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Adele has broken the record for first-week album sales in the US, vindicating her strategy of withholding the release from streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music. Ravi Mattu asks Robert Cookson, the FT's digital media correspondent, how she did it and whether it's a tactic others might follow. Music: "Hello" from Adele's album '25' by XL Recordings  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.