4.11.12 Waiting Game...OVER! *NCOE* is single!

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This is a bit OT and may have already been discussed. I just read an interesting article in the March 26, 2012 New Yorker magazine called "The Song Machine." It's mainly about the hitmakers behind Rihanna. It was an interesting read about how hits are made, the importance of a good hook, and how pop music evolves. Ester Dean has written a lot of hits for Rihanna, but she wants to be a solo artist too. Her collaborator, Eriksen, says, "A lot of writers want to be artists. Most of them can sing, and a lot of them can sing really well. But, to be able to perform, to be the person everyone looks at when you walk into the room, with all the publicity and touring, and then to be able to get that sound on the record -- that's not easy. You can be a great singer, but when you hear the record it's missing something." He was asked what is that? "It's a fat sound and there's a sparkle around the edges of the words."

I also just finished reading the Nile Rodgers' autobiography "Le Freak" and I would highly recommend it. Nile was constantly told that his music sounded too black, which made me think of Adam being told too gay, too theatrical, etc.

Finally, I watched the British Music Awards which I had recorded some time ago. It really made me realize how hard it is to reach the top and break out internationally. Adam is competing with all sorts of British artists trying for success. What was especially astounding was a band called "Blur" received a lifetime musical achievement award and I had never, ever heard of them!!

I am keeping my fingers crossed that whatever Adam's next single is, it will be a smash. I want to see him at the Brits next year!!!