For Beyoncé's Renaissance tour Es Devlin designed a spherical portal â a 50-foot wide aperture â from which the star, her dancers and musicians could emerge and withdraw between songs. Es Devlin/Thames & Hudson hide caption
Adele
In the controlled stillness of a theater stage-managed to match her songs' swirling moods, Adele seems to have found her place at last. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for AD hide caption
Adele posted a video on her Twitter on Thursday, apologizing for needing to postpone her Las Vegas show. Screenshot by NPR/Twitter hide caption
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Adele's fourth studio album 30 finds the singer reflecting on her divorce. Columbia Records hide caption
"We don't create albums with so much care and thought into our track listing for no reason," Adele tweeted on Saturday. CBS Photo Archive/CBS via Getty Images hide caption
A close listen to Adele's new album, 30, reveals a wealth of jazz connections. TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
NPR Music critic Ann Powers writes that Adele's new album, 30, "engages with the world â through lyrics that trade adolescent romanticism for genuine self-examination." Her new album, 30, is out now. Simon Emmett/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Adele's long-awaited 30 tops NPR Music's picks for the best albums out on Nov. 19. Simon Emmett/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Adele sings in front of Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles during a televised concert to promote her fourth album, 30, which chronicles the aftermath of her divorce in ways that take subtle chances with the star's signature cathartic style. Cliff Lipson/Getty Images hide caption
Host Adele during the Saturday Night Live monologue on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images hide caption
Tank And The Bangas perform a Tiny Desk concert on Mar. 6, 2017. (Niki Walker/NPR) Niki Walker/NPR hide caption
SsingSsing performs a Tiny Desk Conert on June 27, 2017. (Claire Harbage/NPR) Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Maren Morris performs perform a Tiny Desk Concert on Feb. 16, 2017. (Claire Harbage/NPR) Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Beyoncé performs onstage during Coachella on April 14, 2018. Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption