Adele’s ’25’ won’t be available on Spotify or Apple Music

Apple said it was “thrilled” to offer 25 for download on iTunes.

Yet amid that downward slide, Adele emerged among a handful of artists capable of selling enormous numbers of records.

Stereogum speculated that the album could show up on streaming services later on, something that “her worldwide label XL has deployed a similar strategy for [with] lower-profile releases like Vampire Weekend’s Modern Vampires Of The City”.

However, in July Swift agreed to put the album on Apple Music, days after it did an about-face and agreed to pay artists during a free trial of its new streaming music service.

A statement from Spotify said: “We love and respect Adele, as do her 24 million fans on Spotify”. “We’ve also made this album available with AutoRip, so Amazon customers can get a free MP3 version of this highly anticipated record when purchasing the album in CD or vinyl format”.

Adele arguably needs streaming services less than any previous holdouts. Billboard reports that Columbia has shipped 3.6 million physical copies of the album to be in stores on Friday. You couldn’t pick a more flawless producer than Danger Mouse for River Lea, an organ-fueled sizzler in the vein of Florence and the Machine.

Crupnick credits Adele with temporarily arresting the decline in USA album sales overall.

“The future of growth in the music industry is dependent on paid streaming”, Goldman said.

“I did a Kim Kardashian”, the singer said in an interview with etalk.ca. “Adele singlehandedly helped change the trajectory”.

So why, after all these years, is this album the one drawing so much hype? But for fans who like to stream their music, this news could be nearly as emotionally devastating as listening to “25” in the first place.

Adele invariably had her pick of the world’s songwriters for such an eagerly awaited album.

Despite the announcement by Spotify, 25’s lead single “Hello”, is available on the service.

Blessed with a surefire hit, record industry executives keep to a simple mantra: don’t mess with the fans. “How can we believe in your music if we don’t believe in you?”

Coinciding with the albums release, Adele is in full promotion mode.

“A lot of people conform their records to fit a radio format because they’re afraid they won’t get played”. Taylor’s albums still aren’t there, but she’s taken more of a stand about it. Adele hasn’t said anything….