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Ron, you are cuckoo! You crack me up!
Hmmm. 10 days until Tokyo. White hair. Zebra pants. Black scoop neck sleeveless shirt, long chains, arm corset, rings, big earrings, the gauge hoops or spikes, and I’m thinking more guyliner to show the {{ eyes }] better against the white hair.
I’m also imagining the laces with the new hair.
Okay, I’m in the corner now…although with the stone massages I still haven’t left…it’s pretty quiet here. Anybody warming up to the new hair, oops, I think I see Ron ….
Hi everyone! Good to see that you are back, mmm222! I,like josephine, have never had an avi. I do have my bolding down pat though!
Ron, I think you should stay blond as long as Adam does! That way we’ll know when the world turns right side up again (Adam back to black) when your avi goes back to normal!! LOL!
I know what you mean, mmm222, about Adam’s music keeping you company. Two weekends ago, I had to drive 3 hrs. each way by myself to get to my parents’ house for the weekend. I found myself in tears listening to Naked Love because that song always brings a smile to my face (when I really laugh, I start crying). My daughter says I’m going to wear out the CD in my car. I need a Queen + Adam CD so I can alternate (I can still hear Who Wants to Live Forever in my head on demand). RL has kept me away for a few weeks but I’m back. Anxious to see the blond hair if he really dyed it – AML loves to tease and trick us!
Oh I see Ron has gone platinum.
love it. I agree keep it.
mils did you read Sauli’s blog when he described how relaxed he was from the massage? How he didn’t want to move after. I too have had those hot
rocks
stones on my mind.Ron, cheri, you are channeling Marie Antoinette!
mils, that is a perfect description of Billy Idol.
Ugh.
Krdamour, yes, but , it could just as easily be Madonna, Pink, etc. Except, it’s Adam now.
Everybody copied or had his old do, granted, not as high up as Adam, but, it was becoming the “style” for everyone.
At least now he’ll stand out.
And for the record, I liked Billy Idol.
I love the new hair.
But more than that, I really appreciate that he is fearless, and chooses to do & be whatever / whomever he wants to be.
I think that trait is priceless.
mils, I am “open” to the new hairdo, but I absolutely LOVE Adam’s marketing/PR/nerve to never be afraid to try the unexpected! I think he’s exceptionally good at keeping himself in the entertainment conversation. Once again, I am patting myself on the back for spotting the very best contestant to ever appear on American Idol! (Wow, you can’t make that comment many other places and get away with it, lol.)
mils, I still have to see a better picture. There just has to be a better picture of the hair. I really think his hairdresser here in LA, Abrea could do magic with that hair.
Ron, That is hilarious!! Huge LOL!!!
Ron? Huge? do tell!
Reese, we think alike – I hadn’t refreshed my page in a bit and didn’t see your post until after I posted. But again, I really, truly admire his ability to live his life with such confidence and abandon!
Here is a link to 69 online articles about Adam’s locks. Seriously?
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=10744848&l=0453a7740f&id=252558399090
Me too! On the 30th I’ll have my 29th year of being 29.
LadyNorth– Thanks for the information on the avatars. I’ll try it again another day when I’m feeling very patient.
Ron– You make a striking blond! I especially like the contrast with the facial hair. It’s quite cutting edge fashion. Just don’t give Adam any more ideas.
Reese – I couldn’t agree more. Perfectly stated!
Reese, ITA. Nicely said.
luval, LOL, that’s just what I was thinking, his LA gal will do something fabulous.
I wonder if he and Sauli just dumped peroxide on his hair all alone in their suite, or, if he had some stylist at the spas they were at do this?
I’m hoping he’ll divulge in some near interview.
Awwww, Reese. That’s so sweet! Thank you!.
Marie Antoinette?! TLKC suggested a blond Bride of Frankenstein, luval thought it looked like a block of vanilla ice cream and someone else mentioned something about being a Q-tip.
Full image: http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL629/13192141/23472439/403610167.jpg
I’ve been eating one meal a day for years and years. 15 years? Could be. But I guess the years have caught up with me.
I have hypoglycemia coupled with a B12 deficiency. When I asked my doctor today what that meant in plain English he said, “You’re malnourished”.
“Do you take vitamins?”
>”No”
“Do you eat three meals a day?”
>”No”
“Do you eat fruit and vegetables?”
>”No”
“Do you have oatmeal for breakfast?”
>”HEAVENS No”
“DO YOU EAT?”
>”Yes. Sometimes”
At least it’s something minor that can be corrected by eating properly. It’s going to seem strange though, and will be difficult, to eat more that what I’ve been used to for so long.
Looks like I missed all the fun with the avatars, ladynorth I like yours , its very tranquil. I don’t think I’ll be changing mine anytime soon…..took me long enough to work out how to get one in the first place, and I still like my pop of pink.
I have to apologise for all the typos on my last post, the first from my laptop. but when I came back on here on the ‘big’ computer I noticed there is no edit thing under my comment, is that usual if you post from a laptop??? if it is I’d better learn to proofread..
Have any new pictures of the blond hair surfaced yet? Its just that I noticed one commenter on an article said she had seen several colour photos from the Cabo weekend?
its kind of growing on me, but I really want to see a better photo, or better yet, a video so I can see him talking and moving with it.
and apologies if it seemed I was fishing for compliments with the birthday/mirror stuff, I wasn’t, I genuinely don’t have very high self esteem……and I wonder where my daughter gets it from!
and rs, I have my present on my keyring too, and use it every day.
Here are a few items at least tangentially related to Adam that I found interesting and thought you all might too. Might spark some discussion while we wait for Adam news on the new single and Idol judgery…
Article on how streaming services now contribute 50% of a recording artist’s royalty income:
http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/65280?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fanpage-nmenews-royalties
Interesting piece about the role and value of private corporate gigs, how hard it is to sustain a career in the music business, and how “stardom” only gets you so far in life (Kenny Loggins is the example):
http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/encounter/kenny-loggins-2012-8/
Good news about Obama signing a new law to restrict WBC-style protests at military funerals:
http://www.advocate.com/politics/military/2012/08/08/obama-signs-law-limiting-westboro-style-funeral-demonstrations#.UCLxM5p82pU.twitter
Article about the head of the American Family Association (Bryan Fischer) shockingly and abhorrently calling for an Underground Railroad to “deliver innocent children from same-sex households”:
http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/bryan-fischer-calls-for-underground-railroad-to-save-children-of-same-sex-f
Yay!
cwm, I don’t have a clue how you find such goodies for us all the time, but, I do thank you.
Those Westboro creeps still get under my skin. And I loved reading the comments under that article about Fischer. Spotted a Glambert there too.
After the horrific event this weekend here against the Sihk temple, and the news about the shooter belonging to hate groups, my skin just crawls.
Ron, you don’t necessarily need to eat a lot more. I’m sure your doctor told you to see a dietician or nutritionist. If you took a multi- vitamin and a supplement like flaxseed oil and/or fish oil, your B’s should improve quickly. You’ll feel better too. And be sure to get enough D, it really boosts your immune system and elevates mood as a nice side effect. A lot of doctors here are really into D research and advocate it to most people over 50, and who live in northern climates.
If you don’t like to eat fruits and veggies, maybe you could jump aboard the juice wagon. My hairdresser even makes juices for her cocktail parties, she has recipes for Bloody Mary’s, Mojitos, etc. I’m not advocating always adding alcohol to the juice, but, she does have fun with it in addition to her everyday juicing!
Thanks mils, and you’re welcome. My secret: following key people on twitter.
Speaking of, I also found this, which is totally worth 3 minutes of your time to watch. This guy is AWESOME. Re: the Chick-Fil-A brouhaha.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vmuFpY428g&feature=watch_response
Mils I’d like to thank you for the photos. Your camera was certainly kind to me. I didn’t look like everyone’s mother. Is it possible for you to e-mail any of them to me as I’d like some friends who don’t live near-by to see a couple of them. Seeing them brings back great memories, let do it again sometime soon. Maybe Queen, wouldn’t that be amazing. Not sure about his hair, but he certainly know how to keep things interesting. Wonder what the band had to say when he walked into rehearsal. Ron love the picture but please don’t do it for real. We love you just the way you are.
That Kenny Loggins article is very interesting, cwm – maybe he should be a judge.
That article on spotify and coporate gigs were interesting. I meant to comment a few pages back when I think it was oksana that mentioned she had just discovered Pandora, that Billboard had said that they were going to start using those outlets to add to chart placements. Hopefully that will mean that Adam goes up the charts in future if lots of his fans are listening to him on spotify/pandora etc.
That corporate article was excellent, cwm, thank you for finding it for us!
Those gigs seem so demeaning, in a way – but I get that they pay the freight for personal projects that might not be so lucrative.
I have learned so much about the music business because of Adam. Most of it not too pretty.
Ron, it is such good news that your only problem is that you are so obsessed with interesting activities that you neglect to eat!
Actually, my son only eats about once a day. (shakes head) I’ll ask at suppertime what he had for lunch. Blank look. “I guess I forgot to eat.” Breakfast never happens for him, either. And he is quite healthy, but I make him take a multivitamin with dinner, his only reliable meal.
He does snack sometimes, and the snacks are fairly healthy: pretzels, popcorn, an apple.
Maybe you should think about having some readily accessible healthy snacks. That and a multivitamin and you are probably good. Definitely vitamin D, almost everyone I know (including me) has been diagnosed with a D deficiency. We all stay indoors too much.
Jojosie, I’m glad you liked what I sent to you! I would like to email them, but the reason I used snail mail is I literally don’t know how! Like I’ve said many times, my boys need to give mom a serious tech lesson before I become an empty nester at the end of the month.
I also want to post the picture of Adam in WWFM in Des Moines with red eyes and tears. As soon as they teach me how.
If Queen actually happens, I just know many of us will see each other again, and many will meet for the first time. I’m looking forward to it all.
cwm, thanks for that John Fugelsang commentary. I remember when he used to do stand up. Loved the Muppet joke.
Want a color pic – he’s hiding – so annoying. Was hoping the band would come up with something. At least a twat or two.
Morning, I know that most of you are asleep
, but I just caught up on last night’s posts and am playing word games with our resident night owl.
ron, so glad that the diagnosis wasn’t something setious (I take vitamin D, too). I can’t think of anything nicer than being ordered to eat more, even though I know it is hard for some people. mils is right. You need a dietician to help you incorporate the necessary additions into what you feel comfortable with. But just imagine discovering all sorts of new goodies! Be adventurous and have fun. See it as a new opportunity for a change!
thanks cwm for the articles. They were good reads
HK Fan, of course we didn’t think you were fishing for compliments! And we meant what we said! And I am glad you are using the hamsa. It should protect you and yours from all the crazy weather you have been having lately. lol
OK, back to the games!
Just catching the last night’s news… No new pic of the do yet
Ron, it’s good that your condition wasn’t serious, but listen to all those wise ladies
I am one of those who has to eat something every three hours to stay functioning… And about your new look, I vote for Marie Antoinette too!
Thanks cwm for the good articles!
Maybe I could hire Adam to sing at my bd-party
? Probably couldn’t afford it 
London was my present to myself. BTW Ellessay, mine is the day before yours!!
Morning, rs!
Morning LadyNorth, London was my birthday present to myself, too. It was while I was on the cruise at the end of June.
Has anybody posted these stunning photos from London yet? If so sorry, but they are worth seeing again
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Oh my goodness, mils, that image of platinum Adam in those zebra pants was so exciting I actually tweeted Adam a costume request for Japan.
On another note, Dougie Doug on twitter (Adam’s former roadie plus all-around jack-of-trades and very kind “uncle” to Tommy Joe) just tweeted that Queen is booking venues for 2013. He is in the music tours business so he might know. Juneau Xena and Virg are plying him with questions so we will see.
Caught up with the last couple of weeks of Trespassing sales from Idol Chatter. The weekly numbers given below are rounded to the nearest thousand.
Week 1 – 5/20/12: 77,000 (#1 Billboard Top 200 Album Chart)
Also #1 Canadian Album, #1 Digital Album
Week 2 – 5/27/12: 22,000 (-71%) (#12 BB Top 200)
Week 3 – 6/3/12: 12,000 (-47%) (#24 BB Top 200)
Week 4 – 6/10/12: 8,000 (-30%) (#54 BB Top 200)
Week 5 – 6/17/12: 7,000 (-4%) (#68 BB Top 200)
Week 6 – 6/24/12: 5,000 (-38%) (#107 BB Top 200)
Week 7 – 7/1/12: 4,000 (-22%) (#115 BB Top 200)
Week 8 – 7/8/12): 3,000 (-9%) (#165 BB Top 200)
Week 9 – 7/15/12: 3,000 (-8%) (#171 BB Top 200)
Week 10 – 7/22/12: 3,000 (-9%) (#185 BB Top 200)
Week 11 – 7/29/12: 2,000 (-13%)
Week 12 – 8/5/12: 2,000 (-13%)
Total Trespassing sales to date are approximately 148,000.
Through 12 weeks after release, FYE had sold approximately 519,000 which was 61.9% of the total sold through May 2012 (838,000). Applying the same math to Trespassing would yield an eventual total of about 239,000.
eywflyer, thanks for the numbers update.
I know that the numbers are important, in that many people in the industry look at them…but I have to also think that it is a little like the stock market. The best stock investment I ever made was KMart. I heard on the radio that the stock had plummeted to just over $5/share. That seemed nuts to me at the time. So I went into a couple of KMart stores. I have a background in retail management, and the stores looked good. It was obvious that vendors were making timely shipments, the stock levels looked right for the time of the season, staffing levels looked appropriate…so I went home and bought as much as we could afford (not a lot, at the time, unfortunately). I sold it not long after for about $20/share.
If I had just looked at the financials, I would have missed a great opportunity.
I think that Adam is like that. These numbers don’t reflect the reality of who he is and his product and his longer-range potential for his label. Frankly, they reflect (IMHO) some really poor management choices.
Fortunately, TPTB seem willing (so far) to look past the numbers and release another single in the understanding that Adam’s potential isn’t – at this point in his career – definable by the numbers of copies of Trespassing that have been sold.
I hate to compare Adam to KMart, but if you ignore the sales figures/financials and go and look at/listen to the album itself – and the recording artist – it is obvious that there is profit to be made.
I’m leaving on a trip tomorrow…gonna take two copies of the CD to give as gifts to my hostesses. I don’t still have the link, but I bought party bags in black and white stripes that are the perfect size for slipping a CD into for gifting.
I am certainly not a numbers person, but I agree with Kradamour here. I think that if Adam were JUST a pop singer, like a Beiber or a Ke$ha, then the numbers would be worrying, because of the limited, albeit large audience they have. When a pop star’s professional reign is over it is hard to get it back. But Adam is such a multidimensionally talented performer, he can go in so many directions, he isn’t dependent on one narrow target group. His fans are as diverse as he is and will develop and increase in whatever direction he chooses. Aside from different music styles that appeal to wider audience groups, Adam can act in films or on TV, he can go back on the stage, he would be fabulous with his own talk show (where he would also sing, of course). Not to mention fronting Queen for their next tour….I really believe that he can do anything that he puts is mind to.
He is on the radar now. People who count know who he is and know what he is worth. He won’t be falling off the radar any time soon. That is my prediction and I am sticking to it!
Thanks for the numbers eywflyer.
I find it odd/ crazy/ interesting that Adam has 1,606,028 Twitter followers yet Trespassing has only sold 148,000 copies. If even half, or a third of his followers bought a CD, it would make such a difference. I know that I’ve bought 3 (2 US and 1 UK version), and I’ve read where others have bought multiples as well…..why is the sold amount so low?
Help me….what am I missing?
Reese….IMO…. Illegal down loading.
I work in a hospital, talk to loads of people every day. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve been told “I don’t buy music I download from the Internet.”
I gifted a cd to a med student yesterday. He is actually a huge Queen fan and saw the recent videos of them with Adam. He thought the made a great fit. And he did not know Adam had a new album out!
luval, I am not sure about the answer being illegal downloading.
For younger fans – definitely. My son doesn’t even buy music with the iTunes gift cards he receives, too much trouble to go to the store and click on this and that. Illegal downloading is one click, no password, no credit card or gift card, just “click” and it is yours.
But we older peeps tend to pay for our music.
And those 148,000 copies were probably purchased by fewer than 75,000 peeps. (That would only be two per fan. I am guessing that it is more like 50,000 peeps. Heck, even I bought seven.).
50,000 peeps is only 3% of his twitter followers.
But I don’t think that twitter followers equals fans of his music. I think that if they are fans of anything, they are fans of Adam. I think that there are a LOT of fans out there who love Adam a lot more than they love his music.
I am one of them.
I FLOVE his live performances, interviews, youtubes. I can’t wait for acting stints.
His voice? can’t get enough.
His wit and articulateness? I’m on the floor.
And he just happens to be gorgeous and a LOT of fun to watch.
Music? Trespassing is an excellent album (and no one is waiting for me to say that, lol).
But I’ve gotta say that there is a lot of stuff out there that I like just as much or (usually) more than I like Adam’s recorded music.
But I buy Adam’s music because I want to support him. I want him to be successful and happy. I want to hear that indescribable voice for the rest of my life.
I don’t listen to the CD. Like most of my friends, I don’t go out of my way to listen to any specific music. I tried the iPod thing, too much trouble to put music on it and I don’t like earbuds. I don’t think more than one or two of my friends have or use an iPod. Whatever is on the radio will do, and when it annoys me too much, I turn it off.
So maybe that is part of the equation, too. If you are like me, a fan of the man but of the recorded music not so much, you aren’t necessarily buying the album but you follow him on twitter and youtube.
(And of course there are a LOT of people who don’t know anything about Trespassing/new album, but those peeps aren’t twitter followers – or if they are, they don’t bother to read Adam’s tweets.)
Interesting post, Krad, how different people are in their music. I rarely listen to radio – if I do, it’s usually one of the classical stations. What I listen to most of the time (at home) is my PC with the great sound (iTunes – and stuff I couldn’t get from iTunes), MOG radio, and the occasional CD on the Bose (have hundreds). In the car I usually plug in my iPod (5,000-plus songs) and listen to the enormous variety of music I’ve downloaded. Music sounds great in the car.
And agree about Adam’s numbers – his career can’t depend just on CD’s or legitimate downloads – there’s touring, of course, but he’s so smart and multi-talented – who knows what’s coming down the pike.
P.S. I also have a docking station at home that I can plug the iPod into and carry it around the house.
I am having a hard time picturing Adam’s new do. I need to see him moving and talking with his cute expressions before I commit to liking it or not. Here is a newly edited video of Adam I can’t stop watching http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkCSs2_9WNA&feature=player_embedded Trying to picture him here with his new do. Oh well will have to wait and see.
I’m also thinking that it is generational. Music fans younger than, let’s say 25-30, just aren’t buying physical CD’s anymore. If they do buy music, it is singles. They share, download, and downright steal. Everybody does it. It isn’t considered stealing therefore by them. No young kids, high school or college kids that I know, listen to the radio. They all have IPods of some type, and listen to whatever they want to. They listen to what their friends are listening to.
As far as certain singers selling millions, take Bieber for instance, the kids are spending their allowance money, or their moms are buying them the CD’s. Drake, Usher, Rihanna, Brown, maybe hip hop music buyers buy more CD’s. I don’t know.
I’ve posted before that if the first week of Trespassing sold 77,000, and most Glamberts bought multiple copies, then I estimated that maybe 30-40,000 people actually bought it.
I’m very glad that TPTB are willing to put out another single. It just better be promoted right for once. Ellen and Leno are great, but not selling it for him. He needs MTV and VH1 to buy in. He needs teens to buy in.
And, I will also say, that when the mom loves a singer, the kid won’t. Adam’s appeal to moms might be killing it in the states for him. I know my kids loved him until I did.
I love Adam’s recorded voice. I listen to the CD almost every day in the car. I adore performing Adam, interview Adam, etc. I want to listen to this majesty of a voice forever. It is a chemical and visceral thing for me.
I don’t have an Ipod and likely never will. I don’t like earbuds. I don’t have a smart phone. I don’t have internet on my phone, and likely never will. I don’t tweet, and likely never will. I can’t ever see myself watching videos on a phone. I like CD’s. I like DVD’s. I like a bigger screen. Call me old-fashioned. Fine by me!
I truly understand that everyone has their own likes and dislikes, I just don’t understand why the overall sales are so dismal. At this rate, with a third single, it might be 3 strikes, yer out. If the third single tanks, he won’t get another CD. Maybe PLL will be just the thing he needs. Maybe he’ll get a movie role, and a soundtrack that does well.
We can only hope.
At home I listen to internet radio on my logitech squeezebox, usually French talk radio or one of our NPR stations, sometimes music stations from someplace else in the world. (I should look for a Finnish station!)
In the car I listen to NPR – our NPR affiliate has a 1920’s radio station that I like a lot for driving, as well as their other two stations (one classical, one talk and contemporary).
I do listen to a couple of pop stations from time to time, but they get annoying.
It just isn’t very important to me, definitely not important enough to bother to put music onto a device. When I go to my friends’ houses, I rarely hear music. I can’t imagine talking about music with my friends. I have tried to broach the subject of Adam a time or two but after a sentence the subject is changed.
I do watch youtubes that have music – that is how I discovered Lindsey Stirling.
One of the things that has been so interesting to me on this blog is learning that people still listen to music and apparently talk about it with others.
Oh crap!!! I just turned into Debbie Downer and I promised I wouldn’t!!
It’s raining today here. A slow, dreary, dismal all day kind of rain that is so very needed after this drought and heat.
No more downer posts from me. I’m dragging my achy dreary rainy weather body to the treadmill…BBL.
It’s being realistic, mils. Hard – but rather that than fooling ourselves.
Kradamour….just to mention when I got my iPod I immediately threw out the ear buds and bought the regular ear phones. There are so many types out there. If you ever decide to get
an iPod this is what you should do.
cwm, nice that you brought Fugelsang over. I’ve been following him on Twitter for about a year now, and he is always right on point and often times hilarious. Hubby is addicted too, and watches him with Stephanie Miller. He’ll have his own show on Current TV starting in the fall. Brilliant mind! And what a background! Mother was a nun, father was a priest.
Back on topic: I think it’s hilarious that Adam’s hair generates more buzz than almost any of the “rumored candidates” for Idol judge. LOL. It’s been around the world already.
I think Spike Edney’s clarification of his remarks deserves to be taken in the same vein as Queen and Adam’s denials of the Sonisphere rumor, right up to the DAY BEFORE their appearance was announced. They sure do like to keep a secret. But the demand is overwhelming – and time is of the essence. I think next spring/summer or early fall we will see something for sure. Maybe new songs, too? We can only hope.
Just going by Twitter and his recent radio concerts, I see a lot more younger followers, a few Gaga fans, some Bieber fans. And us, the hardcore solid middle-aged ones, we’re not going anywhere. And we must always remember all the int’l fans: The Russia/Eastern Europe group alone has 28,000 members. I don’t think we can judge Adam’s career on US sales alone. He is loved A LOT by people outside the US in many countries. And, we don’t know his numbers on the streaming sites, what his income is from Vevo, YouTube. His last two videos are doing OK view-wise – BTIKM is going for 9 million soon, NCOE 6.5 MM. So, I’m not worried. Radio is becoming the domain of tweens/teens and with all the other stuff going on may be struggling sooner than later.
Interesting posts here! I also very much agree with Krad and rs that in Adam’s case the numbers are not so meaningful because of the multi talent. If I was the record company, I wouldn’t let him go, because he could hit it any time. Someone else would take him anytime. I don’t know much about music business, but it feels like they are not doing their best (rec comp). I hope when the new single is released, the music video is also ready!
Adam’s music… I don’t know why his music is not being bought more. How much it reflects this whole era, it’s difficult for many other artists too?
I guess I am a very traditional music consumer. I like to listen to the CDs, I still buy them in physical form. When I buy one, I first listen to it very much, to get “in” to it. When I am in, I listen to my familiar CDs time to time. I listen to Adam on CD when I do something at home (house hold etc), I use wireless head phones. And I have a portable MP3-player if I am out of the house (I rip the songs myself from my CDs). But I enjoy much more Adam’s live performances on videos (if the sound is good) with pure voice and the band – and actually seeing him
!
I think I listen to the music much more than my friends. Some of them use spotify, some might listen to the radio sometimes. Ipods or -phones not so many I think. They are just too busy
Or rather watch tv than listen to the music. Many busy people are not searching for new artists, they stick to those oldies which they loved when music was more important (teenage, young adults). And now I am reflecting people of my age… I think young people mostly listen to the digital music, pick up separate songs not albums, and change their preferences often or are fans of only one artist.
Maybe most of the singers today has to do many kinds of entertainment things to keep themselves up? In that Adam is very good
But it’s hard work… Most of the income comes from other things than making a record, for example doing live performances.