6.1.21 Adam News and Info

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Part of my billboard quote that wasn’t put in the article but that I want the entertainment industry to hear: “If you, as a manager, represent a gay or black artist and you don’t give them the same amount of attention and resources as you do your white and non gay artists, you and your team should take a moment and consider the reasons why. I think that every music manager in the financial and political position to do so should be taking steps towards getting people on the radio who’s target demographic is not aimed at white tweens from middle America. If you don’t see the importance of a little gay boy or girl getting to hear pronouns that reflect same sex love on the radio for once the way straight identifying people have heard since the radio was created then I firmly believe you are on the wrong side of musical history. There are much more important accomplishments in music than charting (no offense @billboard lol), winning grammy’s and selling out tours. While I like Katy Perry’s song “I Kissed a Girl and I liked it” and thought it was somewhat progressive for it’s time, it’s 2020 and now I want to hear “I kissed a girl and I LOVED it!” Not because I was being crazy one night and did something wild and kinky for the boys I was trying to impress, but because I simply loved someone who is the same sex as me and it’s no big deal. The fact that we as gay people have to rummage through literally millions & millions of pop songs searching for something with a non specific pronoun to play at our weddings is sad. I want to hear “Honey” by @kehlani on the radio, I want to live in a world where @adamlambert wouldn’t be basically blacklisted for kissing a boy on stage while it’s “cool” & “edgy” for Madonna and Britney (who don’t identify as queer) to do the same, I want to exist in a space where @samsmith’s new albums get played as much as they did when people assumed they were singing about a woman when they sang “Stay with me” (their album has been delayed but my fingers are crossed for it’s equal success story) and I pray that @lilnasx gets the same record breaking response if he someday decides to sing about a boy he’s fallen for. It’s time.”

Eeek! The TM presale is tomorrow morning!