--- ---  # This Is Not a Drill: Adele's _25_ Is Finally Available to Stream  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 23, 2016 5:13 PM UTC  AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - JUNE 01: Adele performs at the Ziggo Dome on June 1, 2016 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Michel Porro/Getty Images) AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - JUNE 01: Adele performs at the Ziggo Dome on June 1, 2016 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Michel Porro/Getty Images)Michel Porro—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 23, 2016 5:13 PM UTC Seven months after [Adele](http://time.com/4366136/adele-tribute-orlando-shooting-victims-belgium-concert/) debuted her album, [_25_](http://time.com/4125035/adele-25-opening-sales/), it will be available to listeners on streaming platforms at 12:01 a.m. on Friday. Representatives for Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Prime and Tidal confirmed the good news to [Billboard](http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7416349/adele-25-finally-headed-streaming-services), while Adele fans in New Zealand and Australia (where it’s already Friday) have already started listening. It appears that the singer has had a change of heart since releasing _25_ only for purchase in November. This was a conscious decision on her part, with Adele telling [_TIME_](http://time.com/4155586/adele-time-cover-story-interview-streaming/) that she felt streaming was “disposable.” “I don’t use streaming,” she said. “I buy my music. I download it, and I buy a physical \[copy\] just to make up for the fact that someone else somewhere isn’t. It’s a bit disposable, streaming,” she added. “I know that streaming music is the future, but it’s not the only way to consume music… I can’t pledge allegiance to something that I don’t know how I feel about yet.” This sentiment helped Adele sell 3.38 million copies in her first week on the charts, which might have sweetened her approach to streaming now. Adele Releases Album '25' on Streaming Services ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4379950/adele-25-streaming/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4379950/adele-25-streaming/"},"headline":"This Is Not a Drill: Adele's 25 Is Finally Available to Stream","datePublished":"2016-06-23T17:13:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:33:42.000Z","description":"After seven long months","url":"https://time.com/4379950/adele-25-streaming/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Music","streaming","Adele"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7e53d2d5b6384bbd/6988992b0b72e367ac6e9ec3/adele-25-streaming.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7e53d2d5b6384bbd/6988992b0b72e367ac6e9ec3/adele-25-streaming.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Adele Performs At The Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam","caption":"Adele Performs At The Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam","creditText":"Michel Porro—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4379950/adele-25-streaming/","name":"This Is Not a Drill: Adele's 25 Is Finally Available to Stream"}}]}] ```