5.27.12 News and Freshtival in D.C.

TODAY ADAM HEADLINES FRESHTIVAL



Adam Lambert To Headline 94.7 Fresh FM’s “Freshtival” May 27th At Gaylord National!



Mark your calendar for Sunday, May 27th for the first annual “Freshtival” at the Gaylord National Resort at National Harbor!

JUST ANNOUNCED!! Purchase your FRESHtival Day tickets now for only $30 plus fees for a limited time only! Click here to purchase!

Headlining the “Freshtival” this year: Adam Lambert along with special guest stars Scars on 45!

American Idol alum Adam Lambert is no stranger to DC. He was just in Washington for an intimate performance with 94.7 Fresh FM listeners at the Hamilton. 947freshfm.cbslocal.com/2012/04/27/adam-lambert-to-headline-94-7-fresh-fms-freshtival-may-27th-at-gaylord-national/



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The Power of Pop
5/27/2012 by NoAngel

One of the album's biggest contributions is that it's not just an accomplished collection of songs, but that it showcases the power and versatility of pop music. Yes, pop music can be fun, and yes, it can be highly stylized, but behind its glossy facade, pop music can also capture powerful emotions that people far and wide can relate to with great ease and apply to their own world of experience…. Lambert perfectly understands the power of pop and uses the ever-evolving genre to his full advantage. ~ArjanWrites
Source: www.arjanwrites.com/arjanwrites/2012/05/adam-lambert-trespassing.html

Let's face it—pop music gets a bad rap. Inherently commercial, it is music designed for the masses and is generally seen as less valid, less artistic, less meaningful than other genres. By definition pop music is meant to be popular, and as in any art that which is popular is maligned by both critics and connoisseurs.

While there are plenty of Adam fans who love pop music, there are also many who much prefer other genres and love Adam's music despite his chosen genre rather than because of it. This mindset gets no judgment from me. I'm the world's most awful snob when it comes to books, and my friends know better than to recommend a popular novel to me if they want to avoid a ranty rant about pop lit.

However, pop music, when at its best, has value beyond the sum of its manufactured parts. And for Adam, as Arjan implies, it is possibly the most perfect genre with which he can share his message.

By the most basic definition, pop music is meant to appeal to the masses. The emphasis is on rhythm, catchy hooks, and simple repetitive lyrics. Pop music makes you want to dance and there is something very primal about that. Humans have been coming together to move in unison to a pulsing rhythm long before there was anyone around to write snobby music reviews about it. Dancing together to repetitive beats unites us not only to our ancestors but to those who share the modern dance floor. While we sweat and sway to the music, we find ourselves dancing next to people who may be nothing like us on the surface but who are very much the same once we look past their labels. And isn't that exactly Adam's message? That we all love the same, we all cry the same, we all feel the same… underneath.

Pop music is about a shared experience. It is trendy and current and accessible. Everyone is welcome and no one need feel left out. You roll down the windows and blast the radio and laugh because the person in the car next to you has the same song blasting. You hum the earwormy lyrics from the song that's stuck in your head and your coworker finishes the melody. As humans, one of our most basic urges is to feel connected, and pop music connects us. It crosses lines of class and race and nationality. You don't need to analyze it or feel left out because you don’t 'get it.' While other genres may seek to carve out niches and cliques, pop music is about inclusivity. It's about partying together.

At the same time, pop music can affect change in significant ways. While the meme of pop music as meaningless pap has some truth to it, it is undeniable that pop artists have pushed musical and societal boundaries under the guise of entertainment. Michael Jackson broke down racial barriers with his music videos on MTV and his enormous popularity paved the way for other African-American artists. Madonna pushed the envelope in terms of success for a female recording artist and helped redefine female sexual expression both onstage and off. And now Adam's achievement as the first openly gay recording artist to top the Billboard chart is yet another example of a pop artist trespassing all over social boundaries.

While Adam's voice and talents would certainly shine brightly in other genres, pop suits his personality and philosophy quite perfectly. He doesn't want to draw lines, he wants to draw us together. For the duration of a song you are united with everyone else who is listening, and maybe (shhhh, don't tell) we can break down some walls while we're at it.

So turn it up, turn it up, turn it way up, and let's dance! Trespassing is more fun when we do it together

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A Quantum Leap
5.27.12 by Q3

Friday night, the glitterati and denizens of Adam fandom gathered for a concert in a small city in Northeast PA. They came from California and Washington, Florida, Maine and Japan – and seemingly every place in-between. Plus there were also some fans from NE PA. I am so pleased that I decided to return to Wilkes Barre to see this show.

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Adam has always been an amazing performer. He knows how to rule the stage and command the audience. But the artist who took the stage Friday night in Wilkes-Barre, PA was transformed.

He was confident.

He was supremely happy.

He was gorgeous.

He was Adam Lambert at a whole new level.

Even the beginning of the concert was unusual and yet right.

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The band was on stage. Some DJ’s I did not know were talking.

Almost simultaneously there was a murmur in the crowd “Adam” and I saw a man in a black and white striped top standing at stage right. ADAM! Everything stopped. Brian stated playing Trespassing. Adam walked to center stage singing Trespassing.

For the next 48 minutes I watched an artist perform at a new, higher level. There was no way to make anything better. (Except, well if he performed 15 more songs.)

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I am certain that you all know the playlist. You have seen the videos. You probably know more than I do about this concert. I probably think you know everything about this concert but unless you were there, there is no way you can know.

This was an Adam concert filled with power, energy and excitement. It was almost wall-to-wall dance music. But it was a concert done by an artist who was so supremely self-confident – in front of an audience filled with fans.

This concert was a “quantum leap” forward for Adam. He was so confident, the schtick was more playful, the intros to songs were loose, the songs were great, the vocals were breathtaking and yet easy. It was a performance by an artist who had nothing to prove.

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The band is so much more in sync with Adam and his music. Brian and Adam seem to have a shared vision for what this music should sound like. So the tension between pop and rock music that was a subtle yet pervasive undercurrent throughout the Glamnation Tour was not evident.

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The songs. The songs. I cannot say enough about these songs. They are great on the record but they are supreme live. They give Adam room to be playful, to dance and to celebrate. The entire experience is foy-filled.

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Maybe in a day or two I will figure out a way to express this concert experience fully. I doubt it. So let me give you one piece of advice. IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO SEE ADAM LIVE AT ONE OF THESE PRE-TOUR CONCERTS, GO. JUST, GO. Note: I am not referring to the mega-radio concerts with 18 performers in an arena and 5 songs by Adam. I am referring to these Adam Lambert headline events that are mixed in.

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The Threat of BEACHWEAR!!

I believe that Adam’s comment about next summer’s tour being involving beachwear was inspired by Friday night’s opening act, Neon Hitch. The most notable thing about her performance was that she performed in what looked like a silver bikini, a large flower spray, and very high red shoes which she could not drive. When Adam said it, however, all I could think about was AQUA BOARD SHORTS!!! Urgh! It was the only small bit of negativity that entered my mind during the entire concert.

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Sirius Fishbowl Concert

[soundcloud]http://soundcloud.com/scorpios4music/2012-05-26-q108-with-adam[/soundcloud]
provided by Scorpios4Music





Yesterday Adam rocked the house at TIC Spring Fling. Do you think this is what he meant by beachwear???





Adam Lambert energizes Six Flags New England crowd



The new 20-story tall roller coaster at Six Flags New England was not the only Goliath at the amusement park on Saturday. A 6-foot, 1-inch tall pop star with the biggest album in the country proved to be a big Memorial Day weekend attraction.

Adam Lambert’s appearance at Six Flags was in support of his sophomore studio album, “Trespassing,” which debuted this week in the No.1 spot on the charts.

more: www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2012/05/adam_lambert_energizes_six_fla.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter



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Sirius/XM Request on
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Newest US spinners and/or adders (yay!):

KPSI-FM Palm Springs mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=KPSI-FM
KSII-FM El Paso mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=KSII-FM
KSTZ-FM Des Moines mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=KSTZ-FM
WKRQ-FM Cincinati mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=WKRQ-FM
WMEE-FM Ft. Wayne Indiana mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=WMEE-FM
WPLJ-FM New York mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=WPLJ-FM
WWFS-FM New York mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=WWFS-FM
WTMX-FM Chicago (may only play on takeover) mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=WTMX-FM
KRVB-FM Boise, ID (adult album alternative) mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=KRVB-FM


Previously spinning:

WWMX-FM Baltimore mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=WWMX-FM
WSJO-FM Altlantic City mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=WSJO-FM
WIOQ-FM Philadelphia Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=WIOQ-FM
WKSC-FM Chicago Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=WKSC-FM
WXKS-FM Boston Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=WXKS-FM
WKTU-FM New York Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=WKTU-FM
WAEB-FM Allentown, PA Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=WAEB-FM
WKRZ-FM Wilkes-Barre Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=WKRZ-FM
WSTW-FM Wilmington, DE mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=WSTW-FM
WSJT-FM Tampa mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=WSJT-FM
KLTG-FM Corpus Christi mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=KLTG-FM
KBFF-FM Portland mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=KBFF-FM
KWYE-FM Fresno mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=KWYE-FM
KCIX-FM Boise, ID mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=KCIX-FM
KDMX-FM Dallas, TX mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=KDMX-FM
KIOI-FM San Francisco mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=KIOI-FM
KLLC-FM San Francisco mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=KLLC-FM
WIAD-FM Washington, DC mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=WIAD-FM
WTIC-FM Hartford mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=WTIC-FM


Here is the UPDATED Canadian chart

Canadians can vote for NCOE for 6 at 6 on Quebec radio:
www.ckoi.com/quebec/musique-6a6.php


CJDM-FM Drummondville Canada Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CJDM-FM

CKNO-FM Edmonton, Alberta HAC mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CKNO-FM
CHBN-FM Edmonton Canada-Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CHBN-FM

CKRV-FM Kamloops Hot AC call 250-372-7197 or text requests to *975.
CHSU-FM Kelowna, British Columbia Top 40 www.thesun.net/SongRequest.aspx
CFLY-FM Kingston, Ontario HAC mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CFLY-FM
CKBT-FM Kitchener, Ontario Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CKBT-FM
CIMO-FM Magog, Quebec Canada Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CIMO-FM
CKCW-FM Moncton mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CKCW-FM

CJFM-FM Montreal Hot AC mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CJFM-FM
CKMF-FM Montreal Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CKMF-FM
CKOI-FM Montreal, Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CKOI-FM

CKTF-FM Gatineau/Ottawa Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CKTF-FM
CIHT-FM Ottawa Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CIHT-FM
CISS-FM Ottawa, Ontario Hot AC mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CISS-FM

CJMG-FM Penticton, British Columbia Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CJMG-FM

CFEL-FM Quebec City, Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CFEL-FM
CHIX-FM Quebec City Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CHIX-FM
CHIK-FM Quebec City Canada-Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CHIK-FM

CHUB-FM Red Deer Canada-Hot AC mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CHUB-FM
CIZL-FM Regina, Saskatchewan Canada Hot AC mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CIZL-FM
CJAB-FM Saguenay, Quebec Canada Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CJAB-FM
CHWV-FM Saint John, Hot AC mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CHWV-FM
CFWD-FM Saskatoon Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CFWD-FM
CKOY-FM Sherbooke, Hot AC mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CKOY-FM

CKIX-FM St. Johns Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CKIX-FM
CHOZ-FM St. Johns Hot AC mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CHOZ-FM

CIDC-FM Toronto Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CIDC-FM
CKFM-FM Toronto Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CKFM-FM
CIRR-FM Toronto Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CIRR-FM
CKIS-FM Toronto Canada-Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CKIS-FM

CIGB-FM Trois-Rivieres Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CIGB-FM
CFUN-FM Vancouver Top 40 Request at: www.sonicnation.ca/contact-us/?song-request
CICF-FM Vernon, British Columbia Top 40 mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=CICF-FM
CHBE-FM Victoria, British Columbia Hot AC call: 386-1073 (let me know if there is an online working way to request)


International request links:


TV -- vote for BTIKM at: ocko.idnes.cz/hitparada.aspx need to do captcha!

Top 50 Srbija:
www.poptoplista.com/
Please, just click on GLASAJ!!!

Greece
www.starfm.gr/top

New Zealand

Vote for NCOE in the ZM nightly top 20 countdown.
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The Edge nightly top 20 countdown. It is important to get NCOE on the countdown -- you have to register to vote.
www.theedge.co.nz/Music/Top20.aspx

Slovak radio

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Upcoming Events
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Trespassing release dates

May 11, 2012: Norway
May 14, 2012: Russia, Hong Kong
May 15, 2012: US, Canada, Mexico
May 16, 2012: Finland
May 18, 2012: Germany, Austria, Australia, New Zealand
June 6, 2012: Japan
July 2, 2012: UK
July 13, 2012: Ireland
July 16, 2012: France
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May 24, 2012: 11:01 PM EST Adam Lambert on Watch What Happens LIVE Bravo Channel

May 25, 2012: Brad & Marty Edge ‏@bradandmarty
Tomorrow at 11.20am WE are interviewing ADAM LAMBERT. Get your questions in now!
from Twitter 5.24.12 New Zealand time

Brad & Marty Edge
@bradandmarty
Kia Ora, We're Brad & Marty make sure you listen to us everynight from 7pm for the best prizes, news and naughtiness! www.youtube.com/edgenightshow
New Zealand • www.theedge.co.nz/nightshow


May 25, 2012: 6:00AM – 10:00AM EDT.Radio, performance. 95.5 WPLG NY. Summer Blast Off at Jenkinsons Boardwalk Point Pleasant Beach, NJ.


May 25, 2012: 98.5 KRZ F.M. Kirby Center Wilkes-Barre PA
www.985krz.com/Adam-Lambert - Adam is headliner.

May 26, 2012: 6:00pm until 8:00pm 96.5 TIC Spring Fling Concert Agawam, MA 01001
Adam performs at 96.5TIC Six Flags New England Spring Fling Concert presented by Coca Cola on the Metro PCS stage in our Catering Grove on Saturday, May 26. The concert is free with park admission or a season pass.

On 5.7.12: 96.5 TIC announced that Javier Colon will open for Adam Lambert at their All-Star Spring Fling: "We are THRILLED to announce Javier Colon (@javstwtr) will be opening for @adamlambert @sixflags ow.ly/aKxxC."

May 27, 2012: Adam headlines 94.7FM FRESHtival - at Gaylord National Resort, Metro Washington DC area. More info: 947freshfm.cbslocal.com/show/freshtival/

May 28, 2012 US: @teresaglitz: NCOE video debuting on Vevo on May 29 according to Sony HK fb page!! t.co/nyzq6dpf

May 29, 2012: NCOE Mainstream Top 40 Add Date/Impacting Radio
Link: www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases

May 30, 2012: Adam on MUSIQUEPLUS for a 1 hour interview.
MusiquePlus/MusiMax @mpmx_RP musiqueplus.com

June 7, 2012: Adam performs in The Rays Of Sunshine concert at London's Royal Albert Hall

Around June 30, 2012: ? Queen + Adam and Elton John in Concert. Kiev (unconfirmed)

July 3, 2012: Queen + Adam Concert, Moscow
Moscow Olympic Arena with Queen. NEW DATE

July 7, 2012: Queen + Adam in Poland
at Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw at the festival Rock in Wroclaw
Where is Wroclaw? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wroc%C5%82aw

July 11, 12, and 14, 2012: Queen + Adam Concert, London
UK HMV Hammersmith Apollo with Queen

July 19, 2012: Adam in concert, Pacific Amphitheater, Costa Mesa, CA.
More info: pacamp.com/pa/schedules/2012/adam_lambert.asp
August 18 and 19, 2012: Summer Sonic 2012 Festival Concert, Osaka and Tokyo, Japan.



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