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One For The Boys Fashion Ball

Adam performed “Ghost Town” at One For The Boys Fashion Ball in London, June 12, 2015. Sia and John Newman also performed at the event which was hosted by Samuel L. Jackson and Stanley Tucci.

Before the show Adam looked stunning on the blue carpet.








Adam and Shoshanna on the blue carpet.

Then he performed to open the show.

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Adam Lambert: Don't Look Back

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Adam Lambert on Bonding With Sam Smith, His New Sound and His 'Dark Side'
By Shirley Halperin | June 12, 2015 11:46 AM EDT

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Adam Lambert looks like he's ready to kick some ass. Sauntering through a penthouse at the Hollywood landmark Chateau Marmont, the 6-foot-1 singer towers over a cadre of assistants in a pair of throwback club-kid platform boots that lift him a good half-foot off the ground. To complete the look, Lambert is donning drop-crotch pants and a tight black tank, showing off his arms, which are newly muscled and heavily ­tattooed, with much of the ink acquired during the last two years. It's a gloomier, rawer look for the former glam-rock revivalist, one better-suited for a guy who calls his inability to be content his "dark side."

Adam Lambert: The Billboard Shoot (see below)

"It's hard for me to be happy with things," he says. "Even if things are going well, I tend to look at the negatives and be really critical of myself. I think I'm searching for some sort of answer."

After six years in the spotlight, Lambert, 33, is still trying to find himself and his comfort zone in the music industry. His third studio album, The Original High (due June 16), features a new Euro-dance-inspired sound via pop maestros Max Martin and Shellback (Taylor Swift, Maroon 5), darker lyrics -- loneliness is a recurring theme -- and a new label home, Warner Bros., after a split with RCA due to creative ­differences in 2013.

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"A lot of us go through life trying to re-create something that has already happened, and that causes us to run around in circles chasing our tail," Lambert says softly. "That's not what life is about."

Raised in San Diego, where his mother worked as an interior designer and his father as a software professional, Lambert started out as an American Idol anomaly, a sexually ambiguous rocker with a flair for operatic shrieks and studded leather outfits among earnest pop singers. He came in second place, and revealed himself as gay in a Rolling Stone cover story shortly after. Neither hurt his career: His 2010 major-label debut, For Your Entertainment, landed two top 10 hits, "If I Had You" and "Whataya Want From Me." His edgier, glammier follow-up, 2012's Trespassing, made him the first openly gay male artist to top the Billboard 200. That same year, he entered a new phase in his career, as touring frontman for Queen. A strange gig for a young pop star, sure, but one that felt "fated," says Lambert -- he auditioned for Idol with "Bohemian Rhapsody."

Those were the good times. But then, says Lambert, he faced a growing disconnect with RCA, which, after releasing two albums by the singer, saw only one way to a third: an '80s covers record.

There was just one problem: "I'm not an '80s guy," he says. "I don't know '80s music. I have a lot of respect for the label's opinions, so I sat with the idea and started researching the time period, but it just wasn't resonating with me. It felt forced."

Announcing his split from the label in July 2013 -- just three months after he broke up with his boyfriend of three years, Finnish reality star Sauli Koskinen -- was "scary," recalls Lambert. "Like, what's going to happen? What's the expression -- in a boat without a paddle?" Just as frightening were visions of being another forgotten Idol grad. "I thought about that too," he confesses. "I felt unsettled, disenchanted."

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He didn't have to feel that way for long. Warner Bros. contacted him the next day, and he ­eventually signed with the label. "His path has had its bumps and ups and downs," admits Warner CEO Cameron Strang. "But he's poised to have a great career. He's more comfortable with himself and his vision."

Last year, Lambert reunited with Martin, the Swedish Grammy winner behind the hits from his first album, who agreed to produce his new project with frequent partner Shellback. "Adam came to us with a new direction that inspired us to get involved in a big way," says Martin. "I'm very excited."

The result often sounds more like EDM than pop or rock. It's not a "dance record" per se, Lambert is careful to note, but it is inspired by the clubs, both in his adopted hometown of Los Angeles and in Stockholm, where much of High was recorded with Martin. "I wanted something more internal and grounded -- a little bit less with the theatrical, the camp, the ­presentation," says Lambert. First single "Ghost Town" sounds like a '90s house banger, but its chorus ("My heart is a ghost town") is anything but chipper. "The album is really honest," he says. "It's about where I'm at in my life right now."

Where's that exactly? Lambert is open about being "boy crazy" but ultimately feeling lonely. "I don't know what I want in ­relationships, which is probably the reason I'm pouring my energy into my work. I'm dating my album right now," he cracks. "It's going well. We have an open relationship."

Music and fame sometimes fill the void, ­temporarily. "I'll do a TV show or a photo shoot, and there's so much happening that's really fun, then I get home and I'm like, 'Oh, I'm by myself.' Part of me is independent and another is needy. I have both extremes, and they wrestle all the time."

Ever the "open book" (his words), Lambert takes great pride in being the first out gay male to top the Billboard 200. It's a subject that has come up lately with another openly gay vocal sensation who ­followed in his footsteps: Sam Smith.

"We've commiserated on how it is to be gay in the media," says Lambert. "But a lot has changed. People are not as hung up on it. I'd like to think that the media doesn't sensationalize it as much, but sometimes I'm proven wrong."

One media spectacle he has had his eye on, like the rest of the world, is Caitlyn Jenner. "The power Caitlyn has is that she can show and teach ­everybody what transitioning is from start to finish, and challenge people's perceptions," says Lambert. "It's important to have that ripple effect into the mainstream so people can begin wrapping their heads around it and become more comfortable. Any movement in that direction is positive."

Lambert has always been about forward movement, after all. He may never find his place -- but he's not sure if he wants to. "Life's about exploring new things," he says. "It's about getting into new ­relationships and adventures and traveling. That's what gives me the motive to keep pushing on. Like, what's next?"

This story originally appeared in the June 20 issue of Billboard.

Link: www.billboard.com/articles/news/6597828/adam-lambert-ghost-town-career-caitlyn-jenner-sam-smith



Adam Lambert: The Billboard Shoot
By Billboard Staff | June 13, 2015 11:44 AM EDT




1. "Life's about exploring new things," Lambert tells Billboard. "It's about getting into new ­relationships and adventures and traveling. That's what gives me the motive to keep pushing on. Like, what's next?"




2. "The album is really honest," he says. "It's about where I'm at in my life right now."




3. "We've commiserated on how it is to be gay in the media," says Lambert on bonding with Sam Smith. "But a lot has changed. People are not as hung up on it. I'd like to think that the media doesn't sensationalize it as much, but sometimes I'm proven wrong."




4. "It's hard for me to be happy with things," he says. "Even if things are going well, I tend to look at the negatives and be really critical of myself. I think I'm searching for some sort of answer."




5. "Life's about exploring new things," he says. "It's about getting into new ­relationships and adventures and traveling. That's what gives me the motive to keep pushing on. Like, what's next?"

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Adam Lambert Finally Feels Like a Grown-Ass Man

With his latest album, The Original High, in stores now, the American Idol star talks about his new sound, new life, and the end of an era.
BY Dan Hyman



In 2009, when he finished as runner-up on the eighth season of then-pop-culture-juggernaut American Idol, it appeared as if we had Adam Lambert completely figured out. Here he was, a shrill-screaming, classic-rock-loving singing dynamo with a definite flair for the dramatic. We were wrong: no, he certainly hasn't lost his balls-to-the-wall performance chops, but in the years since Lambert has without questions expanded his musical palate. "Coming off on Idol I'd gotten slotted into the classic-rock position," Lambert says via phone as he prepares to release his third full-length album, The Original High (out today). "This album I think reflects the soundtrack to my actual life." For his latest LP he teamed up again with pop-production gurus Max Martin and Shellback, with whom he'd collaborated on arguably his biggest singles to date, "Whataya Want From Me" and "If I Had You." For Lambert, it's a welcome and much-needed change. "This is the kind of music I listen to when I'm going out, when I'm on the treadmill, when I'm driving in the car," the singer, who recently toured with Queen, tells Details in a lengthy conversation. "It feels the most representative of me."

DETAILS: At points on your new album you seem a bit more vocally restrained than normal.

Adam Lambert: Yeah, I sat down with Max Martin and Shellback when I had my first meeting about this project and I had this demo [for "Original High"] that I had worked on on my own with some guys and that was one of the things they really responded to. I played it for them and they really loved it. It was an early version of the song. They said, "We're getting a different color of your voice right now that we're not used to hearing and we really like it. That's a really cool sound from you and it's surprising and it pulls you in instead of pushing you away." And we just talked about it a bit and they said we should go down that route: "I think you'll pull in some new listeners and some new fans with that type of energy." And I was like "Well, that's what I want!"

DETAILS: Given that you had a history with Marin and Shellback, how was it to work with them again?

Adam Lambert: That was one of the cool things about that meeting I had where we started this whole thing. It had been three or four years since we'd worked together. Both him and Shellback gave me my two hit songs really so it felt like the right thing to come back to.

DETAILS: What are your thoughts on the current state of pop music? It's certainly changed since you broke out in 2009.

Adam Lambert: I definitely think when Max and Shellback are the two executive producers of the album it's naturally going to be geared toward the radio. That's what they're really, really good at. They understand that. That's one of their specialties. So I knew that was going to come with the deal and it was going to be really exciting. I think all the albums I've done I feel like there were singles that were set aside in hopes that they would connect on the radio. That's always kind of been the idea. And then, of course, there were songs on all the albums that were not meant to be radio tracks but just meant to be interesting, really experimental tracks. As for the current state of pop? I actually think it's in a really good place right now because it's super diverse. People are dictating what's on the radio more than ever. There's still program directors and they're still very influential as to what gets put on these playlists, but the radio guys are looking at Shazam and Spotify and iTunes, all of these streaming services and YouTube and Vevo—all of this stuff—in order to understand what people want. And I don't think they used to have as many tools as they have now. So it's all happening quicker and in real time as well. So with Shazam you can see how well a song is catching on while it's catching on. So a radio station can look at that and go, "Oh. OK. People like this. I'm going to put it on my station."

DETAILS: It also has to be a nice way for artists to get instant feedback.

Adam Lambert: It's great. What it does is it gives the power to the people that you make the music for. Because ultimately you're making music for the audience.


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DETAILS: "The Original High" is a lyrically intriguing song. I know it's largely about your experience in LA, but I was taken by its seeming message about how short attention spans we all have nowadays.

Adam Lambert: That's one of the reasons why that song resonated so much with Max and Shellback and me. I was really excited about it because of how we were able to put that all into words. I was feeling that the circle of friends that I run around with, I was noticing that same feeling and I just didn't know how to sum it up. It kept coming up in conversation: this whole concept of 'Why do I feel this way? Why am I feeling unsatisfied even though I'm doing all the things I want to do?' I was still sort of longing for something and I can't put my finger on where it was or what it might be. And it's something that I've noticed in a lot of different people. Putting into the context of the instant-gratification element is a really good point. The way we satisfy our needs now is changing. It is so instant with technology and it's so disposable. It makes real connections harder to find and harder to hold onto. "The Original High" is about a lot of different things, but it's really all about desire and longing and craving.

DETAILS: I couldn't help but laugh when you referred to yourself as a "grown-ass man" in "There I Said It."

Adam Lambert: [laughs] It's funny you say that: for the first time in my life, over the last year or two, I feel like I'm a fucking grown-up! I definitely have a little dash of Peter Pan syndrome somewhere where I always have a childlike attitude towards things. But I bought my first house this year; I have a business; I've done a lot for myself and I've done a lot for my career. And all of a sudden I'm realizing: "You know what? I'm a grown-ass man! I will not be talked to a certain way. I will not be treated a certain way." Having self-respect is part of that too. And I've had my ups and downs with that my whole life.

DETAILS: Has this newfound confidence translated to being more outspoken when creating music?

Adam Lambert: I think the more and more clout you have the more you actually get listened to [laughs]. I think that's a big part of it. But I think it's also how you handle it that changes too. I've always been really outspoken and opinionated so I'm not as surprised or worked up over the little things now as I used to be. I've definitely gotten a little more grounded on a personal level and in my career and I think that affects things too as you go through the process of putting out an album. And the other thing been different this time is that right as I was about to put out my last album I changed management very quickly. They were just getting into the swing of things and getting to know me when we put the album out so there was a learning curve there. And upon releasing this new album I signed with a new label and all that so I really got a clean slate with this new album. I think I got to go into it with a lot more knowledge and experience under my belt. I'm not just saying this: I would have been a bit lost without them. They've done a whole lot for me. I'm definitely a creative person in every way shape and form so when it comes to certain business things and certain organizational things and time management and all that I'm a little bit eccentric. So they've been incredible in helping make all my ideas come to fruition.

DETAILS: A thoroughline I've noticed in all of your music is your use of vivid imagery in your lyrics. "Evil In The Night" on this album ("My life flashed before my eyes/Razor blade lips and daggers up in your eyes") comes to mind.

Adam Lambert: I'm super visual. So if I can get a visual by listening to something I'm usually really happy. In fact, the real challenge of this album was to dig deeper into the emotional side—to the heart and not the visual. Visual stuff I got [laughs]. So yeah, if you can paint the picture, that's the kind of song I usually gravitate towards.

DETAILS: I found the song "Lucy," on which you collaborated with Queen guitarist Brian May, to be an interesting choice. It has almost a hip-hop rhythm to it.

Adam Lambert: The way it worked out was that the demo of that song had already been recorded. I was looking at all the songs and there was some guitar in the demo and I thought, "It definitely needs something." Being on the road with Brian [for the Queen tour] in the back of my head the entire time I was thinking, "God, I would really love to ask him to be a part of my album. I think that would be really cool." So I played him the song and he was like, "Oh, I have some ideas!" I was like "OK! Let's schedule some time." [laughs]. But yeah, the song really has a bit of a hip-hop beat. I think people will be really excited to hear Brian play on top of a beat like that.

DETAILS: And was I correct in hearing you reference David Bowie in the song with that "Diamonds Dogs" shout-out?

Adam Lambert: Oh yeah. There's a little nod to Bowie, for sure.

DETAILS: You mentioned touring with Brian and Queen: I imagine being part of a spectacle like that gave you even more confidence in your solo career. Not that you probably needed much.

Adam Lambert: I think I actually did need some confidence. So that came along at a great time. I did need a little wind in my sails and it gave me a ton. It hit me like a hurricane, actually [laughs]. I have to say: they are the nicest guys in the world. They were so welcoming to me and collaborative and when we put together this concert my ideas were heard and it was a team effort. It was really beautiful and it kind of reminded me why I wanted to get into this all in the first place. Putting a show together, getting onstage, singing songs that people love, making people happy, getting to do a show that literally would run the entire gamut. It went from zero to 60; Queen's catalogue spans over different decades and different colors and different genres. It was like a dream gig for me. And it was a big honor. Also getting to be in front of audience members that might not otherwise know me or take a listen to what I do was really exciting. It was kind of like a new chance to reestablish myself.

DETAILS: What are your thoughts on the recent announcement that next season will be American Idol's last.

Adam Lambert: I think they had a great run and I'm very thankful for the show. It launched me and put me on the map. I don't think I would be where I'm at today without Idol. All good things come to an end. That's just how things are. The show came about at a time where the country really needed it. We just had 9/11 happen and simultaneously the music industry was not in a very good place either. And I think the show shook things up and brought people together. Families would literally gather around the television rooting for something, supporting the idea that dreams come true and that you can be from anywhere in the county and you can have a dream that does come true. It gave people hope and it brought people together. At the time, that's what we needed.



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From HMV: ADAM LAMBERT: THE ORIGINAL HIGH

American Idol success story, Queen’s replacement for Freddie Mercury, the first openly gay mainstream pop artist to launch a career on a US major record label – Adam Lambert is some boyo. His third album, The Original High, is the follow-up to 2012’s Trespassing, and looks certain to increase his fanbase beyond his fervent ‘Glamberts’ following. Collaborations with Tove Lo (Rumors) and Queen guitarist Brian May (Lucy) sit comfortably with co-writes with the likes of Max Martin. The Original High? A fresh approach to the kind of pop music that has made Lambert such a successful contemporary star.

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Friday YouTube Party: Bjork, Adam Lambert #GhostTown , and More!



I know this song came out a month ago, but this is actually the first Adam Lambert song I’ve ever heard (never been an Idol fan) and I heard it this week. Anyway, I’m reaching that point in my adulthood where I’ve decided that I don’t have “guilty pleasures” anymore, just “pleasures”—which means I have the last Decemberists and Taylor Swift album. So when I stumbled across this song I thought, “Hey, I like this and I’m not going to feel bad about it.” It’s a nice mix of rock and dance, has plenty of weird dead celebrity imagery, is maybe about feelings, and Lambert rocks out in a pretty sweet white outfit… on the Ellen show.

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Adam Lambert's new LP 'like a therapy session'
By bangshowbiz.com June 12 at 11:02 AM

Adam Lambert's new album "sounds like a therapy session".

The 33-year-old musician is gearing up to release his third studio record 'The Original High' and revealed he used the LP as a way to try and figure out what he wants out of life, and feels he expressed so much of himself it's like he's talking to a counsellor.

He told BANG Showbiz: "I would say that the big running theme throughout the album is the pursuit of happiness. Some of my previous work and my life in my early twenties, was like most people, was about trying to figure out who I was, a search for identity. Now that that's pretty much established I feel like the next chapter in my life is trying to figure out what works for me and what makes me happy, and what I want out of life.

"The album's about all of that, and it sounds like a therapy session."

The former 'American Idol' contestant - who has been touring with Queen for the past year - said despite making the collection, he is still no closer to figuring out the conundrum of what he wants out of life apart from knowing he wants to continue singing.
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He explained: "I think the original high is performing. I think it's the obvious thing, but when I first got up on stage and first sang to an audience, that feeling, that was like the biggest rush, and it still is. But, you can never really get back your first time."

And Adam added he believes 'The Original High' is his greatest piece of work so far.

He said: "I feel like it's my best album that I've done. Vocally I think it shows the most range for me, and different tones and colours and I think that we've nailed these concepts."

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Q&A Adam Lambert on new album 'The Original High': 'I know who I am now'


Adam Lambert in Los Angeles on May 14, 2015. (Christina House, For The Times)

By MIKAEL WOOD June 12, 2015.

Since finishing in second place on "American Idol" in 2009, Adam Lambert has established himself as one of pop's most reliable glamazons: a big, showy voice delivering big, dramatic songs about big, clearly defined emotions. That reputation only grew when he began touring three years ago as the frontman of Queen, filling in for perhaps the most reliable glamazon of them all, the late Freddie Mercury.


On the most recent Queen tour: "One minute I'm getting to be super-campy and over the top and flamboyant and effeminate, and then the next minute I'm tough and macho," Adam Lambert says. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Yet Lambert, 33, changes course on his third studio album, "The Original High," due Tuesday. Overseen by Swedish producers Max Martin and Shellback, it's moodier and more introspective than the Los Angeles-based singer's earlier solo work with softer-edged songs about growing up and "searching for trust in a city of rust." The disc also marks Lambert's new deal with Warner Bros. Records after a high-profile split from RCA, which failed to expand his ultra-devoted core audience with 2012's "Trespassing."

"There's a difference between being an artist and being an entertainer," he said recently during a frank conversation in West Hollywood. "I have both sides to my personality. But with this music, I was like, I don't care if everyone's going to understand what I'm singing about. It's real to me."

What inspired that shift?

Something I began to pick up on within my circle of friends over the last few years, which was this feeling of disillusionment.

Disillusionment with what?

People don't even know half the time. That's the thing — it's like this general haze, a feeling of not being satisfied. You're looking for something, but you can't put your finger on what it is that's going to satisfy you. That was the first big aha thing I wanted to write about.

I turned 33 this year, and I feel like, "OK, I know who I am now; identity isn't so much of a challenge anymore." The challenge is figuring out what I want from my life.

And from your career.

Right. Before I started thinking about all that, my second album came out, and I was really proud of it, and critically it was well received. But it didn't quite have the life that I hoped it would have commercially.

How did that affect you?

I was bummed out. I wanted to release more songs to radio and make videos and ultimately put together a great big tour.

What happened?

A lot of things. I'm not going to point fingers, but I think there were some creative decisions and some business decisions that didn't quite line up. But, you know, there's no science to this; it's kind of a guessing game.



My feeling is that "Trespassing" didn't provide a strong sense of who you are. It was more about style and about some of the ideas you stand for. But what attracted people to you on "Idol" was your personality. "The Original High" gets back to that.

It's more grounded. And it's not trying quite as hard. I'm not saying my previous work was too try-hard, but it was purposely heightened and stylized and theatrical. That was intentional; that was what I wanted to do. But then I felt like I'd done that. I wanted to turn a corner and go into a different place.

And yet you made the album with Max Martin, who's known for his work with Taylor Swift and Britney Spears. Nobody goes to him for a stripped-down singer-songwriter record.

ven though his ideas are big, and they're tried and true in certain ways, there's also so many subtle, sophisticated layers — little things he's doing that you have to listen a bunch of times to hear it.

What did it mean that he wanted to work with you?

I was thrilled. Coming off the last project and leaving [RCA], I had this feeling of, "Iis this it for me? Am I on my way out?" But Max and Shellback were saying, "We believe in you."

And in your eagerness to show a different side.

They knew I was ready to shake things up, and they weren't afraid of anything. It's easy to get wrapped up in what everybody wants you to do. But at some point you have to go, "OK, but what do I want?"

Can that be hard to remember?

Not now. But there have been moments of confusion.

I can understand why. Your fans are very vocal about what kind of artistic decisions you should be making.

They all have an opinion. And that's great — it means they're invested. At the same time, it's important for me to say, "I'm going to do what I want to do, and I hope you like it." You're not ordering your dinner for the night. There's no menu.

To me that was the problem with the most recent Queen tour. It felt like you were fulfilling someone else's vision.

In what way was I not being me, though? Their catalog goes so many different places. One minute I'm getting to be super-campy and over the top and flamboyant and effeminate, and then the next minute I'm tough and macho. Then there's a sensitive acoustic moment, then something huge. And I got to wear all the weird stuff I'd ever want to wear. That was all me, by the way. They let me run with that. It might be interesting for you to find out how much input I had.

You didn't feel as though you'd been drafted to fill a prescribed role?

No. And I wasn't directed either. It was a collaboration.

How much room did you have to interpret the songs?

That was tricky. But I wasn't getting a lot of pressure from them. I wanted to make sure I had my moments of putting my own stamp on things. But straying too far from the original would feel self-indulgent and sort of sacrilegious.

See, I don't share that view.

But you're probably not a die-hard Queen fan. I knew that in this audience there would be a lot of people that were there because they love Queen. And winning them over in the first place, not being Freddie, was going to be hard as it was. If I went too far, it would've killed them.

In terms of a creative experience, though, that restriction is kind of a bummer.

I understand what you mean. But at the same time, that's why it was successful. If I hadn't found that balance, I don't think it would've gone over the way it did with everybody. I mean, I think you're in the minority of people who didn't like it.

Link: www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-ca-ms-adam-lambert-original-high-20150614-story.html


Adam Lambert Destroyed Our Dreams



broadway.com ‏@broadwaycom Manhattan, NY
Lessons of the week! @darrencriss, Helen Mirren, @adamlambert, @ryangosling & more: bit.ly/1IzJjRB



Adam Lambert Destroyed Our Dreams
American Idol star Adam Lambert completely ruined our lives this week when he announced he was offered the role of the transgender rock goddess in Hedwig and the Angry Inch and—gasp—turned it down! Get out of here with your silky voice and great cheekbones. We can’t even look at you right now.


A Film Project for Adam?



Musician/Drummer/BV's/Cups of teas... Charlotte Church | The Hearts | Coves | Jess Thristan | X Factor UK 2014 + more



Best Adam Smile!

http://instagr.am/p/32S9HThG-C

Best tweet of the day!

Special C. ‏@sweetangelface
I do not follow Adam Lambert, but he has one helluva PR team and fans on social media. Take lessons singers.



Want to feel smart? Take this Glambert Quiz!

Are You the Ultimate Glambert? Take Our Adam Lambert Quiz
To celebrate the new album 'The Original High,' come brush up on your trivia and see how hardcore of a Glambert you really are

Link: www.fuse.tv/2015/06/adam-lambert-quiz-ultimate-glambert-the-original-high#sthash.3GE2Yfry.dpuf



A Cool Experiment!
6.12.13 by Q3

I accidentally did something and it was amazing. I was playing my favorite hit single, “Ghost Town”, and partway through the song, I starting playing another “Ghost Town” -- ooops!. I had a lot of tabs and multiple browsers opened and I could not find the other, interfering video to stop it. But as it played, I released it was magical. The audio tracks ended up laying perfectly. I am not sure I can do it again but I think it might be that it just works. Check it out!



Q + AL TV Commercial (Brazil)

Queen + Adam Lambert no Brasil | TV Comercial

youtu.be/P5r19uMMdWY


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TIME FOR SOME RADIO GAMES!!

DO THESE FROM ANYWHERE

Syndicated radio programs


Rick Dees Pick the Sure Shot - Hit Radio Edition [do it once]
www.rick.com/pick-the-sureshot-hit-radio-edition/

SNOL (Saturday Night Online) BE READY TO TWEET TONIGHT!
Follow them on Twitter ‏@saturdayonline
When they announce a TWITTAMIX, request “Ghost Town”.
Include these two hashtags in your tweets: #TWITTAMIX and #SatudayNightOnline!

Local radio stations - vote from anywhere

Z100 iHeartRadio 9 @ 9
www.z100.com/pages/info/request.html

Q102 Philadelphia: "You Pick The Music"
www.q102.com/main.html

101.3 KISS FM Quad Cities, IA/IL
iHeart Radio Top 5@5 With Todd Alan
www.1013kissfm.com/articles/whats-new-at-1013-kissfm-453463/iheart-radio-top-55-13114563/

iHeartMedia song list – “The Thumbs”
Just type in the first few letters "GH" and Ghost Town will show. Then do a thumbs up.

B104 Allentown, PA “B in charge” www.b104.com/main.html
G105 Raleigh, NC - g105.iheart.com/main.html
99.3 Harrisburg, PA - www.993kissfm.com/main.html
103.1 Spokane, WA - www.1031kcda.com/main.html
Z100 Portland, OR - www.z100portland.com/articles/zvip-benefits-209835/z100-request-a-song-12793608/
>> Check your Local iHeartMedia Station to see if they have this on the home page, most do.

SIRIUS SUBSCRIBERS
Request here: www.mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=x003-FM


Don’t Forget MTV!!

Support “Ghost Town” here: www.yourmtvtop20.mtv.co.uk/artists/adam-lambert/musicvideos/ghost-tGo own/m1h93m?utm=share_twitter


VOTE FOR ADAM!! Mostly just for fun!!

Z100 Song of the Summer -- this is just for fun but DON'T LET ADAM LOSE TO JUSTIN BIEBER!!

mobile: www.z100.com/pages/contest/artist-of-the-summer/mobile.php#/m
desktop: www.z100.com/pages/contest/artist-of-the-summer/desktop.php#.VXDBPThteO8.twitter




Calendar News

June 14, 2015 Adam performs on the Lottery Show (BBC One, UK TV)
Lotto guest Adam Lambert performing his new single BBC One - The National Lottery: Who Dares www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05ztpd0 …

Nick Knowles hosts the quiz in which two teams of strangers play against each other to complete a series of lists and win up to £100,000. Includes the Lotto and Thunderball draws presented by Gaby Roslin, with special guest Adam Lambert performing his new single and pushing the famous Lotto button.




iHeartRadio Album Release Concert (US)

Adam Lambert will preform in the iHeartRadio Theater presented by. P.C. Richard & Son on June 16th. You can win a pair of tickets form KTU FM

For Adam trivia buffs – this will be the 1 year anniversary of the iHeartRadio Queen + Adam Lambert tour preview concert in Burbank, CA.

iHeartRadio Stations in the NYC area are giving away tickets to this concert – KTU and Z100 are both giving away tickets. iHeartRadio and AdamLambertFans.com are also giving away tickets.


Adamtopia Calendar

Adam’s schedule at a glance

NOW - June 14: UK
June 15-20: NYC, US
June 21: Canada

United Kingdom

June 13, 2015 Adam performs on the Lottery Show (BBC One, UK TV)
Lotto guest Adam Lambert performing his new single BBC One - The National Lottery: Who Dares www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05ztpd0 …

June 17, 2015: Adam on Loose Women (broadcast) a British panel show with four female presenters who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip. ITV 12:30pm -1:30pm. [UK TV]; appearance, no performance. (The show will be recorded on June 10, 2015.)


USA

June 11 at 9 pm ET/PT iHeartRadio Summer Pool Party on The CW Network (US TV)


June 13 and June 14, 2015 "Adam Lambert Weekend" on The Voice Radio (Finland radio)
Will include an interview that was prerecorded backstage at Live Aid Concert June 6, 2015
More info: www.voice.fi/

June 15, 2015 11:35PM ET/10:35PM CT: Adam on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon pre-recorded.

June 16, 2015: TREND #THEORIGINALHIGH WORLDWIDE

Read more: adamtopia.com/thread/3063/12-toh-reviews-logo-appearance?page=35&scrollTo=630528#ixzz3cv2dvGn4


June 16, 2015: Adam segment of LIVE! with Kelly & Michael recorded.

June 16, 2015: Adam album release concert, iHeartRadio Theater presented by. P.C. Richard & Son. (will be streamed)

June 18, 2015 12:30 PM: CD Signing - Barnes & Noble
Citigroup Center, 160 E 54th Street, New York, NY 10022
Special Instructions
Only The Original High CD will be signed. Original High must be purchased at the Citigroup Center store on June 18 to receive a wristband for access to the event space. There is a limit of two CDs per customer. Due to time restraints there will be no personalization, photos, or memorabilia please.

June 19, 2015 7:00 - 9:00AM: GMA Summer Concert
ABC's Good Morning America is at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park in New York City, NY.
Doors open at 6AM. Concerts air live on the "Good Morning America" show between 7 - 9AM.

June 19, 2015 9:00AM: Adam on LIVE! with Kelly & Michael pre-recorded.

June 20, 2015: Saturday Night Online Presents Ask Anything with Adam Lambert -
See more at: askanything.co/artist-page.php?id=adam-lambert#sthash.VkFmnXLG.dpuf

June 21, 2015 - time TBD: Adam will be backstage at the Remix Top 30 Show

Canada

June 21, 2015 9:00PM Eastern/6:00PM Pacific: Adam presents at the MMVA (Canada)
Live coast-to-coast-to-coast in Canada and global at Much.com.

Queen + Adam Lambert South America Mini Tour
AKA “Don’t Stop Them Now Tour”
September 16, 2015 Q+AL Sao Paulo, Brazil, Ibirapuera Arena SOLD OUT
September 18, 2014 Q+AL at Rock in Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, City of Rock SOLD OUT
September 21, 2015 Q+AL Porto Alegre, Rio Gande do Sol, Brazil, Bibantinho Arena
September 25, 2015 Q+AL Buenos Aires, Argentina, GEBA Arena
September 30, 2015 Q+AL Santiago, Chile, Athletic Track of the National Stadium

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