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Post by VoiceFan53 on Feb 10, 2012 14:32:05 GMT -5
Remember what Adam said about getting the collective eyeroll? This is still happening with him for a number of reasons. The main one is that he's gay, another important one is that the FYE era had a very flamboyant gay who pushed a lot of buttons with the AMA's, his GNT concerts, and his music in general with FYE and Fever in particular. People in my family give him the collective eyeroll all the time and will not listen to his music. I've gotten to where I just don't mention him at all even though they know I follow him intensely. They just don't want to hear about it and when they do it's eyeroll time again. I hate to say it, but I wish he had started the first era off like he is with this one. I think it would have gone over better and gained him more fans. As it is, he has a loyal fan base that stuck with him through everything in the first era, but I believe the fans he gained during FYE era were mostly overseas. I just don't see him selling much here in America and that may be why they are concentrating on the overseas market this time around. They know radio is still eyerolling him along with all the haters here in America and that it will take making him big overseas first to get him in the door over here. I do believe that Adam will make it big in other ways also, especially with Queen. I see that gig as being the way Adam gets his name out there around the world in a big way and hopefully here in America too. Sorry that I'm rambling but also want to say that I will be so pissed if radio plays the heck out of Kris's new music while shunning Adam. I may just burst a blood vessel over that one, if it happens. I am worried too that they are going to play the heck out of Kris's new single. I haven't heard the snippet or dance remix but people seem to be raving about it on MJs et al and Toby is a huge supporter of Kris so he'll probably play the heck out of it (unlike Adam's song). ITA about Kris' new single. I watched some of the videos over at MJs and he has a different sound this time. I also think the PDs are going to add his song quicker. I just want Adam to get a far shot this time around with radio play. |
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Post by pom on Feb 10, 2012 14:34:04 GMT -5
I agree with what you have said here Chunkey, and I also wonder about payola or whatever it is called these days. Clearly record companies cut loose with the big bucks for some singles and not for others. I don't know how these decisions get made but there's no way I believe PDs just think we all want to hear Ri's "We Found Love" literally twice every frickin' hour. If RCA doesn't cut loose with the do-re-mi, why WOULD it be any different for another single. Food for thought. Rihanna, Madonna and Gaga are with Interscope. That is a record label who can spend money because they make money. Payola is promised to stations in the way of radio shows, interviews, M & Gs and tickets to concerts, and other promo opportunities for the radio station. Gaga and Madonna's concerts will be worldwide sell-outs. Radio stations will be clamoring for tickets to give away from their stations. Riri has more #1s than any other female, she is writing her own ticket right now. Stations are dying to get her for their summer shows or JBBs next year. Like I said earlier, the rich get richer! If you want this kind of radio attention and immediate radio play, you have to have the hits to make the radio stations want you in the first place.
It is a cycle.On another topic: Here is the thing about eye rollers- all pop stars have them. Most people on this board eye roll at Gaga. So what! She has sold 8 million copies of her latest album worldwide and is about to go out on a massive worldwide stadium/arena tour! Not trying to be mean here, but do you think she cares about the eye rolls? j/s Does any artist gets hits in a vapour (?)?. How do you get hits without radio plays? I am sure Rihanna didn't just get those no.1s out of no where. It is because radio gives her enough exposure for her to get those hits and nos. Radio makes the hits. See some non popular US arts like 'the Wanted' currently enjoying success on the charts not due to the quality of their song or popularity here, but because the pds are willing to spin that song! |
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Post by katycake on Feb 10, 2012 14:49:09 GMT -5
there have been so many great points made here today. no angel, Q3, suzie, cassie the monkey and all of you! like i have said before the fan base adam attracts is another big reason i continue to follow him so closely. Thank you EVERYONE!!!!!! keep on sharing your amazing thoughts. LMAO I love how I am simply "the monkey" haaa And yes Lifeguard I WILL marry you!! huzzah! I believe this is our second ATop wedding in the last couple of days.  In 9 months we'll have littel Atop babies... awww...  |
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Post by lifetraveler on Feb 10, 2012 14:50:20 GMT -5
OK, I'll add my 2c for what it's worth. But before I do, I'll vent a little. ETA: you might want to scroll at this point if you don't want your mellow to be harshed. I've been thinking about this for a while, but did not bring this up on purpose, because I did not want to focus on it/sour the mood/be off-topic, but since it was brought up, here we go: I'm a regular at Pulse and the moment Kris's remix of the new single was posted, people were all over it (mostly male posters, gotta say). I listened to his single snippet and it's good, can't say it is not. I also think it was incredibly smart of them to leak the remix first, and position him as a contender in pop. But I sometimes wish people set their biases aside and similarly gave Adam a fair shot. I think Kris is a nice guy. I have nothing against him. But he happened to come from the same show as Adam and so it's normal I (and a lot of other people) use him as a comparison factor. I wish him a lot of success. But if he has more success than Adam at the US radio, I would just be outraged at the unfairness of it all. As susiefierce said, sometimes who makes it big and who doesn't in Hollywood and music is incredibly random and thus unfair. (I know this because my brother-in-law has been trying to make it as a screen player in Hollywood and I heard some stories.) It's just hard for me to accept that Adam might be one of those people who just never quite makes it BIG, for a variety of random reasons. I will come to terms with it if I have too, but for now I don't want to believe that the universe would let such an unfair thing happen. Sorry, I feel like this should come with a /wank/ tag like on FYE or something.  Done now. My thoughts about the single in the next post, this one's too long as is. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2012 14:52:18 GMT -5
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Post by Buderschnookie on Feb 10, 2012 14:54:58 GMT -5
Worrying about Kris Allen?
Oh, hell no.
Can you imagine the mockery?
I'm begging that we don't go there....
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Post by Holst on Feb 10, 2012 14:58:55 GMT -5
LMAO I love how I am simply "the monkey" haaa And yes Lifeguard I WILL marry you!! huzzah! I believe this is our second ATop wedding in the last couple of days. In 9 months we'll have littel Atop babies... awww... Very touching. And might the offspring of ChunkeyMonkey and Lifegard look something like THIS?  |
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Post by gelly14 on Feb 10, 2012 15:00:49 GMT -5
finney4 Finn Berry RT elliegf: Adam Lambert's Better Than I Know Myself closed a third week in a row at #1 on Radio Fresh'Top 7!!!! :D #BulgariaLovesAdam |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2012 15:01:49 GMT -5
I am worried too that they are going to play the heck out of Kris's new single. I haven't heard the snippet or dance remix but people seem to be raving about it on MJs et al and Toby is a huge supporter of Kris so he'll probably play the heck out of it (unlike Adam's song). ITA about Kris' new single. I watched some of the videos over at MJs and he has a different sound this time. I also think the PDs are going to add his song quicker. I just want Adam to get a far shot this time around with radio play. Kris and Adam aren't in competition with each other. They are entirely different artists and each has their own battles to wage in this industry. One doesn't have to fail for the other to succeed and as Adam fans we shouldn't even care what Kris does (unless you're a fan of his too). my opinion is that Adam's song is doing fine. It's making progress every day on radio so not much more we can ask for right now. eta: hello lurker out of lurkdom |
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Post by kathleenpf on Feb 10, 2012 15:02:28 GMT -5
I believe this is our second ATop wedding in the last couple of days. Very touching. And might the offspring of ChunkeyMonkey and Lifegard look something like THIS? LMFAO! okay, that made me:      |
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