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1. Music video clip-"Superpower" by Adam Lambert
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New York, 6 September 2019
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Adam Lambert, recording artist, on his new EP:
"'Velvet: Side A' is my baby. I've been working on this project for almost four years now and I took a while because I really had to dial into sort of the sound that I wanted it to be and I needed to get back to sort of why I love making music. And so I took a little break after my last album cycle, last touring cycle and just spent some time kind of reflecting and listening to music and realizing that whatever I did next, I didn't want it to just be following some trend of the moment. I wanted to get back to the kind of music that I loved that made me want to become a musician in the first place, and make something that felt really authentic."
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3. Music video clip-"Superpower" by Adam Lambert
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New York, 6 September 2019
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Adam Lambert, recording artist, on his new EP:
"Thematically, most of the songs on 'Side: A' deal with empowerment of some kind. 'Superpower,' in particular, is a song— an anthem, really—about demanding your worth, demanding respect, demanding your place in the world. And if anybody tells you 'no,' or tries to box you in or puts you down or discriminates against you, it's an anthem for anybody that's felt that way. And hopefully it gives them that strength to say, 'You know what? No! I'm going to do what I'm going to do.' But, like, while dancing (laughs), with a smile on your face, shaking your ass."
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ARCHIVE: Los Angeles, 23 June 2019
5. Various of Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus posing for photographers
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New York, 6 September 2019
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Adam Lambert, recording artist, on relating to artist Lil Nas X who announced he was gay while his song 'Old Town Road' was No. 1 on the Billboard charts:
"I think I can relate to someone like Lil Nas X who waited until a song went to No. 1 to be like, 'By the way, I'm gay.' I really respect that because I think he's proven a point, and now he can turn around and that ripple effect to all the young people out there that might be questioning their sexuality or just coming out or older people that are living in it, it proves a point that you can have success— big success. It is possible—anybody is welcome to have that kind of success. And maybe it's not about what your sexuality is at the end of the day. Maybe it's about do you like the damn song or not? And I think that's sort of his point is he's like, 'You like my song. It doesn't matter what I do in my bedroom. Do you like my music?' This is what this is about. I love that."
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ARCHIVE: London, 31 May 2018
7. Medium shot Adam Lambert entering LGBT youth centre, Mosaic
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New York, 6 September 2019
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Adam Lambert, recording artist, on how he's grown since telling rolling stone a decade ago that 'I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader':
"I think that the last 10 years have shown me a lot and taught me a lot. I've met so many amazing people and learned so much that I didn't know 10 years ago. I also think that being a member of the music industry, it's evolved so rapidly in the past decade. I mean, there is now a market for a queer mainstream artist. We can see it—there's numerous different examples of that. So I think where I sit in that is that I've taken on more. I've realized that being a performer, especially when you have a big platform, you affect people and not take that lightly."
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ARCHIVE: Ho Chi Minh City, 4 January 2012
9. Various of Adam Lambert performing on stage
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New York, 6 September 2019
10. SOUNDBITE (English), Adam Lambert, recording artist, on if it's now easier for LGBTQ artists to be public with their sexuality:
"I think it's less taboo to be queer in the music industry now because there's so many cases you can point to and like, 'Oh, it worked for him. It worked for her.' I think ten years ago, it was a lot different. Ten years ago, it was kind of like no one really knew. And I met a lot of amazing people in the industry—executives, people, publicists, marketing people— who on a personal level were cool with me and totally open, but didn't understand how this was going to work on mainstream America, or the world for that matter. Now, I think there's been some research and they know better. Now, people aren't as scared. They're not as fearful, There's answers. There's examples."
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ARCHIVE: New York, 6 March 2014
11. Queen signage
12. Medium of Roger Taylor, Adam Lambert, and Brian May posing for photographers
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New York, 6 September 2019
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Adam Lambert, recording artist, on what's he's learned working and touring with Queen:
"I learned a lot from Queen. You know I think in general as a person, I think it's taught me to zoom out a little bit more—kind of look at the big picture. Roger and Brian are in their early 70s. They've lived a lot. They've seen a lot. They've had a lot of success. They've experienced loss. They've experienced No. 1s and they've also experienced total criticism. They don't really sweat the small stuff, you know? And just being around them sort of watching them lead by example has been really_it's helped me grow. It's helped me grow up, it's helped me evolve a little bit. And it's giving me a different perspective on things. And I think musically, obviously the music of Queen is super iconic—people know these songs even before the name of the band sometimes. I've had friends that have come to concerts and been like, 'I didn't know that that was a Queen song, but I've heard a zillion times.' So that's pretty amazing to have a catalog like that. And one thing that all these hit songs have in common is that they've stood the test of time. Yes, they sound retro, but people are still singing them today. People are still stomping and clapping and raising their arms up and singing every word of the chorus with us while we're onstage. That's magic. And so I think just singing those songs and really getting inside of that music has taught me more about what makes a great song."
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ARCHIVE: New York, 6 March 2014
14. Adam Lambert and Queen talking in press conference