The Adele takeover is upon us. I for one welcome our new Adele overlord. As I discussed yesterday – which was the whole point of the post, even if some Taylor Swift fans are butthurt about it – Adele’s single “Hello” is smashing every record out there, many of the records set by Taylor Swift in particular. Not only did Adele break Taylor’s Vevo record for most-watched video in a 24-hour period, the single broke Spotify streaming records, and it’s on track to make history as the most downloaded song in America in a one-week period.

Adele’s album, 25, doesn’t even come out until November 20th and it’s already breaking pre-order records too, because ADELE. The day after Adele’s album drops, she will be appearing on Saturday Night Live. This won’t be her first time on SNL – she appeared on the show in 2008 for her first album, 19, and she hit iTunes’ #1 spot the next day. At this point, it’s not even like Adele NEEDS to promote the album. She just has to release it and it will break all of the records. But I enjoy the fact that she’s still going to shill like a normal artist anyway. On the November 21st episode of SNL, Adele is only going to be the musical guest. Matthew McConaughey is the host. But I would imagine that the writers will try to work Adele into a few skits, don’t you?

It was widely reported that Adele had inked a deal for a series of exclusives with NBC, with the SNL appearance being one of the big ones. It’s also believed that she’ll perform on the Tonight Show and perhaps do an interview/performance on Today. In addition to the American leg of her promotional tour, it was just announced that she’ll sit down for an hour-long special on BBC One with Graham Norton. It will be taped in front of a live audience on November 2, and I’m assuming it will air before Adele’s appearances in America. The special will be called “Adele at the BBC” and she’s jazzed about it: “I can’t wait. Graham and I get on great so it’s going to be a laugh.” Back in 2011, Adele appeared on the Graham Norton Show and that episode is still hilarious and amazing to watch. Everyone on the couch and everyone in the audience just fell in love with her.

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