"Everything has been done before" is a straw man. Yes, no current mainstream artist has single-handedly invented a genre or musical concept. But there is such a thing in pop music as individuality and carving out a niche for oneself that sets you apart from the rest of the pack.
She's not my fave but I'll use Rihanna for example.
Within seconds of hearing it, you know for a fact that this song is a Rihanna song. The reggae-fused island style, her vocal inflections, etc. are all unique to her within the pop landscape. Did she invent reggae? No. But throughout her career she's managed to set herself apart from other pop artists by showcasing her unique qualities as a vocalist and upholding a "bad girl" mystique.
Adele's discography consists of pop ballads with simple piano or guitar instrumentation that are designed to show off her vocal ability. That's it. Her lyrics are standard love/loss tales and don't consist of strong wordplay (21 however is leagues ahead of her other two albums in that regard). If any other artist had released Hello, it would have gone unnoticed. Her voice sounds good in the studio and she emotes sadness pretty well, and thus it elevates her weak material, but that's all she's got going for her. Nothing about her stands out as an artist. She rode the wave of British soul that Amy started and then treaded into middle of the road balladeering. Heck, if she had committed to being a full on Amy-lite vintage soul singer complete with a jazz band, at least she'd be more interesting than her current bland musical persona. She seems like a warm, fun person, I really don't know why she bogs down her music so much. Obviously it's working for her due to her sales, but it remains boring.
I can't believe Beyoncé was stupid enough to use white men for her album that was "meant for black women!!!!!1111".
That just adds on to the fact that she never cared for the black community in the first place.
The media doesn't view Adele as a deity like they do with Bey, like wyd?
Also, you can drag Adele without all of her fans wishing death upon you and your entire family.
the way the media describes Adele, you would think she had a powerful Whitney-esque voice, Prince's musicianship, Joni Mitchell's songwriting capabilities
I got to give it to her though, she managed to create this image that has fooled lots of people.
Beyoncé is way more talented than Adele. It's irrelevant if one writes their music and the other does not when one's output is boundary-pushing gender-bending controversy-inducing art while the other makes pleasant but middling basic and mass-produced sap ballads. Beyoncé is a better singer anyway.
And I'm not even gonna touch the performance aspect because by that Beyoncé is one of the most talented people ever.
She has actual statistics to back ti up. Numbers aren't biased.