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Post by Holst on Dec 26, 2011 15:15:10 GMT -5
Soooo . . . we haven't really heard why Adam's invitation to sing with Queen at the EMA's was only a week ahead of time--have we? There was speculation that he was replacing Gaga. Anything else or more definite? That just seems really short notice for such a high profile event. Or maybe Queen was slated to perform and asked Adam at the last minute so they could. Anyone know any more?
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Post by katycake on Dec 26, 2011 15:27:03 GMT -5
Soooo . . . we haven't really heard why Adam's invitation to sing with Queen at the EMA's was only a week ahead of time--have we? There was speculation that he was replacing Gaga. Anything else or more definite? That just seems really short notice for such a high profile event. Or maybe Queen was slated to perform and asked Adam at the last minute so they could. Anyone know any more? I don't know anything, but my speculation would be that Queen were discussing it with the EMA organizers until the last minute. Usually tributes are made with several singers, not just one, and I guess the organizers wanted these singers to be as high-profile as possible. But at the end, Queen got it their way!  |
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Post by adamme on Dec 26, 2011 15:29:32 GMT -5
content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2011/12/idol-holiday-airplay-peaks-adam-lamberts-single-debuts/1Dec 26, 2011 'Idol' holiday airplay peaks; Adam Lambert's single debutsBy Brian Mansfield Next week's chart should look markedly different, as Christmas airplay plummets. In particular, look for this week's No. 100 debut to make a big leap. That would be Adam Lambert's Better Than I Know Myself, which had 54 spins in its first week, led by San Francisco's Alice @ 97.3 (KLLC-FM). Even if Better Than I Know Myself doesn't pick up a lot of spins (though it'll almost surely gain some, and maybe a bunch), the diminished play for the 30 seasonal songs on this week's chart should guarantee it a giant leap on next week's Idol chart. 15 13 Adam Lambert, Whataya Want From Me (1062) 77 82 Adam Lambert, If I Had You (126) 100 NA Adam Lambert, Better Than I Know Myself (54) I HOPE THIS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD SIGN. AND LOVE THE WORD "GIANT LEAP" ;D |
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Post by ksha518 on Dec 26, 2011 15:35:24 GMT -5
I know this is a numbers thing and most of you don't like to follow the numbers, but since this is the home station for several of our members, thought I'd bring this over from the numbers thread! According to Mediabase Adam has 1 AddHACKLLC-FM San Francisco Hot AC 29 0 29 7 4 8 4 6 0.239  YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by ksha518 on Dec 26, 2011 15:39:47 GMT -5
OT, but I'm sure there are other Husbands fans here so if you're one, take a look at this great review in The New Yorker(!). Scroll down past the review of Parenthood: The New Yorker Reviews HusbandsHaven't watched the show, but it's pretty cool that the New Yorker is writing about Cheeks. Good for him. I do think he's really witty and amusing. |
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Post by ksha518 on Dec 26, 2011 15:46:17 GMT -5
I will admit something (and hope I don't have to hide behind a rock here) - much as I enjoy knowing details of Adam's life through Sauli's daily show, and I realize that's Sauli's job, I wish I didn't, because the last month or so, the focus on whether Adam will visit Sauli in Finland, etc...etc...has felt VERY intrusive to me and I for one will be very happy to take my focus back to Adam 's music, which is why I am here in the first place.  I agree. |
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Post by SusieFierce on Dec 26, 2011 15:50:30 GMT -5
Soooo . . . we haven't really heard why Adam's invitation to sing with Queen at the EMA's was only a week ahead of time--have we? There was speculation that he was replacing Gaga. Anything else or more definite? That just seems really short notice for such a high profile event. Or maybe Queen was slated to perform and asked Adam at the last minute so they could. Anyone know any more? I was thinking about this while driving the other day and began to think that little details ( IMO only) point to Gaga as the possible collaborator, then it kind of ... fell apart. PURE CONJECTURE from me, but ... • The rumors were persistent and reported in a few places about Gaga fronting Queen, then they abruptly stopped right before EMAs. Although, one of her fans reported hearing a broadcast or interview the day before that said she would be singing with Queen. • Adam's last-minute call. • Roger's rhetoric about the collaboration being "effortless," which is how he described the performance with Adam more than once, which is kind of an odd choice in words. I wondered if he was saying it in contrast to a previous attempt at a collaboration that had been anything but. • Brian's statement of, "It's never going to happen," when asked about Gaga collaboration – after he had just performed with her on the VMAs in August – seemed uncharacteristically blunt for him. • Also Gaga wearing that huge saucer in front of them and appearing to give them little notice whatsoever during the audience portion kind of hinted at distance to me. I began wondering if perhaps they did make an attempt at collaborating and it just was not gelling to the point that Brian and Roger said, "We can't do this ... we need to change plans and now!" I kind of thought the whole scenario made a lot of sense. |
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Post by crazyoldgal on Dec 26, 2011 15:58:36 GMT -5
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If indeed Adam's fronting Queen was on short notice, did anyone determine the tweet way back when , when I think one of his friends, tweeted "You are all going to shit yourself' or something to that effect. Than what indeed was in reference to???? just various collaboration w/artists or hearing his new single. ????
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Post by stardust on Dec 26, 2011 16:00:31 GMT -5
SusieFierce If indeed Adam's fronting Queen was on short notice, did anyone determine the tweet way back when , when I think one of his friends, tweeted "You are all going to shit yourself' or something to that effect. Than what indeed was in reference to???? just various collaboration w/artists or hearing his new single. ???? I believe someone asked Alisan and she said it was BTIKM she was talking about. |
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Post by cookeejar on Dec 26, 2011 16:03:42 GMT -5
I have been stunned and silent the last few days. The "event" last week, so atypical and dumb. It's not as if "he" hasn't been around the world in "bars". So we had four people who are very prominent in Finland all hitting the newspapers with varying degrees of negative press. My question: What the hell was the bouncer doing? A club open to 4am and serving alcohol must have had other "events". A bouncer's purpose ought to be more than calling the police. I thought they grab a combatant and drag them out of the scene. Guess my bar room fight knowledge is poor. Why this played out the way it did just fries me. I have felt the same way. We will never know what really transpired but I have wondered about the supposed bodyguard hired by Adams mgt co and where was he and how did he allow this to happen. I think we all agree that more protection is needed even for intimate situations. I think also about how vulnerable Adam must have felt not knowing the language at all. When I listen to Sauli's Tutka and then read the transcript I am like Wut! Huh!! so imagine being in a crowded room with everyone talking and then add some alcohol and jet lag. But if a bodyguard had been close by this situation should have been averted. jmo |
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