BEST BRITISH ALBUM
Having single-handedly lifted the UK’s music industry from a post-recession gloom back in 2011 — by shifting 31 million copies of her album, 21 — this year, Adele consolidated her position as a British singer/songwriter/diva worthy of sitting alongside many of the great queens of music, from Taylor Swift to Mariah Carey. After much speculation, 25, her third album, arrived to universal accolades from the media, scoring five-star reviews from Entertainment Weekly, The Daily Telegraph and Rolling Stone. It proved that the Make You Feel My Love singer was no one-album wonder, but a bona fide legend in the making.
An unmistakable champion of the British music scene, Adele is also one of Tottenham’s finest ambassadors: her Carpool Karaoke with James Cordon — coupled with a colossal international tour, have showcased her inimitable character and humour.