3.22.15 What fans can do to promote Adam's new single
Mar 21, 2015 23:55:55 GMT -5
Post by Q3 on Mar 21, 2015 23:55:55 GMT -5
Adam and The Charts: Part 1 The Lead Single
3.22.15 by Q3
January 15, 2015 5:34 PM EST
Q: What's the potential here?
Warner Bros. CEO Cameron Strang: I think the potential is worldwide superstar. He [Adam Lambert] has fans all over the world. He's he's got one of the great voices and he's coming into his own as a person and as a man. He more comfortable with himself and his artistic vision of himself and I think there's a confidence and a freedom that comes with having made more than one record.
Link: www.billboard.com/articles/6443482/warner-bros-ceo-cameron-strang-signing-adam-lambert
Q: What's the potential here?
Warner Bros. CEO Cameron Strang: I think the potential is worldwide superstar. He [Adam Lambert] has fans all over the world. He's he's got one of the great voices and he's coming into his own as a person and as a man. He more comfortable with himself and his artistic vision of himself and I think there's a confidence and a freedom that comes with having made more than one record.
Link: www.billboard.com/articles/6443482/warner-bros-ceo-cameron-strang-signing-adam-lambert
Adam’s new single will be released in a two to four weeks. This will be the lead single for his upcoming album release, The Original High. It is not a one-shot single. WBR has a lot invested in this album and, if this single is not a hit, they will almost certainly release and promote another single.
It seems like WBR and Adam’s team have everything lined up brilliantly but even with perfect promotion, I do not expect his lead single to rocket to the top of the chart. I expect it will take time. What to look for is steady movement up the radio airplay and streaming media charts.
There are some things that fans can do to support this single and help it be a hit BUT there are also some things that fans can do that are not helpful. I think the most important thing fans can do is to be smart and be patient.
Timing matters.
All over the world, the charts are weekly, and each week is a new week. Two weeks matter the most – the release week and peak chart week. The other thing that matters is duration – how long a song stays on the chart.
In the US, the Billboard Hot 100 uses a set calendar. Sales are tracked from Monday-Sunday, airplay and streaming media from Wednesday-Tuesday. Charts are teased on Wednesdays, published on Thursdays and dated 9 days into the future. Weeks overlap so before the April 20th chart is published (on April 11th), data collection for the upcoming week has begun.
Monday, April 1 – sales tracking-week 1 begins
Wednesday, April 3 – airplay tracking-week 1 begins
Sunday, April 7 – sales tracking-week 1 ends
Monday, April 8 – sales tracking-week 2 begins
Tuesday, April 9 – airplay tracking-week 1 ends
Wednesday, April 10 – airplay tracking-week 2 begins
Wednesday, April 10 – headlines from week one, the April 20th chart are released
Thursday, April 11 – the chart from week 1 is released with an issue date of Saturday, April 20
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Thursday, April 18 – the chart from week 2 is released with an issue date of Saturday, April 27
How the Billboard (US) Hot 100 Chart works
This chart is the Overall Popularity Chart for singles in the US.
Billboard describes this chart as follows: “This week's most popular songs across all genres, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music and streaming activity data provided by online music sources.”
A song earns points for each component – radio airplay, sales and streaming activity. The song with the most points is #1. To illustrate, here are four song examples from Billboard:
Perry's new digital single "Dark Horse," featuring Juicy J, meanwhile, has been released as a teaser track from her album "Prism," due Oct. 22. It's not being promoted to radio and has no official videoclip. Thus, as it debuts on the Hot 100 at No. 17, an almost monopolizing 99% of its points are from sales; it sold 194,000 downloads in its opening week, good for a No. 4 start on the Digital Songs chart.
The more established "Roar" (No. 2 on the Hot 100), which has been promoted to radio for close to two months and has been accepted at mainstream and adult top 40 and adult contemporary, lines up much closer to the Hot 100's average ratio: 43%, sales; 31%, airplay; 26%, streaming. It's No. 1 on Radio Songs (159 million) and No. 2 on Digital Songs (301,000) and Streaming Songs (7.3 million).
Another hit, like Cyrus', due mostly to streaming, and even more so? Ylvis' novelty track "The Fox," which makes tracks running 25-13 as the Hot 100's top Streaming Gainer this week. With it at No. 3 on Streaming Songs (7.1 million), 75% of its Hot 100 points are from streams. Almost the rest of its sum is from sales; it debuts at No. 22 on Digital Songs with 60,000 in its first week. The song sports almost no airplay, although that could change now that Warner Bros. has begun promoting it to pop radio.
And, a song driven largely by airplay? Maroon 5's "Love Somebody," at No. 26 after peaking at No. 10, shows 67% of its points thanks to radio, with 19% from sales and 13% from streaming. As a fourth single from an album that's been available for a year, it's logical that sales and streaming lag behind the song's activity at radio, with the band a consistent presence at pop and adult formats long after the buzz of an album release. It ranks at No. 11 on Radio Songs and No. 59 on Digital Songs (while ranking just inside the 100 most streamed songs of the week).
Link: www.billboard.com/articles/columns/ask-billboard/5740625/ask-billboard-how-does-the-hot-100-work
The more established "Roar" (No. 2 on the Hot 100), which has been promoted to radio for close to two months and has been accepted at mainstream and adult top 40 and adult contemporary, lines up much closer to the Hot 100's average ratio: 43%, sales; 31%, airplay; 26%, streaming. It's No. 1 on Radio Songs (159 million) and No. 2 on Digital Songs (301,000) and Streaming Songs (7.3 million).
Another hit, like Cyrus', due mostly to streaming, and even more so? Ylvis' novelty track "The Fox," which makes tracks running 25-13 as the Hot 100's top Streaming Gainer this week. With it at No. 3 on Streaming Songs (7.1 million), 75% of its Hot 100 points are from streams. Almost the rest of its sum is from sales; it debuts at No. 22 on Digital Songs with 60,000 in its first week. The song sports almost no airplay, although that could change now that Warner Bros. has begun promoting it to pop radio.
And, a song driven largely by airplay? Maroon 5's "Love Somebody," at No. 26 after peaking at No. 10, shows 67% of its points thanks to radio, with 19% from sales and 13% from streaming. As a fourth single from an album that's been available for a year, it's logical that sales and streaming lag behind the song's activity at radio, with the band a consistent presence at pop and adult formats long after the buzz of an album release. It ranks at No. 11 on Radio Songs and No. 59 on Digital Songs (while ranking just inside the 100 most streamed songs of the week).
Link: www.billboard.com/articles/columns/ask-billboard/5740625/ask-billboard-how-does-the-hot-100-work
Note: If you are really interested in the inner workings of the Hot 100 Chart, the above article is one of the most specific descriptions Billboard has ever published.
What about Adam’s New Single?
When Adam’s song is first released, Sales will almost certainly be the more important component and will hopefully push it on to the Hot 100 Chart. Over time, Radio Airplay and Streaming Media should kick in and sales should continue because of the exposure the song gets. Radio provides the continuous exposures that are a significant driver of both Sales and Streaming Media.
We already know that WBR is promoting Adam’s single to Mainstream Top 40 Radio (Top 40/M, Contemporary Hits Radio/CHR). It appears that they have a promotional commitment from Z100, the #1 Top 40/M station in the US and iHeartMusic’s (Clear Channel) flagship station.
Radio Airplay
For a major label artist, Radio Airplay is the most important part of making a hit song. [Independent artists who are not already very well established do not have much access to US radio airplay.] Mostly, getting airplay is up to Adam’s label and the song. Not only is Radio Airplay a large part of the Billboard Hot 100 Chart points, but it is almost always the main driver of Song Sales and Steaming Media Play.
Billboard uses total radio audience impressions as the measure of radio popularity. So one radio spin, is counted by the number of people who heard the song on the radio based on the ratings for that market in that daypart (time). One spin in New York on a big station like Z100 is worth many, many small market spins.
Radio Program Directors work to play what is popular so they can build and hold their target audience. They have a lot of data that is very reliable about what is popular. They will test songs on the air. They have ratings (usually from people with personal meters – Nielsen PPM markets cover almost all of the US), sales data, streaming media data, airplay from other stations, they have song testing research results, they have music trend reports, etc. etc. A few hundred tweet requests from fans or a few phone calls will not matter.
>> DJs/on-air talent do not pick the music they play, Program Directors (PDs) do. And a lot of the radio networks have centralized Programming so that it is not a local decision. Some radio station personnel have an Assistant PD title but have little or no say over music programming.
There is almost nothing fans can do to help a song get radio airplay. There will be opportunities to help – these will most often be radio station and syndicated radio show request battles and best song votes. Other than that, radio programming is not affected by fan requests or other fan action.
>> Radio personalities can make comments on air that are important. They also do interviews with artists. It is important to be very nice and very considerate of everyone who works at radio stations -- even the every-present interns.
>> Radio requesting is one place fans can really hurt an artist. NEVER request a song from a station you do not listen to. NEVER do anything that looks like an organized fan action. Don't request from a station that is 3,000 miles away and say you listen online.
>> If a DJ tweets or does a Facebook post asking what song fans want to hear, it is OK to answer and demonstrate Glambert power, but it will often not effect airplay. DJs do not pick the songs, Program Directors do – and PDs rarely tweet asking fan opinion.
A hit will rule all four charts
A big hit will also chart on the Hot 100 and the three component charts: Radio Songs (airplay), Streaming Songs and Digital Songs (sales). A track that tops all four overarching songs charts at the same time is a major hit.
Songs that only rule one component chart are rarely big hits.
Sometimes a song makes the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 almost solely on digital sales but with no contribution from radio airplay. These songs tend to fade rapidly because they have nothing to continue to promote them to new buyers. A good example of this are songs featured/performed on TV like American Idol, The Voice, GLEE and so on. Radio programmers generally ignore these songs because they have limited, fan-group appeal. What some fans call the “Idol stigma” is actually just rational behavior on the part of radio programmers (PDs) – PDs want to play what they believe their target audience will like to hear. They expect to see sales follow airplay.
Sometimes a song makes the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 almost solely based on digital sales because it is featured in a major TV Commercial campaign. Radio Programmers will pay attention to this and sometimes these songs will become big radio airplay hits.
Another common case is that a song gets radio airplay but does not generate a lot of digital sales or streaming. When this happens, PDs often start to reduce airplay. The PDs I know did not wait for the Billboard charts but actually look at iTunes (updated frequently, near real time) and MediaBase Airplay charts. The big exception to this is a song that is the 4th or 5th hit single from a high-selling album when the market for buying that song is already saturated.
There are a few cases where a song gets a lot of streaming media plays (millions and millions of streams) and that is used by the label reps to promote the song as a radio hit. The reps will also use sales results as proof that a song is a hit. True viral hits are quite rare. Streaming media almost always follows heavy broadcast exposure – usually radio.
Streaming Media
Billboard tracks most major streaming service and counts them equally, audio, video, radio format or song streaming are all the same -- one complete play = one stream.
>> The following services are counted for BOTH the Billboard Singles and Album Chart: Amazon Prime Audio On-Demand, Beats Music Audio On-Demand, Google Play Audio On-Demand, Medianet Audio On-Demand, Medianet Audio Tethered, Rdio Audio On-Demand Plays (including non-DMCA radio), Rdio Audio Tethered Plays, Rhapsody Audio On-Demand Plays, Rhapsody Audio Tethered Plays, Slacker Audio On-Demand Plays, Spotify Audio On-Demand Plays (including non-DMCA radio), Xbox Music Audio On-Demand Plays (including non-DMCA radio) and Xbox Music Audio Tethered Plays.
>> The following services are ONLY counted for the SINGLES chart: Amazon Prime Audio Radio Streaming, AOL Radio (powered by Slacker) Audio Radio Streaming, Milk (part of Slacker) Audio Radio Streaming, Rhapsody Audio Radio Streaming, Slacker Audio Radio Streaming, Vevo on YouTube Video On-Demand Plays, YouTube Video On-Demand Plays, VidZone Video On-Demand Plays and VidZone Video Video Streaming (non-demand).
When it comes to hits, however, the two on demand streaming services that "matter" most are YouTube (including VEVO) and Spotify. They control 91% of the hit music play in the US -- and they are the two user demand services that generate the most buzz/media coverage.
Spotify has hits charts and you can see that the popular streaming songs are also the popular radio songs. It is a good place to check to see what is hot in streaming media.
US Spotify Chart charts.spotify.com/?object=tracks&rank=most_streamed&country=us&windowtype=weekly&date=latest
Global Spotify Chart
charts.spotify.com/?object=tracks&rank=most_streamed&country=global&windowtype=weekly&date=latest
Spotify Top of the Charts play.spotify.com/user/myplay.com/playlist/4ANVDtJVtVMVc2Nk79VU1M?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open
What Streaming Service is best for Adam fans to use?
Use whatever you like. Billboard counts all the major streaming media services equally. One play = one play. Video streaming counts the same as audio streaming. Remember they are trying to measure popularity. So a song that rules VEVO because it has a hot video and beat (“Anaconda”) is not advantaged over a song that has great lyrics and instrumentation and rules Spotify (“Take Me To Church”).
Here are reviews of all the top services that may be useful: www.werockyourweb.com/spotify-vs-rhapsody-vs-pandora-vs-google-music-vs-rdio-vs-mog/
If you like to listen to music on YouTube but hate the annoying commercials, Google/YouTube’s new ad-free premium service - Music Key is coming soon – currently in beta. We should have it in time for TOH album release: www.youtube.com/musickey
What can fans do to support Adam?
Until the song is released, there is not a lot that fans can do.
Once the song is released and active promotion starts, buy and gift the track. Sales will matter a lot in the first week.
As the promotion progresses, expect to see promotional tie-ins and radio contests where fans can support Adam. These will range from traditional online song battles (voting) to tie-in with streaming media services. All of these promotions are designed to start and build relationships with music listeners and buyers – some will be targeting people in a listening area, others online audiences. As they come up, we’ll post info here about what to do.
What to do now to support Adam
• This will be a global release which means wherever you are, you are important.
• Act locally, it will have the most effect. Support Adam in the country you live in.
• For Radio and TV, remember to respond to local broadcasts. If you live in Detroit, then pay attention to your local Detroit stations not to NY stations.
• Be smart. People in the entertainment business have seen every fan trick. Billboard has built a song popularity system that is close to impossible to game. If you buy 1,000 copies of Adam’s song, they won’t count it as 1,000 sales.
Things to do this week
1. Have fun and enjoy the music we have!
2. If you do not stream music already, pick a streaming service you like and set up an account. Spotify is a good choice. You need to use an email address and/or Facebook account. I have an email/Facebook account I use for many Adam-related activities. It keeps this stuff isolated from any information about me and my life.
>> The following services are counted for BOTH the Billboard Singles and Album Chart: Amazon Prime Audio On-Demand, Beats Music Audio On-Demand, Google Play Audio On-Demand, Medianet Audio On-Demand, Medianet Audio Tethered, Rdio Audio On-Demand Plays (including non-DMCA radio), Rdio Audio Tethered Plays, Rhapsody Audio On-Demand Plays, Rhapsody Audio Tethered Plays, Slacker Audio On-Demand Plays, Spotify Audio On-Demand Plays (including non-DMCA radio), Xbox Music Audio On-Demand Plays (including non-DMCA radio) and Xbox Music Audio Tethered Plays.
>> The following services are ONLY tracked by Nielsen for the SINGLES chart: Amazon Prime Audio Radio Streaming, AOL Radio (powered by Slacker) Audio Radio Streaming, Milk (part of Slacker) Audio Radio Streaming, Rhapsody Audio Radio Streaming, Slacker Audio Radio Streaming, Vevo on YouTube Video On-Demand Plays, YouTube Video On-Demand Plays, VidZone Video On-Demand Plays and VidZone Video Video Streaming (non-demand).
Spotify: You need to download Spotify and install it, but I think it is worth the effort. This is my fav streaming site and it has the most influential playlists for pop music. Set up your account and follow artists with a lot of current hits (Mark Ronson would be a good choice) and follow Adam if you like him .
Tip: Streaming Adam’s music now will not help his new song chart when it is released.
3. Use social media. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, forums, etc. to post about Adam’s new music, post positive comments on articles about him, share news about Adam. Be talkative!!
4. If you don't already know it, find your local Mainstream Top 40 station. Go to their website and decide how you can connect with them. (If you don’t know your station, search on Google: <city name> “Top 40 Radio”.)
You might want to:
• Download their app to your phone.
• Join their e-mail mailing list.
• Like the station on Facebook.
• Follow them on Twitter.
• Follow their important DJs on Twitter – usually this is the Morning Drive-Time Show and the Evening Drive-Time Show.
• Be nice!!! I believe in karma. Adam fans have a reputation for being passionate but very nice. Let’s keep that rep alive and well
Do this so you know when they have contests that involve Adam and for song battle info. When you learn about something cool, pass it on!
Unless Adam or his management ask fans to request his song, do not make any requests.
In answer to a couple questions swirling around the fandom
“What about Shazam?”
Using Shazam to ID other artists’ music will do nothing for Adam’s music – ever. In fact, there is nothing to do with Shazam right now and maybe nothing to do related to Adam’s new release.
Shazam is a service for identifying music and streaming music. It is also being used for other kinds of customer and lead identification (direct marketing). Advertisers use Shazam in their ads to generate leads. For example, Chrysler is running a national dealer ad campaign that incorporates the Shazam icon. When the logo appears on screen it is accompanied by the words “Shazam (logo form) for the latest offers”. If you Shazam during this ad, your mobile phone number is passed on to a local Chrysler dealer as a lead. You will receive a phone call because you asked to learn about the latest offers.
Warner Music Group has a strategic relationship with Shazam to use the Shazam database for artist discovery – Warner would use the data to help find promising, unsigned artists and sign them label imprint joint venture. More info. Adam is already signed so this does not apply to Adam.
What is possible is that WBR could do a Shazam promotion featuring Adam. Two events indicate this is possible:
1. Adam met with Shazam when he was in London (where they are headquartered).
2. WBR ran a sweepstake with Shazam at the launch of Jason Derulo’s newest single, “Win a Trip to see Jason Derulo”.
They might do something similar with Adam, but my advice is wait and see what they do. Most of the Shazam promotions have been to get people to use Shazam so they can expand their user base. If there is a promo, we will have plenty of time to install Shazam and crush their servers.
There is a suggestion that Shazam could be important to PDs discovering that people are interested in Adam’s new song. US and UK radio stations will not have to discover Adam because his single is actively being promoted in both countries. If he was dependent on Shazam data to be discovered, and he is not, it would take a lot of effort to make even a ripple. Shazam is used to identify about 600 million pieces of content a month, roughly 20 million a day.
“Do pop radio stations only care about listeners who are under 30?”
No, the target for CHR stations is broader. Mainstream Top 40/Contemporary Hits Radio (CHR) primarily target women, 18-34 years old; the secondary market is women 25-49 years old. Some stations also target younger listeners 15-17 years old. The target is not secret – you can find it in the promotional materials prepared for advertisers. Radio stations make money by selling ads, in other words, building an audience that is attractive to advertisers.
Radio stations are interested in total audience size and within that their target demographic. About a third of pop radio listeners are men, not the primary target. They care about men, men are just not worth as much as an advertising audience. Forget what Meghan Trainor said, it really is “All About That Money.”
Here is an example:
Station: WBZN, Today’s Best Music
Frequency: 107.3
Format: CHR
Target Audience: Primary 18-34, Secondary 18-49
Total Weekly Listeners: 29,428 (Bangor Metro only)
Audience Breakout: 66% female / 34% male
Primary Listening Area: Bangor Metro, and all of Eastern and Central Maine
Description: Hip, Fun and Popular! Z 107.3 is a topical, contemporary hits radio station that features a live local lineup on on-air announcers. Z107.3 is a great advertising vehicle to reach the active lifestyle consumer. Soccer moms, first time home buyers, and college students make up this loyal audience. With it’s huge following, Z 107.3 delivers results for it’s advertisers.
Link: bangor.cumulusradio.com/Portals/0/MA-Bangor/MediaKits/z107.3_MediaKit.pdf
Station: WBZN, Today’s Best Music
Frequency: 107.3
Format: CHR
Target Audience: Primary 18-34, Secondary 18-49
Total Weekly Listeners: 29,428 (Bangor Metro only)
Audience Breakout: 66% female / 34% male
Primary Listening Area: Bangor Metro, and all of Eastern and Central Maine
Description: Hip, Fun and Popular! Z 107.3 is a topical, contemporary hits radio station that features a live local lineup on on-air announcers. Z107.3 is a great advertising vehicle to reach the active lifestyle consumer. Soccer moms, first time home buyers, and college students make up this loyal audience. With it’s huge following, Z 107.3 delivers results for it’s advertisers.
Link: bangor.cumulusradio.com/Portals/0/MA-Bangor/MediaKits/z107.3_MediaKit.pdf
So what did I get wrong? What did I miss?
I did my best to put together reliable, well-researched info in a very short piece. If there is something I got wrong or missed, please post in the comments or PM. I will update and add to this based on what I learn from you.
A great post about Top 40 Radio
Source: Twitter 3.21.15 by Lisa G.@violetfeline
Note: Last night, after I wrote this long piece, I read this great comment written from a radio perspective. I thought it was perfect to add to today’s opening posts.
Okay, so I tend to stay out of this kind of stuff in fandom because often I don't have answers nor am I a Program Director. But there's been some misinformation going around as well as some arguing and I felt the need to address some radio stuff as far as requesting "rules" go.
Those who run this site: requestadamlambert.com/fan-guide-tips/ have done a pretty thorough job of relaying good information for the most part, but there's one section I would ~adjust slightly.
This one:
"Top 40 only wants young listeners. That may be maddening but it’s the way it is. If you aren’t in the desired under 30 demographic, Top 40 pop radio doesn’t want to hear from you. Anyone older than that who is requesting or tweeting about a song will only put them off – just the opposite of encouraging them to play a song. And if you think you can fool them, think again. Someone 45 doesn’t talk the same as an 18 year old. And look at your avatar and user name, does either or both give your age away?"
My addendum:
While most of your information here is correct, the Top 40 demographic is a little off. I’ve worked in radio for 15 years at CHR and HAC stations. Top 40 (CHR) target demos are primarily Women 18-34 and secondarily Women 25-54. (Sorry, boys! We love you, too! Just… not as much lol!) Think about it – radio companies want to make money. They do this via advertising revenue. These are the demos with money. Teens do not have as much disposable income while a 38-year-old would. (I can even further break down target demos based on specific day-parts if we're gonna get really geeky, but I'll save that for another day!)
And we welcome interaction from everyone. That being said, when someone clearly doesn’t listen to our station, yet spams us with their music “demands” in a rude manner, THAT is off-putting no matter how old you are. And honestly if you’re 75-years-old and emailing/tweeting a Top 40 Program Director every day to play a certain artist, that’s just… no. *facepalm* You won’t be taken seriously at all. So yes, I agree somewhat with the staying in the demographic rule. But we are certainly not limited to only those under 30.
Simply show interest in our [your local] station. Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Read/share content on our websites! Tell us you love our on-air personalities and bits! Show interest in other artists. Enter our contests! Come to our appearances! Support our advertisers (many of them, after all, are a part of YOUR local economy)! All we ask is that you are polite. Don’t go overboard, spam us, or tell us “you guys suck and need to play XYZ…” or, worse, "I never listen to the radio, but..." Honestly, in my opinion, I really don’t care if you’re 16 or 43, as long as you’re nice and tell me you love my station.
None of the aforementioned things really have an effect on airplay, but you get more flies with honey or whatever that saying is - LOL. You don’t want to leave a bad impression on an entire fan group for being obnoxious, rude or clueless. And when we value you as a listener, we may be more inclined to consider your opinions.
Also, it’s worth noting that on-air personalities have no control over playlists. Everything is properly and strategically scheduled ahead of time, save for maybe daily benchmark features on specific shows (i.e. aforementioned [in link] “Pump It or Dump It” or what have you).
And you are very much correct when you say that requests don’t matter. This is true – they really don’t. You are also exactly right about callout research/testing, etc. This has the biggest influence on song airplay for most stations. Chart positions, song sales, radio company consultants and Program Directors, etc. also come into play. Each radio company may do things slightly differently. And yes, Shazam, Vevo, etc., all things digital are very important now for charting reasons!
Again, I’m not a Program Director, nor do I know anything about that certain company’s “deals” (I don't work for them) but hopefully what I’ve offered here helps, at least from the on-air personality side of things. Basically, it comes down to this: a song is either a hit or it's not - that's pretty much how it goes.
I try to stay out of fandom tiffs, but I just felt the need to comment on this because there's been erroneous misinformation passed around on BOTH sides of this argument.
Let’s just all be happy, polite, positive and EXCITED!!! Because I am!! :D
P.S. No, I haven't had any the pleasure of any sneak previews of the single, but I've already been in my boss's ear about that lol. Any inkling of it coming to us, he knows where to find me! Haha! But please know that if I do get to hear it ahead of time (and I really may not), I will NOT be allowed to share it -- out of respect for Adam, his people, and my job!
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Adam at the Ashton Michael Fashion Show
There is tons of great stuff in yesterday’s news thread: adamtopia.com/thread/2893/adam-aston-michael-runway-show
This video of Adam chair dancing was so much fun, it had to make page one!
youtu.be/yJRmpCgALcg
Friday Night Party at The Standard Hollywood
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kelechiakalu mmhmmm at The Standard Hollywood
Oh...just here at The Standard Hotel Hollywood setting up for #ForeverYoungLA: Party at the Discotheque! Oh and yes, those are roller skates. [insert BLOW lyric here] Already getting into the groove, baby! List closes in an hour. rsvpforeveryoungLA@gmail.com! Be there. Be chic. Be you.
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kelechiakalu• mmhmmm at The Standard Hollywood
Just waking up! Current #Mood. #NaijaBoyWasted! 500 RSVPs. 4 amazing hosts. 2 DJ's. 1 incredible night of dancing and jams. I threw this party together in one week thanks to the generosity of @thestandard Hotel. Last night we LIVED! And it's not even my birthday... Definitely doing this again. Photos coming soon! Oh and shout out to @adamlambert for coming through and shutting down the dance floor!!! #ForeverYoungLA
Will WWFM make the Top 100 of the Past 20 years in Germany?
Cait1602 cait1602 Mar 21 2015
Radio station in germany looking for top 100 of last 20yrs. Adam Lambert #WWFM for vote. Germany hasnt forgotten him!
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The Original High – New Music Watch!!
Last update: 3.19.15 by Q3
So we have some bits.
Album title: The Original High
Album release date: Summer 2015
Genre: Pop
Musical influences – House, Deep House, some R&amp;amp;amp;B (Sources: The Brit Awards Red Carpet Interviews recorded February 25, 2015)
First single: ______________, release date: April 2015
Tempo: “awesome” Source: Maxwell (Z100 DJ), Twitter 3.18.15
Vocals: “as strong as ever” Source: Maxwell (Z100 DJ), Twitter 3.18.15
Tracklist (not in order, number of tracks is unknown)
1. The Original High, written by Adam Lambert and ________________
2. TBD – first single, written by Adam Lambert and ________________
3. TBD, written by Adam Lambert and ________________
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16. TBD, written by Adam Lambert and ________________
17. TBD, written by Adam Lambert and ________________
18. TBD, written by Adam Lambert and ________________
19. TBD, written by Adam Lambert and ________________
20. TBD, written by Adam Lambert and ________________
Personnel:
Credits:
Executive Producers: Max Martin and Shellback
Vocals: Adam Lambert
Collaborators who might have worked on a track that ended up on the album
U.K. singer-songwriter Joe Janiak (source Billboard March 20, 2014)
Swedish singer and songwriter Tove Lo (source Billboard March 20, 2014)
Several possible songwriters from the TOH songwriting camp: Tobias Lundgren, Tim Mikael Larsson, Johan Fransson, Paul Aiden, Oscar Gorres, Iya, and Hayley Michelle Aitken. (source: Harry Fox song registration April 26, 2015)
Carl Falk (source: Twitter February 16, 2014)
SECTION AND THREAD FOR THE ORIGINAL HIGH!!
adamtopia.com/thread/2854/original-high
Post news in the daily news thread but if it is important information about the album it would be great if you can add it to the album thread. That will make it easier to find in the future.
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Adamtopia CalendarSince Adam is headed into a solo music promotional period, I am including some general pop music events. They will be in black italics. Events that involve Adam are in Purple. Events that involve Q+AL are in Blue-Violet
TODAY in the US, TOMORROW in Australia - Adam interview on Sunrise 7 TV Program
March 23, 2015 10AM PT YouTube Music Awards
March 29, 2015 iHeartRadio 2nd Annual Music Awards, Los Angeles, CA
April 2015: Adam first TOH single will be released.
April 2015: Rock In Rio Lot 2 Tickets go on sale.
Note: AdamLambertFan.com members can get in line for advance ticket sales.
May 17, 2015 Billboard Music Awards, Las Vegas, NV
May 12-13, 2015 American Idol Finale, Los Angeles, CA
Summer 2015: Adam's Third Studio Album, "The Original High" will be released.
August 30, 2015 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), Los Angeles, CA
Queen + Adam Lambert South American Tour
September 18, 2015 Queen + Adam Lambert headline the first night of Rock In Rio
TBD Queen + Adam Lambert, Buenos Aires, Argentina NOT CONFIRMED
TBD Queen + Adam Lambert, Chile NOT CONFIRMED
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1. You must be an Adam fan.
2. You must be respectful of other members. Feel free to express your opinion, but be glitterier and golden.
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More rules will be added if the need arises but, if everyone follows these rules, we will not need a lot of rules.
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Happy Birthday carly24, literarilover, muchtoodifficult,
Oceanarose and tippytoes!!
Happy Birthday carly24, literarilover, muchtoodifficult,
Oceanarose and tippytoes!!