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‘Absolute mess and inner turmoil’: Adele details anticipated new album 30

‘Absolute mess and inner turmoil’: Adele details anticipated new album 30
After a slow drip-feed of information – the name of her new single, an unprecedented two simultaneous covers of Vogue in the US and the UK – Adele has officially confirmed the release date of her fourth album.
30 will arrive on 19 November – as fans had guessed when Taylor Swift pulled her latest release forward a week from 19 November to 12 November, presumably to avoid a clash with another pop titan.
In a statement accompanying the announcement, Adele said: “I was nowhere near where I’d hoped to be when I first started [30] nearly three years ago. Quite the opposite actually. I rely on routine and consistency to feel safe, I always have. And yet there I was knowingly – willingly even – throwing myself into a maze of absolute mess and inner turmoil.”
— Columbia Records (@ColumbiaRecords) October 13, 2021
Adele and her ex-husband, charity CEO Simon Konecki, divorced in 2019. Speaking to Vogue, Adele intimated that they had been separated long prior to the split becoming public. The former couple have a nine-year-old son.
Now 33 years old, Adele wrote that she had “learned a lot of blistering home truths” about herself in the past three years. “I feel like I’ve finally found my feeling again. I’d go as far as to say that I’ve never felt more peaceful in my life. And so, I’m ready to finally put this album out.”
30 is preceded by the single Easy on Me, due for release this Friday. A brief clip of the song teased online suggested a return to Adele’s trademark balladry – but it remains to be seen whether that is a red herring.
She likened the album to the type of friend who appears during trying times with bottles of wine, good advice, comfort, impromptu trips out and surprise gifts of magazines and face masks – “to make me feel loved while inadvertently reminding me not only what month it actually was, but that I should probably exercise some self-care!”
She wrote that she had “painstakingly rebuilt my house and my heart since then and this album narrates it”.
In August 2020, Adele credited self-help author Glennon Doyle’s book Untamed: Stop Pleasing, Start Living with transforming her life. “I am so ready for myself after reading this book!” she wrote on Instagram. “It’s as if I just flew into my body for the very first time.” Speaking to Vogue, she explained that exercise had helped her through the profound anxiety that she had experienced in recent years.
30 will be Adele’s first album solely for Columbia Records. Her earlier albums were released in partnership between Columbia and UK independent label XL Recordings.
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Asake’s father cries out for help amid health crisis

Fatai Odunsi, father of popular Nigerian singer Asake, has publicly appealed for financial assistance after suffering from a partial stroke.Nigerian real estate investment opportunities
In a video circulating on social media, Odunsi alleged that his son, Asake, had neglected him since his illness began in March 2022.
He claimed that despite several attempts to reach the singer, he had not received any response.
“The last time I set my eyes on him was March 2022 when my sickness started. If I called Asake, he won’t pick. Please help me, it is your help that I need,” he said.
Odunsi is now calling on Nigerians to support him with funds for his medical treatment.
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I have forgiven Baba Tee for sleeping with my wife – Ijoba Lande

Actor and skit maker, Ganiyu Kehinde Morufu, popularly known as Ijoba Lande, says he has forgiven his colleague Babatunde Tayo, aka Baba Tee, for sleeping with his wife, Dara.
Lande recently accused Baba Tee of sleeping with his wife. Baba Tee initially denied the allegation but later admitted to having a “short” sexual experience with Dara.
Baba Tee had asked for Lande’s forgiveness, claiming he was not aware that Dara was married.
Responding to his plea, Lande said he has forgiven Baba Tee.
In a video message shared via his social media, Lande said, “Thank you so much everyone for your concern and your support. And I want to use this opportunity to say Baba Tee, I have forgiven you from the bottom of my heart. I swear to Almighty Allah.”
Lande revealed in an interview with media personality Daddy Freeze that he has eight videos of other men sleeping with his estranged wife, Dara, aside his colleague, Baba Tee, who recently admitted sleeping with her.
He noted that it was so painful watching the men have rough sex with his wife.
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Burna Boy clinches new Platinum Certification in France

Nigerian singer, Burna Boy, has earned the prestigious Platinum SNEP Certification in France for his featured vocals on French-Congolese singer Dadju Nsungula’s hit single “Donne-moi l’accord”.
Although the collaboration was released in 2019, it has continued to resonate strongly with listeners.
This achievement marks yet another major milestone for Burna Boy, who has been steadily cementing his status as one of the most sought-after global features in the music industry.
The Grammy-winning had earlier in the year 2025, earned an RIAA gold certification for his song ‘Alone’ , one of the songs off the ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ soundtrack album.
The “African Giant” crooner had also broken new ground as the first artiste to appear on the cover of the newly launched Billboard France Magazine, marking a historic moment for African music.
With this latest platinum certification, Burna Boy has now achieved six RIAA certifications and four solo plaques, reinforcing his position as one of Africa’s leading global music icons.
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