4.19.15 Get Ready for "Ghost Town"
Apr 18, 2015 23:37:30 GMT -5
Post by Q3 on Apr 18, 2015 23:37:30 GMT -5
"Ghost Town Day" is going to be INSANE!
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Alice plumcomm •
@tkradio Can barely wait to hear @adamlambert 's "GhostTown" at midnight 4/21! Will Adam call into your show during the day?
toby knapp @tkradio •
plumcomm @adamlambert we've already talked. The chat is under embargo
Adam Interviews that we know about
KiddNation – over 75 Top 40 and HAC stations 5am-10pm Central Time
Clear Channel/iHeartMedia
Z100 - New York – Maxwell 10pm-2am Eastern Time
Q102 - Philadelphia
Mix 106.1 - Philadelphia
B104 - Leigh Valley, PA
HOT 99.5 – Washington DC – Toby Knapp 2pm-7pm
Cumulus Radio
107.3 FM Washington DC
CBS Radio
Live 101.5 - Phoenix
Tweeted about playing GT
Hubbard Radio
Click989 - Seattle, WA
Alpha Media
Y100 - Savannah, GA
Tweeted about hearing and liking GT
Entercom
107.9 The End, Sacramento
Tweeted teaser
Online Radio
The Santos Show Live265.com
I know there are more. Who did I forget?
http://instagr.am/p/1jLfOoONAa
We will hear it in less than 48 hours!
Once it is released, you know you are going to want to listen to it a lot – like 1,001 times. So why not make all those plays help “Ghost Town” chart?
• Buy the single on iTunes. The iTunes chart matters.
• Don’t list to the single you bought – instead, stream it on Spotify, Adam’s official YouTube channel or some other service that Billboard counts.
Now is the time to get ready for “Ghost Town”!
A couple reminders:
• Unless Adam or his management ask fans to request his song, do not make any radio requests.
• This is a very well-planned promotion. We will get information about what to do and when to do it from Adam, WBR and/or Shoshanna.
Things you can do now:
1. Remember to have fun and get ready to enjoy the music! That is what this is all about!
2. Subscribe to Adam Lambert’s YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/channel/UC9SGC_32CZahPYkEY92xflA
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!!
Favorite and retweet Adam’s tweets. (Remember when you retweet something, everyone who follows you will see it. Don’t do it too much.
If you have an Instagram account, follow Adam: twitter.com/adamlambert
Favorite and comment on Adam’s posts.s
4. If you don't already know it, find your local Mainstream Top 40 station, Rhythmic Top 40 and HAC radio stations. Go to their websites and decide how you can connect with them. (If you don’t know your station, search on Google: <city name> “Top 40 Radio” or "Hot Adult Contemporary 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, the Evening Drive-Time Show and the Late Night Show (10p-2a)
• Be nice!!! I believe in radio 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!
4. Click on the links to all the articles about Adam. Post comments on the articles. Be nice, be polite.
5. Sign up for Adam Lambert emails: www.adamofficial.com/us/welcome-adam-lambert-mailing-list
6. Make sure you are ready to use one of the streaming music services Billboard counts for the charts. Spotify is a great choice.
>> 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).
>> Caution: Amazon Prime only offers limited new releases and there is not sign that "Ghost Town" will be available on Amazon Prime. If you are a Prime customer, check out the free Spotify service. It is easy to use and really is free.
Spotify app download – works on phone, tablets and PCs.
iPhone App: itunes.apple.com/us/app/spotify-music/id324684580?mt=8
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.music&hl=en
There are two Spotify options – Free and Premium
Spotify Premium lets you stream any song on any device: Phone, Mini-Tablet, Tablet or PC.
Spotify Free lets you stream any song on any device with a screen size of 7” or more. (bottom left corner to top right corner).
Useful links: Adam’s official pages
Official Site: www.adamofficial.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/adamlambertmusic
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AdamLambert
Buying “Ghost Town” (US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand)
Buy the single from iTunes. The iTunes singles chart gets the most notice from radio program directors and the media.
Pre-Ordering “The Original High” (album)
Do not pre-order the album from iTunes. If you want to buy the album from iTunes, wait until release week.
We should get album preorder information from Warner Brothers Records on Tuesday April 21, 2015. My belief is that the best place to buy the album will be from Adam's official store. We will know that in a couple of days.
What about streaming in Canada?
In Canada, Billboard is using streaming media (including Spotify and YouTube)
The Billboard Canadian Charts do not include streaming media or TEA (track equivalent albums).
Billboard Canada Hot 100 (singles) = Sales + Radio + Streaming
Billboard Canadian Top Albums = Sales of Albums only
NEW! 7. If you are streaming on Spotify, RDIO or any other major service, play some Adam music then play Mark Ronson "Uptown Funk", Iggy Azalea, Jason DeRulo, and other artists who get airplay on Urban Top 40 stations. We can help build the associated artists for Adam that will help "Ghost Town" be suggested to the target audience.
My Super-Short Guide to Streaming “Ghost Town”
This was put together with the help of a lot of commenters here and elsewhere. If there is something missing or something wrong, please let me know and I will update it.
1. YouTube counts
If you do not usually stream music or do not want to stream music, just play the official video on Adam’s official YouTube video. Adam will almost certainly Tweet and IG the link they want played.
Background: Billboard started including YouTube in the Hot 100 in December 2013. pando.com/2013/02/21/billboards-youtube-decision-just-made-vevo-a-lot-more-important/
WMG is not part of VEVO but has its own licensed channel on YouTube in partnership with MTV Networks. It is located here: www.youtube.com/user/warnermusicgroup
When GT is released expect an official video to be on WMG YouTube on the WBR Channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCDj64sior23IP_7xLe8R7sg
2. Streaming on Spotify
Even if you spend a lot of time playing digital music from streaming services, most of us don’t think about how it effects the Billboard charts when we play a song. There are a few things to think about when you stream – and that depends on the service you use and how you use it.
Spotify has a great REPEAT button. Just click it and you can repeat “Ghost Town” over and over. Clicking on repeat now toggles between “no-repeat”, “repeat-all” and “repeat-one.” More info: news.spotify.com/us/2014/02/07/repeat-once/
Spotify has a great help section: support.spotify.com/us/
No matter what version of Spotify you are using, DO NOT select Spotify Radio. This will not count as streaming. It is a separate button that looks like this.
More info: support.spotify.com/us/learn-more/guides/#!/article/Spotify-Radio
a. Spotify Premium. This is a great services. You can use Spotify to play “Ghost Town” over and over on any devices. For about $10 a month, you get ad-free access to music on any device.
There are only two things to watch for.
LEAVE THE SPOTIFY DEFAULT SETTING ON ONLINE. This is what you want. You need to play “Ghost Town” online – that is from Spotify’s services, not your own device. Remember to disable offline mode. Click on the FILE link in the upper left corner and you can select or deselect OFFLINE MODE. If you are offline, it the word “OFFLINE” will appear in blue type in the lower right corner of the home page.
Full instructions are located here: support.spotify.com/us/learn-more/guides/#!/article/Listen-offline
Make sure you do not play “Ghost Town” from your library. Any music files in your Music and iTunes folders are imported into Spotify automatically. You do not want “Ghost Town” to be imported into your Spotify.
You can stop this by switching off sources you no longer want Spotify to check for local music files.
This is what you need to turn off. More info: support.spotify.com/us/learn-more/guides/#!/article/Listen-to-local-files
Or can just move “Ghost Town” from your music library to another location. Or you can buy the track, you could just download the track on a device that is not used for Spotify streaming. REMEMBER, you have to download a digital track for it to count as a purchase.
b. Spotify Free Service on a PC or Tablet. This is also great and free. There are commercials. You can select a song, repeat a song, and everything important you need to do for “Ghost Town” with the Free version. In fact, I have a Spotify Premium subscription but use the Free app on my PC and Tablet. I don’t even look at the screen so I don’t care about the ads.
Same as for Spotify Premium: Make sure you are ONLINE and not playing from your library. (See a. above for more info).
c. Spotify Free Service on a Phone.
Spotify Free Service works on phones. You can stream, play playlists, play only one artist’s music, but you cannot select just one song. You have three choices:
1. Find a “Ghost Town” centric playlist or select Adam Lambert artist and just play it on your phone. You can create a one song playlist of “Ghost Town” and play it.
2. Use an application to tell Spotify your device has a 7” screen. I have tested these hacks and they work. Spotify is cracking down on use of these masking applications so I am not recommending this to you. If you are interested, you can find info via Google.
3. Pay for the premium service.
RDIO is also great!
If you are not a Spotify fan and want a FREE Streaming App for your phone, check out RDIO.
RDIO has some great features. For starters, it is really easy to share a RDIO play recommendations on Twitter. More info here: www.rdio.com/home/en-us/
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The Original High – New Music Watch!!Last update: 4.19.15 by Q3
So we have some bits.
Album title: The Original High
Album release date: Summer 2015
Genre: Pop/Rhythmic
Musical influences – House, Deep House, some R&B (Sources: The Brit Awards Red Carpet Interviews recorded February 25, 2015)
First single: “Ghost Town” releasing April 21, 2015
Tempo: “awesome” Source: Maxwell (Z100 DJ), Twitter 3.18.15
Vocals: “as strong as ever” Source: Maxwell (Z100 DJ), Twitter 3.18.15
Overall effect: Bonkers, Official Chart Company, 4.12.15
Tracklist (not in order, number of tracks is unknown)
1. The Original High, written by Adam Lambert and ________________
2. Ghost Town – first single, written by Max Martin, Tobias Karlsson, Erik Tobias, Ali Payami, Brandon Lowry (AKA Sterling Fox) and Adam Lambert.
Source: Warner Chappell se.warnerchappell.com/song-details/WW010474375000
Sterling Fox @mrsterlingfox • 3.24.15 So this is coming bit.ly/1BIFmU9 @adamlambert new song i wrote with him
3. Another Lonely Night, written by Adam Lambert and ________________
4. Underground, written by Adam Lambert and _______________
5. TBD, written by Adam Lambert and ________________
6. TBD, written by Adam Lambert and ________________
7. TBD, written by Adam Lambert and ________________
8. TBD, written by Adam Lambert and ________________
9. TBD, written by Adam Lambert and ________________
10. TBD, written by Adam Lambert and ________________
11. TBD, written by Adam Lambert and ________________
12. TBD, written by Adam Lambert and ________________
13. TBD, written by Adam Lambert and ________________
14. TBD, written by Adam Lambert and ________________
15. TBD, written by Adam Lambert and ________________
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: Adam is doing phone interviews with radio stations. These will most likely be broadcast later in the week and early next week.
April 20, 2015: "Ghost Town" will be on the radio in the US -- not officially confirmed.
April 21, 2015 12:00AM Eastern Time: "Ghost Town" will be released for sale in the US, Canada and other markets. (excluding the UK)
April 28, 2015: "Ghost Town" Radio Impact Date, Rhythmic Crossover (source FMQB)
May TBA "Ghost Town" will be released in the UK.
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 America Mini Tour
AKA “Don’t Stop Them Now Tour”
September 16, 2015 Q+AL Sao Paulo, Brazil, Ibirapuera Arena
September 18, 2014 Q+AL at Rock in Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, City of Rock
September 21, 2015 Q+AL Porto Alegre, Rio Gande do Sol, Brazil, Bibantinho Arena
September 25, 2015 Q+AL Buenos Aires, Argentina, GEBA Arena (not confirmed)
September 26, 2015 Q+AL Buenos Aires, Argentina, GEBA Arena (not confirmed)
More dates may be announced, Chile has been mentioned by Queen sources. There is a totally unconfirmed rumor they will go to Mexico.
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