Nearly six years after her smash-hit album 25 in 2015, Adele released her long-awaited album 30 on Friday – and it's infused with lyrics about heartbreak, self-forgiveness, and liberation.

As Adele releases her fourth album into the world ... there’s no denying the impact of her music. For Cristina, 30, from Birmingham, seeing Adele perform live brought all of those things ...

Adele will release her fourth album, 30, on Nov. 19 Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and her work has previously ...