9.8.14 What do we really know about A3?
Sept 8, 2014 0:00:38 GMT -5
Post by Q3 on Sept 8, 2014 0:00:38 GMT -5
Now that's how to start a Monday!
ADAM LAMBERT ✔ @adamlambert
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My guess is that Adam is going to take a few days off before he heads back to work -- finishing his third studio album.
But of course, that has to be.....
Fans have been very, very patient waiting from this album.
But I think it is time that we get a whisper. rumor, hint, some buzz,
a confidential disclosure, that someone divulge some gossip, a hint spoken in a hushed tone, a bit of innuendo, a secret message from a collaborator, just a bit.
Just saying. Well just asking, why does it have to be so.......sshhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Well I think it is time to crack open the.....
.....and figure this one out a bit!
So I say it is NINJA TIME!
No, we do not have to scale wall and conquer the fortress, but perhaps we can start by figuring out exactly what we do know.
1. Max Martin put together a full writing camp for Adam that included a number of young songwriters from many genres.
Sources: Billboard www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5944631/adam-lambert-working-with-max-martin-on-new-album and Twitter.
March 20, 2014 1:31 PM EDT
"[Martin] just brought in a load of people that he trusts and that make good music, and just seeing what happens," U.K. singer-songwriter Joe Janiak, who recently co-wrote Ellie Goulding's "Divergent" soundtrack single "Beating Heart," tells Billboard. Janiak, a London native, was called to come out to Sweden early last week and work with a collection of song experts that was organized by Martin. "He's got a company which really focuses on getting the best young writers and getting them all together in one place, so that they can have a hotbed of creativity and spin ideas off of each other," Janiak adds of Martin.
One of the songwriters who has shared studio time with Lambert is Tove Lo, a Swedish artist who is currently making an impression in the U.S. with her debut EP, "Truth Serum." "He came to Sweden, he's been working with all the producers, the little collective out there, and having a really good time," Tove Lo tells Billboard of Lambert. "When you hear the fully produced stuff from the studio, that's one thing, but his voice is insane. I couldn't believe it."
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There is no timetable for Lambert's next record, but Janiak says that Martin and co. have been able to conjure some special moments in the studio. "I think there are going to be big things on this record, because the focus is on really strong songwriting and performance and stuff like that," says Janiak. "They're really locking in on all of [Lambert's] strong points and just making him even better. I think that's definitely going to be an exciting one."
"[Martin] just brought in a load of people that he trusts and that make good music, and just seeing what happens," U.K. singer-songwriter Joe Janiak, who recently co-wrote Ellie Goulding's "Divergent" soundtrack single "Beating Heart," tells Billboard. Janiak, a London native, was called to come out to Sweden early last week and work with a collection of song experts that was organized by Martin. "He's got a company which really focuses on getting the best young writers and getting them all together in one place, so that they can have a hotbed of creativity and spin ideas off of each other," Janiak adds of Martin.
One of the songwriters who has shared studio time with Lambert is Tove Lo, a Swedish artist who is currently making an impression in the U.S. with her debut EP, "Truth Serum." "He came to Sweden, he's been working with all the producers, the little collective out there, and having a really good time," Tove Lo tells Billboard of Lambert. "When you hear the fully produced stuff from the studio, that's one thing, but his voice is insane. I couldn't believe it."
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There is no timetable for Lambert's next record, but Janiak says that Martin and co. have been able to conjure some special moments in the studio. "I think there are going to be big things on this record, because the focus is on really strong songwriting and performance and stuff like that," says Janiak. "They're really locking in on all of [Lambert's] strong points and just making him even better. I think that's definitely going to be an exciting one."
2. June 24, 2014 Album to be released early in 2015 -- or not!
Source: Ryan Seacrest —who said Adam is “putting the finishing touches” on his newest album, and that Adam expects it to be ready for release in “early 2015.”
But later that day Shoshanna Stone said no date set yet....
SusieFierce
@shoshannastone Ryan claims we can expect Adam's album by ~beginning of next year. Is that accurate? TY. www.ryanseacrest.com/2014/06/24/ada..._source=twitter …
shoshannastone
SusieFierce no dates yet at all
3. People working on the album are signing confidentiality agreements that forbid them from talking about the album. Here is one example:
Tov Lo assures us that she’s in a much better place now. Besides having plans to continue writing for other artists, including Adam Lambert, who she is contractually obligated not to talk about right now (“Don’t get me in trouble!” she joked) she’s also hard at work on her full length debut, which yes, will include some lighter fare. But, she promises the album will certainly have its fair share of sad, cathartic moments. “Life’s messy and dirty,” Lo said. “And so is my music.”
Link: radio.com/2014/06/27/new-music-to-know-tove-lo-finds-inspiration-in-heartbreak-twinkies/
Link: radio.com/2014/06/27/new-music-to-know-tove-lo-finds-inspiration-in-heartbreak-twinkies/
4. Adam said, "it's a much different situation: different label, different producers, different people involved, different management. It's all going to be a different ballgame, so I'm really excited." That was just one bit in the July 21, 2014 interview with Lyndsey Parker.
Lyndsey: How do you think your Queen experience will affect that album? How has it influenced you?
Adam: I think one of the cool things about being on tour with this group is that it opens up a lot of different doors musically. I mean, Queen do Southern bluesy rock, they do pop, they do glam/theatrical/operatic s---, they do punk. Their music goes all over the place and obviously spans decades, and so it kind of makes me feel, for my upcoming album, really liberated to do whatever the f--- I want, song to song. I think that nowadays, trying to box oneself into a genre is kind of outdated; it doesn't feel like that's what's happening. I think everybody is going, "OK, I'm going to borrow from this, that, and the other thing; these are my references, and I'll mix it all together in some new way." I think there's going to be some new sounds on this album that I haven't really gone into before, and some stuff that's very signature me, and some stuff that's a little retro, but not too retro…
Lyndsey: You definitely drew a lot from the '70s and '80s on your first two albums.
Adam: Totally, there's some things from every decade that you could point out. I love a lot of '70s stuff; I love a lot of stuff from the '90s. It's funny how trends change, you know? Now all of a sudden, all this '90s-sounding house music is becoming pop now, and it's like, who would have saw that coming?
I kind of think your album Trespassing was ahead of its time by a year or so. It had Nile Rodgers and Pharrell Williams on it, then a year later Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" blew up, and now Nile and Pharrell are everywhere…
You know, it's funny. I think what's funny about the music business, that I've learned kind of the hard way, is that part of it is the music — you have to have good songs, obviously, or else your product isn't there — but so much of it is about timing and positioning. The business of music is really tricky, and everything has to kind of work in unison, in harmony, to make for a successful release. And that's just something I'm still learning about. I think with this one coming up, without being able to give away all the details of the business plan, it's a much different situation: different label, different producers, different people involved, different management. It's all going to be a different ballgame, so I'm really excited.
Link: music.yahoo.com/blogs/reality-rocks/don-t-stop-him-now--adam-lambert-talks-queen-tour--next-album-222130036.html
Adam: I think one of the cool things about being on tour with this group is that it opens up a lot of different doors musically. I mean, Queen do Southern bluesy rock, they do pop, they do glam/theatrical/operatic s---, they do punk. Their music goes all over the place and obviously spans decades, and so it kind of makes me feel, for my upcoming album, really liberated to do whatever the f--- I want, song to song. I think that nowadays, trying to box oneself into a genre is kind of outdated; it doesn't feel like that's what's happening. I think everybody is going, "OK, I'm going to borrow from this, that, and the other thing; these are my references, and I'll mix it all together in some new way." I think there's going to be some new sounds on this album that I haven't really gone into before, and some stuff that's very signature me, and some stuff that's a little retro, but not too retro…
Lyndsey: You definitely drew a lot from the '70s and '80s on your first two albums.
Adam: Totally, there's some things from every decade that you could point out. I love a lot of '70s stuff; I love a lot of stuff from the '90s. It's funny how trends change, you know? Now all of a sudden, all this '90s-sounding house music is becoming pop now, and it's like, who would have saw that coming?
I kind of think your album Trespassing was ahead of its time by a year or so. It had Nile Rodgers and Pharrell Williams on it, then a year later Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" blew up, and now Nile and Pharrell are everywhere…
You know, it's funny. I think what's funny about the music business, that I've learned kind of the hard way, is that part of it is the music — you have to have good songs, obviously, or else your product isn't there — but so much of it is about timing and positioning. The business of music is really tricky, and everything has to kind of work in unison, in harmony, to make for a successful release. And that's just something I'm still learning about. I think with this one coming up, without being able to give away all the details of the business plan, it's a much different situation: different label, different producers, different people involved, different management. It's all going to be a different ballgame, so I'm really excited.
Link: music.yahoo.com/blogs/reality-rocks/don-t-stop-him-now--adam-lambert-talks-queen-tour--next-album-222130036.html
5. Some people have heard one or two tracks. For example:
ChrissiB1
@tommyjoeratliff Have you already heard some of Adam's new songs?original.gif
TommyJoeRatliff
@chrissib1 just one so far, it's f*cking great! Get ready
Source: Twitter July 22, 2014
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shoshannastone
Can't stop listening to this new song. Wowwweeeeeeeeee
BritFan684
@shoshannastone who is the artist? :D
shoshannastone
@britfan684 Adam Lambert
jona5555
@shoshannastone same here - it sounds in my head - the first thing I hum when I woke up this morning -I Was Born To Love You_Queen+Adam
shoshannastone
@jona5555 that isn't new but glad you love it
BorneoBert
@shoshannastone And it's Adam's? Omg I am so jealous. As much as I adore QAL, I'm longing for his own new work.
shoshannastone
borneobert he's working hard
KMS kms15423
@shoshannastone Adam's own song or the ~rumoured Mystery Skulls feature?
shoshanna stone @shoshannastone 29m
kms15423 own song
Source: Twitter August 15, 2014
6. In September (now) Adam is headed back into the studio to FINISH his album.
ADAM LAMBERT @adamlambert
Feels so fulfilling to have different projects all in motion at once. Multitasking is so chic! Lol
ADAM LAMBERT @adamlambert
Spent the past few hours working on new lyrics for my new album. Getting so excited! Can't wait to finish it when I get back to LA.!
Source: Twitter August 16, 2014
7. They will not pick a single until the album is done.
8. MY GUESS -- they will not set a release date until the album is done.
9. Genre? We don't know and it may not matter. Adam said, "genres are passe". That leaves me to conclude this will be some from of fusion perhaps a more evolved version of what Adam tried to do with FYE and Trespassing.
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There are lots of stray tweets that might have to do with A3 or not. For example:
jamiehartman
Today I was blessed. i worked with the amazing @adamlambert what a lovely talented man.
Source: Twitter April 12, 2013
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