Adele, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga release albums: Women dominate the music industry at the end of the year

The world music industry at the end of 2021 became more vibrant than ever with the overwhelming presence of female artists releasing a series of long-awaited albums such as Adele’s “30”, Taylor Swift’s “Red”…

Traditionally, the fourth quarter of each year is when the biggest artists release albums. This year, the world music industry at the end of the year witnessed the domination of women with the expected return of famous names such as Adele, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga.

Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett – Love for sale
One of the first major releases of the fourth quarter of this year comes from the duo of Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett. The two artists have returned with their second collaboration album “Love for sale”. However, this is also the duo’s last album as Bennett is now 95 years old and diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Overall, though, this vibrant album feels like a tender farewell to Bennett’s career.

The album is named after Tony Bennett’s favorite song. Tony recorded the title song in 1957 on the album “The Beat of My Heart” and it can be seen that he arranged it differently from the original with a slow tempo and many thoughts.

“Love for sale” – Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett.

“Love for Sale” is a collection of works by famous composer Cole Porter. Bennett and Gaga are said to have breathed new life into classic American songs. If Lady Gaga is full of originality, hot and dramatic like fire, on the contrary, Tony is calm, steady and a solid foundation for success. That flexible change, like water. The album represents the bond between two people belonging to two generations and two different music genres.

The friendship and musical harmony helped “Love for Sale” receive generally positive reviews from music critics, most of whom praised the chemistry between Bennett and Gaga. The album reached the top 10 album charts in various countries. On the US Billboard 200, “Love for sale” debuted at number 8. Bennett also broke the Guinness World Record for oldest person to release a new album at the age of 95 years and 60 days.

Taylor Swift – Red (Taylor Version)
Last year, Taylor Swift announced an ambitious project: re-recording her first six albums. All in an effort to regain music copyright after the scandal with Scooter Braun shook the American entertainment industry. She released the Taylor version of the album “Fearless” in early 2021 and then quickly won No. 1 on many charts.

In mid-November, Taylor Swift will mark her return with a new version of the album “Red”. This is the second re-recorded album of the female singer born in 1989. “Red” was released by Republic Records and includes 30 songs, including 22 songs from the old album and unreleased songs. In addition, the hit song “All Too Well” was also revealed to be released in a “more complete” 10-minute version.

Taylor Swift releases a new version of her album “Red”.

It is known that most of the songs on the album Red (original version) have the theme of breakup, and she was inspired by her relationship with actor Jake Gyllenhaal. Once considered a talented couple of Hollywood, the two quickly had many conflicts and broke up.

“Red” is scheduled to be released on November 19. However, Taylor Swift announced to postpone the album release date 1 week early right when Adele announced her return to the world music industry after 6 years of absence with the album “30”. Although she did not share the reason for the rescheduling, many rumors say that she did not want to compete with Adele for the number 1 spot on the Billboard 200.

Adele – 30
Adele officially released her fourth studio album titled “30” with 12 songs. International media identified Adele’s album “30” as a return to the century when she continued to collaborate with famous collaborators: music producer Greg Kurstin – who collaborated with Adele on the album 25, musician Max Martin, music producer Inflo, composer Ludwig Göransson – winner of the 2019 Oscar in the category of Best Soundtrack for the blockbuster “Black Panther”…

The album’s producer revealed that Adele “really poured her heart and voice” into “30” because this was a music product recorded to help her 9-year-old son (Angelo Adkins) understand the divorce. parents kiss. “30” is considered an experimental album of “The English Nightingale” when mixing many different music genres. In particular, there will be a sad song.

Adele marked her return after 6 years of absence with the album “30”.

Adele described the album as a narrative about rebuilding her home and heart and overcoming the grief of “the most tumultuous period” of her life. The female singer said she had the idea of ​​making album 30 nearly 3 years ago, when she was ready to face the confusing emotions inside her.

The time of recording album 30 was also the period when “The English Nightingale” discovered herself: “I got rid of the old layers, but also put on many new layers. I understood the importance of good health. healthy spirit. I finally found my emotions again.” Currently, Adele feels at peace and decided to send her new album to the audience.

Adele went on to liken the album to an irreplaceable friend, a most loyal friend during her time of extreme madness and confusion. This friend snuck into her house, took her to get some fresh air, and held her hand at night while she cried. She said: “Step by careful and meticulous step, I have rebuilt this house – myself and my own heart since then, and this album recounts what I have done.”

On October 15, the female singer released her first single titled “Easy on me”. As soon as the song was released, it created a storm, sweeping music charts around the world. In just 24 hours, “Easy on me” beat BTS’s “Butter” to become the song with the most online streams on the Spotify platform. After 24 hours, the song rose to “dominate” iTunes in 75 countries.

After 6 years with many emotional events, Adele will convey the most profound experiences to the audience through her latest music products. Album “30” will be officially released on November 19.

Year-end charts and music awards will become more unpredictable than ever as there is still plenty of time for a number of artists to announce albums before 2022, among them there may be famous names like Cardi B, Camila Cabello, Lizzo and even Beyoncé… Coldplay also just released their 9th studio album “Music of the Speres” which includes the hit “My universe” featuring BTS or Ed Sheeran has planned specific and majestic for the comeback at the end of the year with the album “=”.