Lurking and I have to say ITA 100% with Nica. Or at least I hope that all happens. Seems likely since he was adamant on getting back in the studio asap. But there are a few things floating around in this thread today that have me scratching my head.

First of all IDK where this "surrendering" quote came from but Adam has said many times in the past he is a control freak and that he has a tendency to get in his head, analyze too much. He said it multiple times in regards to Trespassing and that he wold tinker with the songs too much, that Pharrell was like DUDE IT'S FINE when he wanted to do like ten more takes. I believe that's one of the reasons Trespassing took so long. Surrendering could mean that he is ready to let the reins loose, to be more spontaneous and see what happens and to get material out quicker. Not to over think and over tinker. Sometimes the best art comes on a whim. To infer that him "surrendering" mean something bad or that he will somehow give up his artistic viewpoint or whatnot is just worry warting imo.

As for putting COVERS on his 3rd studio album?!?! WHAT!? I don't know why anyone would srsly entertain the fact that a former Idol contestant would want to put covers on his album or why RCA would even want that in the first place? This is someone still trying to make HIS own mark and his own music and covers would just be counter productive. Covers in concert for fun? Sure, but HIS albm music should be HIS.

Also he may still visit radio stations and such, as some of that is unavoidable, but if his team send him on another never ending country wide radio ass kissing-a-thon after what happened this era (aka zilch) then he's in bigger trouble than we all thought because that is the very definition of stupid. That's looking at something that clearly DID NOT WORK and going "Eh, maybe this time?" I would hope his management, if not the label, would realize what a colossal waste of time that was and instead formulate and focus on some other kind of overall plan.

What I think will happen? He is going to come back from overseas and get into the studio ASAP. The very fact that RCA wanted this to me shows they know they fucked up and believe it's smarter to get new shit out and do it right then let him flounder in the unknown. Or at least thats what I HOPE it means, but either way RCA getting him back to work asap is a good sign.

I feel they will do their best to get an album out maybe for Christmas. A single in the summer. Getting him to perform on the AMA'S pre hypothetical holiday album drop would be a big "get" both for Adam and the AMA's. They could hype the shit out of that ya know? That would be awesome.

As for style of music, no clue. I do feel it will still be pop or pop rock leaning. No straight rock or retro-new folk-banjo-crap or God forbid country lol. I personally hope he works with Max Martin and Bonnie McKee again and NEW and/or unexpected writers/producers. No Dr. Luke or Claude Kelly or anyone like that. I also feel it will be more "mainstream" whatever that means, but he'll still keep it Adam-y. He's not going to conform or be some boring pop puppet. I just want at least 1 or 2 UNDENIABLE radio smashes. And for RCA to have learned their lesson and for DMG to have an amazing promo plan.

Too much to hope for? Maybe. But I am optimistic and excited.