Adele is famed for drawing on her own personal experience with heartbreak in all three of her studio albums.
But amid the divorce process between Adele, 32, and Simon Konecki, 46, the When We Were Young hitmaker has agreed not to pen any hits about him as a sign of "respect", a source tells The Sun.
The source told the outlet: "Heartbreak has helped Adele shift records over the years but this split is quite different.
"They're both aware their son Angelo should be protected and that's why Adele has agreed not to sing about their relationship. Her new album will have a different sound anyway, so it hasn't bothered her too much that Simon quietly expected her to keep their relationship out of her music."
The source said: "It's a show of respect."
Following the release of her hugely successful debut album 19, Adele told The Sun that the inspiration behind the profound ballads asked her for royalties.
She said at the time: "He really thought he'd had some input into the creative process by being a p****. I'll give him this credit - he made me an adult."
Last month, US Weekly reported that the former couple, who share eight-year-old son Angelo, had agreed on a divorce settlement nearly two years after they announced they were separating back in April 2019.
On January 15, Adele filed a judgment packet with the court after the pair each represented themselves in the case.
As per US Weekly, the divorce will not officially go through until a judge signs off on the deal.
Adele and Simon have decided to resolve the issue of the split of community property and debts through mediation.
The singer filed for divorce in September 2019. Initial documents showed that the pair both requested joint custody and visitation of their son.
In the spring of last year, they signed a confidentiality agreement in relation to the details of the case.
The Grammy award-winner and her former partner made their debut as a couple back in January of 2012. They welcomed a baby nine months later and several years after that, they got married in May of 2018.