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

The UK star said she felt ready to release her fourth album, out 19 November, after learning a lot of blistering home truths' in the past three years

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.