Adele’s “25” album is here! Have you listen to it?

92 alongside Adele. With a new Coldplay album to follow, the record industry hopes that the CD market could even return to growth in 2015.

The thing is, when you’re already paying for a Spotify membership (mainly because you forgot to cancel it after the first free month, but details), having to buy an album as well is a bit of a kick in the teeth/bank account.

Adele’s new album, “25”, was released worldwide on Friday; industry analysts are expecting it to be the biggest album release of the year even though it will not be on streaming services like Apple Music, Spotify and Deezer.

“Stacey Lee Richards, a vocalist and Adele tribute act, said: “‘I thought she was odd and unusual looking, but I didn’t want to judge her.

The “Hello” singer has donned a disguise to audition as an Adele impersonator for her BBC special. But neither does it just replicate the likes of “Someone Like You”; Greg Kurstin’s orchestral production adds a few weight to the proceedings, evoking greatness on its own. However, just a year after, Adele said that she is just taking a break.

The first single from the record, Hello, broke download and viewing records when it was released last month. She first led the list with her last album, 21, which spent 24 nonconsecutive weeks atop the list – most weeks at No. 1 for an album by a woman.

Judging from the decision by Adele and her team, it looks like the hugely successful singer decided there was more to be lost than gained by releasing “25” to a streaming service.

She explores her pop side in different ways than exhibited on “Rumour Has It” and “Rolling in the Deep” with “Send My Love”, an offering from Martin, the wizard behind smashes for everyone from ‘N Sync to Katy Perry.

“I love Lana Del Rey, I love her very, very much”. As a personal NSYNC fan, I’m going to argue that “This I Promise You” packs a similar emotional punch, but am willing to admit that Adele should have everything she wants. Artists such as Taylor Swift, Beck, Patrick Carney of the Black Keys, and Thom Yorke of Radiohead have spoken out against Spotify, in particular, because of what they say is small compensation for the artists in exchange for Spotify serving their music.

Yet Adele nonetheless is carrying the hopes of the music industry. The song could easily be about Adele’s 3-year-old son, Angelo, but can be co-opted for a dear friend or, really, anyone you care deeply about.

Alexis Petridis, writing in the Guardian, said the album’s success was a foregone conclusion, but its content was patchy. They’re the big ballads of the album, the songs you wouldn’t attempt singing, because only Adele can pull off the somewhat restrained, but mostly powerful vocals that these songs need.