SHE has made a habit of disappearing for years between albums, but ADELE isn’t waiting quite so long until she drops her next record.
I’ve learned the British superstar has secretly been writing and recording new music for the past year after being inspired by finding love with her American sports agent fiance Rich Paul.
Those close to her say she has penned her most uplifting and positive songs ever and is in talks about dropping a surprise album later this year.
That could see her emulate the success of her idol Beyonce — ten years after the US star dropped her self-titled album without warning.
It could tie in with Adele’s return to Las Vegas, after Bizarre revealed how she would be extending her Weekends With Adele residency in Sin City from June to November.
The record would follow 30, which came out less than two years ago, which had been her first album in six years.
A source said: “Some of 30 was actually recorded before the pandemic hit so Adele was sat on the record for ages during lockdown.
“Since then her life has totally transformed. She has gone from rock bottom to being madly in love and wants the world to know it.
“Her music reflects that and the next album will be her most optimistic ever. She won’t be the queen of heartbreak ballads for much longer.”
Adele first met Rich at a mutual friend’s birthday party before officially getting together in summer 2021.
It is her first relationship since the end of her seven-year relationship with her ex-husband Simon Konecki, who she had son Angelo with.
In February 2022 Adele stunned fans by showing off a gigantic engagement ring at the Brit Awards, where she picked up three gongs.
Adele gushed: “I’ve never been in love like this. I’m obsessed with him. I definitely want more kids. I’m not married. I’m just in love. I’m as happy as I’ll ever be. I might as well be married.”
Speaking on stage at what was set to be her final show in Las Vegas last month, Adele confirmed she will play 34 more dates from June until November at the 4,000 seater Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
Adele said: “I am coming back for a few weeks in June and I’m going to film it and I’m going to release it to make sure that anyone who wants to see this show can see it.”
Hopefully she will have a few new songs to add in next time she steps on stage.
ANNE HATHAWAY is gearing up to play a singer in a new film and, in this feathered mini-dress, she looks set to fly high in the charts.
The actress was at a Bvlgari event in Tokyo on Monday, following the news she has been cast in the movie, called Mother Mary.
She will play a pop star in the drama, which will follow her relationship with a famous fashion designer, played by I May Destroy You actress and writer Michaela Coel.
There is bound to be plenty of catchy songs, as Charli XCX is writing tracks for it.
FAMILY favourite Disney animation Moana is being remade as a live-action movie.
Dwayne Johnson, who voiced demigod Maui in the original seven years ago, will reprise his role, although it is yet to be confirmed whether other voice actors, including Nicole Scherzinger, who brought Sina to the screen, will return.
Dwanye – whose mum is Samoan – said of the film, based on an island in ancient Polynesia: “This story is my culture, and this story is emblematic of our people’s grace, mana and warrior strength.
“I wear our culture proudly on my skin and in my soul, and this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reunite with Maui, inspired by the spirit of my late grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia, is one that runs very deep for me.”
DERMOT KENNEDY is the final headliner for All Points East Festival. The Irish musician, who scored his second No1 album with Sonder last year, will top the bill in East London’s Victoria Park on August 27.
The Paradise singer will be joined on the line-up by Olivia Dean, SG Lewis, Aurora and James Vincent McMorrow. Tickets go on sale at 10am tomorrow.
COLEEN ROONEY had a special man by her side as she turned 37 – no, not her husband Wayne, but her favourite pop star, Lewis Capaldi.
She celebrated her big day by jetting out to Washington DC, where former Man United and England ace Wayne is working as the head coach for DC United.
He whisked Coleen off to see Lewis perform there and they had the picture above taken backstage. She is a devoted fan, having seen him live in Manchester in 2020.
Coleen wrote on Instagram: “Amazing birthday, thanks for a great night @lewiscapaldi. Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone.”
Lewis’s documentary How I’m Feeling Now has dropped on Netflix today, so that will give her something to watch on the plane home.
JADE THIRLWALL might need more than a stiff drink after reading the accounts for her South Shields bar and nightclub Arbeia.
The Little Mix singer launched the venue in 2019 and it has racked up debts of £548,000.
Jade, who is worth an estimated £17.5million, ploughed some of her money into the venture but it has so far struggled to become a success after being forced to shut during lockdown.
Paperwork at Companies House, where all UK firms are registered, shows the company’s debts increased by £150,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, which is around £3,000 a week in losses.
A source said: “The hospitality industry was brought to its knees by Covid and is still recovering, so it has been a hard time.
“The bar struggled for a while but things have bounced back since then and they are on the up.
“The next set of accounts won’t make anyone wince, all going well.”
The bar was opened under the name Red Door months before the lockdowns happened, and Jade partied there with a load of her celebrity pals.
She later changed the name where she still occasionally drops by for a dance.
Now that the hospitality industry is up and running again, it should be thriving soon, just like Jade.
TOM GRENNAN has admitted he is a nightmare at karaoke because he hogs the microphone.
Despite regularly getting the chance to sing his own tunes on stage, he said he relishes the chance to show off at any opportunity.
The Lionheart singer admitted: “I’m the worst for karaoke on holiday.
“I see a karaoke machine, grab the mic and I’ll be on it all night. But the thing is with me and karaoke, I don’t go half measures, I fully go for it.”
Speaking on the Life’s A Beach podcast, he added: “Everyone’s like, ‘You’re wicked,’ but after the third one it’s like, ‘Mate, you’re showing off now’.
“My missus is then pulling off the mic and I’m like, ‘No, they love it!’”
Now is a big star Tom can afford luxury holidays, but he will be hoping they are better than a stag do which he once went on in the US.
He confessed: “I went on a stag do in Vegas… I don’t know if it was nice. I didn’t sleep for five days.”
Yikes.
