dominates with four awards |agency=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35656227 |url-status=live |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013103639/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35656227 |archive-date=13 October 2018}} She closed the ceremony by performing "When We Were Young", the second single from 25. Two more singles from 25 were released in 2016: "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" and "Water Under the Bridge". While on stage at London's O₂ Arena on 17 March, Adele announced that she would be headlining on the Pyramid Stage at the 2016 Glastonbury Festival, which was later confirmed by the festival's organisers.{{Cite news |date=18 March 2016 |title=Adele announces she will headline Glastonbury Festival |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35848943 |url-status=live |access-date=19 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318225947/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35848943 |archive-date=18 March 2016}} She appeared for a 90-minute 15-song set at the festival on 25 June in front of 150,000 people, and described the experience as "by far, the best moment of my life so far".{{Cite news |date=26 June 2016 |title=Emotional Adele wows Glastonbury |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36629400 |url-status=live |access-date=21 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629075549/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36629400 |archive-date=29 June 2016}}{{Cite news |title=Saturday at Glastonbury 2016: Adele enchants 150,000 fans on the Pyramid stage |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/glastonbury-2016-adele-shouts-this-is-fing-amazing-as-she-sings/ |url-status=live |access-date=24 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817080540/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/glastonbury-2016-adele-shouts-this-is-fing-amazing-as-she-sings/ |archive-date=17 August 2019}} In an interview with Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 2 around 30 minutes before going on stage, Adele had said she had been going to Glastonbury since she was a child and that the festival had meant a lot to her, before she broke down. Whiley recalls, "She was really scared, really, really scared. We were doing the interview and at one point she had to stop as she was in tears. It was amazing to see somebody like that, then to witness her walking out on stage and doing the most incredible set. To know that half an hour before she'd been in tears at the thought of walking out there."

In 2016, Vanity Fair magazine published a cover story which referred to Adele as the "Queen of Hearts".{{Cite magazine |date=31 October 2016 |title=Cover Story: Adele, Queen of Hearts |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2016/10/adele-cover-story |magazine=Vanity Fair |access-date=21 December 2021 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021130324/https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2016/10/adele-cover-story |url-status=live }}

File:ADELE LIVE 2017 at ADELAIDE OVAL - Sweet Devotion.jpg in Adelaide, Australia, March 2017]]

As part of her world tour, in February and March 2017, Adele performed in Australia for the first time, playing outdoor stadiums around the country.{{Cite news |date=23 November 2016 |title=Adele announces first-ever Australian tour in 2017 |agency=ABC |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-15/adele-to-tour-australia-for-first-time-in-february/8027870 |url-status=live |access-date=23 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124030510/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-15/adele-to-tour-australia-for-first-time-in-february/8027870 |archive-date=24 November 2016}} Her first two shows in New Zealand sold out in a record-breaking 23 minutes, and a third show was announced, with all tickets sold in under 30 minutes.{{Cite web |last=Newstalk ZB staff |title=Tickets for third Adele concert sell out |url=http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/larry-williams-drive/audio/tickets-for-third-adele-concert-sell-out/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203230100/http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/larry-williams-drive/audio/tickets-for-third-adele-concert-sell-out/ |archive-date=3 December 2017 |access-date=3 December 2017}} Adele sold over 600,000 tickets for her record-breaking eight date Australian tour, setting stadium records throughout the country; her Sydney show at ANZ Stadium on 10 March was seen by 95,000 people, the biggest single concert in Australian history, a record she broke the following night with more than 100,000 fans.{{Cite news |date=2 December 2017 |title=Adele joins Dire Straits and AC/DC as Australia's biggest ever tours |agency=News.au |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/tours/adele-joins-dire-straits-and-acdc-as-australias-biggest-ever-tours/news-story/6d109bb196b9f348648ec6d639415294 |url-status=live |access-date=3 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203183908/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/tours/adele-joins-dire-straits-and-acdc-as-australias-biggest-ever-tours/news-story/6d109bb196b9f348648ec6d639415294 |archive-date=3 December 2017}}

Adele completed her world tour with two concerts, dubbed "The Finale", at Wembley Stadium, London on 28 and 29 June.{{Cite news |date=23 November 2016 |title=Adele announces Wembley Stadium shows for summer 2017 |agency=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38078558 |url-status=live |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717061916/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38078558 |archive-date=17 July 2018}} She announced the shows at "the home of football" by singing the England football team's "Three Lions" anthem and also the theme song to the BBC's weekly Premier League football show Match of the Day. Adele had added another two concerts at Wembley after the first two dates sold out,{{Cite news |date=3 December 2016 |title=Adele announces two more Wembley Stadium shows |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38181406 |url-status=live |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716011149/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38181406 |archive-date=16 July 2018}} however she cancelled the last two dates of the tour after damaging her vocal cords.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40465871 "Adele cancels final two Wembley shows"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011115009/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40465871 |date=11 October 2018 }}. BBC. Retrieved 1 July 2017 As a show of support, fans instead gathered outside Wembley Stadium to perform renditions of her songs, in an event titled "Sing for Adele".{{Cite news |last=Oppenheim |first=Maya |date=2 July 2017 |title=Adele fans flock to Wembley to sing in her honour after shows cancelled |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/adele-wembley-sing-for-adele-fans-sing-honour-a7818966.html |url-status=live |access-date=2 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702130400/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/adele-wembley-sing-for-adele-fans-sing-honour-a7818966.html |archive-date=2 July 2017}}

At the end of 2016, Billboard named Adele Artist of the Year for the third time,{{Cite magazine |date=2 January 2013 |title=Top Artists |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/top-artist |magazine=Billboard |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-date=13 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913094843/https://buy.tinypass.com/checkout/template/cacheableShow?aid=Ow9jtiXxtz&templateId=OTXYJJI40R3Q&offerId=fakeOfferId&experienceId=EXFYIQMN653N&iframeId=offer_af6fff5f54bc1bc223c3-2&displayMode=inline&pianoIdUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fid.tinypass.com%2Fid%2F&widget=template&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com |url-status=live }} and also received the Top Billboard 200 album.{{Cite magazine |title=Top Billboard 200 Album |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/top-billboard-200-albums |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161211152832/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/top-billboard-200-albums |archive-date=11 December 2016 |access-date=8 December 2016}} 25 was the best-selling album for a second consecutive year in the US.{{Cite web |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=21 December 2016 |title=Top Selling Albums of 2016 |url=https://www.yahoo.com/music/top-15-albums-2016-slideshow-wp-000902015/photo-p-adeles-third-album-sold-photo-000902860.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226060911/https://www.yahoo.com/music/top-15-albums-2016-slideshow-wp-000902015/photo-p-adeles-third-album-sold-photo-000902860.html |archive-date=26 December 2016 |access-date=25 December 2016 |publisher=Yahoo! Music}} With 235 million views, Adele's Carpool Karaoke through the streets of London with James Corden, a sketch which featured on Corden's talk show The Late Late Show with James Corden in January 2016, was the biggest YouTube viral video of 2016.{{Cite news |date=9 December 2016 |title=James Corden's Adele Carpool Karaoke biggest YouTube viral video of 2016 |work=The independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/james-corden-adele-carpool-karaoke-annual-youtube-list-viral-videos-2016-fifth-harmony-work-from-a7460511.html |url-status=live |access-date=23 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827095410/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/james-corden-adele-carpool-karaoke-annual-youtube-list-viral-videos-2016-fifth-harmony-work-from-a7460511.html |archive-date=27 August 2017}} At the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2017, Adele won all five of her nominations, bringing her number of awards to fifteen. She won Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for 25, and Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Hello".{{Cite news |last1=Bakare |first1=Lanre |last2=Lee |first2=Benjamin |date=12 February 2017 |title=Grammy awards 2017 – full list of winners |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/feb/12/grammy-awards-2017-winners-list |url-status=live |access-date=13 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914220235/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/feb/12/grammy-awards-2017-winners-list |archive-date=14 September 2017}} She also performed a tribute to the late George Michael by singing a rendition of his song "Fastlove"; due to technical difficulties which occurred during the performance, Adele decided to stop and restart, explaining "I can't mess this up for him".{{Cite web |last=Holpuch |first=Amanda |date=13 February 2017 |title='I can't mess this up for him': Adele stops George Michael Grammys tribute |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/feb/12/adele-george-michael-tribute-grammys |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213195432/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/feb/12/adele-george-michael-tribute-grammys |archive-date=13 February 2017 |access-date=13 February 2017 |newspaper=The Guardian}} As announced on 31 July 2017, Adele switched performance rights management in the US from BMI to SESAC.{{Cite web |last=Emery |first=Edie |date=31 July 2017 |title=SESAC Signs Global Superstar Adele |url=https://www.sesac.com/press/releases/sesac-signs-global-superstar-adele |access-date=6 May 2021 |website=SESAC |archive-date=14 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614115133/https://www.sesac.com/press/releases/sesac-signs-global-superstar-adele |url-status=live }}

Adele was reportedly working on her fourth studio album by 2018.{{Cite web |last=Braidwood |first=Ella |date=25 June 2018 |title=Everything we know so far about Adele's new album |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/everything-we-know-so-far-about-adeles-new-album-2343733 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130161017/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/everything-we-know-so-far-about-adeles-new-album-2343733 |archive-date=30 November 2018 |access-date=1 December 2018 |website=NME}} On 5 May 2019, her 31st birthday, Adele posted several black-and-white pictures of herself on her Instagram account celebrating the occasion along with a message reflecting on the preceding year. The message ended with, "30 will be a drum n bass record to spite you". Media outlets took the post as an indication that a new album was on the way.{{Cite news |date=6 May 2019 |title=Adele teases her next album 30 |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/adele-new-album-30-birthday-divorce-simon-konecki-a8901466.html |url-status=live |access-date=5 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605205857/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/adele-new-album-30-birthday-divorce-simon-konecki-a8901466.html |archive-date=5 June 2019}}{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Damian |date=6 May 2019 |title="'30' will be a drum 'n' bass record to spite you" – Adele teases new album in birthday message |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/30-will-be-a-drum-n-bass-record-to-spite-you-adele-teases-new-album-in-birthday-message-2484641 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506131321/https://www.nme.com/news/music/30-will-be-a-drum-n-bass-record-to-spite-you-adele-teases-new-album-in-birthday-message-2484641 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |access-date=5 June 2019 |website=NME}} On 15 February 2020, Adele announced at a friend's wedding that her fourth studio album would be out by September 2020.{{Cite news |title=Adele confirms new album set for release in September |work=NME |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/adele-confirms-new-album-set-for-release-in-september-2610085 |url-status=live |access-date=17 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216221040/https://www.nme.com/news/music/adele-confirms-new-album-set-for-release-in-september-2610085 |archive-date=16 February 2020}} However, she later confirmed that the album's production and release had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |last=Avila |first=Pamela |date=28 June 2020 |title=Adele's New Album Won't Be Released Anytime Soon Because Corona Ain't Over |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1165687/adele-s-new-album-won-t-be-released-anytime-soon-because-corona-ain-t-over |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628224855/https://www.eonline.com/news/1165687/adele-s-new-album-won-t-be-released-anytime-soon-because-corona-ain-t-over |archive-date=28 June 2020 |access-date=29 June 2020 |website=E! News}} Adele made her first television appearance in almost four years by hosting the 24 October 2020 episode of Saturday Night Live, with musical guest H.E.R.{{Cite news |date=25 October 2020 |title=Adele sings and jokes about weight loss as she hosts Saturday Night Live |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54680101 |access-date=25 October 2020 |archive-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015223644/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54680101 |url-status=live }}

On 1 October 2021, projections and billboards of the number "30" appeared on significant landmarks and buildings in different cities around the world, fuelling speculation that Adele was responsible, and that 30 would be the title of her fourth album.{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=1 October 2021 |title=Do These Mysterious '30' Billboards Mean Adele Is Back? |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/30-billboards-adele-1235641/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=2 October 2021 |archive-date=7 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007212606/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/30-billboards-adele-1235641/ |url-status=live }} Soon after, Adele's website and social media accounts matched the aesthetic of the projections and billboards, hinting that her new album would be titled 30,{{Cite web |title=Adele hints at new album after six years with subtle social media change |url=https://www.rhyljournal.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/19624311.adele-teases-new-album-subtle-social-media-change/ |website=Rhyl Journal |date=4 October 2021 |access-date=4 October 2021 |archive-date=11 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011005130/https://www.rhyljournal.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/19624311.adele-teases-new-album-subtle-social-media-change/ |url-status=live }} which was subsequently confirmed.{{Cite web |last=McNeal |first=Bria |title=Adele Says Many Songs On '30' Were Written For Her Son |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/adele-new-album-30-release-date-tracklist |website=Nylon |date=4 October 2021 |access-date=7 October 2021 |archive-date=8 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008030541/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/adele-new-album-30-release-date-tracklist |url-status=live }} On 5 October 2021, Adele announced her single "Easy on Me" for release on 15 October.{{Cite magazine |last=Skinner |first=Tom |date=5 October 2021 |title=Adele announces comeback single 'Easy On Me', out next week |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/adele-easy-on-me-single-teaser-listen-3062995 |magazine=NME |access-date=5 October 2021 |archive-date=11 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011005128/https://www.nme.com/news/music/adele-easy-on-me-single-teaser-listen-3062995 |url-status=live }} A release date of 19 November 2021 was announced for the album shortly thereafter.{{Cite web |date=13 October 2021 |title=Adele announces 30 album release date as she makes anticipated comeback |url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/13/adele-announces-30-album-release-date-as-she-makes-comeback-15415395/ |access-date=13 October 2021 |publisher=Metro |archive-date=13 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013141319/https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/13/adele-announces-30-album-release-date-as-she-makes-comeback-15415395/ |url-status=live }} On 7 October, Adele was announced to be the November cover star on both Vogue and British Vogue, the first person to simultaneously cover both publications at the same time.[https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/adele-british-vogue-interview Adele, Reborn] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008000856/https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/adele-british-vogue-interview |date=8 October 2021 }} The British Icon Gets Candid About Divorce, Body Image, Romance & Her "Self-Redemption" Record, Vogue November 2021{{Cite web |last= |date=7 October 2021 |title=Adele is Vogue's November Cover Star! |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/adele-cover-november-2021 |access-date=16 October 2021 |website=Vogue |archive-date=7 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007235338/https://www.vogue.com/article/adele-cover-november-2021 |url-status=live }} On 15 October, Adele released "Easy on Me" to a positive reception, breaking Spotify and Amazon Music records for most streams for a song in a day.{{Cite magazine |title=Adele's 'Easy On Me' Dethrones BTS for Most-Streamed Song on Spotify in a Single Day |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9646113/adele-easy-on-me-most-streamed-song-spotify-record/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-date=5 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105050311/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9646113/adele-easy-on-me-most-streamed-song-spotify-record/ |url-status=live }} The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, Adele's third UK number one, and had the highest first-week sales for a single since January 2017.{{Cite news |title=Adele makes record-breaking Number 1 debut with Easy On Me |work=Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/adeles-easy-on-me-makes-record-breaking-number-1-debut-on-the-official-singles-chart__34286/ |access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-date=4 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104002450/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/adeles-easy-on-me-makes-record-breaking-number-1-debut-on-the-official-singles-chart__34286/ |url-status=live }} Reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100, it is her fifth US number-one single.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=25 October 2021 |title=Adele's 'Easy on Me' Blasts to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9650488/hot-100-dated-10-30-top-10-story/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=26 October 2021 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026094820/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9650488/hot-100-dated-10-30-top-10-story/ |url-status=live }} On 28 October 2021, pre-sale tickets for her two concerts in Hyde Park, London, scheduled for 1 and 2 July 2022, sold out in less than an hour.{{Cite news |last=Beecham |first=Amy |date=28 October 2021 |title=Adele at Hyde Park: Adele sold out her London 2022 shows in seconds and broke the internet |work=Stylist |url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/adele-hyde-park-2022-tickets-reactions/582317 |url-status=live |access-date=17 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217044544/https://www.stylist.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/adele-hyde-park-2022-tickets-reactions/582317 |archive-date=17 December 2021}}{{Cite news |last=Andrews |first=Farah |date=28 October 2021 |title=Adele's Hyde Park concerts: presale tickets sell out |work=The National |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music/2021/10/28/adeles-hyde-park-concerts-pre-sale-tickets-sell-out/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102222521/https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music/2021/10/28/adeles-hyde-park-concerts-pre-sale-tickets-sell-out/ |archive-date=2 November 2021}} The total number of tickets sold were 130,000, without prior promotion.{{Cite news |last=Hunter-Tilney |first=Ludovic |date=20 June 2022 |title=Meet one of live music's most powerful people: Adele's booker, Lucy Dickins |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/233b4a97-b9d8-47f6-9ce4-bc6a12ffcf60 |url-status=bot: unknown |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707184451/https://www.ft.com/content/233b4a97-b9d8-47f6-9ce4-bc6a12ffcf60 |archive-date=7 July 2022}} More than 1.3 million people attempted to buy tickets for these two concerts.{{Cite news |last=Beaumont |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Beaumont (journalist) |date=3 July 2022 |title=Adele review, Hyde Park: Singer's vocal ability and charm remain unmatched at first public gig in five years |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/music-magazine/live-music/live-reviews/adele-hyde-park-bst-review-b2114312.html |url-status=bot: unknown |access-date=8 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708180406/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/music-magazine/live-music/live-reviews/adele-hyde-park-bst-review-b2114312.html |archive-date=8 July 2022}} Jim King, CEO of the European Festivals division at AEG stated that Adele "could have sold several million tickets to the shows, such is the demand for her".{{Cite news |last=Sutherland |first=Mark |date=31 May 2022 |title=Brit Beat: Adele 'Could Have Sold Several Million Tickets' for Hyde Park Concerts; ... |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/adele-hyde-park-eurovision-space-man-1235281891/ |url-status=bot: unknown |access-date=1 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601000146/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/adele-hyde-park-eurovision-space-man-1235281891/ |archive-date=1 June 2022}}

30 was released on 19 November 2021 and became a global success, reaching number one in 24 territories.{{Cite magazine |last=Brandle |first=Lars |date=1 March 2022 |title=Adele's '30' Dominates IFPI's 2021 Album Charts |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/adele-30-ifpi-2021-album-charts-1235037413/ |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301150358/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/adele-30-ifpi-2021-album-charts-1235037413/ |archive-date=1 March 2022 |access-date=5 March 2022}} In the UK, the album debuted at number one on the Official Albums Chart with 261,000 copies sold, garnering the largest opening week for an album since Ed Sheeran's Divide in 2017, and also has the highest first-week sales for an album by a female artist since Adele's own 25,{{Cite news |last=Griffiths |first=George |date=26 November 2021 |title=Adele scores Official Charts Double as 30 makes record-breaking Number 1 debut |work=Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/adele-scores-official-charts-double-as-30-makes-record-breaking-number-1-debut__34552/ |url-status=live |access-date=5 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119083148/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/adele-scores-official-charts-double-as-30-makes-record-breaking-number-1-debut__34552/ |archive-date=19 January 2022}} becoming the best-selling album of 2021 in the country. In the US, it was Adele's third consecutive Billboard 200 number-one album and the year's best-seller as well. 30 was the best-selling album of 2021 worldwide, topping the Global Album All-Format Chart, Global Album Sales Chart, and the newly created Global Vinyl Album Chart. The album sold over 5.5 million pure copies within two months of its release.{{Cite web |title=Global Music Report |url=https://www.ifpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IFPI_Global_Music_Report_2022-State_of_the_Industry.pdf |website=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry |access-date=27 December 2022 |archive-date=4 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404115052/https://www.ifpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IFPI_Global_Music_Report_2022-State_of_the_Industry.pdf |url-status=dead }} It was her first album to be marketed globally by Columbia Records instead of being split between XL Recordings and Beggars Group's regional distribution partners in most of the world and Columbia in North America.{{Cite web |last=Paine |first=Andre |date=13 October 2021 |title=Adele says Hello to Columbia Records UK, 30 album confirmed for November 19 |url=https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/adele-says-hello-to-columbia-records-uk-30-album-confirmed-for-november-19/084337 |website=Music Week |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-date=13 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013145548/https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/adele-says-hello-to-columbia-records-uk-30-album-confirmed-for-november-19/084337 |url-status=live }}

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On 30 November 2021, Adele announced a Las Vegas residency, Weekends with Adele, to run from 21 January 2022 until 16 April 2022 at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.{{Cite web |date=30 November 2021 |title=Adele announces Las Vegas residency |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59473984 |access-date=30 November 2021 |website=BBC |archive-date=30 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130181233/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59473984 |url-status=live }} On 20 January 2022, Adele announced the residency was postponed due to "delivery delays" and the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite news |last=Franklin |first=Jonathan |date=20 January 2022 |title=Adele postpones Vegas show in tearful post, saying half of her team is out with COVID |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/01/20/1074605259/adele-las-vegas-show-postponed |access-date=21 January 2022 |archive-date=21 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121030737/https://www.npr.org/2022/01/20/1074605259/adele-las-vegas-show-postponed/ |url-status=live }} On 8 February, 30 won British Album of the Year at the 42nd Brit Awards, making Adele the first solo artist in history to win the honour three times.{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=8 February 2022 |title=Adele Dominates 2022 Brit Awards: Full List of Winners |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-brit-awards-winners-list-adele-1235028889/ |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212065901/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-brit-awards-winners-list-adele-1235028889/ |archive-date=12 February 2022 |access-date=5 March 2022}} On 25 July, it was announced her Las Vegas residency would run from 18 November 2022 to 25 March 2023, with eight more dates than initially planned, for a total of 32 concerts.{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=25 July 2022 |title=Adele 'Finally' Announces Rescheduled Dates for Las Vegas Residency |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/adele-rescheduled-dates-las-vegas-residency-1387536/ |url-status=live |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725164630/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/adele-rescheduled-dates-las-vegas-residency-1387536/ |archive-date=25 July 2022 |access-date=25 July 2022}} On 3 September, Adele received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) for her Grammy-nominated television special Adele One Night Only.{{Cite news |last=Tangcay |first=Jazz |date=3 September 2022 |title=With Emmy Win, Adele Just Needs Tony Award to EGOT |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2022/artisans/awards/adele-emmy-win-egot-1235357876/ |url-status=bot: unknown |access-date=4 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904001008/https://variety.com/2022/artisans/awards/adele-emmy-win-egot-1235357876/ |archive-date=4 September 2022}} Weekends with Adele received widespread critical acclaim, In their review, Billboard called the performance "utterly and breathlessly spectacular" adding: "It was remarkable to see a performer at her level be so present and take in all she had accomplished in arriving at this moment."{{Cite magazine |last=Atkinson |first=Katie |date=19 November 2022 |title=Inside Weekends With Adele: 7 Best Moments From Opening Night of Adele's Las Vegas Residency |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/adele-las-vegas-review-best-moments/ |access-date=1 January 2023 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=21 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121060029/https://www.billboard.com/lists/adele-las-vegas-review-best-moments/ |url-status=live }} The New York Times explained how Adele cried several times throughout the show and described the setup: "Adele's stage is breathtaking, full of drama and elegance befitting her voice."{{Cite news |last=Zoladz |first=Lindsay |date=19 November 2022 |title=Adele Returns to the Stage in Las Vegas, Resolute and Reflective |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/19/arts/music/adele-las-vegas-review.html |access-date=1 January 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=1 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101081815/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/19/arts/music/adele-las-vegas-review.html |url-status=live }} In their four star review of the show, The Times said the performances were "spectacular, intimate and worth the wait".{{Cite news |last=Southern |first=Keiran |title=Adele review — Las Vegas residency is spectacular, intimate and worth the wait |newspaper=The Times |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/adele-las-vegas-review-residency-concert-2022-d609zc3mn |access-date=1 January 2023 |issn=0140-0460 |archive-date=1 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101090321/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/adele-las-vegas-review-residency-concert-2022-d609zc3mn |url-status=live }} In November, during the residency's second weekend, Adele announced two additional dates on New Year's Eve weekend bringing the total amount of shows to 34.{{Cite magazine |last=Peters |first=Mitchell |date=20 November 2022 |title=Adele Adds New Year's Eve Weekend Shows to Las Vegas Residency: 'Let's Go All Out' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/weekends-with-adele-las-vegas-residency-concerts-new-years-eve-1235174406/ |access-date=1 June 2023 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=22 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122224026/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/weekends-with-adele-las-vegas-residency-concerts-new-years-eve-1235174406/ |url-status=live }}

Adele attended the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2023, having received seven nominations. She took home the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance for "Easy on Me", extending her record as the artist with the most wins in the category. On what was supposed to be the last concert of her residency, 25 March, Adele announced that she would be extending her residency for another 34 shows with an intent to record a film "to make sure that anyone who wants to see the show [can see it]."{{cite web |title='Oh My God,' Adele fans: She's extending her Las Vegas residency with 34 new dates |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/03/26/adele-las-vegas-residency-weekends-with-adele-extended/11546072002/ |website=USA Today}} In October, Adele extended her shows one last time, stylizing the extension as "Weekends with Adele: The Final Shows". This extension added 32 shows starting in January 2024 and wrapping up in June.{{Cite web |title=Adele Extends Weekends with Adele Las Vegas Residency into 2024: 'These Shows Have Changed My Life' |url=https://people.com/adele-announces-weekends-with-adele-las-vegas-residency-final-2024-dates-8364520 |access-date=27 October 2023 |website=Peoplemag |archive-date=28 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028171805/https://people.com/adele-announces-weekends-with-adele-las-vegas-residency-final-2024-dates-8364520 |url-status=live }}

At the end of January, Adele announced a string of four "one-off" shows in August that year at a custom-built 80,000-capacity venue in Munich, dubbed "Adele in Munich".{{cite web |last=Welsh |first=Daniel |date=31 January 2024 |title=Adele Confirms Series Of Unique Live Shows To Close 'This Beautiful Phase Of My Life And Career' |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/adele-announces-live-shows-unique-munich-stadium-bespoke_uk_65b9f443e4b0102bd2d6d653 |website=HuffPost |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302142640/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/adele-announces-live-shows-unique-munich-stadium-bespoke_uk_65b9f443e4b0102bd2d6d653 |archive-date=2 March 2024 |access-date=2 March 2024}} On 2 February, following "phenomenal demand", an additional four dates were announced for the shows,{{Cite news |last=Sachdeva |first=Maanya |date=2 February 2024 |title=Adele adds new tour dates to European residency: How to get tickets |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/adele-tour-2024-munich-messe-dates-b2489605.html |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=The Independent |archive-date=2 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202160805/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/adele-tour-2024-munich-messe-dates-b2489605.html |url-status=live }} followed by a "final" two more on 6 February due to "unprecedented demand", bringing the total to ten.{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=6 February 2024 |title=Adele Adds Two Final Shows to Munich Summer Run |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/adele-adds-final-shows-munich-summer-concerts-1235599940/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=8 February 2024 |archive-date=7 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207024207/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/adele-adds-final-shows-munich-summer-concerts-1235599940/ |url-status=live }} Tickets for the first four shows went on presale at 10 a.m. CET on 7 February, with a reported 3 million people queueing to get them at peak time. Presale tickets for the other six shows were released later that day.{{Cite news |date=7 February 2024 |title=Stormloop voor tickets Adele: "Deze prijzen zijn gek!" |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20240207_93720834 |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=Het Nieuwsblad |language=nl-BE |archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208034926/https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20240207_93720834 |url-status=live }}

On 16 July 2024, Adele revealed in an interview that she would be taking an indefinite break from music following the end of her residency, with no plans for a new album at that time.{{cite magazine |last1=Hudgins |first1=Ryan |date=16 July 2024 |title=Adele Planning to Step Away From Music for 'a Big Break' |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/adele-planning-to-step-away-from-music-for-a-big-break/ |magazine=Us Weekly |access-date=18 July 2024 |archive-date=18 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718012326/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/adele-planning-to-step-away-from-music-for-a-big-break/ |url-status=live }}

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Adele has cited the Spice Girls as a major influence in regard to her love and passion for music, stating that "they made me what I am today".{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Marie |title=Adele: I Love the Spice Girls! |url=http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/517690/adele-i-love-the-spice-girls/1/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218045029/http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/517690/adele-i-love-the-spice-girls/1 |archive-date=18 February 2012 |access-date=6 March 2011 |website=Now Magazine}} During childhood, she impersonated the Spice Girls at dinner parties.{{Cite web |title=Chasing Adele |url=http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/37642734.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUg:oaEQDUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130122142/http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/37642734.html?elr=KArksD%3AaDyaEP%3AkD%3AaUg%3AoaEQDUiD3aPc%3A_Yyc%3AaUU |archive-date=30 November 2011 |access-date=15 January 2009 |website=Minneapolis Star Tribune}} She says she was "heartbroken" when her favourite Spice Girls member, Geri Halliwell aka "Ginger Spice", departed from the group.[http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/280157/adele-geri-halliwell-broke-my-heart "Adele: Geri Halliwell broke my heart"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203204940/http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/280157/adele-geri-halliwell-broke-my-heart |date=3 February 2015 }}. Now Magazine. Retrieved 3 February 2015.Matt Doeden (2013). "Adele: Soul Music's Magical Voice." p. 32. Twenty-First Century Books. Lauryn Hill is also one of her major influences.{{Cite book |last=Doeden |first=Matt |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=txuXAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA61 |title=Adele: Soul Music's Magical Voice |date=1 January 2013 |publisher=Twenty-First Century Books |isbn=978-1-4677-1058-9 |access-date=29 May 2022 |archive-date=13 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913094840/https://books.google.com/books?id=txuXAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA61#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Lockett |first=Dee |title=What Exactly Makes Adele's Voice So 'Once in a Generation' Special? |url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/11/what-exactly-makes-adeles-voice-so-special.html |access-date=11 January 2022 |website=Vulture |date=24 November 2015 |archive-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111022642/https://www.vulture.com/2015/11/what-exactly-makes-adeles-voice-so-special.html |url-status=live }} In a 2011 interview, Adele deemed Hill's record The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill as her favourite album, while also stating "I was analyzing the record for about a month at the age of 8, I was constantly wondering when I would be that passionate about something, to write a record about it, even though I didn't know I was going to make a record when I was older";{{Cite web |last=Darmon |first=Aynslee |date=19 September 2018 |title=Adele Gives Epic Shoutout To Lauryn Hill On 20th Anniversary Of 'Miseducation': 'Thank You For Existing' |url=https://etcanada.com/news/369360/adele-gives-epic-shoutout-to-lauryn-hill-on-20th-anniversary-of-miseducation-thank-you-for-existing/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920022641/https://etcanada.com/news/369360/adele-gives-epic-shoutout-to-lauryn-hill-on-20th-anniversary-of-miseducation-thank-you-for-existing/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 September 2018 |access-date=11 January 2022 |website=ET Canada}} while also thanking Hill "for existing" in a penned letter, that she dedicated in honour of the 20th anniversary of Hill's album.{{Cite web |title=Adele Wrote Lauryn Hill A Lovely Note About 'Miseducation,' Inspiring Other Fans To Share Their Own |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/adele-wrote-lauryn-hill-a-lovely-note-about-miseducation-inspiring-other-fans-to-share-their-own-11991843 |access-date=11 January 2022 |website=Bustle |date=20 September 2018 |archive-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111022637/https://www.bustle.com/p/adele-wrote-lauryn-hill-a-lovely-note-about-miseducation-inspiring-other-fans-to-share-their-own-11991843 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Mizoguchi |first=Karen |date=19 September 2018 |title=Adele Tells Lauryn Hill 'Thank You for Existing' in Honor of 20th Anniversary of Miseducation Album |url=https://people.com/music/adele-lauryn-hill-miseducation-album20th-anniversary/ |access-date=11 January 2022 |website=people.com |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803044656/https://people.com/music/adele-lauryn-hill-miseducation-album20th-anniversary/ |url-status=live }} Growing up she also listened to Sinéad O'Connor,{{Cite magazine |last=Toure |date=28 April 2011 |title=Adele Opens Up About Her Inspirations, Looks and Stage Fright: Pop's biggest voice of 2011 runs on cigarettes, red wine and high-octane heartbreak |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adele-opens-up-about-her-inspirations-looks-and-stage-fright-20120210 |url-status=live |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727071315/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adele-opens-up-about-her-inspirations-looks-and-stage-fright-20120210 |archive-date=27 July 2013 |access-date=1 June 2013}} the Cranberries,{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckQjaUh5Yhw |title=Adele – Chooses the Tracks of My Years—Radio Broadcast 2011 |date=22 May 2020 |publisher=YouTube |place=UK |series=BBC Radio 2 Music Best Bits |access-date=23 May 2020 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/ckQjaUh5Yhw |archive-date=21 December 2021 |url-status=dead |people=Raised On Radio |orig-date=First published 2011}}{{cbignore}} Bob Marley,{{Cite news |last=Bruce |first=Ken |date=3 April 2011 |title=Adele – Tracks of My Years |publisher=BBC Radio 2 |location=UK |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00nfb5x |url-status=live |access-date=23 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029010332/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00nfb5x |archive-date=29 October 2021}} the Cure,Matt Doeden (2013). "Adele: Soul Music's Magical Voice". p. 72. Twenty-First Century Books. Dusty Springfield,{{Cite web |date=14 March 2013 |title=The Highlighter presents – Musical Influences: Adele |url=http://nyunews.com/2013/03/14/adele/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903105023/http://nyunews.com/2013/03/14/adele/ |archive-date=3 September 2013 |access-date=1 June 2013 |publisher=Nyunews.com}} Whitney Houston,{{Cite web |date=12 February 2022 |title=Whitney Houston Honored 10 Years After Her Death with People Special Edition |url=https://people.com/music/whitney-houston-honored-10-years-after-her-death-with-people-special-edition/ |access-date=25 July 2022 |website=People |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326034119/https://people.com/music/whitney-houston-honored-10-years-after-her-death-with-people-special-edition/ |url-status=live }} Aretha Franklin,{{Cite news |last=Loughrey |first=Clarisse |date=16 August 2018 |title=Aretha Franklin death: ... |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/aretha-franklin-dead-dies-today-tribute-twitter-instagram-elton-john-diana-ross-soul-a8494786.html |url-status=live |access-date=29 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706104033/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/aretha-franklin-dead-dies-today-tribute-twitter-instagram-elton-john-diana-ross-soul-a8494786.html |archive-date=6 July 2022}} Celine Dion,{{Cite news |last=Patterson |first=Sylvia |date=27 January 2008 |title=Mad about the girl |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jan/27/popandrock.britawards2008 |url-status=live |access-date=10 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120110927/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/jan/27/popandrock.britawards2008 |archive-date=20 November 2010}} Jeff Buckley, and Annie Lennox.[http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/providing-soundtrack-to-our-lives-annie-lennox-feted-by-tutu-elton-adele.1383635672 "Providing soundtrack to our lives: Annie Lennox feted by Tutu, Elton, Adele"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231213111/http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/providing-soundtrack-to-our-lives-annie-lennox-feted-by-tutu-elton-adele.1383635672 |date=31 December 2014 }}. Sunday Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2014. Gabrielle was an early influence, whom Adele has admired since age five. During Adele's school years, her mother made her an eye patch with sequins which she used to perform as the Hackney-born star in a school talent contest.{{Cite news |last=Husband |first=Stuart |date=25 April 2008 |title=Adele: young soul rebel |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3672957/Adele-young-soul-rebel.html |url-status=live |access-date=23 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528062311/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3672957/Adele-young-soul-rebel.html |archive-date=28 May 2011}}

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After moving to south London, she became interested in R&B acts such as Aaliyah,{{Cite web |date=2 October 2020 |title=Adele: The Full Profile |url=https://raptv.com/artist/adele-the-full-profile/ |access-date=9 January 2024 |website=RapTV |archive-date=9 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109110314/https://raptv.com/artist/adele-the-full-profile/ |url-status=live }} Destiny's Child, Mary J. Blige,{{Cite web |title=Adele: Up close and personal |url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/302/the_futures_looking_rosie_for_adele/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708074331/http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/302/the_futures_looking_rosie_for_adele/ |archive-date=8 July 2011 |access-date=18 August 2011 |publisher=Bluesandsoul.com}} and Alicia Keys.{{Cite web |title=Personalities {{!}} Adele {{!}} Musical Influences {{!}} Flame Tree Pro |url=https://www.flametreepro.com//personalities-adele-musical-influences.html |access-date=9 January 2024 |website=Flame Tree Publishing |archive-date=6 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206072302/https://www.flametreepro.com/personalities-adele-musical-influences.html |url-status=live }} Adele has stated that one of the most defining moments in her life was when she saw Pink perform at Brixton Academy in London. She says: "It was the Missundaztood record, so I was about 13 or 14. I had never heard, being in the room, someone sing like that live [...] I remember sort of feeling like I was in a wind tunnel, her voice just hitting me. It was incredible."{{Cite web |date=23 December 2010 |title=Adele – Defining Moments |url=http://www.spinner.com/2010/12/23/adele-defining-moments/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921054302/http://www.spinner.com/2010/12/23/adele-defining-moments/ |archive-date=21 September 2012 |access-date=29 June 2012 |publisher=Spinner}}{{Cite web |title=Adele Says Hearing Pink Sing Changed Her Life |url=http://socialitelife.com/adele-says-hearing-pink-sing-changed-her-life-12-2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712132830/http://socialitelife.com/adele-says-hearing-pink-sing-changed-her-life-12-2010 |archive-date=12 July 2012 |access-date=29 June 2012 |publisher=Socialite Life}}

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In 2002, 14-year-old Adele discovered Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald as she stumbled on the artists' CDs in the jazz section of her local music store. She was struck by their appearance on the album covers.{{Cite news |last=Newman |first=Melinda |date=1 February 2009 |title=Amy Who? Now, Adele's the One With the Buzz |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/01/30/ST2009013003292.html |url-status=live |access-date=23 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629024345/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/01/30/ST2009013003292.html |archive-date=29 June 2011}} Adele states she then "started listening to Etta James every night for an hour," and in the process was getting "to know my own voice." She has credited Amy Winehouse and her 2003 album Frank with inspiring her to take up the guitar, saying: "If it wasn't for Amy and Frank, one hundred per cent I wouldn't have picked up a guitar, I wouldn't have written 'Daydreamer' or 'Hometown [Glory]' and I wrote 'Someone like You' on the guitar too."{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Hattie |date=26 November 2015 |title=adele interview: world exclusive first interview in three years |url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_gb/article/adele-exclusive-full-cover-story-i-d |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927175948/https://i-d.vice.com/en_gb/article/adele-exclusive-full-cover-story-i-d |archive-date=27 September 2016 |access-date=19 August 2016 |website=Vice}}

Adele has also expressed admiration for Lana Del Rey, Grimes, Chvrches, FKA Twigs, Alabama Shakes, Kanye West, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Frank Ocean, Queen, and Stevie Nicks.* {{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Julie |date=17 November 2015 |title=Adele Clears Up that Beyoncé Duet Rumor |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/11/adele-beyonce-duet-rumor |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205125920/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/11/adele-beyonce-duet-rumor |archive-date=5 December 2015 |access-date=10 December 2015 |website=Vanity Fair}} * {{cite magazine|first=Brian|last=Hiatt|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adele-inside-her-private-life-and-triumphant-return-20151103|title=Adele: Inside Her Private Life and Triumphant Return|date=15 November 2015|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=5 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204190343/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adele-inside-her-private-life-and-triumphant-return-20151103|archive-date=4 December 2015|url-status=live}} * {{cite magazine|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adele-talks-when-we-were-young-jeff-buckley-influence-in-new-interview-20151116|title=Adele Talks 'When We Were Young,' Jeff Buckley Influence in New Interview|date=16 November 2015|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=7 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160905011658/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adele-talks-when-we-were-young-jeff-buckley-influence-in-new-interview-20151116|archive-date=5 September 2016|url-status=live}} * {{cite news |title=Adele praises Britney Spears: 'She is the queen!' |url=https://redcarpet.ca.hellomagazine.com/music/02015112620591/adele-praises-britney-spears-she-is-the-queen |access-date=12 April 2020 |magazine=Hello magazine |archive-date=11 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411205723/https://redcarpet.ca.hellomagazine.com/music/02015112620591/adele-praises-britney-spears-she-is-the-queen |url-status=live }}Sutcliffe, Phil (2015). Queen, Revised Updated: the Ultimate Illustrated History of the Crown Kings of Rock. p. 3. Voyageur Press. In 2017, she described Beyoncé as a particular inspiration, calling her "[the] artist of my life" and added "the other artists who mean that much to me are all dead."{{Cite news |last=Loughrey |first=Clarisse |date=13 February 2017 |title=Grammys 2017: Read Adele's speech in full, 'my artist of my life is Beyonce' |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/grammys-2017-adele-full-speech-beyonce-lemonade-dedicated-a7576966.html |url-status=live |access-date=14 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214150637/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/grammys-2017-adele-full-speech-beyonce-lemonade-dedicated-a7576966.html |archive-date=14 February 2017}} Adele cited Madonna's 1998 album Ray of Light as a "chief inspiration" for her album 25.{{Cite magazine |last=Hiatt |first=Brian |date=15 November 2015 |title=Adele: Inside Her Private Life and Triumphant Return |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adele-inside-her-private-life-and-triumphant-return-20151103 |url-status=live |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204190343/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adele-inside-her-private-life-and-triumphant-return-20151103 |archive-date=4 December 2015 |access-date=5 December 2015}} She stated that the release of 25 and her own comeback was inspired by the enigmatic Kate Bush who in 2014 made a comeback to the stage 35 years after her last live shows from her only tour in 1979.{{Cite news |date=2 December 2015 |title=Adele: Kate Bush inspired my comeback |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/dec/02/adele-kate-bush-inspired-my-comeback |url-status=live |access-date=12 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801024825/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/dec/02/adele-kate-bush-inspired-my-comeback |archive-date=1 August 2016}} Adele mentioned that Max Martin's work on Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble" was the inspiration behind her song "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)", saying: "I was like, 'Who did this?' I knew it was Taylor, and I've always loved her, but this is a totally other side – like, 'I want to know who brought that out in her.' I was unaware that I knew who Max Martin was. I Googled him, and I was like, 'He's literally written every massive soundtrack of my life.' So I got my management to reach out. They came to London, and I took my guitar along and was like, 'I've got this riff,' and then 'Send My Love' happened really quickly."{{Cite web |date=29 November 2015 |title=Taylor Swift Was the Inspiration Behind One of Adele's New Songs |url=https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Adele-Inspired-Taylor-Swift-New-Song-39221967 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011071806/https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Adele-Inspired-Taylor-Swift-New-Song-39221967 |archive-date=11 October 2019 |access-date=13 May 2020}}

Adele's genres include soul, jazz and R&B. Her song topics often address heartbreak and relationship.{{Cite web |title=Interview: Adele—Singer and Songwriter—Blogcritics Music |url=http://blogcritics.org/music/article/interview-adele-singer-and-songwriter/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605110239/http://blogcritics.org/music/article/interview-adele-singer-and-songwriter/ |archive-date=5 June 2011 |access-date=18 August 2011 |publisher=Blogcritics.org}} Her success occurred simultaneously with several other British female soul singers, with the British press dubbing her a new Amy Winehouse, however, Adele called the comparisons between her and other female soul singers lazy, noting "we're a gender, not a genre".{{Cite news |last=Ruggieri |first=Mellisa |date=23 October 2008 |title=In right place, right time with right stuff |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch/170442880/|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |pages=D10 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Pool |first=Hannah |date=11 December 2008 |title=Adele Guardian Interview |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/dec/11/popandrock |url-status=live |access-date=23 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415065356/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/dec/11/popandrock |archive-date=15 April 2014}} AllMusic wrote that "Adele is simply too magical to compare her to anyone."

Adele's second album, 21, shares the folk and soul influences of her debut album, but was further inspired by American country and Southern blues music to which she had been exposed during her 2008–09 tour An Evening with Adele in North America.{{Cite magazine |date=3 November 2015 |title=In the Studio: Adele Goes Country on Fall Disc |magazine=Rolling Stone |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/in-the-studio-adele-goes-country-on-fall-disc-20100723 |url-status=live |access-date=23 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429221328/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/in-the-studio-adele-goes-country-on-fall-disc-20100723 |archive-date=29 April 2012}}{{Cite news |date=3 November 2015 |title=Adele Inspired by Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" |publisher=CMT |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1657301/adele-inspired-by-lady-antebellums-need-you-now.jhtml |url-status=dead |access-date=3 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106032738/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1657301/adele-inspired-by-lady-antebellums-need-you-now.jhtml |archive-date=6 January 2012}} Conceived in the aftermath of Adele's breakup with a partner, the album typifies the near dormant tradition of the confessional singer-songwriter in its exploration of heartbreak, self-examination, and forgiveness. Having referred to 21 as a "break-up record", Adele labelled her third studio album, 25, a "make-up record", adding it is about "Making up for lost time. Making up for everything I ever did and never did." 30 is a collection of pop, soul, and jazz songs. Journalists have described it as Adele's most creative work sonically, expanding on her past works by incorporating dance-pop, gospel and R&B elements.

{{Quote box|width=30%||align=right|style=padding:8px|quote="Clutching a Brits Critics' Choice Award before she'd even released her debut album, Adele had what seems like pre-ordained success, but it never would have happened without her extraordinary voice. Appropriately, her big, smoky pipes enter tonight before she does – singing from the wings, before she suddenly emerges, cackling "Awright Leeds." These first few seconds encapsulate her special connection with the public. A peculiar mixture of the sublime and the mundane. One minute she's adding an eerie tremor to the lyric "Of my world", the next she's explaining to the people pondering aloud just how one might Set Fire to the Rain, that the song was inspired "when mah lightah stopped workin'" in the wet."|source=—Dave Simpson of The Guardian on Adele's voice and down to earth persona.{{Cite news |last=Simpson |first=Dave |date=15 April 2011 |title=Adele – review |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/apr/15/adele-academy-leeds-review |url-status=live |access-date=4 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924045655/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/apr/15/adele-academy-leeds-review |archive-date=24 September 2017}}}}Adele is a mezzo-soprano, with a range spanning from B₂ to C₆. However, Classic FM states she is often mistaken for a contralto due to the application of a tense chest mix to reach the lower notes, while also noting that her voice becomes its clearest as she ascends the register, particularly from C₄ to C₅.{{Cite news |last=Burrell |first=Ian |date=6 November 2015 |title=Adele profile: After two heartbreak albums, can singer's stellar ascent survive the joy of family life? |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/adele-profile-after-two-heartbreak-albums-can-singers-stellar-ascent-survive-the-joy-of-family-life-a6724946.html |url-status=live |access-date=15 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315150713/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/adele-profile-after-two-heartbreak-albums-can-singers-stellar-ascent-survive-the-joy-of-family-life-a6724946.html |archive-date=15 March 2018}}{{Cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Caroline |date=30 October 2015 |title=Adele: the 'regular girl' who became a singing superstar |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/oct/30/adele-25-uk-album-charts |url-status=live |access-date=15 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501210232/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/oct/30/adele-25-uk-album-charts |archive-date=1 May 2018}}{{Cite news |title=Is Adele actually a good singer? |work=Classic FM |url=http://www.classicfm.com/lifestyle/culture/adele-voice-mezzo/ |access-date=30 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331035808/http://www.classicfm.com/lifestyle/culture/adele-voice-mezzo/ |archive-date=31 March 2018}}{{Cite news |last=Kristobak |first=Ryan |date=20 May 2014 |title=Comparing The Top Artists, Past And Present, By Vocal Range |work=Huffington Post |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/20/top-artists-vocal-range_n_5357698.html |url-status=live |access-date=27 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525204912/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/20/top-artists-vocal-range_n_5357698.html |archive-date=25 May 2014}} Rolling Stone reported that following throat surgery her voice had become "palpably bigger and purer-toned", and that she had added a further four notes to the top of her range.{{Cite web |last=Hiatt |first=Brian |date=3 November 2015 |title=Adele: Inside Her Private Life and Triumphant Return |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/adele-inside-her-private-life-and-triumphant-return-37131/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921164401/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adele-inside-her-private-life-and-triumphant-return-20151103?page=2 |archive-date=21 September 2016 |access-date=28 May 2022 |website=RollingStone}} Initially, critics suggested that her vocals were more developed and intriguing than her songwriting, a sentiment with which Adele agreed.{{Cite web |date=22 January 2009 |title=Despite four Grammy nominations, Adele is figuring out how to be herself Westworld 21 January 2009 |url=http://www.westword.com/2009-01-22/music/despite-four-grammy-nominations-adele-is-figuring-out-how-to-be-herself/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122204728/http://www.westword.com/2009-01-22/music/despite-four-grammy-nominations-adele-is-figuring-out-how-to-be-herself/ |archive-date=22 January 2009 |access-date=22 January 2009}} She has stated: "I taught myself how to sing by listening to Ella Fitzgerald for acrobatics and scales, Etta James for passion and Roberta Flack for control."{{Cite news |last=Lopez |first=Korina |date=7 November 2012 |title='Adele: The Biography' hits shelves |work=USA Today |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2012/11/07/adele-biography/1689021/ |url-status=bot: unknown |access-date=26 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324200202/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2012/11/07/adele-biography/1689021/ |archive-date=24 March 2021}}

Adele's singing has received acclaim from music critics. In a review of 19, The Observer stated, "The way she stretched the vowels, her wonderful soulful phrasing, the sheer unadulterated pleasure of her voice, stood out all the more; little doubt that she's a rare singer".{{Cite news |last=Caspar Llewellyn Smith |date=20 January 2008 |title=CD: Adele, 19 | |work=The Observer |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jan/20/popandrock.shopping1 |url-status=live |access-date=20 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102144753/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/jan/20/popandrock.shopping1 |archive-date=2 November 2011}} BBC Music wrote, "Her melodies exude warmth, her singing is occasionally stunning and, ...she has tracks that make Lily Allen and Kate Nash sound every bit as ordinary as they are."{{Cite web |title=Music – Review of Adele – 19 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/6pf9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213124553/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/6pf9 |archive-date=13 February 2011 |access-date=20 February 2011 |publisher=BBC}} Also in 2008, Sylvia Patterson of The Guardian wrote, "Of all the gobby new girls, only Adele's bewitching singing voice has the enigmatic quality which causes tears of involuntary emotion to splash down your face in the way Eva Cassidy's did before her."{{Cite news |title=Mad about the girl |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jan/27/popandrock.britawards2008 |url-status=live |access-date=3 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120110927/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/jan/27/popandrock.britawards2008 |archive-date=20 November 2010}} For their reviews of 21, The New York Times{{'}} chief music critic Jon Pareles commended Adele's emotive timbre, likening her to Dusty Springfield, Petula Clark, and Annie Lennox: "[Adele] can seethe, sob, rasp, swoop, lilt and belt, in ways that draw more attention to the song than to the singer".{{Cite news |last=Pareles |first=Jon |date=20 May 2011 |title=Songs About What Went Wrong, but Performed So Right |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/21/arts/music/adele-sings-songs-from-21-at-the-beacon-theater-review.html |url-status=live |access-date=27 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523161721/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/21/arts/music/adele-sings-songs-from-21-at-the-beacon-theater-review.html |archive-date=23 May 2011}} Ryan Reed of Paste magazine regarded her voice as "a raspy, aged-beyond-its-years thing of full-blooded beauty",{{Cite web |date=22 February 2011 |title=Adele: 21 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/02/adele-21.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020170954/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/02/adele-21.html |archive-date=20 October 2012 |access-date=2 November 2015 |website=Paste Magazine}} while MSN Music's Tom Townshend called her "the finest singer of [our] generation".{{Cite web |title=Album review: Adele – 21 |url=http://music.uk.msn.com/xclusives/adele/article.aspx?cp-documentid=155818465 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330051436/http://music.uk.msn.com/xclusives/adele/article.aspx?cp-documentid=155818465 |archive-date=30 March 2012 |access-date=2 November 2015 |website=MSN Music}} Adele has also been dubbed a "vocal goddess".{{Cite web |last=R |first=Danni |title=5 British Singers Who Prove Adele Is In Good Company |url=https://www.elitedaily.com/music/adele-british-soulful-singers/1361875 |access-date=25 December 2020 |website=Elite Daily |date=4 February 2016}}

In 2011, Adele began a relationship with charity entrepreneur Simon Konecki.{{Cite news |date=29 June 2012 |title=Adele Is Pregnant! |work=Us Weekly |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/adele-is-pregnant-2012296 |url-status=live |access-date=21 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015132021/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/adele-is-pregnant-2012296 |archive-date=15 October 2012}} Their son was born in 2012.{{Cite magazine |last=Letkemann |first=Jessica |date=21 October 2012 |title=Adele Gives Birth to Baby Boy: Reports |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474548/adele-gives-birth-to-baby-boy-reports |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825102537/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474548/adele-gives-birth-to-baby-boy-reports |archive-date=25 August 2016 |access-date=22 July 2016}} On the topic of becoming a parent, Adele said she "felt like I was truly living. I had a purpose, where before I didn't".{{Cite news |last=Bowles |first=Hamish |date=12 February 2016 |title=Adele Had Us Long Before "Hello" |work=Vogue |url=http://www.vogue.com/13393643/adele-march-2016-cover/ |url-status=live |access-date=20 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160217053419/http://www.vogue.com/13393643/adele-march-2016-cover/ |archive-date=17 February 2016}} Adele and Konecki brought a privacy case against a UK-based photo agency that published intrusive paparazzi images of their son taken during family outings in 2013.{{Cite news |date=23 July 2014 |title=Adele's son gets payout in privacy case |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/jul/23/adele-son-payout-privacy-corbis-angelo-adkins |url-status=live |access-date=23 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724083834/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/jul/23/adele-son-payout-privacy-corbis-angelo-adkins |archive-date=24 July 2014}} Lawyers working on their behalf accepted damages from the company in July 2014.{{Cite news |date=23 July 2014 |title=Singer Adele wins damages over paparazzi photos of son |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28439754 |url-status=live |access-date=23 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140723164131/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28439754 |archive-date=23 July 2014}} Adele has also opened up about suffering from postnatal depression, anxiety, and panic attacks.{{Cite news |last=Scutti |first=Susan |title=Adele opens up about her postpartum depression |work=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/01/health/adele-postpartum-depression/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=23 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324102631/https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/01/health/adele-postpartum-depression/index.html |archive-date=24 March 2018}}{{Cite news |date=28 March 2017 |title=Adele emotionally explains why she may never tour again |work=Stylist |url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/people/adele-panic-attack-anxiety-why-never-tour-again-concert-tickets/33141 |url-status=live |access-date=23 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324103739/https://www.stylist.co.uk/people/adele-panic-attack-anxiety-why-never-tour-again-concert-tickets/33141 |archive-date=24 March 2018}}

In early 2017, tabloids started speculating that Adele and Konecki had secretly married when they were spotted wearing matching rings on their ring fingers.{{Cite news |date=3 January 2017 |title=Adele Sparks Marriage Rumors After Singer and Simon Konecki Step Out Wearing New Rings |publisher=Etonline.com |url=http://www.etonline.com/news/206353_adele_sparks_marriage_rumors_after_singer_and_simon_konecki_step_out_wearing_new_rings/ |url-status=live |access-date=5 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309134837/http://www.etonline.com/news/206353_adele_sparks_marriage_rumors_after_singer_and_simon_konecki_step_out_wearing_new_rings/ |archive-date=9 March 2017}} During her acceptance speech at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards for Album of the Year, Adele seemed to have confirmed these reports by referring to Konecki as "my husband" when thanking him.{{Cite news |last=Holcombe |first=Madeline |date=13 February 2017 |title=Adele confirms she's married by thanking her 'husband' at the Grammys |work=CNN |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/13/entertainment/adele-husband-grammys-trnd/ |url-status=live |access-date=5 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216213935/http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/13/entertainment/adele-husband-grammys-trnd |archive-date=16 February 2017}} She repeated this in March 2017, telling the audience at a concert in Brisbane, Australia, "I'm married now".{{Cite news |date=5 March 2017 |title=Adele confirms she is married to Simon Konecki |work=BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/39172292/adele-confirms-she-is-married-to-simon-konecki |url-status=live |access-date=5 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305134241/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/39172292/adele-confirms-she-is-married-to-simon-konecki |archive-date=5 March 2017}} However, in a 2021 interview with British Vogue, she revealed that they actually married in 2018, and separated the same year.{{Cite magazine |last=Hattersley |first=Giles |date=7 October 2021 |title=Adele, Reborn: The British Icon Gets Candid About Divorce, Body Image, Romance & Her "Self-Redemption" Record |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/adele-british-vogue-interview |url-status=live |magazine=British Vogue |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008080326/https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/adele-british-vogue-interview |archive-date=8 October 2021 |access-date=8 October 2021}} During this time, Adele became a stay-at-home mother.{{Cite web |title=Jennifer Lawrence and Adele Surprise Fans by Crashing NYC Gay Bar and Playing Drinking Games |url=https://people.com/movies/adele-jennifer-lawrence-crash-gay-bar-new-york/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324011013/https://people.com/movies/adele-jennifer-lawrence-crash-gay-bar-new-york/ |archive-date=24 March 2019 |access-date=24 March 2019 |website=People}} In April 2019, Adele's representatives confirmed the separation via Associated Press, and affirmed that she and Konecki would continue to raise their son together.{{Cite news |last1=Nelson |first1=Jeff |last2=Merrett |first2=Robyn |date=19 April 2019 |title=Adele and Husband Simon Konecki Split After More Than 7 Years Together |work=People |url=https://people.com/music/adele-simon-konecki-split/ |url-status=live |access-date=20 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420011426/https://people.com/music/adele-simon-konecki-split/ |archive-date=20 April 2019}}{{Cite news |last=Fekadu |first=Mesfin |date=19 April 2019 |title=Rep: Adele, husband Simon Konecki have separated |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/e74bd7473e7c4144941511c9abb564ae |url-status=live |access-date=20 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420011212/https://apnews.com/e74bd7473e7c4144941511c9abb564ae |archive-date=20 April 2019}} On 13 September 2019, Adele filed for divorce from Konecki, with it being finalised on 4 March 2021.{{Cite news |date=13 September 2019 |title=Adele files for divorce from husband Simon Konecki |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49684581 |url-status=live |access-date=13 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913020322/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49684581 |archive-date=13 September 2019}}{{Cite news |last=Hitt |first=Caitlyn |date=4 March 2021 |title=Adele and Simon Konecki Finalize Divorce Nearly 2 Years After Announcing Their Split |work=Us Weekly |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/adele-simon-konecki-finalize-their-divorce-after-nearly-2-years/ |url-status=live |access-date=5 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305035150/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/adele-simon-konecki-finalize-their-divorce-after-nearly-2-years/ |archive-date=5 March 2021}} In 2021, Adele entered into a relationship with American sports agent Rich Paul.{{cite web |last1=Murphy |first1=Nichola |title=Everything Adele has said about £750k engagement ring and secret Rich Paul wedding plans |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/brides/20230228165511/adele-engagement-ring-secret-wedding-plans-millionaire-rich-paul/ |website=Hello Magazine |date=28 February 2023 |access-date=12 April 2023 |archive-date=12 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412151935/https://www.hellomagazine.com/brides/20230228165511/adele-engagement-ring-secret-wedding-plans-millionaire-rich-paul/ |url-status=live }} During her performance in Munich on 9 August 2024, she revealed her engagement to Paul.{{cite web |last1=Murphy |first1=Nichola |title=Adele Confirms Engagement to Rich Paul |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1368449/adele-confirms-engagement-to-rich-paul |website=E! News |date=9 August 2024 |access-date=9 August 2024 |archive-date=13 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913095341/https://www.eonline.com/news/1368449/adele-confirms-engagement-to-rich-paul |url-status=live }}

In 2015, Adele said, "I'm a feminist, I believe that everyone should be treated the same, including race and sexuality". Supportive of the LGBT community, on 12 June 2016, an emotional Adele dedicated her show in Antwerp, Belgium, to the victims of the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States, earlier that day, adding, "The LGBTQ community, they're like my soul mates since I was really young, so I'm very moved by it."{{Cite news |date=14 June 2016 |title=Emotional Adele dedicates show to Orlando |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36519881 |url-status=live |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027160512/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36519881 |archive-date=27 October 2016}}{{Cite magazine |date=14 June 2016 |title=Adele Tears up Honoring the Orlando Victims During Her Belgium Concert: 'They're Like My Soul Mates,' Says the Star of the LGBT Community |url=http://www.people.com/article/adele-honors-orlando-victims-during-concert |url-status=live |magazine=People |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614120226/http://www.people.com/article/adele-honors-orlando-victims-during-concert |archive-date=14 June 2016 |access-date=14 June 2016}}

Adele became an ordained minister to officiate at the wedding of the comedian Alan Carr and Paul Drayton. The wedding, held in January 2018, took place in the garden of her house in Los Angeles, California.{{Cite news |date=3 April 2018 |title=Adele 'got ordained to marry Alan Carr' |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43632598 |url-status=live |access-date=3 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404014036/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43632598 |archive-date=4 April 2018}} On 14 October 2023, during a concert of her Weekends with Adele residency, Adele revealed that she had suffered from "borderline alcoholism" since her 20s and that she had been sober for three months.{{cite magazine|last=Madarang|first=Charisma|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/adele-quit-drinking-says-borderline-alcoholic-1234857390/|title=Adele Says She Was 'Borderline Alcoholic' and Has Quit Drinking|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=18 October 2023|access-date=19 October 2023|archive-date=19 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019034134/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/adele-quit-drinking-says-borderline-alcoholic-1234857390/|url-status=live}}

Adele is a supporter of the Labour Party, saying in 2011 that she was a "Labour girl through and through", and in the same interview was critical of the Conservative Party.{{Cite news |date=5 May 2015 |title=Adele slams David Cameron as a Wally |newspaper=Daily Mirror |issue=29 May 2011 |location=London |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/adele-slams-david-cameron-as-a-wally-131372 |url-status=live |access-date=6 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514065558/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/adele-slams-david-cameron-as-a-wally-131372 |archive-date=14 May 2018}} Adele received backlash for her comments on paying taxes during a 2011 interview with Q. She said, "I use the NHS, I can't use public transport any more, doing what I do, I went to state school, I'm mortified to have to pay 50 percent! Trains are always late, most state schools are shit and I've gotta give you like four million quid, are you having a laugh? When I got my tax bill in from 19 I was ready to go and buy a gun and randomly open fire."{{Cite magazine |date=25 May 2011 |title=Adele Bemoans Tax Bill |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/adele-bemoans-tax-bill |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629224336/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/adele-bemoans-tax-bill |archive-date=29 June 2020 |access-date=27 June 2020 |magazine=Clash}}{{Cite news |date=9 June 2011 |title=Singer Adele sparks online backlash after complaining about paying taxes |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/singer-adele-sparks-online-backlash-complaining-paying-taxes-article-1.127662 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629104546/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/singer-adele-sparks-online-backlash-complaining-paying-taxes-article-1.127662 |archive-date=29 June 2020 |access-date=27 June 2020 |newspaper=New York Daily News}}

In 2012, Adele topped the List of Richest Young Musicians under 30 in the UK, included on the Sunday Times Rich List.{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Sarah |date=12 April 2012 |title=Revealed − Britain's richest young musicians|work=NME |url=https://www.nme.com/photos/revealed-britain-s-richest-young-musicians-1437355 |url-status=dead |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619185234/https://www.nme.com/photos/revealed-britain-s-richest-young-musicians-1437355 |archive-date=19 June 2022}} In July 2012, she was listed at number six in Forbes list of the world's highest-paid celebrities under the age of 30, having earned {{GBP|23|long=no|link=yes}} million between May 2011 and May 2012.{{Cite web |last=Brant |first=Emma |date=13 July 2012 |title=Adele joins Forbes celebrity rich list of under 30s |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/18824543 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910112333/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/18824543 |archive-date=10 September 2013 |access-date=18 September 2014 |website=Newsbeat |publisher=BBC}} For six consecutive years, from 2013 to 2018, Adele topped the List of Richest Young Musicians under 30 in the UK and Ireland as part of the Sunday Times{{'}} annual Rich List.2013–2018 Sunday Times Rich List:

• {{Cite news |last=Sweney |first=Mark |date=11 April 2013 |title=Adele tops young musicians' rich list |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/apr/11/adele-tops-young-musicians-rich-list |url-status=dead |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619185234/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/apr/11/adele-tops-young-musicians-rich-list |archive-date=19 June 2022}}
• {{Cite news |last=Hawksley |first=Rupert |date=15 May 2014 |title=Adele tops music rich list for under-30s |work=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/10833480/Adele-tops-music-rich-list-for-under-30s.html?onwardjourney=584162_c1 |url-status=dead |url-access=subscription |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619185234/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/10833480/Adele-tops-music-rich-list-for-under-30s.html?onwardjourney=584162_c1 |archive-date=19 June 2022}}
• {{Cite news |last= |date=23 April 2015 |title=Adele tops young rich list − again − and Sam Smith joins top 20 |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-32428490 |url-status=dead |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619185234/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-32428490 |archive-date=19 June 2022}}
• {{Cite news |last= |date=21 April 2016 |title=Adele tops young musicians' Rich List after success of '25' album |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-richlist-adele-idUSKCN0XH2XK |url-status=dead |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610173325/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-richlist-adele-idUSKCN0XH2XK |archive-date=10 June 2022}}
• {{Cite news |last= |date=4 May 2017 |title=Adele tops under-30s music rich list as wealth soars by almost 50% over past year |work=The Telegraph |agency=Press Association |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/adele-tops-under-30s-music-rich-list-wealth-soars-almost-50/ |url-status=live |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106075802/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/adele-tops-under-30s-music-rich-list-wealth-soars-almost-50/ |archive-date=6 January 2018}}
• {{Cite news |last= |date=30 October 2018 |title=Adele named richest UK celebrity aged 30 or under |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-46028642 |url-status=bot: unknown |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606172524/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-46028642 |archive-date=6 June 2022}} In 2015, Adele said she declined all sorts of lucrative endorsement offers out of personal choice.{{Cite news |last=Wilkinson |first=Wilkinson |date=16 November 2015 |title=Adele Will Sing Your Birthday For Free |work=Grazia |location=UK |url=https://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/news/adele-will-sing-birthday-free/ |url-status=live |access-date=14 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714203316/https://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/news/adele-will-sing-birthday-free/ |archive-date=14 July 2022}} In 2015, she reported paying £4 million tax in the UK.{{Cite news |last= |date=10 November 2016 |title=Adele paid as much tax last year as Facebook |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-37935957 |url-status=dead |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606184938/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-37935957 |archive-date=6 June 2022}} In July 2016, Adele was ranked number nine on the Forbes list of the 100 highest-paid celebrities in the world.{{Cite news |last=Saul |first=Heather |date=12 July 2016 |title=Taylor Swift, Adele and other Forbes 100 highest-paid celebrities in the world earned $5.1 billion in last year combined |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/taylor-swift-one-direction-adele-forbes-100-richest-celebrities-in-the-world-a7131101.html |url-status=dead |access-date=18 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618214253/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/taylor-swift-one-direction-adele-forbes-100-richest-celebrities-in-the-world-a7131101.html#comments-area |archive-date=18 June 2022}} In November 2016 and November 2017, she was in second place on the Forbes list of the world's highest-paid women in music, earning {{US$|80.5|link=yes}} million and $69 million, respectively.2016 and 2017 Forbes music rich list:
• {{Cite news |last=O'Malley Greenburg |first=Zack |author-link=Zack O'Malley Greenburg |date=2 November 2016 |title=The World's Highest-Paid Women In Music 2016 |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2016/11/02/the-worlds-highest-paid-women-in-music-2016/ |url-status=dead |access-date=18 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025042614/https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2016/11/02/the-worlds-highest-paid-women-in-music-2016/ |archive-date=25 October 2017}}
• {{Cite news |last= |date=20 November 2017 |title=Beyoncé, Adele, Taylor Swift among 'Forbes' highest-paid women in music |publisher=ABC News Radio |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2017/11/20/beyonce-adele-taylor-swift-among-forbes-highest-paid-women-i.html |url-status=dead |access-date=18 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808023524/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2017/11/20/beyonce-adele-taylor-swift-among-forbes-highest-paid-women-i.html |archive-date=8 August 2022}} The Sunday Times Rich List valued her wealth at £125 million in 2017, and she was ranked the 19th UK's richest musician overall whilst being the only woman in the top 20.{{Cite news |last=Trendrell |first=Andrew |date=4 May 2017 |title=Sunday Times Rich List 2017 reveals UK's top 20 wealthiest names in music |work=NME |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sunday-times-rich-list-2017-reveals-uks-top-20-wealthiest-names-music-2065878 |url-status=live |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415054059/https://www.nme.com/news/music/sunday-times-rich-list-2017-reveals-uks-top-20-wealthiest-names-music-2065878 |archive-date=15 April 2021}} Adele owns and operates two companies, Melted Stone Ltd and Melted Stone Publishing.{{Cite news |last= |date=15 October 2019 |title=The huge amount of money Adele earned last year without releasing any music |work=The New Zealand Herald |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/the-huge-amount-of-money-adele-earned-last-year-without-releasing-any-music/S3L2B44XHGSJVPYRRCKDT3VXSI/ |url-status=dead |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609211021/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/the-huge-amount-of-money-adele-earned-last-year-without-releasing-any-music/S3L2B44XHGSJVPYRRCKDT3VXSI/ |archive-date=9 June 2022}} In 2017, she earned $11.2 million in royalties from record sales, after taxes, according to official documents from her companies, without any new album release at the time, and whilst spending her time off.{{Cite news |last=Cohen |first=Jeff |date=5 October 2018 |title=How Adele Earned $11 Million During Her Year Off |publisher=E! |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/974352/how-adele-earned-11-million-during-her-year-off |url-status=bot: unknown |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619160753/https://www.eonline.com/news/974352/how-adele-earned-11-million-during-her-year-off |archive-date=19 June 2022}} On the 2019 Sunday Times Rich List, Adele was valued at £150 million (US$180.5 million) as the 22nd-richest musician in the UK despite not having toured since 2017.{{Cite news |date=9 May 2019 |title=Ed Sheeran tops Adele as Stormzy joins Sunday Times Rich List |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48204955 |url-status=live |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611175234/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48204955 |archive-date=11 June 2019}}

In 2012, Adele and then-partner Konecki purchased a $3.4 million Art Deco villa in Portslade, on the outskirts of Brighton and Hove, which she sold for $3.7 million in 2016. That same year, she bought two houses built side-by-side in Kensington for $7.7 million and $7.3 million, respectively, with the intention of combining them. Adele also bought a home for her mother in West London for around $817,000.{{Cite magazine |last=Chen |first=Joyce |date=11 March 2022 |title=Adele's Houses: Inside Her Impressive Real Estate Portfolio |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/adeles-houses-inside-her-impressive-real-estate-portfolio |url-status=dead |magazine=Architectural Digest |issn=0003-8520 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424163751/https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/adeles-houses-inside-her-impressive-real-estate-portfolio |archive-date=24 April 2022 |access-date=9 July 2022}} In 2013, she temporarily rented Paul McCartney's {{convert|12,000|sqfoot|m2|adj=on}} former mansion for an undisclosed price. In 2015, Adele purchased a $5.2 million Mediterranean-style vacation mansion in Malibu, California, and sold it in 2017 for less than its original purchase price, $4.8 million. She envisioned buying several properties on the same street in a Beverly Hills gated community, beginning with the first home purchased for $9.5 million from Don Mischer in 2016.{{Cite news |last=Casey |first=Brendan |date=24 November 2021 |title=Inside Adele's $41.5 million Beverly Hills real estate portfolio made up of adjoining houses |publisher=REA Group |url=https://www.realestate.com.au/news/inside-adeles-415-million-beverly-hills-real-estate-portfolio-made-up-of-adjoining-houses/ |url-status=dead |access-date=9 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220014219/https://www.realestate.com.au/news/inside-adeles-415-million-beverly-hills-real-estate-portfolio-made-up-of-adjoining-houses/ |archive-date=20 December 2021}}{{Cite news |last=Kiefer |first=Peter |date=16 September 2016 |title=Meet the Former MTV VJ Who Now Sells Multimillion-Dollar Homes to Adele and Emilia Clarke |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/meet-mtv-vj-who-sells-928227/ |url-status=dead |access-date=10 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710144239/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/meet-mtv-vj-who-sells-928227/ |archive-date=10 July 2022}} During her Madison Square Garden tour in September 2016, Adele rented NBA player Deron Williams' Tribeca apartment for three weeks at a monthly rent of $60,000.{{Cite news |last=Lucking |first=Liz |date=20 December 2017 |title=Former NBA Star Deron Williams Relists Manhattan Penthouse for $26 Million |work=Mansion Global |url=https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/former-nba-star-deron-williams-relists-manhattan-penthouse-for-26-million-83918 |url-status=dead |access-date=9 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208214004/https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/former-nba-star-deron-williams-relists-manhattan-penthouse-for-26-million-83918 |archive-date=8 December 2021}} In 2017, she and Konecki purchased a $5.3 million Tudor mansion called Ridge Hill Manor, located in the English countryside on the outskirts of East Grinstead. In 2019 and 2021, Adele bought two more Beverly Hills mansions for $10.65 million and $10 million; the latter was purchased from Nicole Richie and her husband, Joel Madden.{{Cite magazine |last=Chen |first=Joyce |date=17 May 2019 |title=Adele Buys a $10.65 Million Beverly Hills Mansion |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/adele-buys-a-new-beverly-hills-mansion |url-status=dead |magazine=Architectural Digest |issn=0003-8520 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709175446/https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/adele-buys-a-new-beverly-hills-mansion |archive-date=9 July 2022 |access-date=9 July 2022}}{{Cite magazine |last=Dweck |first=Sophie |date=17 June 2021 |title=Adele Buys Next-Door Neighbor Nicole Richie's Beverly Hills House for $10 Million |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/adele-buys-next-door-neighbor-nicole-richies-beverly-hills-house-for-dollar10-million |url-status=dead |magazine=Architectural Digest |issn=0003-8520 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710144240/https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/adele-buys-next-door-neighbor-nicole-richies-beverly-hills-house-for-dollar10-million |archive-date=10 July 2022 |access-date=9 July 2022}} In February 2022, it was reported that Adele had bought Sylvester Stallone's {{convert|21,000|sqfoot|m2|adj=on}} former mansion in Beverly Park, Los Angeles, for $58 million.{{Cite news |last=Flemming |first=Jack |date=6 February 2021 |title=Hot Property: Sylvester Stallone lists Beverly Park trophy estate for $110 million |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/story/2021-02-06/sylvester-stallone-beverly-park-matthew-perry-malibu-kelly-clarkson-encino |url-status=dead |access-date=10 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619160759/https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/story/2021-02-06/sylvester-stallone-beverly-park-matthew-perry-malibu-kelly-clarkson-encino |archive-date=19 June 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Flemming |first=Jack |date=25 February 2022 |title=Adele buys Sylvester Stallone's Beverly Park mansion for $58 million − a deep discount |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/story/2022-02-25/sylvester-stallone-sells-beverly-park-mansion-for-58-million-a-deep-discount |url-status=dead |access-date=10 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714171911/https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/story/2022-02-25/sylvester-stallone-sells-beverly-park-mansion-for-58-million-a-deep-discount |archive-date=14 July 2022}}

Adele has performed in numerous charity concerts throughout her career. In 2007 and 2008, she performed at the Little Noise Sessions held at London's Union Chapel, with proceeds from the concerts donated to Mencap which works with people with learning disabilities.Caroline Sanderson (2013). Someone Like Adele". Chapter 4. p. 1. Music Sales Group. In July and November 2008, Adele performed at the Keep a Child Alive Black Ball in London and New York City respectively.{{Cite web |title=Adele Keep A Child Alive's 5th Annual Black Ball at Hammerstein Ballroom – arrivals New York City |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/photo/adele_2173182 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131124706/http://www.contactmusic.com/photo/adele_2173182 |archive-date=31 January 2013 |access-date=30 December 2012}}{{Cite web |title=Stars Who Give Back |url=http://www.instyle.com/instyle/package/general/photos/0,,20223895_20240462_20543726,00.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819103055/http://www.instyle.com/instyle/package/general/photos/0,,20223895_20240462_20543726,00.html |archive-date=19 August 2014 |access-date=30 December 2012 |website=InStyle}}{{Cite web |title=Adele and Jack Penate attends the Black Ball UK in aid of 'Keep A Child Alive' HIV/AIDS charity |url=http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/adele-and-jack-penate-attends-the-black-ball-uk-in-aid-of-news-photo/81907681 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725012056/http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/adele-and-jack-penate-attends-the-black-ball-uk-in-aid-of-news-photo/81907681 |archive-date=25 July 2015 |access-date=30 December 2012 |website=Getty Images|date=11 July 2008 }} On 17 September 2009, she performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, for the VH1 Divas event, a concert to raise money for the Save The Music Foundation charity.{{Cite news |last=Liwanag |first=Punch |date=20 September 2009 |title=VH-1 Divas returns with new batch |work=Manila Bulletin |url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/221489/vh1-divas-returns-with-new-batch |access-date=20 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905105127/http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/221489/vh1-divas-returns-with-new-batch |archive-date=5 September 2012}}{{Cite web |date=21 July 2009 |title=Adele, Leona Lewis and Kelly Clarkson for VH1 'Divas' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/adele/46246 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628230046/http://www.nme.com/news/adele/46246 |archive-date=28 June 2011 |access-date=8 May 2011 |website=NME}} On 6 December, Adele opened with a 40-minute set at John Mayer's 2nd Annual Holiday Charity Revue held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.{{Cite web |title=Nokia Theatre L.A. Live |url=http://www.nokiatheatrelalive.com/detail.php?section=detail&page=120608_800 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206003538/http://www.nokiatheatrelalive.com/detail.php?section=detail&page=120608_800 |archive-date=6 December 2008 |access-date=18 August 2011 |publisher=Nokia Theatre L.A. Live}} In 2011, Adele gave a free concert for Pride London, a registered charity which arranges LGBT events in London.{{Cite web |date=5 July 2011 |title=Adele Celebrates Gay Pride By Performing at Heaven in London " Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com |url=http://idolator.com/5926232/adele-gay-pride-heaven-london |access-date=22 September 2014 |publisher=Idolator.com}} The same year, Adele took part in the UK charity telethon Comic Relief for Red Nose Day 2011, performing "Someone like You".{{Cite news |date=18 March 2017 |title=Comic Relief: £74.3m total sets Red Nose Day record |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12778593 |url-status=live |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216123119/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12778593 |archive-date=16 December 2018}}

Adele has been a major contributor to MusiCares, a charity organisation founded by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for musicians in need. In February 2009, Adele performed at the 2009 MusiCares charity concert in Los Angeles. In 2011 and 2012, Adele donated autographed items for auctions to support MusiCares.{{Cite news |date=7 February 2009 |title=Stars make a beautiful noise for Neil Diamond at MusiCares Gala |work=Los Angeles Times |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/02/stars-make-a-be.html |url-status=live |access-date=30 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216180854/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/02/stars-make-a-be.html |archive-date=16 February 2013}}{{Cite web |title=Grammy Charity Black Friday Sale Continues Through Dec. 5 |url=http://www.grammy.com/news/grammy-charity-black-friday-sale-continues-through-dec-5 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729052928/http://www.grammy.com/news/grammy-charity-black-friday-sale-continues-through-dec-5 |archive-date=29 July 2013 |access-date=30 December 2012}}{{Cite web |title=Place Your Bids |url=http://www.grammy.com/news/place-your-bids |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085445/http://www.grammy.com/news/place-your-bids |archive-date=19 August 2014 |access-date=22 September 2014 |website=Grammy Awards}} Adele required all backstage visitors to the North American leg of her Adele Live tour to donate a minimum charitable contribution of US$20 for the UK charity SANDS, an organisation dedicated to "supporting anyone affected by the death of a baby and promoting research to reduce the loss of babies' lives".{{Cite web |date=5 December 2011 |title=Adele's Charity Doesn't Extend To Crappy Beers |url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/adele-tour-rider-563891 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412054501/http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/adele-tour-rider-563891 |archive-date=12 April 2019 |access-date=12 April 2019 |website=The Smoking Gun}}

On 15 June 2017, Adele attended a vigil in west London for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire where, keeping a low profile, she was only spotted by a handful of fans.{{Cite news |date=4 December 2017 |title=Adele visits Grenfell Tower site after fire |agency=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40286420 |url-status=live |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217143732/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40286420 |archive-date=17 December 2018}} Four days later she appeared at Chelsea fire station and brought cakes for the firefighters.{{Cite news |date=4 December 2017 |title=Grenfell Tower: Adele makes surprise visit to Chelsea fire station and brings cake |agency=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/grenfell-tower-latest-adele-surprise-visit-chelsea-fire-station-firefighters-tea-cake-a7798471.html |url-status=live |access-date=28 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212215525/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/grenfell-tower-latest-adele-surprise-visit-chelsea-fire-station-firefighters-tea-cake-a7798471.html |archive-date=12 February 2018}} Station manager Ben King stated "She came in, came up to the mess and had a cup of tea with the watch and then she joined us for the minute's silence." Paying tribute to the victims at her first Wembley show on 28 June, Adele encouraged fans to donate money to help the victims of the blaze rather than waste the money on "overpriced wine".[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40440509 "Adele pays tribute to Grenfell victims at Wembley Stadium show"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825021250/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40440509 |date=25 August 2018 }}. BBC. Retrieved 4 December 2017

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has called Adele the "Queen of Soul" for her early success as a soul singer-songwriter,{{Cite news |last=Toombs |first=Mikel |date=22 May 2012 |title=Adele Earns Title Of Soul Queen |page=C.3 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |issn=0745-970X |quote=The reigning queen of soul owned the stage at the packed Royal Albert Hall, highlighting her elegant artistry and dynamic personality in a 93-minute set}} while she was referred to as the "Queen of Hearts" by publications such as Vogue and Vanity Fair.{{Cite news |title=Adele's 30 Is Everything You Want from the Reigning Queen of Hearts—and Much More |work=Vogue |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/adele-30-album-review |access-date=16 November 2021 |quote=As the final track, 'Love Is a Game', concludes in a collision of strings and doo-wop harmonies, one thing's clear: 30 is, at its core, a deeply hopeful album—and it represents a dynamic leap forward for the Queen of Hearts.}}{{Cite news |date=31 October 2016 |title=Cover Story: Adele, Queen of Hearts |publisher=Vanity Fair |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2016/10/adele-cover-story |access-date=31 October 2016 |quote=The Vanity Fair Cover Shoot: Adele, the Queen of Hearts}} In 2014, Adele was already being regarded as a British cultural icon, with young adults from abroad naming her among a group of people whom they most associated with UK culture, which included William Shakespeare, Queen Elizabeth II, David Beckham, J. K. Rowling, The Beatles, Charlie Chaplin, and Elton John.{{Cite news |date=15 November 2016 |title=Shakespeare 'a cultural icon' abroad |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27110234 |url-status=live |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913230807/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27110234 |archive-date=13 September 2014}}{{Cite news |date=3 December 2016 |title=Culture, attraction and soft power |publisher=British Council |url=https://www.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/as-others-see-us-report.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=3 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403042324/https://www.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/as-others-see-us-report.pdf |archive-date=3 April 2017}}

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Richard Russell, the founder of record label XL Recordings, complimented Adele that she had the potential to change the way women were seen in the music industry by focusing on music rather than sexuality.{{Cite web |last=Topping |first=Alexandra |date=29 May 2011 |title=Adele can change how music industry markets female acts, says label boss |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/may/29/adele-change-women-music-business |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=The Guardian}} The New Yorker called her "the most popular living soul singer in the world" at 27-years-old.{{Cite web |last=Petrusich |first=Amanda |date=16 November 2015 |title=The Singularity of Adele's Soul |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-singularity-of-adeles-soul |access-date=15 May 2021 |magazine=The New Yorker}} Writing for Vulture, Jillian Mapes opined that Adele is "among the first plus-size female cultural icons to reach the highest echelons of commercial success without having to make herself the butt of fat jokes along the way".{{Cite web |last=Mapes |first=Jillian |date=24 November 2015 |title=In Praise of Adele, My Fat, Flawless Heroine |url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/11/adele-my-fat-flawless-heroine.html |access-date=15 May 2021 |magazine=Vulture}} Time journalist Sam Lansky described her as "a voice for every generation" and further stated that "Adele bridges pop music's past and its future". Lansky wrote that Adele, by choosing to sound like the past, goes in an opposite direction in mainstream music when her contemporaries "try to sound simultaneously like each other" and follow trends.{{Cite web |last=Lansky |first=Sam |date=21 December 2015 |title=Adele Is Music's Past, Present and Future |url=https://time.com/4155801/adele-story/ |access-date=15 May 2021 |magazine=Time}}

Billboard credited Adele for reviving the music industry in 2011, the year of 21{{'}}s release, and wrote: "She was a unique presence not only in 2011, but in all of the 21st-century pop: a preternaturally gifted singer and songwriter with a leave-it-all-on-the-floor approach to recording and performing—and also an earthy, relatable, and strangely unassuming personality both on and off the stage".{{Cite magazine |last=Unterberger |first=Andrew |date=3 December 2019 |title=2011 Was the Year That... Adele Revived the Music Industry |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8543158/2011-adele-revived-industry-year |magazine=Billboard |access-date=15 May 2021}} Junkee and Consequence of Sound credited her for revitalizing pop music and heralding "a new era of relatable pop" due to the critical and commercial success of 21.{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Sam |date=19 January 2021 |title=How Adele's '21' Heralded A New Era Of Relatable Pop |url=https://junkee.com/adele-21-anniversary/285398 |access-date=15 May 2021 |magazine=Junkee}}{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Christopher |date=24 January 2021 |title=Adele's 21 Brought Sincerity to Pop Music When It Needed It Most |url=https://consequence.net/2021/01/adele-21-anniversary/ |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=Consequence of Sound}} In an article about how music from 2011 defined pop music, Junkee also credited Adele for reviving the breakup ballad music, paving the way for young artists like Olivia Rodrigo to utilize some elements of pop ballads that she did into their own music.{{Cite web |last=Gilligan |first=Eilish |date=18 October 2021 |title=How The Music From 2011 Is Still Defining Pop Today |url=https://junkee.com/2011-2021-music-adele-nicki-minaj/311658 |access-date=9 April 2022}} In a 2021 article from The Daily Telegraph, James Hall wrote that "a new Adele album isn't just a release − it's a global cultural event".{{Cite news |last=Hall |first=James |date=15 October 2021 |title=Adele, Inc: why the music industry is banking on pop's $1.5 million-a-day woman |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/adele-inc-music-industry-banking-pops-millions-a-day-woman/ |url-status=bot: unknown |url-access=subscription |access-date=7 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513215322/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/adele-inc-music-industry-banking-pops-millions-a-day-woman/ |archive-date=13 May 2022}} Rolling Stone writers observed that "She has written more modern pop standards than anyone else in her generation, each single becoming an instant classic."{{Cite magazine |last1=Spanos |first1=Brittany |last2=Rob |first2=Sheffield |author-link2=Rob Sheffield |last3=Paul |first3=Larisha |last4=Kaplan |first4=Ilana |last5=Leight |first5=Elias |last6=Browne |first6=David |author-link6=David Browne (journalist) |last7=Dolan |first7=Jon |date=9 December 2021 |title=Every Adele Song, Ranked |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/every-adele-song-ranked-1268578/send-my-love-to-your-new-lover-1268606/ |url-status=live |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611084030/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/every-adele-song-ranked-1268578/send-my-love-to-your-new-lover-1268606/ |archive-date=11 June 2022 |access-date=11 June 2022}}

Rolling Stone listed Adele at 22nd in their 2023 list of 200 Greatest Singers of All Time{{Cite magazine |date=1 January 2023 |title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/adele-22-1234643178/|access-date=5 October 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone}} while The Times named her as 2nd best singer of the 21st century in their list of 20 best solo singers.{{Cite news |first1=Dan|last1=Cairns|first2=Luz|last2=Wollocombe |title=Ranked: the best 20 solo singers of this century |newspaper=The Times |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/article/ranked-the-best-20-solo-singers-of-this-century-3bxk7zt93 |access-date=23 January 2023 |issn=0140-0460}}

Consequence ranked Adele at number 34 on its list of The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time, describing her voice as "athletic and authentic" and "an unapologetic powerhouse with a knack for tone and an ability to imbue her performances with genuine emotion".{{Cite news |date=11 October 2016 |title=The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time |work=Consequence |url=https://consequence.net/2016/10/the-100-greatest-singers-of-all-time/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229061127/https://consequence.net/2016/10/the-100-greatest-singers-of-all-time/8/ |archive-date=29 December 2021}} In 2019, Insider Inc. listed her among the top artists of the decade, and wrote: "Her artistry and style broke through in a time of ultra club-happy pop music, and paved the way for other artists to break the mold".{{Cite news |last=O'Keeffe |first=Kevin |date=2 December 2019 |title=Adele is the artist of the decade |work=Insider Inc. |url=https://www.insider.com/adele-artist-of-the-decade-2010s-2019-11 |url-status=live |access-date=17 June 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220617225259/https://www.insider.com/adele-artist-of-the-decade-2010s-2019-11 |archive-date=17 June 2022}} Adele and her work have influenced numerous recording artists, including Beyoncé,{{Cite magazine |date=3 June 2011 |title=Beyonce inspired by Adele and Florence And The Machine on new album '4' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/beyonce-275-1284292 |access-date=15 May 2021 |magazine=NME}}

Britney Spears,{{Cite magazine|date=24 November 2011 |title=Britney Spears inspired by Adele|url=https://www.ellecanada.com/culture/music/britney-spears-inspired-by-adele|access-date= |magazine=elle}}

Lauren Daigle,{{Cite web |last=Mier |first=Tomas |date=17 September 2018 |title=How Adele's 'Husky' Voice Inspired Breakout Artist Lauren Daigle to Accept Her Own |url=https://people.com/music/lauren-daigle-look-up-child-album-release/ |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=People}} Billie Eilish,{{cite web |date=1 September 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lnmFDOPtto |title=Billie Eilish Interview - On Thailand, Sustainability, and Adele! {{!}} THE INTERVIEW |publisher=THE STANDARD POP |via=YouTube |access-date=13 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020094900/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lnmFDOPtto |archive-date=20 October 2022 |url-status=live}} Rebecca Ferguson,{{Cite web |date=14 May 2012 |title=Rebecca Ferguson on the pressures to stay slim |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/rebecca-ferguson-on-the-pressures-to-stay-slim-26853200.html |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=Independent.ie}} Jess Glynne,{{Cite web |last=Smyth |first=David |date=23 September 2014 |title=Interview: Mobo shortlisted singer Jess Glynne on being pop's brightest newcomer |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/interview-mobo-awards-shortlisted-singer-jess-glynne-on-being-pop-s-brightest-newcomer-9750333.html |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=Evening Standard}} Conan Gray,{{Cite news |date=18 December 2018 |title=Conan Gray |publisher=Republic Records |url=http://www.republicrecords.com/artists/conan-gray}} {{Cite magazine|date=6 September 2019 |title=Conan Gray Talks "Checkmate," Feeling Inspired By Adele & What To Expect On His "Darker" Debut Album|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/conan-gray-talks-checkmate-feeling-inspired-adele-what-expect-his-darker-debut-album|access-date= |magazine=E! Online}}

Freya Ridings,{{Cite web |last=Seaman |first=Duncan |date=1 August 2019 |title=Freya Ridings on her meteoric rise to fame and her debut album |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/freya-ridings-her-meteoric-rise-fame-and-her-debut-album-1752164 |access-date=15 May 2021|website=The Yorkshire Post}} Harry Styles,{{Cite web|date=6 April 2017|title=HARRY STYLES REVEALS ADELE INSPIRED HIS SOLO MUSIC|url=https://goss.ie/uk-showbiz/harry-styles-reveals-adele-inspired-solo-music-101748|website=goss}}

Sigrid,{{cite magazine |last=Bruner |first=Raisa |date=11 March 2019 |title=Sigrid Brings a Fresh New Sound to Pop—With a Voice that Packs a Punch |url=https://time.com/5548354/sigrid-sucker-punch-interview/ |url-status=live |magazine=Time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214110715/https://time.com/5548354/sigrid-sucker-punch-interview/ |archive-date=14 December 2023 |access-date=9 March 2024}} Sam Smith,{{Cite web |date=9 December 2014 |title='I Look Up To Her' − Sam Smith On Being Inspired By Adele |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/sam-smith/news/adele-inspiration/ |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=95–106 Capital FM}} Tom Walker,{{Cite news |date=5 December 2018 |title='Inspiration is everywhere': An interview with Tom Walker |newspaper=Exeposé |url=https://exepose.com/2018/12/05/inspiration-is-everywhere-an-interview-with-tom-walker/ |url-status=bot: unknown |access-date=11 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919162210/https://exepose.com/2018/12/05/inspiration-is-everywhere-an-interview-with-tom-walker/ |archive-date=19 September 2021}}

Selena Gomez,{{Cite magazine|date=8 January 2023 |title=Selena Gomez Wishes She Wrote Adele's "Hello"|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1112902/selena-gomez-wishes-she-wrote-adele-s-hello|access-date=18 January 2020 |magazine=E! Online}}

Lizzo,{{Cite magazine |last=Wilkes |first=Emma |date=8 January 2023 |title=Lizzo says she wants to play the flute for Adele one day |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/lizzo-says-she-wants-to-play-the-flute-for-adele-one-day-3376721 |access-date=12 February 2023 |magazine=NME}}

and Celine Dion.{{Cite magazine|date=9 March 2025 |title=Celine Dion Shares Star-Studded Photos With Barbra Streisand, Cher and More 'Inspiring Women'|url=https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/celine-dion-shares-star-studded-181150725.html|access-date= |magazine=lifestyle.yahoo}}

{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Adele}}

File: Adele Live 2017 - The FINALE - WEMBLEY Stadium - LONDON - Make You Feel My Love (night 2, June 29th).jpg in June 2017. Adele's concert on 28 June had 98,000 attendees, a stadium record for a UK music event.]]

Adele has sold more than 170 million records worldwide with 70 million in album sales and over 100 million in single sales as of 2022, making her one of the world's best-selling music artists.Sales of over 120 million records:

• {{Cite news |last=Hall |first=James |date=15 October 2021 |title=Adele, Inc: ... |work=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/adele-inc-music-industry-banking-pops-millions-a-day-woman/ |url-status=bot: unknown |url-access=registration |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506212828/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/adele-inc-music-industry-banking-pops-millions-a-day-woman/ |archive-date=6 May 2022}}
• {{Cite news |last= |date=16 October 2021 |title=BBC Radio 2 reveals Adele's 21 is UK's biggest selling album in All-Female Chart Countdown for National Album Day |work=BBC Online |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2021/all-female-chart-countdown-national-album-day |url-status=live |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506204200/https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2021/all-female-chart-countdown-national-album-day |archive-date=6 May 2022}}
• {{Cite news |last=Davis |first=Joanna |date=20 September 2019 |title=One of the world's best tribute acts talks about 'being Adele' ahead of her Weymouth show |work=Dorset Echo |url=https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/17914029.one-worlds-best-tribute-acts-talks-being-adele-ahead-weymouth-show/ |url-status=live |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920101924/https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/17914029.one-worlds-best-tribute-acts-talks-being-adele-ahead-weymouth-show/ |archive-date=20 September 2019}} She is one of the artists who bring the most revenue to the music industry per day.

At the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in 2009, 21-year-old Adele won awards in the categories of Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.{{Cite news |last= |date=9 February 2009 |title=Grammy Awards 2009: The full list of winners |work=The Telegraph |location=London |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/4565685/Grammy-Awards-2009-The-full-list-of-winners.html |url-status=live |access-date=29 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107120245/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/4565685/Grammy-Awards-2009-The-full-list-of-winners.html |archive-date=7 November 2012 |via=Grammy Award}} She was also nominated in the categories of Record of the Year and Song of the Year.{{Cite news |last= |date=4 February 2009 |title=Nominations for the 51st Grammy Awards |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/grammys/2008-12-03-grammy-nominations_N.htm |url-status=live |access-date=29 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624234721/http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/grammys/2008-12-03-grammy-nominations_N.htm |archive-date=24 June 2011 |via=Grammy Award}} The success of her debut album 19 saw Adele nominated for three Brit Awards in the categories of British Female Solo Artist, British Single of the Year and British Breakthrough Act.{{Cite news |last= |date=20 January 2009 |title=Best British breakthrough act |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7841069.stm |url-status=live |access-date=1 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203092038/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7841069.stm |archive-date=3 February 2017}} Then British Prime Minister Gordon Brown sent a thank-you letter to Adele that stated "with the troubles that the country's in financially, you're a light at the end of the tunnel".{{Cite news |last=Wenn |date=9 June 2009 |title=Prime Minister Thanks Adele For Keeping Britain Happy in Dark Times |publisher=Contact Music |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/prime-minister-thanks-adele-for-keeping-britain-happy-in-dark-times_1105885 |url-status=live |access-date=8 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703193636/http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/prime-minister-thanks-adele-for-keeping-britain-happy-in-dark-times_1105885 |archive-date=3 July 2009}}

Adele's second album, 21, earned her a record-tying six Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year; two Brit Awards, including British Album of the Year. Adele was the second artist and first female, preceded by Christopher Cross, to have won all four of the general field awards throughout her career.{{Cite news |last=Morris |first=Chris |date=12 February 2012 |title=Adele's '21' wins album of the year at Grammys |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2012/music/news/adele-s-21-wins-album-of-the-year-at-grammys-1118050159/ |url-status=live |access-date=25 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626164425/https://variety.com/2012/music/news/adele-s-21-wins-album-of-the-year-at-grammys-1118050159/ |archive-date=26 June 2018}} The success of the album saw her receive numerous mentions in the Guinness Book of World Records.{{Cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=14 September 2011 |title=Adele, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber Land New Guinness Records |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1670701/lady-gaga-adele-guinness-book-of-world-records.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923163704/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1670701/lady-gaga-adele-guinness-book-of-world-records.jhtml |archive-date=23 September 2011 |access-date=23 September 2011 |publisher=MTV}} With 21 non-consecutive weeks at number one in the US, Adele broke the record for the longest number-one album by a female in Billboard history, beating the record formerly held by Whitney Houston's soundtrack The Bodyguard. 21 spent its 23rd week at number one in March 2012, making it the longest-running album at number one since 1985,{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=29 February 2012 |title=Adele's '21': Longest-Running No. 1 Album Since 'Purple Rain' |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/503084/adeles-21-longest-running-no-1-album-since-purple-rain |url-status=live |access-date=1 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130220094516/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/503084/adeles-21-longest-running-no-1-album-since-purple-rain |archive-date=20 February 2013}} and it became the fourth-best-selling album of the past 10 years in the US.{{Cite news |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=16 March 2012 |title=Chart Watch Extra: Top Albums Of Last 10 Years |publisher=Yahoo! Music |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-extra-top-albums-last-10-years-181452729.html |url-status=live |access-date=22 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010184351/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-extra-top-albums-last-10-years-181452729.html |archive-date=10 October 2012}} The best selling album in the UK of the 21st century, and the best selling album by a woman in UK chart history, 21 is also the second-best-selling album in the UK of all time.{{Cite web |title=Certified Awards Search |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511120001/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |archive-date=11 May 2011 |access-date=1 March 2011 |publisher=British Phonographic Industry}}{{Cite news |last= |date=4 April 2011 |title=Adele makes music history again with album chart record |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_9440000/newsid_9446200/9446210.stm |url-status=live |access-date=29 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327235640/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_9440000/newsid_9446200/9446210.stm |archive-date=27 March 2012}} 21 was her first album certified diamond in the US.{{Cite magazine |last= |date=27 September 2016 |title=Adele's '25' Hits Diamond Status in Less Than a Year |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7525493/adele-25-hits-diamond-status-10-million-less-than-a-year |url-status=live |access-date=6 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008201419/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7525493/adele-25-hits-diamond-status-10-million-less-than-a-year |archive-date=8 October 2016}} On 6 March, 21 reached 30 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Australian ARIA Chart, making it the longest-running number one album in Australia in the 21st century, and the second longest-running number one ever.{{Cite news |last= |title=Adele's 21 breaks Australian chart record |publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/adeles-21-breaks-australian-chart-record-20120305-1ud5s.html |url-status=live |access-date=29 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710025153/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/adeles-21-breaks-australian-chart-record-20120305-1ud5s.html |archive-date=10 July 2012}} At one point in 2010, a copy of Adele's 21 and 19 albums was sold every seven seconds in the UK

In May 2011, "Team Adele" was ranked number one on The Guardian{{'}}s "Music Power 100" list: "the 100 most influential people in the music industry".{{Cite news |last=Topping |first=Alexandra |date=26 May 2011 |title=Team Adele tops list of Guardian Music Power 100 |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/may/26/adele-guardian-music-power-100 |url-status=live |access-date=18 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514054654/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/may/26/adele-guardian-music-power-100 |archive-date=14 May 2021}} In February 2012, Adele was listed at number five on VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Music.{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=Mark |date=13 February 2012 |title=The 100 Greatest Women in Music |url=http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-02-13/vh1s-100-greatest-women-in-music-complete-list/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303101656/http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-02-13/vh1s-100-greatest-women-in-music-complete-list |archive-date=3 March 2012 |access-date=29 June 2012 |publisher=VH1}} In April 2012, Time magazine named Adele one of the 100 most influential people in the world.{{Cite magazine |last=Pink |date=19 April 2012 |title=Adele – 2012 Time 100: The Most Influential People in the World |magazine=Time |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2111950,00.html |access-date=18 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419072051/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2111950,00.html |archive-date=19 April 2012}}{{Cite web |last=Crookes |first=Del |date=19 April 2012 |title=Newsbeat – Adele joins Time's 100 most influential people in world |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/17766465 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421221632/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/17766465 |archive-date=21 April 2012 |access-date=29 June 2012 |website=Newsbeat |publisher=BBC}} People named her one of 2012 Most Beautiful at Every Age.{{Cite web |last=Quan |first=Karen J. |date=20 April 2012 |title=2012 Most Beautiful at Every Age – Adele |url=http://www.people.com/people/package/gallery/0,,20360857_20360861,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625070730/http://www.people.com/people/package/gallery/0%2C%2C20360857_20360861%2C00.html |archive-date=25 June 2016 |access-date=25 April 2012 |website=People}} Rolling Stone ranked her no. 22 on their list of 200 Best Singers of All Time in 2023.{{Cite magazine |date=1 January 2023 |title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/adele-22-1234643178/ |access-date=5 March 2025 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} On 30 April 2012, a tribute to Adele was held at New York City's (Le) Poisson Rouge called Broadway Sings Adele, starring various Broadway actors such as Matt Doyle.{{Cite news |last= |date=14 March 2012 |title=Matt Doyle, Christina Sajous & More Set for Broadway Sings Adele at Le Poisson Rouge |publisher=broadway.com |url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/160598/matt-doyle-christina-sajous-more-set-for-broadway-sings-adele-at-le-poisson-rouge/ |access-date=20 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619085628/http://www.broadway.com/buzz/160598/matt-doyle-christina-sajous-more-set-for-broadway-sings-adele-at-le-poisson-rouge/ |archive-date=19 June 2013}}

In the week ending 3 March 2012, Adele became the first solo female artist to have three singles in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time with "Rolling in the Deep", "Someone Like You", and "Set Fire to the Rain" as well as the first female artist to have two albums in the top 5 of the Billboard 200 and two singles in the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=23 February 2012 |title=Analysis: How Adele Scored Two Titles Each in the Hot 100 & Billboard 200's Top Five |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/504461/adele-ulation-makes-history-with-hot-100-billboard-200-moves |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129151036/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/504461/adele-ulation-makes-history-with-hot-100-billboard-200-moves |archive-date=29 January 2013 |access-date=23 February 2012}} Adele topped the 2012 Sunday Times Rich List of musicians in the UK under 30,{{Cite news |last=Lane |first=Dan |title=Adele, Cheryl Cole, JLS and Jessie J make Sunday Times' Rich List |publisher=Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/adele-cheryl-cole-jls-and-jessie-j-make-sunday-times-rich-list__2010/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628123744/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/adele-cheryl-cole-jls-and-jessie-j-make-sunday-times-rich-list-1335/ |archive-date=28 June 2012}} and made the Top 10 of Billboard magazine's "Top 40 Money Makers". Billboard also announced the same day that Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" is the biggest crossover hit of the past 25 years, topping pop, adult pop and adult contemporary charts and that Adele is one of four female artists to have an album chart at number one for more than 13 weeks (the other three artists being Judy Garland, Carole King, and Whitney Houston).{{Cite magazine |last= |date=9 March 2012 |title=Music's Top 40 Money Makers 2012 |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/list/502623/musics-top-40-money-makers-2012 |url-status=live |access-date=29 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104093129/http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/502623/musics-top-40-money-makers-2012 |archive-date=4 November 2015}}

At the 2012 Ivor Novello Awards in May, Adele was named Songwriter of the Year, and "Rolling in the Deep" won the award for Most Performed Work of 2011.{{Cite news |last= |date=17 May 2012 |title=Adele wins Ivor Novello Awards double |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18107224 |url-status=live |access-date=17 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517174346/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18107224 |archive-date=17 May 2012}} At the 2012 BMI Awards held in London in October, Adele won Song of the Year (for "Rolling in the Deep") in recognition of the song being the most played on US television and radio in 2011.{{Cite news |date=10 October 2012 |title=Adele wins Song of the Year at BMI Awards |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19894497 |url-status=live |access-date=18 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018065838/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19894497 |archive-date=18 October 2014}} In 2013, Adele won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for the James Bond theme "Skyfall". This is the first James Bond song to win and the fifth to be nominated—after "For Your Eyes Only" (1981), "Nobody Does It Better" (1977), "Live and Let Die" (1973), and "The Look of Love" (1967).{{Cite news |last=Dean |first=Sarah |date=10 January 2013 |title=Oscar Nominations 2013: Adele's 'Skyfall', 'Les Miserables' And Daniel Day-Lewis Lead British Hopes |work=The Huffington Post |location=UK |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/01/10/oscar-nominations-2013-adele-skyfall_n_2446722.html |url-status=live |access-date=10 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113071104/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/01/10/oscar-nominations-2013-adele-skyfall_n_2446722.html |archive-date=13 January 2013}}{{Cite news |last=Furness |first=Hannah |date=10 January 2013 |title=Oscars 2013: Adele nomination saves total Skyfall snub |work=The Telegraph |location=London |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/oscars/9793191/Oscars-2013-Adele-nomination-saves-total-Skyfall-snub.html |url-status=live |access-date=10 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112014512/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/oscars/9793191/Oscars-2013-Adele-nomination-saves-total-Skyfall-snub.html |archive-date=12 January 2013}} "Skyfall" won the Brit Award for Best British Single at the 33rd Brit Awards.{{cite web |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/events/brits/news/2013-british-single-winner/ |title=BRIT Awards 2013: Adele's 'Skyfall' Wins Best British Single With Capital FM |website=Capital FM |last= |date=20 February 2013 |access-date=19 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220084040/https://www.capitalfm.com/events/brits/news/2013-british-single-winner/ |archive-date=20 February 2025 |url-status=live}}

In June 2013, Adele was appointed a MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for services to music, and she received the award from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace on 19 December 2013.{{Cite magazine |last=Bowles |first=Hamish |date=12 February 2016 |title=Adele Had Us Long Before "Hello" |url=http://www.vogue.com/article/adele-march-2016-cover |url-status=live |magazine=Vogue |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223212313/http://www.vogue.com/article/adele-march-2016-cover |archive-date=23 February 2017 |access-date=23 February 2017}}{{Cite news |last= |date=14 June 2013 |title=Birthday Honours: Adele joins Blackadder stars on list |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22904807 |url-status=live |access-date=14 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615015200/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22904807 |archive-date=15 June 2013}} In February 2013 she was named one of the 100 most powerful women in the UK by Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4.{{Cite web |date=1 January 1970 |title=BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour Power list |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qlvb/features/power-list-100 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215063524/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qlvb/features/power-list-100 |archive-date=15 February 2013 |access-date=26 February 2013 |website=Woman's Hour |publisher=BBC Radio 4}}

Released in 2015, Adele's third album, 25, became the year's best-selling album and broke first week sales records in a number of markets, including the UK and the US.{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=28 November 2015 |title=Adele's '25' Official First Week U.S. Sales: 3.38 Million |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6777905/adele-25-sales-first-week-us |url-status=live |access-date=28 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127071838/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6777905/adele-25-sales-first-week-us |archive-date=27 November 2018}} 25 was her second album to be certified diamond in the US and earned her five Grammy Awards, including her second Grammy Award for Album of the Year, and four Brit Awards, including her second Brit Award for British Album. Adele became the only artist in history to, on two separate occasions, win the three general categories Grammys in the same ceremony.{{Cite news |last= |date=15 May 2017 |title=9 Times Women Made Grammy History |publisher=Grammy Award |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/beyonc%C3%A9-alison-krauss-9-times-women-made-grammy-history |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326172913/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/beyonc%C3%A9-alison-krauss-9-times-women-made-grammy-history |archive-date=26 March 2018}} With 15 awards from 18 nominations, Adele won more Grammys than any other woman who was born outside the US.{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=26 November 2019 |title=Beyoncé, Taylor Swift & Lady Gaga Could All Move Up List of Female Artists With the Most Grammys |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8544771/beyonce-taylor-swift-lady-gaga-list-female-artists-grammys-2020 |url-status=live |access-date=26 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205035531/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8544771/beyonce-taylor-swift-lady-gaga-list-female-artists-grammys-2020 |archive-date=5 December 2019}} Adele's seven weeks at the top of the UK Albums Chart took her total to 31 weeks at number one in the UK with her three albums, surpassing Madonna's previous record of most weeks at number one for a female act in the UK. The lead single, "Hello", became the first song in the US to sell over one million digital copies within a week of its release.

At the 2016 Ivor Novello Awards Adele was named Songwriter of the Year for the second time by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors.{{Cite web |last= |title=The Ivors 2016 |url=http://theivors.com/the-ivors-2016/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523012357/http://theivors.com/the-ivors-2016/ |archive-date=23 May 2016 |access-date=8 January 2018 |website=The Ivors}} In April 2016 she appeared for the second time on the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people.{{Cite magazine |last=Lawrence |first=Jennifer |author-link=Jennifer Lawrence |date=21 April 2016 |title=Adele |magazine=Time |url=http://time.com/4298223/adele-2016-time-100/ |url-status=live |access-date=27 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428170128/http://time.com/4298223/adele-2016-time-100/ |archive-date=28 April 2016}} Adele was inducted into the Royal Albert Hall's Walk of Fame in 2018, making her one of the first eleven recipients of a star on the walk.{{Cite news |last= |date=4 September 2018 |title=Adele receives star on the Royal Albert Hall's Walk of Fame |work=ABC News Radio |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2018/9/4/adele-receives-star-on-the-royal-albert-halls-walk-of-fame.html |url-status=bot: unknown |access-date=17 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617144829/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2018/9/4/adele-receives-star-on-the-royal-albert-halls-walk-of-fame.html |archive-date=17 June 2022}} Despite releasing just two albums in the decade (21 and 25), at 36 weeks she had the second most weeks at number one in the UK Album Charts in the 2010s, five weeks behind Ed Sheeran (who released four albums).{{Cite web |last=Aled |title=The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart |work=Radio 1 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/albums |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029232142/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/albums |archive-date=29 October 2010 |access-date=6 August 2019 |publisher=BBC Radio 1}}{{Cite news |last= |title=Official Albums Chart Top 100 |publisher=Official Charts Company |location=UK |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/3/2015-12-03/ |access-date=6 August 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20151129140104/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/ |archive-date=29 November 2015}} Her studio albums 21 and 25 were the top two best-selling albums of the 2010s in the UK.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-50732153 |title=Ed Sheeran named 'artist of the decade' |date=11 December 2019 |work=BBC News |access-date=28 November 2023 |archive-date=11 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211082444/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-50732153 |url-status=live }} In December 2019, Israel's largest TV and radio stations named her singer of the 2010s.{{Cite news |last= |date=31 December 2019 |title=זמרת העשור: אדל |language=he |trans-title=Singer of the Decade: Adele |publisher=Keshet Media Group |location=Israel |url=https://www.mako.co.il/music-Magazine/specials/Article-221e3d75eb65f61027.htm |url-status=live |access-date=4 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204123352/https://www.mako.co.il/music-Magazine/specials/Article-221e3d75eb65f61027.htm |archive-date=4 February 2020}}

In 2021, Adele was named the UK's best-selling female album artist of the 21st century, based on Official Charts Company data.{{Cite web |title=Adele named the UK's Official best-selling female album artists of the century as National Album Day returns for 2021 |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/news-analysis/adele-named-the-uks-official-best-selling-female-album-artists-of-the-century-as-national-album-day-returns-for-2021/ |access-date=11 March 2021 |publisher=British Phonographic Industry}} In May 2022, Time magazine named her for the third time among the 100 most influential people in the world in the "icons" category.{{Cite news |last=Moore |first=Sam |date=24 May 2022 |title=Adele and Japanese Breakfast named on the 'Time 100' list for 2022 |work=NME |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/adele-and-japanese-breakfast-named-on-the-time-100-list-for-2022-3232502 |url-status=live |access-date=26 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524143240/https://www.nme.com/news/music/adele-and-japanese-breakfast-named-on-the-time-100-list-for-2022-3232502 |archive-date=24 May 2022}} As Adele has won Emmy, Grammy, and Oscar Awards, it makes her a Tony Award away from achieving EGOT status as of 2022.{{Cite news |last=Hassan |first=Jennifer |date=9 September 2022 |title=Adele edges closer to EGOT status with Emmy win |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/09/05/adele-emmy-win-egot-club/ |url-status=bot: unknown |access-date=9 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905161115/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/09/05/adele-emmy-win-egot-club/ |archive-date=5 September 2022}} In December 2023, Adele was listed in The Hollywood Reporter's 2023 Women in Entertainment Power 100, and received the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award.{{Cite web |last=O'Connell |first=Mikey O'Connell |date=7 December 2023 |title=The Hollywood Reporter's 2023 Women in Entertainment Power 100 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/most-powerful-women-hollywood-2023/ |access-date=7 December 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

{{Main|Adele discography|List of songs recorded by Adele}}

• 19 (2008)
• 21 (2011)
• 25 (2015)
• 30 (2021)

• An Evening with Adele (2008–2009)
• Adele Live (2011)
• Adele Live 2016 (2016–2017)

• Weekends with Adele (2022–2024)
• Adele in Munich (2024)

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