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[Kaladin]

A full seven months since its retail release on Nov. 20, Adele's 25 is finally headed to streaming services. Reps for Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Prime and Tidal all confirmed that the singer's record-breaking third album will be available for streaming at midnight tonight (June 23).

The move is the first time that the full album will be available for streaming across any platform; to date, just the singles "Hello," "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" and "When We Were Young" have been available on Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal. Her previous two albums, 2011's 21 and 2008's 19, are available for streaming now, though 21 was also withheld from streaming services upon its initial release.

The decision is an about-face for the famously streaming-shy Adele, who called streaming music "a bit disposable" in a December 2015 TIME cover story. “I know that streaming music is the future, but it’s not the only way to consume music,” she continued in the interview. “I can’t pledge allegiance to something that I don’t know how I feel about yet.”

Now, it seems, she may have come to a decision. Of course, barring her album from streaming hasn't stopped her fans from hearing it; against all industry trends, 25 broke the single-week sales record upon its release, selling 3.38 million albums in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music. That shattered the previous record, set by *NSYNC's No Strings Attached in 2000, which sold 2.42 million copies in its first week.

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7416349/adele-25-finally-headed-streaming-services

I held off buying this one, glad I did. Can't wait to finally hear it on Spotify.

 

[Smellycat]

To be honest the album sold a lot, and I liked it. However, none of the songs besides Hello made an impact.

 

[Hard]

Good. I'll give it a listen tonight.

 

[teruterubozu]

To be honest the album sold a lot, and I liked it. However, none of the songs besides Hello made an impact.

And Hello was available for streaming.

 

[rrc1594]

To be honest the album sold a lot, and I liked it. However, none of the songs besides Hello made an impact.

Yeah the album came and went

 

[Alphahawk]

I've never really been a fan of hers, to be honest. "Hello" just sticks out like a sore thumb whenever it comes on the radio and I have a hard time seeing what people see in it. Not my type of music, I guess

 

[Fix-It Felix. Jr.]

AOTY. I have a few Spotify playlists that could use some tracks from 25.

 

[CazTGG]

To be honest the album sold a lot, and I liked it. However, none of the songs besides River Lea made an impact.

Fixed.

 

[Borgnine]

Finally I can listen to Hello at home instead of every other second of the day.

 

[MANUELF]

This will help for sure on europeans countries where Spotify is like 95% of the charts, at least is coming earlier than 21

 

[DR2K]

Waiting on the superior Lemonade. I'm not sorry.

 

[TheAbsolution]

Her new single "Send my Love" is good but yeah. That album came and went.

 

[MANUELF]

To be honest the album sold a lot, and I liked it. However, none of the songs besides Hello made an impact.

Yeah the album came and went

Her new single "Send my Love" is good but yeah. That album came and went.

Thats what happens when over 20 million already have your album, and is still in the top 10 of the best selling albums 8 months after release

 

[G-Unit]

Too late

 

[Renekton]

Yeah the album came and went

So perfect time to put up on streaming for residual revenue.

Very lucky I don't like the genre, too many self-important stars there like her and Swift.

 

[ShdwDrake]

Its also on Google Play fyi.