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Post by SusieFierce on Aug 10, 2011 12:13:50 GMT -5
runawaysu susan So if that guy being interviewed doesn't even mention Adam but brags up Brown & Kehsa etc., does it really look like he'll get good PR? 46 seconds ago Favorite Retweet Reply He probably mentioned the artists who had been RCA's biggest album and singles sellers over the last decade. As much as I dislike Chris Brown, he does have a cuople of double platinum albums and he has had several BB Top 10 hits. IMO, they are setting him up for a "comeback" story. >:( Kesha has been a huge seller for them with several #1s on the charts. I'm confident that Adam will receive good promotion. IMO, there is no reason to worry- just because this guy didn't mention Adam amoung artists with more impressive sales and/or those who are more established. ITA. I was a little hurt and angsty when I read that last night, but upon closer scrutiny and discussing it with someone via DMs, we noticed that he carefully mentions a couple people from each genre and many other majors (like Pink, Avril, Shakira, etc.) were also not mentioned. It seemed Edge wanted to talk about revamping rock, so he kind of sidestepped the question about the pop roster, with a cursory answer, then an, "But lemme tell you about our rock acts!" That's fine. Rock does need help. Foo Fighters are doing great, but with Kings of Leon hitting a rough patch, FF is holding down the fort. Daughtry is HAC. The ones he did mention have had more than one album, a No. 1 hit or gone platinum+. It'll be fine. |
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Post by Q3 on Aug 10, 2011 12:45:38 GMT -5
Just popping in to say -- SusieFierce nailed it. RCA is supposed to be Sony's rock label and they have been under criticism for 1. Not having any big Rock acts, and 2. Not properly capturing sales from their rock catalog. Rock (including catalog sales) is the #1 purchased genre in the world (and US).
In addition, UMG has beaten Sony in Urban and R&B in sales and licensing revenue.
Regarding Adam -- he will be fine. He has a ton of support from RCA.
The most interesting comment in the interview seems to have been missed -- they are going to retail an active roster of 60-70 artists. The active roster of the labels that will make the new RCA is much larger. It was a specific number so I expect it is directionally correct. Will be interesting to see what happens to some of the more marginal artists. (Adam is easily in their top 50 artists. No problem for him.)
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Post by evergreen on Aug 10, 2011 12:54:38 GMT -5
canadaluvsadam Debbie Paumard by runawaysu Jingle Ball 2011 Lineup t.co/6t1pSHf via @933flz Let's get Adam's percentage higher come on Glamberts we can do this RT!!! 4 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply Adam is *very* comfortably ahead at 32.86%. No one else has over 2% except Justin Beiber (15.42%) and Cody Simpson (27.54%). Sorry - but who is Cody Simpson? |
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Post by SusieFierce on Aug 10, 2011 12:54:52 GMT -5
Just popping in to say -- SusieFierce nailed it. RCA is supposed to be Sony's rock label and they have been under criticism for 1. Not having any big Rock acts, and 2. Not properly capturing sales from their rock catalog. Rock (including catalog sales) is the #1 purchased genre in the world (and US). In addition, UMG has beaten Sony in Urban and R&B in sales and licensing revenue. Regarding Adam -- he will be fine. He has a ton of support from RCA. The most interesting comment in the interview seems to have been missed -- they are going to retail an active roster of 60-70 artists. The active roster of the labels that will make the new RCA is much larger. It was a specific number so I expect it is directionally correct. Will be interesting to see what happens to some of the more marginal artists. (Adam is easily in their top 50 artists. No problem for him.) Yes, I thought that number rather interesting. But since I didn't know what their current roster is (all genres combined) and definitely don't know what it will be once Jive is absorbed, etc. I didn't know if it was more or less than what they currently have. Did seem like a lot though. |
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Post by stardust on Aug 10, 2011 13:05:32 GMT -5
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Post by crazylady on Aug 10, 2011 13:11:48 GMT -5
4evrmomof4 Fans @adamlambert new music soon 2 b released, #FF @requestadam @trendingadam @adamstormhits for help with radio requesting & trending info 2 minutes ago Favorite Undo Retweet Reply Nom @fleckingrecords 4 Best Celebrity Blog (Cosmo Awards)They do SO much 2 help increase Adam Lambert visibility in UK t.co/HZMj6kX9 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply |
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Post by Coconutgrove0 on Aug 10, 2011 13:12:20 GMT -5
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Post by stardust on Aug 10, 2011 13:12:25 GMT -5
Note: There are a couple new pics on the web, but I'm afraid they are private ones again. Hard to tell though.
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Post by rabbitrabbit on Aug 10, 2011 13:16:58 GMT -5
About the twitter vs. facebook followers discrepancy, I noticed during the "O" Awards voting, that Adam seemed to be getting a fraction of the facebook votes of the other artists, including Tokio Hotel and 30 seconds to Mars. Also compared to other pop acts his facebook numbers might be a little low? I never quite know who to compare him too, what other pop artist has the same tier album and single sales/radio play record?
I have two theories: 1) his facebook didn't seem to get updated that often in the past and he's an active twitter user, so most fans naturally migrated to twitter 2) for whatever reason, a lot of his fans are "in the closet" about fanning him in their real life.
If you look at his very active twitter followers, most aren't using their real names. Facebook is predominantly people listed under their real names (aliases tend to be a lot rarer there) and I've heard a lot of die hard fans say they don't post about him there. I myself don't reveal the extent of my fanning of course, but do have him as an artist I like, along with many others.
The facebook likes could come from new fans checking him out, and/or from more fans practicing "no more hiding" after the BTM as they either see their friends and family reacting to it positively or their FB friends "liking" him as well. ("Likes" on facebook seem to spread much more virally than twitter followers as they update on your timeline which your friends see).
Craazyforadam, I totally agree with you about Adam Official. I do think that even using the clunky backend/existing program a visual redesign could make it a lot more user friendly and make the forums a lot easier to navigate. If you check out Christina A's site (better forum readability) and Pinks (better visual design) you can see that there are options for improvement.
If the forums had a Daily post string I think that would seriously help new users (and old fans who have stayed away) be more comfortable there. Currently I get scared away simply by the titles of the threads people have created.
I wish Adam or his new management or RCA would just hire some extremely bright web design intern with a specialization in social media to do a user survey and make some desperately needed updates in design and usability. I have friends who get paid just to handle the social media aspect of a company, completely separate from their website. And yeah, I also think the AFL fan site was a cookie cutter design modded by people with no prior experience and no real connection to Adam or his management to provide timely info or feedback. On the other hand, I think this is probably the case with a ton of non-indy musical artists (the indies handle this stuff themselves, and therefore tend to do a better job).
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