Adele reunited with Kurstin, a long-time collaborator and friend, which allowed her to feel as though she "could say anything, sing anything, and they wouldn't judge me. I Drink Wine" is a gospel-oriented power ballad, addressing Adele's divorce and shedding her ego before regaining the ability to love again.

On 18 October 2020, Adele confirmed she would be hosting the 24 October episode of Saturday Night Live, reinvigorating fans' hope that new music would be imminent. The next day, Adele officially announced a 15 October release for the album's lead single, " Easy On Me", with a clip of its music video on her social media accounts. The latter is a piano torch ballad, [32] on which Adele addresses her divorce and pleads for forgiveness and understanding from her son, [33] [34] ex-husband, [35] [36] and herself. Adele had begun working on the album in 2018 and collaborated with producers such as Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, Inflo, Tobias Jesso Jr. Adele's 30 Sends Vinyl Pressing Plants Into Overdrive, While LP Shortages Leave Many Artists Chasing Pavements".On the weekend of 1 October, a series of advertising hoardings and projections displaying the number "30" appeared in various locations across the globe, with reports that it could be tied to Adele's forthcoming studio album, 30. Inspired by a number of personal themes, ranging from her divorce to the scrutinies of fame and travails of motherhood, ‘30’ sees her team up once again with the production team of Greg Kurstin, Max Martin and Shellback, who all worked on her previous effort ‘25’. Adele, Justin Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo, Drake and The Weeknd Top MRC Data's 2021 Canadian Year-End Report". Adele Floats Through a Forest, Flirts with 'Insecure' Star Kendrick Sampson in 'I Drink Wine' Video". V. Club considered 30 Adele's homage to Amy Winehouse and a "thank you" for her impact: "As Winehouse did on Back To Black, here Adele also navigates the grief that comes with breaking the ties of love, washing herself in heartache.

All Night Parking" posthumously credits American jazz pianist Erroll Garner as a featured artist, making it the first song on a standard Adele album to have a featured artist credit. Originally a 15-minute song, inspired by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, "I Drink Wine" was written by Adele to express her remorse for not being present for a close friend and was later cut short following label feedback. During the conception of her third studio album, 25 (2015), Adele wrote enough material for what she believed could be three or four albums.All 12 tracks from 30 charted on the Billboard Hot 100 following its release, with six of them in the top 40. The song is about a partner who is not willing to move on from his previous relationship and lets it cloud his current one. To Be Loved" is also a piano ballad, on which Adele explains her divorce to her son and hopes to find a path to true happiness.

Unlike 25, 30 was made available on streaming services the same day as its release on physical formats. Early on in the promotion for 25, Adele revealed that she planned to stop naming albums after her age.Adele's sum of chart entries rose from 14 to 25, tying her with Billie Eilish as the female artist with the third-most entries on the chart in 2021. The album opens with "Strangers by Nature", a cinematic song featuring organs, strings and mournful lyrics. Adele received criticism for this, however, subsequent reports stated it "probably wasn't [Adele's] fault". ventes en une semaine : avec "Civilisation", Orelsan bat tous les records et devance largement Adele" [138,929 sales in one week: with "Civilization", Orelsan breaks all records and is well ahead of Adele]. Midway through its third week, 30 had sold over a million pure copies in the US, becoming the first 2021 album to reach the milestone.

ranked at number two on the 2022 Billboard 200 Year-End chart, as well as number one on the 2022 Billboard Top Album Sales Year-End chart. It debuted at number one on New Zealand Albums Chart and was certified gold within its first week, spending seven additional consecutive weeks in the position.debuted at number one in Germany, and with "Easy on Me" being at number one on the German Top 100 Singles chart, Adele became the first female artist to occupy the number one slots on the single and album charts thrice there simultaneously. Adele received four nominations at the Brit Awards 2022, winning three: British Album of the Year for 30, Song of the Year for "Easy on Me", and Artist of the Year.