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At Adele's Vegas residency, intimacy is the ultimate luxury

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At Adele's Vegas residency, intimacy is the ultimate luxury

March 20, 2023 • The pop star has always been an uneasy match for the demands of touring. In the controlled stillness of a Las Vegas theater, she may have finally found her place.

Kirk Franklin's favorite Tiny Desk concerts

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Kirk Franklin's favorite Tiny Desk concerts

February 24, 2022 • As part of our Black History Month celebration, we asked the Grammy-winning gospel singer to tell us about his favorite performances.

Adele postpones Vegas show in tearful post, saying half of her team is out with COVID

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Adele postpones Vegas show in tearful post, saying half of her team is out with COVID

January 20, 2022 • Weekends with Adele was originally set to run from Jan. 21 to April 16. The singer announced that the Las Vegas residency was postponed due to COVID issues.

Morgan Wallen and Adele topped music sales in 2021, according to a year-end report.

January 6, 2022 • Albums by Wallen and Adele were the top sellers of 2021, according to MRC Data and Billboard's annual tally. Other findings: audio on-demand streaming soared, and sales of vinyl outpaced CDs.

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The Best Music Of 2021: NPR Staff Picks

NPR Music 2021 Staff Picks: Cat Sposato

December 16, 2021 • Our Alt.Latino intern shares her favorite albums and songs of 2021.

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Poll results: NPR listeners pick the top albums of 2021

December 10, 2021 • See what our listeners picked as the top 20 albums released in 2021.

Poll results: NPR listeners pick the top albums of 2021

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Tiny Desk Playlist: Zazie Beetz and David Rysdahl's favorite Tiny Desk concerts

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Tiny Desk Playlist: Zazie Beetz and David Rysdahl's favorite Tiny Desk concerts

December 3, 2021 • Actors Zazie Beetz and David Rysdahl pick their favorite Tiny Desk concerts, and the ones that made them first fall in love with the series.

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NPR Music's 50 Best Albums of 2021 (20-11)

December 1, 2021 • NPR's annual list of the year's best albums is full of work by musicians who hit career peaks, discovered their voices or willed something new into reality.

With '30,' Adele unleashes another blockbuster

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With '30,' Adele unleashes another blockbuster

December 1, 2021 • Adele is one of the most successful artists of her generation. Her last two records combined sold more than 25 million copies and both won Album Of The Year at the Grammys. Now, the U.K. pop star has put out her fourth studio album 30, which finds Adele reflecting on her divorce with songs that don't shy away from emotional vulnerability or deep melancholy.

With '30,' Adele unleashes another blockbuster

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Adele asked Spotify to remove the default shuffle button for albums, and they obliged

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Adele asked Spotify to remove the default shuffle button for albums, and they obliged

November 21, 2021 • The singer believes "our stories should be listened to as we intended." She requested the change for the release of her new album, 30, and Spotify replied with a tweet reading, "Anything for you."

The jazz dalliance on Adele's '30' runs deeper than a sampled groove

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The jazz dalliance on Adele's '30' runs deeper than a sampled groove

November 19, 2021 • From the harmonic intrigue of "My Little Love" to a track sampling the late pianist Erroll Garner, Adele's latest album is filled with subtle connections to jazz.

Adele talks coming back to Earth at '30'

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Adele talks coming back to Earth at '30'

November 19, 2021 • Morning Edition's Rachel Martin talks to Adele about her latest album and the growing pains of growing older.

Adele talks coming back to Earth at '30'

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New Music Friday: The top 7 albums out on Nov. 19

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New Music Friday: The top 7 albums out on Nov. 19

November 19, 2021 • Adele's long-awaited 30 tops NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out this week, along with new ones from Snoop Dogg, Makaya McCraven, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and more.

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Rumor has it Adele broke the vinyl supply chain

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Rumor has it Adele broke the vinyl supply chain

November 18, 2021 • We're in the midst of a vinyl boom and chains like Walmart have been cashing in. But so have stars like Adele, who reportedly pressed over 500,000 records for her new album, "30." Today on the show, has Adele really clogged the fragile vinyl supply chain, or should we go easy on her?

Rumor has it Adele broke the vinyl supply chain

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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

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