The first month of 2012 finds Adam’s new single “Better Than I Know Myself” already making its appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, as we await the “official” radio add dates of January 23 (HAC) and January 30 (CHR). Hoping for much promo and excitement in the next few months as things build toward the release of Adam’s second album “Trespassing” on March 20. We should have a new tour to look forward to later this year as well! Enjoy the chat!

 

2,563 Responses to January 2012 Chat

  1. glambotgram says:

    So we have 10 titles so far.

    Naked Love
    Underneath
    Chokehold
    Outlaws of Love
    Broken English
    Tresspassing
    BTIKM
    Shady
    Cuckoo
    Kickin In

    Usually 12 on a CD?

  2. dcglam says:

    Didn’t want to be nasty, just “how did that go?”

    You did it perfectly, and with so much class, jlurks!! Wink
    BTW, how did you ever find that post from 2 months ago?? As you can tell, I lose track of posts from an hour ago…. LOL!!!

  3. milwlovesadam says:

    So much new stuff to catch up on.

    I agree with Kradam. The part 2 of Parker’s interview may be the best ever. So much said, so much to process. So articulate.

    About MJ’s, you guys do see me post there, sometimes daily. I have learned to stay positive, avoid talking back to anybody, and I stay away from defensive or negative posts.

    I think MJ makes so many Adam threads not because she’s such a big fan. I think she does it to give people who need to be vocal about Adam a proper place to do so. Otherwise, Adam subjects hijack other threads, and it pisses her off. So she gives Adam fans and haters a playground. Then, she pokes her head in, decides on a whim what pisses her off, and warns and deletes.

    Mj makes money on hits. She’s not stupid. Having Adam related subjects makes her a sh*tload of money. Who else could bring in the number of hits she gets daily?

    Where and in what thread is the controversy you guys are referring to? Is there a time/date I could find?

  4. Kradamour says:

    Checked in with Ceddies and I just got a nice email back from her – she can’t post or open any of the links, her computer is acting up and she is very frustrated – this is NOT the time to lose Adam connectivity! Big Frown

  5. milwlovesadam says:

    Lately, I just love Home Planet. And here, of course, is “home”. Mj’s is for “news.” 24/7 too. But I stopped reading posts there. Just can’t take it over there with the fan fic and crays.

    And I still have ALF. I rarely do anything there other than send and receive fan mail. I just keep it for any potential M&G opportunity or ticket/promo situations.

  6. dcglam says:

    Mils…. It looks as though jlurks’ masterful post was in the Adam/Lyndsey Parker (Part 1) thread from yesterday. Ha — I found it, jlurks!! The other part of the “controversy” can be found in the headlines thread from yesterday. That is where I was getting confused — too many different threads going on at once… Struggle Dazed Eek!

  7. jlurksacto says:

    Head is swelling – comment is here – –

    Adam Lambert on His New Album and Owning the Crazy
    By mj On 01/24/2012 · 55 Comments · In Adam Lambert, American Idol

  8. milwlovesadam says:

    Thanks, well, now I found yours jlurks. And, ( shuffles foot) I have “likes” envy. I was so proud that I once had 34 likes. You have 63. Congrats!

    Now, what was the Ulli controversy?

  9. dcglam says:

    From cher….

    They aren’t just hateful to other idols/fans of other idols. There’s lots of infighting and jealousy among some of Adam’s fans. Just uncalled for. Case in point from earlier today. It’s downright awful. This was a fansite mod..but no longer.

    http://www.twitlonger.com/show/fgrfno

    Her hubby tried to explain:

    http://kanvaso.com/show/AJ8x

  10. Kradamour says:

    So sorry about Ulli and the mess on the fansite. And I have been just skimming over the comments here about MJs (because I honestly wish that everyone would let what happens on MJs, stay at MJs, as the saying goes. No need to bring that here, IMHO) and it makes me so sad that there is crap in paradise.

    I have met some of the over-entitled fans, and don’t need to meet them again, but doubtless will.

    I guess what we have to remember is that Adam’s fans number in the hundreds of thousands. His fans doubtless mirror the larger world, at least to some extent. If even one percent of peeps are hateful/negative/ugly, that is a lot of hateful/negative/ugly fanpeeps.

    Every interest group has at least a few members who eat their own. One would think that Adam, who is all about love, would not attract negativity, but of course he does. A lot of people see things in Adam that they cannot find in themselves. And these peeps want it for themselves, and aren’t able to understand the concept that love expands exponentially to embrace all, so there is jealousy, entitlement, and general f*ckery. (shakes head)

    It is what it is, peeps. Acknowledging it and avoiding it without feeding it is the route I choose and recommend. It ain’t that deep, and neither are the bitter pseudo-fans who come to the door of Adam World and can’t figure out that the key they need for entrance can’t be bought or counterfeited. It is forged out of love. They will always be on the outside looking in.

    I am so grateful for our little sandbox. In Love

  11. nkd says:

    Listening to Adam talk about his music is enhancing my excitement for this album!
    So…this song Naked Love with Benny Blanco must have been what he was working on in NY immediately after Ste Agathe, while I was also in NY. Being nekkid and all, this is my song! Haven’t even heard it yet, but Imma gonna claim it! Snicker Lashes

  12. ultimathule says:

    Watched the Lyndsey interview three times and probably going back for a fourth. Crazy about the guy much?

    Why’re fans fighting? Something about over-entitled? Sounds sad.

  13. nkd says:

    riskylady, about your sister…swelling is normal, too much redness especially with the fever might should be looked at.
    My mom’s knee was extremely swollen and red the first time and they placed her on some more meds. I know that each surgery is different.

  14. riskylady says:

    Nkd, thank you! Good to hear about someone going through the same thing. We are calling the Dr. in the morning about it. Hope your mom is doing OK now.

    Tasty little tidbit for tonight!

    Oshi4RealOshianna
    Wooza! At Amazon Trespassing Deluxe is #66 for Best Sellers! BS Rock – #33 and #63 – BS Pop! All this since the release of the album cover!
    15 minutes ago

  15. Oksana2000 says:

    Barnes&Noble pre-sells Trespassing deluxe for $9.83. So far it’s the best price for CD.And I got B&N gift card for X-mas, so it’s no brainer for me.
    And it’s already #58 on Amazon.

  16. eywflyer says:

    Hi guys, have not been feeling well the past couple of days so haven’t been around much. Feeling better now and getting caught up. I had to remove the countdown as I received multiple reports of it grinding certain browers to a halt, and I want to keep the site usable for everyone. Sorry it had to go, I know many folks liked it.

    Checked Idol Chatter, but looks like BTIKM did not chart in the Top 200 single sales this week Frown Hopefully next week if it starts getting more radio play.

  17. bridgette12 says:

    Barnes&Noble pre-sells Trespassing deluxe for $9.83. So far it’s the best price for CD.And I got B&N gift card for X-mas, so it’s no brainer for me.
    And it’s already #58 on Amazon.

    I think that’s a great, especially with it being a little under two months before it’s released. I think all the news and the banners are starting to take affect. Certainly the release of the music video will make a big difference. I know VH1 is ready for it, because they just played WWFM.

    I don’t doubt for a second that this album will outsale the first easily. I think the album will be more emotionally driven and have a contemporary sound that will attract more fans both here in the States, but also overseas. I don’t get wrapped up in others negativity because most of time it’s driven by their own preferences, jealousies and the fact that Adam is not some kind of quiet humble guy who hides his light under a bushel. He’s confident and a force of nature and there are those who don’t like that in others, especially when it comes to Idols. I don’t have a one ounce of fear for this album, because it’s going blow people’s minds and make them take notice of Adam Lambert. I am breathless to hear, Underneath, Trespassing and Cukoo, those three particularly have me panting to hear some kind of snippet to hold me off until the album is released. I can’t wait for this album to drop, because it will drive home, just how far Adam has grown as a man and an artist since the release of FYE. He’s going to surprise a lot of people.

  18. cwm says:

    These are cool advertising banners promoting adds for BTIKM at two different radio industry sites — All Access and FMQ (?).

    They are rotating with different messages and someone made gifs out of the different versions that rotate. Cool. I like that RCA is using the passion of Adam’s fanbase as a selling point to radio peeps!

    http://a0.aastatic.com/assets/ads/728×90/A/AdamLambert/Better_Than_I_Know_Myself.gif

    http://rope.zfmq.fimc.net/ads/banners12/adamlambert_012512_bannerLB.gif

  19. cwm says:
  20. TexasWannaHoldEm says:

    …because I honestly wish that everyone would let what happens on MJs, stay at MJs, as the saying goes

    kradamour, I understand your comment, but I think any discussion about that that takes place here is handled with thoughtfulness and maturity. And, it actually is part of being Adam’s fan and supporter, so for me it’s nice to discuss some of these frustrations here – it gives me a better understanding of where these other fans are coming from and how to better deal with them. For instance, I learned that someone who I thought was absolutely not an Adam fan actually might be (a little!).

    bridgette12, I loved your entire post – especially this part:

    I don’t doubt for a second that this album will outsale the first easily. I think the album will be more emotionally driven and have a contemporary sound that will attract more fans both here in the States, but also overseas.

    I like your confidence!

  21. luval says:
  22. Ceddies says:

    Trying again to post. I try every day at least once. Smile

  23. Ceddies says:

    Hey, it worked. Now I’ve gotta go back and catch up a few pages. See y’all later.

  24. riskylady says:

    Some numbers just in:

    Compiled numbers for BTIKM for the first 5 weeks of it’s availability (all data comes from Brian Mansfield):

    #Week Date TW % Total
    1 20-25.12.2011: 38,800
    2 26-01.01.2012: 17,900 -54% 56,700
    3 02-08.01.2012: 6,000 -66% 63,000
    4 09-15.01.2012: 2,000 -66% 67,000
    5 16-22.01.2012: 4,000 +100% 69,000

    Of course, we don’t know the number of free downloads from AO with the album pre-order.

    Also:

    ADAM LAMBERT
    Whataya Want From Me (2,600 weekly, 1.849 million total)
    If I Had You (1,600/873,000
    Better Than I Know Myself (4,000/69,000)

    Apparently BTIKM is #66 on CHR right now. Adds for CHR is Monday, same day as video release.
    It’s #38 or #36 on HAC (one of the two).

    ETA: Sales FYE album 833,000.

  25. riskylady says:
  26. luval says:

    Thanks for the numbers, riskylady. How many sales are gold these days?

  27. glambotgram says:

    According to Wiki

    America—500,000 gold album
    500,000 gold single
    1,000,000 platinum album
    2,000,000 platinum single

    I guess the requirements are different in different countries.

  28. luval says:

    I think this MTV interview is very interesting because Adam acknowledges the similarity between WWFM and BTIKM, calling the new song it’s cousin. The couple of you who said that it could be a “bridge” between the old and new albums are correct IMO. It makes sense to me now to have this as the first single. No shock like FYE was after stepping off of Idol.

    http://adamlamberttv.blogspot.com/2012/01/adam-lambert-talks-trespassing-with-mtv.html

  29. dcglam says:

    luval says:
    01/26/2012 at 10:23 am
    Brought this over from AQD

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkSwTGk6RA8&feature=player_embedded

    Cute “fan” vid, luval!
    I often wonder if Adam will dedicate “Cuckoo” to all of his fans. I’m sure my family will have a field day with that song/title as it pertains to me and my AL obsession!! Laugh

    Glad you are feeling better, eywflyer. Take care of yourself.

  30. luval says:

    haha dcglam…I sent it to all of the peeps I know that are aware of my Adam obsession! I love the “omg, omg,omg”. That seems like the mantra for Adam fans.

    Thank for that info glambotgram. Yikes, 500,000 seems like so many.

  31. dcglam says:

    To be honest, I’m not totally thrilled to hear that the BTIKM video is a “cousin” to the WWFM video. The WWFM video was my least favorite out of all the videos. But hey, watching Adam on screen singing and acting is a treat no matter what!

  32. dcglam says:

    Good news…

    adamlambert Just signed off on the final edit of the BTIKM video. I’m soooo proud of this piece! Can’t wait for you to see it!!!

  33. luval says:

    Well, I’m anxious to see what the twist is in the BTIKM video. I hope I’m surprised. lol WWFM didn’t have a twist, did it?

  34. dcglam says:

    LOL…. Maybe Sauli is in it. Wink
    Remember in the WWFM video Adam was singing to “nobody”. We never saw the object of his lyrics. Who knows — Maybe that will be different this time.
    Well, we don’t have to wait much longer to find out! Big Smile

  35. luval says:

    Ok, my guess on the twist or surprise. The photo we see of Adam in the cardigan is supposed to represent Adam’s father…with the 50’s or 60’s vibe in that room. Then current Adam shows up with the EMA coat…cold as ice…like father like son. Yup I’m Cukoo. Smile

  36. dcglam says:

    Love your version! It could happen, luval. Wink

  37. ultimathule says:

    But the father/son scenario isn’t sexy – and that’s not our boy. But, you never know. This vid’s really got me puzzled.

  38. ultimathule says:

    3:00 a.m.on Vevo -!!!!!!!

  39. ultimathule says:

    Maybe “just behind the scenes”? Gorgeous still pic!

  40. dcglam says:

    From Studio57 over at MJ’s…..

    BTIKM Behind The Scenes Video will be available on Vevo in…..8 HOURS:

    http://www.vevo.com/watch/adam-lambert/better-than-know-myself-behind-the-scenes/GBE431200004

    Someone on twitter got this SC- don’t know who to credit or how the hell they got it:

    http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/7344/adamzk.jpg

  41. luval says:

    .

  42. luval says:
  43. glambotgram says:

    Looks like someone is tickling his fancy. ROTFL

  44. mieps says:

    Haha, I clicked on the Vevo link and all it said was that ‘this video is not available until …’ – yet it had over 850.000 views!

    A little later it played the song though. Not the smartest tool, I thought all these hits were in anticipation Wink

  45. Ceddies says:

    Guys, it’s great to be back onblog here. For the record, I liked the countdown clock but really felt it did a number on my ability to feed my Adam addictions. All seems to be working fine now.

    eywflyer, hope you feel better soon. Again, thank you for everything.

    Thanks for all the links and comments. I am like just about everyone else: how can anyone (Adam) be so amazing, sweet, talented, beautiful….the list goes on.

  46. Kradamour says:

    Hi, Texas!:

    kradamour, I understand your comment, but I think any discussion about that that takes place here is handled with thoughtfulness and maturity. And, it actually is part of being Adam’s fan and supporter, so for me it’s nice to discuss some of these frustrations here – it gives me a better understanding of where these other fans are coming from and how to better deal with them. For instance, I learned that someone who I thought was absolutely not an Adam fan actually might be (a little!).

    Yes, I get that…
    But I guess I just don’t care about where other peeps are coming from, and I simply don’t deal with them. I stay here in the light side, and leave the dark side alone. Smile

    Come to think of it, I am very grateful for everyone who goes out into the darker side to bring back treats, so that I don’t have to go there.

    And you are definitely right that the discussions about those darker places (like all of our discussions) are responsible and mature. I see your point re using this safe place to work through things from other sites.

    (Okay Nekkid, I vote that you’ve got dibs on “Nekkid Love”…!)

    Sigh. Back to grading papers. Since the vid is done now, someone text me if it leaks so I can come back and flail with y’all! Grin

  47. milwlovesadam says:

    Well oh well. I guess I know what I’ll be doing bright and early in the morning before I pry my eyeballs off my monitor ( and wipe the drool off my keyboard ) and force myself to go to work.

  48. ultimathule says:

    Anyone up for 3:00 a.m.?

  49. milwlovesadam says:

    I hope Vevo has a good server. Glamberts gonna crash that sucker.

  50. nkd says:

    Eber’s tweets this evening

    Miles Tougeaux @milestougeaux
    First to arrive at the party. Hate that…

    @kradambofan Birthday boy is ALWAYS the last to arrive trust me

    Ok in lieu of barstool manifesto I’m going with the leather couch limerick

    There once was a little boy called Ahma
    Who’d freak out at the sight of a pajama
    He would always stay awake until one, screaming until he decided he was done
    And eventually ended up hosting a glamarama

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