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Post by adamme on Aug 11, 2012 19:49:32 GMT -5
I saw on MJs someone posted that there's a video with Adam that only media has access to it? Did anybody hear about this?
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Post by lambo on Aug 11, 2012 19:50:08 GMT -5
Naked Love is, along with Father Abraham's Smurf Song, my go-to insta-happy soundtrack ;D
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Post by lifetraveler on Aug 11, 2012 19:54:02 GMT -5
Comparisons are something I can't resist. Gotye has had one of the biggest POP hits of the last year, and one of the most viewed youtube videos ever. You would think that would translate to sold out concerts. Well, I just got an offer of half-off tickets ($20 down from $40) for his concert in Chicago at a 7500 seater. Yes, I know Adam didn't have complete sell-outs at his most recent gigs, but he hasn't had the radio play that Gotye has had in the past year. All I'm saying is that radio play doesn't automatically make you a big concert attraction. On the other hand, Gotye wouldn't be touring the US if his single hadn't been pumped out over the airwaves so relentlessly. Yes, I completely agree with you on a couple of things: 1. iTunes placement is hugely important for radio, this is also the impression I and other people on twitter have been getting, especially recently. There was talk on twitter that when RCA releases the next Adam single to iTunes in the US, it'll be a good idea to do a campaign similar to the UK one, to push the single as far up on iTunes as possible, and hold it for a couple of days there. We won't be able to get it and hold it at #1, but at least give it a fighting chance. 2. I also completely agree that radio play does not equal concert draw. I actually think this is one of Adam's biggest advantages as an artist: that he is an incredibly compelling live act. The fact that he's been drawing the crowds that he's been drawing in the past couple of months, with NO radio play basically, and 3 years after being on Idol, is a really good sign. Imagine what he could do with one hit single! I think RCA sees the writing on the wall, and this is why they are pushing the tour until they hopefully get a hit single (or he gets on AI, hehe). If all goes well, he could tour in arenas, which would be a significant source of income. The money in the music industry is in touring and merchandising more and more now, and less in traditional music sales (b/c of pirating, online streaming, etc). So I'm hopeful.  |
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Post by 4Ms on Aug 11, 2012 20:04:36 GMT -5
AI8 Vids
I've been replacing Idol vids and thought you might enjoy this one:
Adam Lambert American Idol Journey Part 5
[Mad World & Born to Be Wild Performances, Judges Comments, & Results]
Uploaded by GlitterGlambertMania on Jan 8, 2012
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Post by flowergirl on Aug 11, 2012 20:08:58 GMT -5
kanadie, I too LOVE Naked Love. hoping it's on the list of future singles...it's a fun summer sound!
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Post by houselady on Aug 11, 2012 20:10:39 GMT -5
Liam McEwan's ADAM LAMBERT HOUR on The Flea FM NZ 8-12-12
[soundcloud]http://soundcloud.com/galechester8a/liam-mcewans-adam-lambert[/soundcloud]
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Post by wal on Aug 11, 2012 20:11:40 GMT -5
P2's "Home" not only got big boost from NBC's choosing it as its Olympics song. But I just read that the song will be featured in a new Clint Eastwood (he loves Mitt) movie. Obviously P2's label is more aggressive than RCA in its promotion efforts. The label had nothing to do with HOME being used in the Olympics... An NBC Sports producer just happens to have a daughter who works on Idol….. Michaels, the brother of sports broadcaster Al Michaels, says he was turned onto the song back in May by his daughter, Megan Michaels, who is a supervising producer on American Idol. “My wife and I were actually sitting at home watching the finale,”he says, “and I heard the song for the first time, and I said to her, “Wow, I bet I could use that in the Olympics on some night.” As luck would have it, the next day a man named Myles Lewis, who works for 19 Entertainment (which manages many Idol alums), reached out to Megan to ask if she knew anyone working on the Olympics. “She said, ‘Yeah, I do – my dad,’” laughs Michaels. Source: MJS Big Blog -- And the song was place with Clint Eastwood by the publisher not Universal. -- The performer gets nothing for these placements except the royalties on any track sales - this is all about the writers. P2 does not have a writing credit. I remember David Cook's The Time Of My Life played at the end of the opening ceremony at Beijing's Olympic, I wonder if that had anything to do with Megan Michaels. |
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Post by Q3 on Aug 11, 2012 20:12:04 GMT -5
www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/09/mariah-carey-triumphant_n_1760994.htmlSpeaking of singles, and Idol judges, apparently Mariah's new single, out only a few days, has already been judged a failure per this article in Huffington Post. Apparently, radio will not play a song until it hits the Top 10 on iTunes - and it better make Top 10 as soon as it's released. This makes me concerned for the release of the next Adam single, and is why I asked about the problem of iTunes sales for songs already purchased on an album. I still think a "PLL remix" would help. That means even if Adam is going to get the Idol job, lots of other promos have to be done for the next single, and we haven't heard about them yet. I wish Adam will be performing the new single on the VMAs, the Do Something awards, will be interviewed and perform on may other shows. Mariah's album comes out in March 2013 -- lots of time and more singles. But Idol/X-Factor/Voice judge slot no guarantee of radio airplay. |
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Post by Q3 on Aug 11, 2012 20:12:53 GMT -5
The label had nothing to do with HOME being used in the Olympics... An NBC Sports producer just happens to have a daughter who works on Idol….. Michaels, the brother of sports broadcaster Al Michaels, says he was turned onto the song back in May by his daughter, Megan Michaels, who is a supervising producer on American Idol. “My wife and I were actually sitting at home watching the finale,”he says, “and I heard the song for the first time, and I said to her, “Wow, I bet I could use that in the Olympics on some night.” As luck would have it, the next day a man named Myles Lewis, who works for 19 Entertainment (which manages many Idol alums), reached out to Megan to ask if she knew anyone working on the Olympics. “She said, ‘Yeah, I do – my dad,’” laughs Michaels. Source: MJS Big Blog -- And the song was place with Clint Eastwood by the publisher not Universal. -- The performer gets nothing for these placements except the royalties on any track sales - this is all about the writers. P2 does not have a writing credit. I remember David Cook's The Time Of My Life played at the end of the opening ceremony at Beijing's Olympic, I wonder if that had anything to do with Megan Michaels. Really interesting question. I do not know but will dig a bit. |
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Post by wal on Aug 11, 2012 20:13:20 GMT -5
Reyna @rainonme83
Runnin around like a crazy person! So much to do n time is not on my side!! Off to Tokyo tomorrow...whoo hoo!!
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