Adele’s New Album ’25’ Will Not Stream On Spotify, Apple Music
A representative for the British singer declined to comment.
“If I was sad, if I was confused – which I would say were the running themes for most of my records so far – I’d just go with it”, she said. “We hope that she will give those fans the opportunity to enjoy “25” on Spotify alongside “19” and “21” very soon”, said Spotify’s statement.
“This feels such a long time coming….” Her recent release is expected to break records in the music industry according to Washington Post.
“Love in the Dark:” Adele’s album 21 seemed as though it was mostly about being broken up with, but this theme of 25 seems to be more about being in an unhappy relationship.
Meanwhile, the Guardian declare that they barely see a point in reviewing an album which is going to perform massively well regardless but ultimately, it “dwells too heavily on the past”. Could it become the first album to sell a million copies in more than one week?
However, the 27-year-old star – whose new album “25” is out next week – tries to take Angelo with her as often as possible when she’s travelling. Adele’s 25 hits stores, and while the album is available for purchase on CD through retailers or download through digital music merchants, it’s apparently not being made available on the leading streaming services.
Adele is following in the footsteps of singers like Taylor Swift who won’t offer their music on the streaming service Spotify.
Adele’s new album is being withheld not only from outlets such as Spotify – which has paid and free versions, supported by advertisements – but also those like Apple Music and Rhapsody that do not use the so-called freemium model. “I was so open about what the songs were about before and you know I hurt people’s feelings with that a little bit, being so honest”.
Adele has already admitted in a number of interviews that she started to work on “25” a few years ago, and she flew over to America to lay down the vocals for some tracks, but they just weren’t good enough. “Someone will say, ‘We’re not streaming the record; you have to buy it, ‘ and it’ll p– a lot of fans off. I don’t think anyone has shown you sell more physical copies because you kept it off a service”.
She is not known to shake her body on stage or trash hotel rooms and is marking Friday’s release by singing at Joe’s Pub, a cozy club in New York’s Greenwich Village.