Adele enlists Xavier Dolan for new music video Hello

Adele's much-anticipated forthcoming album will have a Canadianconnection, with Quebec filmmaker Xavier Dolan enlisted to direct the music video for her first single.

Adele's record label, XL Recordings, announced Thursdaymorning that her new album 25 will be released Nov. 20 and that Dolan has directed the music video for the track Hello, which was shot in Montreal and will debut Friday.

Dolan, the award-winning filmmaker behind J'ai Tu Ma Mre (I Killed My Mother), Heartbeats,Laurence Anyways, Tom at the Farmand Mommy, is known for his sumptuous use of music in his movies and has previousexperience in the music video realm.

In 2013, the outspoken young actor, screenwriter and director sparked headlines and discussion about censorship for his controversial video for French alt-rock group Indochine's song College Boy, in which he depictedthe increasingly violent bullying and the eventual crucifixion andshooting of a teen boy.

Teasing fans with tidbits

Adele has been teasing fans with tidbits about her new album, 25, all week.

• Adele confirms 25 album release with revealing essay online
• Adele teases fans with snippet of new song in advertisement

On mobile? Click here to see Adele's personal essay.

Adele's last album was 2011's 21, whichsold more than 30 millionalbums worldwideand won six Grammy Awards,including album of the year.The British singer followsa pattern of naming her albums for her age at the time she created them: herdebut album was 19.

Adelegave birth to her first son, Angelo, in October 2012 and subsequentlywon an Oscar, Grammy,Golden Globe and Brit Award for her James Bond theme to 2012'sSkyfall.