Adele's '25' set to break one-week U.S. album sales record

Ariel Lynch

01:21 | Tuesday, Nov 24, 2015

So Adele's people have no plans to stream her 25 album-at least for now. The singer has not commented directly on her decision, but on Friday she made a brief comment on her social media accounts about the release. The more sonically interesting soundscapes paired with her soothing emotive vocals and dramatic flair make "25" her best work yet, easily outshining the Motown-inspired soul jams of her previous albums.

Reuters quoted Tyler Goldman of streaming music service Deezer, as saying, "She's benefiting from paid subscriptions, but she's using this as an opportunity to try and sell more CD's or downloads". So although I can't say incredible things about this album now, I have a lot of faith in Adele and even in 25. "Whether or not Adele is courageous enough to make a radical reinvention, the album shows enough progression to anticipate the further growth of her sound".

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