Adele on not streaming '25': 'I believe music should be an event'

Before releasing her album on November 20, the British singer blocked the album from being streamed.<br />At the time, fans and the music world were curious about the decision, but Adele is finally explaining why.<br />"I believe music should be an event," Adele told Time.<br />"I don't use streaming.<br />I buy my music.<br />I download it, and I buy a physical copy just to make up for the fact that someone else somewhere isn't."<br />Adele also said that she feels streaming is "a bit disposable," adding "I know that streaming music is the future, but it's not the only way to consume music.<br />I can't pledge allegiance to something that I don't know how I feel about yet."<br />The singer continued by saying that she was "proud of her decision" to not stream the album.