Adele is expected to make $100 million from her appearance on Oprah Winfrey’s talk-show show.
Just six days are left for her highly anticipated fourth album 30. However, the global star, aged 33, has already proven that music does not have to be the only means of making a living.
Adele’s One Night Only interview with the 67-year-old airs on American channel CBS on Sunday evening and the show, made by James Corden’s company Fulwell 73, has completed a revenue share deal to be syndicated around the world.
Deal: Adele is set to generate ‘$100million for her appearance with Oprah Winfrey’ – a two-hour special that will feature her first new material in six years (airing Sunday 13 November on American channel CBS)
According to reports in The Mirror, the CBS show could generate more than $100million (over £74million) with Corden’s firm expected to take a cut.
This two-hour special will showcase the first new songstress in six decades. An insider claimed that CBS paid at least $5 million, possibly as high as $7 million, to premiere the interview.
Technically she might say that the interview was free but the song performance on the show is a payment for her performances. According to a source, TV networks all over the world pay significant amounts of money for their territories. This will translate into millions of dollars in revenue.
Pals: According to reports in The Mirror, Adele: One Night Only could generate more than $100million (over £74million) with James Corden’s (pictured in 2016) firm expected to take a cut
Source continued, “The fees for syndication could exceed $100million.” For Adele, it’s a simply fantastic piece of business – you promote your new record and take home a nice little earner on top.’
MailOnline reached out for comments to James and Adele.
Actor-turned-presenter James, 43, owns Fulwell 73 with five other people and the company also produced An Audience With Adele, which will air on ITV on November 21.
For the special across the pond, the Easy On Me hitmaker spoke to Oprah at her Montecito home – the same venue where the producer quizzed Harry and Meghan in March.
Chat: For the special across the pond, the Easy On Me hitmaker spoke to Oprah at her Montecito home – the same venue where the producer quizzed Harry and Meghan in March.
That eagerly anticipated interview became the forefront of bidding wars between broadcasters, amounting to tens of millions of dollars – and was syndicated to 70 countries.
Adele gave a glimpse of her upcoming interview and said that it was difficult to adjust to the life as a single parent, and she felt exhausted.
Adele will speak out about the split she had with Simon Konecki as well as its impact on Angelo.
Star: Actor-turned-presenter James, 43, owns Fulwell 73 with five other people and the company also produced An Audience With Adele, which will air on ITV on November 21
The star spoke out about the inspiration for Hold On in Friday’s teaser video.
The verse to the song is: “I am such an mess, and the harder that I try I regress.
‘Everyday, it feels like my road might suddenly open up to swallow me whole. Why do I feel so tiny when I can’t feel …’?
Asking her about the inspiration for the emotional tune, Oprah, 67, pried: ‘Another new song on the album is titled Hold On, the lyrics of this song are so brutally honest, it sounds like you were in the dark, dark, dark hours there.
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Divorce – Adele confirmed previously that her new album, 30, which will be out on November 19th, is heavily inspired her 2019 divorce proceedings from Simon (pictured 2013).
Adele replied: “Oh, thank you.” If I felt the words in the verse were too strong, my friends would say “hold on”, and so did mine. The struggle to continue was too exhausting.
“It is a process, the divorce process, the transition to being a single-parent, and the decision not to see your child everyday wasn’t the plan I had when becoming a mother.
“The act of being there for yourself each day. The process of showing up every day while still managing a house or a business.
She continued, “So many people know what I mean and I manage all those things. Sometimes I feel like it’s too much.
“And trying to keep moving forward, but not trying to escape it without a purpose. I was unable to walk on all the concrete.
Coming up: The two-hour special will feature the pop songstress’ first new material in six years