6.26.11 Adam News and Info
Jun 25, 2011 23:38:02 GMT -5
Post by Q3 on Jun 25, 2011 23:38:02 GMT -5
Coming soon…..
……to a store near you.
TBD by Adam Lambert[/b][/size][/color]
Preliminary dates for Adam’s new releases announced. The dates are certainly likely to move around a bit but looks like the basic schedule is set. Here is what I expect:
July 2011
Preliminary promotion starts, a few interviews and we will hear no new music.
Aug 2011
Storm warnings announced. (We get some parts of the promo schedule.)
TV appearances and VH1 BTM premeires.
8.23.11 – 9.6.11 Lead album single released.
Adam Storm 2011 begins.
10.15.11 Adam Storm intensifies.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami classified Hurricane Adam as a Category 11 storm. (Cat 11 is on the Spinal Tap scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbVKWCpNFhY )
Around 11.8.11 New album “TBD” by Adam Lambert released. (My bet is that if it is released this week, RCA will release it on Monday 11.7.11.)
11.11.11 Something will happen on this date. At least Eber Lambert will tweet a stunning tweet about this magical date. (A Friday release date is very unlikely, so I do not believe that it will be released on 11.11.11.)
GIF from @elifvabay: Elif ^V^ Abay June 25, 2011 twitpic.com/5gsrmd
Is the world ready for “Gay Pop”?
6.26.11 by Q3
Adam Lambert faced a huge challenge when he publically announced he was gay in 2009. He was not yet an established recording artist and, as a new artist, faced an uphill battle to get Sony/RCA to invest an extra million dollars or two to get his music on US radio. Talent is not enough to be successful in the music business, it never was. There are lots of very talented musicians out there – and most make little or nothing from their music.
To get a major label record budget and to convince Sony/RCA executives that he could be openly gay and be established as a new recording artist was no small trick on Adam’s part – and never would have happened without American Idol. But even coming off of Idol, Adam has had to walk a thin line – he had to remain true to himself and still create music that had a broader appeal than “gay” music.
| Sidebar: Yes, a musician can be successful without US radio support but a musician cannot be a successful pop-rock star without conquering US radio. Adam said he wanted to be a rock star/pop star. |
In yesterday Daily Beast, Pop singer Sir Ari Gold wrote an interesting commentary about music and gayness. Here is part of that article:
My Music Isn’t Too Gay!
Pop singer Sir Ari writes about overcoming the fear that he’s ghettoizing his career by writing music that speaks to the LGBT political and social struggle.
June 25, 2011 10:30 PM EDT
Can music be gay? It’s a question Time magazine asked in 2008. If music can be black or female or Latin then yes, it certainly can be gay. I write, sing, and produce a genre I like to call “gay pop,” which is R&B/Dance music that would be played on the radio but comes from the perspective of an openly gay man—and all that entails.
After 11 years of putting out “gay pop,” I still believe what I do is universal. The dream of doing it on the biggest level—Madison Square Garden, Grammys, the cover of Rolling Stone—still burns inside me. As a child, I believed I was destined for superstardom, but grew up feeling the pain and shame of living in a world that didn’t accept me.
Maybe that’s why when my co-producer told me to take off what he thinks is the gayest song I have on my new album, I actually considered it—even after 11 years of being an openly gay artist. Could my rainbow flag-waving be what’s holding me back and preventing me from fulfilling these big dreams? Am I ghettoizing myself? Maybe if I just de-gay myself a little, I would achieve the kind of mainstream success I hope for.
My producer had a convincing argument. He told me that nobody was going to put in the $850,000 it takes to get one song on the radio if there’s any risk involved. He said that no matter how talented I may be, there are other artists who don’t have the “baggage”–especially in this current music industry that is spending only 20 percent of what it used to, to break an artist. He said he wanted to see me have a long career and doesn’t want me to limit myself in case someone with money wants to invest in me.
. . . . . . . . .
I’ve been trying to convince industry big-wigs for over 15 years that housewives and teenage girls couldn’t care less how gay a pop star is. The huge platform of American Idol proved that to be true with Adam Lambert. And his concert I went to in New York was the most exciting and brazenly flamboyant pop show I’ve seen since Boy George. Even white gay rapper Cazwell got over a million hits on YouTube with a video filled with go-go boys from the NYC gay scene.
This is gay pop in 2011—and I think we should claim it all. It is no more limiting or ghettoizing than a gay TV show like Glee or a gay movie like Brokeback Mountain. It’s been over 20 years since superstar acts like George Michael, Melissa Etheridge, and Elton John have come out, and even though a celebrity coming out is still big news, it has gotten better. I will never get to see the world the way it might have been if we hadn’t lost so many greats to AIDS—especially a brilliant and flamboyant musical artist like Sylvester—but I still have the privilege of walking in the path he left behind.
Link to entire article which is worth a read: www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/06/25/sir-ari-gold-my-music-isn-t-too-gay.html
Pop singer Sir Ari writes about overcoming the fear that he’s ghettoizing his career by writing music that speaks to the LGBT political and social struggle.
June 25, 2011 10:30 PM EDT
Can music be gay? It’s a question Time magazine asked in 2008. If music can be black or female or Latin then yes, it certainly can be gay. I write, sing, and produce a genre I like to call “gay pop,” which is R&B/Dance music that would be played on the radio but comes from the perspective of an openly gay man—and all that entails.
After 11 years of putting out “gay pop,” I still believe what I do is universal. The dream of doing it on the biggest level—Madison Square Garden, Grammys, the cover of Rolling Stone—still burns inside me. As a child, I believed I was destined for superstardom, but grew up feeling the pain and shame of living in a world that didn’t accept me.
Maybe that’s why when my co-producer told me to take off what he thinks is the gayest song I have on my new album, I actually considered it—even after 11 years of being an openly gay artist. Could my rainbow flag-waving be what’s holding me back and preventing me from fulfilling these big dreams? Am I ghettoizing myself? Maybe if I just de-gay myself a little, I would achieve the kind of mainstream success I hope for.
My producer had a convincing argument. He told me that nobody was going to put in the $850,000 it takes to get one song on the radio if there’s any risk involved. He said that no matter how talented I may be, there are other artists who don’t have the “baggage”–especially in this current music industry that is spending only 20 percent of what it used to, to break an artist. He said he wanted to see me have a long career and doesn’t want me to limit myself in case someone with money wants to invest in me.
. . . . . . . . .
I’ve been trying to convince industry big-wigs for over 15 years that housewives and teenage girls couldn’t care less how gay a pop star is. The huge platform of American Idol proved that to be true with Adam Lambert. And his concert I went to in New York was the most exciting and brazenly flamboyant pop show I’ve seen since Boy George. Even white gay rapper Cazwell got over a million hits on YouTube with a video filled with go-go boys from the NYC gay scene.
This is gay pop in 2011—and I think we should claim it all. It is no more limiting or ghettoizing than a gay TV show like Glee or a gay movie like Brokeback Mountain. It’s been over 20 years since superstar acts like George Michael, Melissa Etheridge, and Elton John have come out, and even though a celebrity coming out is still big news, it has gotten better. I will never get to see the world the way it might have been if we hadn’t lost so many greats to AIDS—especially a brilliant and flamboyant musical artist like Sylvester—but I still have the privilege of walking in the path he left behind.
Link to entire article which is worth a read: www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/06/25/sir-ari-gold-my-music-isn-t-too-gay.html
The Time Magazine article mentioned above, “What makes a song gay?” By Caryn Brooks Friday, June 20, 2008 Link: www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1816760,00.html#ixzz1QLqjtD48
So what do you think, do you want Adam to include a LBGT themed-track(s) on his new album? Or should that be left for straight female pop artists?
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7.29.11 Adam performs at the St. Agathe en Feux Festival in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, QC, festival concert.
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8.10.11 Adam Lambert "Behind the Music" premieres on VH1.
Late Summer 2011 New single released
October-November 2011 MTV promotional video broadcast (unconfirmed)
October-November 2011 Adam's second album released
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Voting Opportunities
Tampa 93.3 Jingle Ball Poll
6.24.11 by Q3
You can vote for Adam to be at next year's Jingle Ball in Tampa:
www.933flz.com/pages/jingle-ball-2011-lineup.html
Don't waste a lot of time on this. Last year Adam blew away almost everyone in this poll and FLZ wanted to book Adam for Jingle Bell but could not get him. So winning this really means very little about who they book; it is just a way to generate clicks and remind people of Jingle Ball.
Adam benefit: 4 Even if they do not get Adam for this event, it will remind 93.3 FLZ FM how popular Adam is.
Fairness: 3 - there is an attempt to limit voting but it is very easy to work around.
Potential to win:8 -- Adam did really well in the same poll last year and is likely to win this year.
Fan value: 5
RECOMMENDATION Vote a bit now and then but just for fun.
I have changed my recommendation on VH1 Do Something Awards to DO NOT VOTE
5.27.11 by Q3
On 5.25.11 I recommended voting in this competition. Since then I have done some additional research and testing.
1. Voting for the celebrity online awards is just a way to build awareness for the real awards show.
2, Adam is not nominated for any award. The only way to vote for Adam is as a write-in. It takes much longer to cast a write-in vs. voting for a nominee. There is no limit on voting. So 10 minutes of Adam fan voting time can be wiped out in about 1 minute by someone voting for a nominee.
Poll rating (0=lowest rating, 10=highest rating)
Adam benefit: 3 a win could raise awareness of The Trevor Project.
Fairness: 3 - there is an attempt to limit voting for just one category but it is very easy to work around.
Potential to win: 9 ¨C The voting structure makes a write-in vote very timeconsuming.
Fan value: 2
RECOMMENDATION ¨C vote only if you are willing to work really hard.
About the awards: DoSomething.org and VH1 have partnered to present The Do Something Awards to honor young people's commitment to social change. VH1 is doing a series of online contests to promote this event ¨C they have nominees but also accept write-ins. One of the celebrity categories could help Adam but, more importantly make a difference.
The category: Charity Song
The write-in: @adamlambert for "Aftermath Remix" and mention the Trevor Project.
You need to sign in on Twitter or Facebook to vote.
Below the SUBMIT button, it says:
¡°Did we miss your favorite?
NOMINATE YOUR OWN!¡±
Clink on ¡°NOMINATE YOUR OWN!¡± and you will get a voting pop-up window.
Link to cast a write-in: www.vh1.com/shows/events/do_something_awards/2011/
Note: If you send a really clever tweet, VH1 may retweet it.
More information about The Do Something Awards
Broadcast: Thursday, August 18, 2011 @ 9/8c Location: Los Angeles, California
Link: www.vh1.com/shows/events/do_something_awards/2011/about.jhtml
Fuse Battle of the Fans:
Adam vs. MJ[/color]
Adam fans knocked off Bruno Mars but MJ may not be beatable.
ETA: Well perhaps MJ is beatable.
Which heartbreaker has the best fans?
Midnight 6.16.11....
Adam Lambert 35.57%
Michael Jackson 64.43%
Midnight 6.17.11....
Adam Lambert 54.39%
Michael Jackson 45.61%
2:00AM 6.18.11 -- MJ fans pull back into the lead
Adam Lambert 49.27%
Michael Jackson 50.73%
1:00AM 6.24.11 -- MJ fans own this one, and it looks like Adam fans have passed on this poll.
Adam Lambert 30.69%
Michael Jackson 69.31%
Poll rating (0=lowest rating, 10=highest rating)
Adam benefit: 2 -- no real benefit.
Fairness: 2 spamable and bots can vote.
Fan value: 3 -- at least it is something to do while Adam hides --- errrr I mean works.[/color]
RECOMMENDATION ¨Only Play for fun, this means little of nothing.
Link to vote: fuse.tv/music/polls/battle-of-the-fans-heartbreakers/poll-646.html?poll635=again&scrollTo=poll635
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