Adele’s heartfelt new single Easy on Me wins praise from Lil Nas X and Alicia Silverstone: ‘You always make me cry’

Attracting more than half a million views within an hour of the song being uploaded, the emotional ballad is the singer's first release in six years

Adele has finally released a much-anticipated new single, Easy on Me - with a film clip that attracted more than half a million views within an hour of being uploaded to YouTube.

After a six-year hiatus for the 15-time Grammy-winning singer, the song is the first track from her fourth album, 30, due out on 19 November, which reflects the inner turmoil" she experienced after her divorce from Simon Konecki in 2019.