9.19.14 Q + AL to Tour UK and Europe, Seacrest Interview

I would guess yes, particularly since that MJ song will sell well here I would bet, at least on iTunes. 

I'm in the same boat! I really want to go but I'm going to have to put everything else on hold for another year...it will be worth it to be able to see them a few more times. 

More LAX pics, mostly outside of the airport.

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Adam Lambert Is Happy To Be Back From The Big Apple
Posted on Fri Sep 19th, 2014 7:45am PDT By X17 Staff




Adam Lambert flew to Los Angeles International Airport from New York City on Thursday evening, and though the singer was happy to fill in as a judge on American Idol, he looked even happier to be home in Hollywood.

Lambert sat alongside Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick Jr. to judge season 14 auditions in New York, and last week the show confirmed that the AI album would be serving as guest judge for Keith Urban, as Urban is grieving with his wife, Nicole Kidman, who lost her father earlier this month. "Our thoughts are with Keith and his family during this difficult time," a rep for the hit show added in a statement.

So what else is Lambert working on these days? His upcoming album! After his post-Idol deal with RCA ended, he signed with another label, but he's staying mum on his new music.

"I'm not going to say too much, because I like to keep things under wraps," he recently told Ryan Seacrest about his forthcoming third album. "I’m not usually that good at that, but I’m trying something new. You know, the element of surprise in this post-Beyonce world."

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I'm so happy that QAL will be touring in Europe and the UK..........now if they happen to do a show in Budapest where I still have tons of relatives I can find free accommodations for all. Vienna and Prague are only a couple of hours away and other major cities are no big deal.

I think that as far as A3 is concerned this Europe/UK tour can only help. First, as someone already mentioned Adam needs to be busy and with deadlines looming he will finish this album sooner rather than later. Also this tour will definitely help the sales of A3 in Europe. Besides the publicity generated, the financial rewards can not be ignored, I'm sure this new tour will bring in a nice amount of change for Adam.

I also think they will do a show or two in South America and Africa at some point next year or the following year.

As far as I'm concerned all seems to be good in Adam's world! And a happy productive Adam enriches my world too!

Adam mention.

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Hear Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury's Long-Lost Duet
"There Must Be More to Life Than This" is one of three unreleased tracks on upcoming compilation 'Queen Forever'



By Andy Greene | September 19, 2014

Thirty-three years after they first began work on the track, Queen will finally release "There Must Be More to Life Than This" - featuring vocals by Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson - on their upcoming compilation album Queen Forever, which hits shelves on November 10th. The song was written during the Hot Space sessions, but they never finished it and Mercury eventually released his own version on his 1985 solo debut Mr. Bad Guy.

Producer William Orbit, best known for his work on Madonna’s Ray of Light, was brought in to finish "There Must Be More to Life Than This." "When I first played it in my studio, I opened a trove of delights provided by the greatest of musicians," he said in a statement. "Hearing Michael Jackson's vocals was stirring. So vivid, so cool, and poignant, it was like he was in the studio singing live. With Freddie's vocal solo on the mixing desk, my appreciation for his gift was taken to an even higher level." In contrast ​to Mercury's solo, stripped-back version, the new Orbit-produced version adds strings, guitars and a lot more bombast.

Queen Forever will also feature a new version of "Love Kills," which Mercury recorded with producer Giorgio Moroder for a restored version of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis in 1984. "They took out all the disco production and turned it into more of a traditional Queen arrangement," says Adam Lambert, who played the tune with Queen on their summer tour."It's an amazing song, very dramatic and powerful with a beautiful melody."

Also appearing on Queen Forever is "Let Me in Your Heart Again," a Brian May-penned tune that dates back to the sessions for 1984’s The Works. Mercury put down a vocal track, but the song was never finished. May and Roger Taylor recently went back into the studio to record new guitar parts and backing vocals.

The LP will be available as a 20-track single CD and an 36-track two-CD set. Skipping obvious hits like "We Will Rock You" and "Bohemian Rhapsody," the collection focuses on lesser-known tunes like "Mother Love," "The Miracle" and "Drowse."

Queen and Adam Lambert wrapped up their 2014 world tour with a show in Auckland, New Zealand on September 4th, but future shows remain a possibility. "I’m definitely down," Lambert told Rolling Stone in June. "I’m having so much fun."

Here’s the complete track listing for both editions of Queen Forever.

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