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ĭuring the conception of 25, Adele wrote enough material for what she claimed could be three or four albums. 30 won British Album of the Year at the 42nd Brit Awards, making Adele the first solo artist in history to win the honour three times. Boosted by the album, Adele was the third best-selling artist of 2021 globally. 30 was the world's best-selling album of the year for 2021, with 5 million copies sold within the year. In the US, it was Adele's third consecutive Billboard 200 number-one album and the year's best-seller as well. The album reached number one in 24 territories, including the UK where it opened with the highest first-week sales for an album by a female artist since Adele's own 25 and became the best-selling album of 2021 in the country. In addition, a Las Vegas concert residency titled Weekends with Adele was scheduled for 20 January–16 April 2022, and two back-to-back concerts are scheduled for 1 and 2 July 2022 at British Summer Time Hyde Park in London. An extensive marketing campaign was used to promote 30, including a CBS television concert special Adele One Night Only that aired in the United States on 14 November 2021, and an ITV special called An Audience with Adele in the United Kingdom on 21 November 2021. The second single, " Oh My God", charted in the top five in Europe and North America. The lead single, " Easy on Me", was released on 15 October 2021 it topped the charts in 27 territories. It appeared on the 2021 year-end best-albums lists from various publications. Upon release, 30 was met with widespread critical acclaim for its cinematic instrumentation, vocal performances, and honest, introspective lyricism. American jazz pianist Erroll Garner appears on the track "All Night Parking" as a guest act, marking the first time an artist is featured on a standard album by Adele. It has been described as Adele's most creative work sonically, expanding on the sound of Adele's past works by incorporating dance-pop and gospel music elements. Musically, 30 is a pop, soul, and jazz record. Adele wrote 30 between 20 with producers such as Greg Kurstin, Max Martin and Shellback, all of whom worked on 25 as well new collaborators include Ludwig Göransson, and Inflo of the English band Sault. As her return to music after a six-year hiatus since the release of her third studio album 25 (2015), 30 centres on Adele's divorce, motherhood, fame, heartache, acceptance, and hope. 30 is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Adele, released on 19 November 2021 by Melted Stone and Columbia Records.