The
UK star said she felt ready to release her fourth album, out 19 November, after learning ‘a lot of blistering home truths’ in the past three years
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After a slow drip-feed of information – the name of her new single, an unprecedented two simultaneous covers of
Vogue in the US and the UK – Adele has officially confirmed the release date of her fourth album.
30 will arrive on 19 November – as fans had guessed when
Taylor Swift pulled her latest release forward a week from 19 November to 12 November, presumably to avoid a clash with another pop titan.