Yes, but it's waiting for something with a DEFINITIVE DATE, beats "soonish" and "eventually"
And I firmly believe there will be a single while we wait!
Seems to me there are two basic schedule possibilities....both put the album release in Fall -- Sept-November 2014.
1. Single released in May 2014, QAL June-July, album release in Sept 2014.
2. Something we do not know about happens in April - May 2014, QAL June-July, single debuted on some high profile TV appearance (my money is on MTV VMA's August 24, 2014), album released early November 2014.
>> My money is also on a QAL Live album and DVD release. Out for the 2014 Holiday gift buying season.
>> I go with #2: August single - early November album. BUT I think they probably do not have release dates set yet. If they have released dates they are very tentative. The final date is not usually set until the label accepts the recordings.
Why #2/November album? Mostly because this involves Adam "Soonish" Lambert.
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WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT ERA 3?1. Adam is clearly signed to a major label since it is almost certain he is working with Max Martin and/or Shellback. (They work with major label artists.) He is clearly still recording the album. Looks like he was signed in January 2014.
> He went to Sweden to start to record and write songs in February. In the QAL interviews he specifically said he was working with a team of producers and songwriters. That means all of the songwriting was not done.
2. They are doing this right this time. So far, the roadmap looks a lot like the relaunch of Katy Perry. (Even down to the possible involvement of Jason Flom who is now at LAVA Records where I believe the Adam clues point and who personally signed Katy Perry to her current contract when he was running Capital Records.)
> If they do it right, they will have the whole album before they pick the single. They will also take their time building a foundation for selling this album.
> We just got an indication that they have not selected the tracks for A3 (Nile's tweet) assuming that they were talking about A3.
> Adam said he was taking his time on this album -- in QAL interviews March 6, 2014. If he finishes in mid-April, they would have the final tracks selected by May. So a single in May is possible.
3. If #2 is right and Adam is signed to UMG/LAVA, then he is touring with his labelmates -- Queen. Queen signed a new global contract with UMG in December 2013 to release remastered music, alternative and unreleased recordings, and new material. The tour of the world's largest music market makes more sense if you think about Queen's untapped market in North America. (They have pretty much saturated the UK where 1 in 3 households owns a copy of Queen's Greatest Hits.)
4. QAL is part of a plan to promote both Adam and Queen. If it did not involve Adam, we would not see things like this...
Z100 New York @z100newyork Mar 6
#Glamberts r u ready for @adamlambert & Queen to come to a city near you?! We can barely handle all the awesomeness!
bit.ly/1l6CdYs That is the US's #1 Top 40 (CHR) radio station. One of many involved in promoting this.
And, it appeared to me that they led this Tour promotion with Adam. Makes sense because that is the new part. But the hot response will just make them more careful with A3 because if it is right, it could be very big.
5. This is a very well staged promotional plan...
From February 18th we had this:
@shoshannastone: Did we all see part 2 of #AdamOnIdol #mentoring
@alalwayz: @shoshannastone Yes! @adamlambert was an amazing mentor! Can't wait for Adam on @rupaulsdragrace & @gleeonfox next week!!!!
@shoshannastone: @alalwayz Eye-wink
@alalwayz: @shoshannastone : )) #EpicEra3
@shoshannastone: @alalwayz that hasn't even started yet
@alalwayz: @shoshannastone OMG! No wonder he said #IntenseforwardMotion!!! Laughing out loud
@susansporran: @shoshannastone @alalwayz wow, so this is all still Prelude to Era 3?? Better fasten seat belts when it gets here!
6. Eber tweeted that he know nothing but guessed Fall album release. Then deleted that tweet.
> He could have deleted it because it was right, or because it was wrong. I believe it was deleted because it was right.
> Eber must have some idea how close Adam is to being done with the album.
