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-VIDEO/AUDIO INTERVIEWS-
Z100 Portland
Bob Rivers Show
Bing Lounge Interview
Brett Andrews Show at Z100
Cuckoo fan vid from 105 The Buzz
AO video answer- 3 people to have coffee with
AO fav music vid answer
107.9 The End with Ashley Nickels Part 1
107.9 The End with Ashley Nickels Part 2
Star 101.3 Videos
Trespassing Mix 93.3
99.7 Fernando and Greg Podcast
Now 100.5
BTIKM from Alice Lounge
Cuckoo from Alice Lounge
Trespassing from Alice Lounge
Alice Q&A part 1 from suebluern
Alice Q&A part 2 from suebluern
Alice Q&A part 3 from suebluern
Wild 107.5 interview
Hot 103.5 Sacramento
The Rundown (Episode 27)
Star 101.3 Official Vids
Mix 16.5 Q&A
Mix 106.5 WWFM
Mix 106.5 BTIKM
Z100 Performance
Star 94.1
Hot 103.5 interview
Finnish interview on Liv
Mix 107.9 from hohtmblbug
myFM1043 vids from [livejournal.com profile] terraj
myFM Official Vids
myFM interview with Valentine
NewNowNext Red Carpet
MaximoTV NNN Red Carpet
Fan vid from NNN
Water purifier commercial
NCOE Soundcloud
DTRH used by dance show
Sasha interview
IS link to part 1 of Finnish interview
NCOE Vevo













-PRINT/WEB INTERVIEWS-
Adam in Rolling Stone March 29 text via @Kathryn17
Adam in Rolling Stone March 29 digital copy pic from [livejournal.com profile] terraj
Swedish SOLO Magazine scan by @_ninni transl by @HellOnHighHeels
Bravo Germany
The Insider
Bravo Hungary
Translation of Russian Cosmopolitan interview
INROCK April Translation
Russian Mag and translation










-DOWNLOADS-
Trespassing Mix 93.3 from @_ninni
myFM mp3s from [livejournal.com profile] dawnmyst
Audience Audio from NNN from [livejournal.com profile] terraj
Audience Video (iphone compatible) from NNN from [livejournal.com profile] terraj
NNN Red Carpet Vid (mp4) from [livejournal.com profile] terraj
E!Online vid from [livejournal.com profile] terraj
myFM audio from [livejournal.com profile] terraj
Improved fan vid from NNN from [livejournal.com profile] terraj
NNN page at AdamWiki
Trespassing mp3 from NNN audio [livejournal.com profile] dawnmyst
Full NNN Trespassing from @_ninni
Trimmed NNN Trespassing from @_ninni
m4a of NNNA Trespassing [livejournal.com profile] mindchnger









PHOTOS


-NEW PHOTOS-
Z100 Portland
105.1 The Buzz M&G
Hot 103.5 Sacramento
Star 101.3
99.7 Fernando and Greg in the Morning
Alice Lounge
Energy 103.7
myFM mySTAGE
Lina Lecaro pic 1
Lina Lecaro pic 2
myFM Valentine
Adam and backup singers at NNN
Confetti at NNN
@adam_pictures NewNowNext
Jared NewNowNext
HQ of Russian mag pic
Glamily













-NEW/OLD PHOTOS-





MENTIONS

Ryan Seacrest: Watch Adam Lambert Perform Acoustic Version Of New Song ‘Never Close Our Eyes’
SummerSonic Line-up
KTUPHORIA
Adam Lambert Headlines The All-Star Spring Fling
Queen Confirms Four Shows With Adam Lambert As Frontman
Adam Lambert Performs 'Trespassing' Live
Two words for Adam Lambert's NewNowNext Awards performance: Hot sex!
Video: Adam Lambert Performs 'Trespassing' at NewNowNext Awards
Happy Passover! 15 Pop Stars You Didn’t Know Were Jewish
Lambert to join Queen stars for two London shows
Queen With Adam Lambert - Despite Cancelled Sonisphere, UK Concerts To Go Ahead
Watch! The Glitz, The Glamor, The Gays (and Gay-Adjacents) of the 2012 NewNowNext Awards!
Spring Music Preview: Crazy Horse, Taylor Swift and 27 More
Kelly Osbourne's NNN Intro
Adam Lambert Performing Four Shows With Queen This Summer
Fantabuloso 2012
Hammersmith Apollo dates for Queen and Adam Lambert
"The Adam Lambert Song "Shady"
Moscow Concert
ADAM LAMBERT'S IN PARADISE!
Adam's cover on Frontiers 30th anniversary cover
Meatloaf article










MISCELLANEOUS
Trespassing Itunes Pre-order
Japanese Version Info



-REVIEWS-
Pressparty: Adam Lambert reveals 'Trespassing' tracklisting
Adam Lambert confirms new album 'Trespassing' tracklist - anyone else keen to hear 'Pop That Lock'?
MTV Buzzworthy: New Song: Adam Lambert, 'Never Close Our Eyes'
Adam Lambert releases Bruno Mars tune as new single
LISTEN: Adam Lambert Announces New Song, 'Never Close Our Eyes' | 103.5 KTU News
[Single Review] Listen to Adam Lambert's mighty new single "Never Close Our Eyes"
EW: Adam Lambert announces 'Never Close Our Eyes' as 2nd single from 'Trespassing': Is this a better direction for him?
Listen to Adam Lambert's 'Never Close Our Eyes' [AUDIO]
Pop Crush: Adam Lambert, ‘Never Close Our Eyes’ – Song Review
Adam Lambert Releases Single "Never Close Our Eyes"
EQ Music Blog on "Never Close Our Eyes"
LISTEN: Adam Lambert's New Single "Never Close Our Eyes"
Adam Lambert announces new single 'Never Close Our Eyes'
Mr. Adam Lambert releases new single, 'Never Close Our Eyes'
Bruno Mars co-wrote the new Adam Lambert song and you can listen to it now!
UK Press Release for Never Close Our Eyes
Adam Lambert reveals 90s influence on 'Trespassing', says "it's what I grew up with"
Album Review: EQ's Thoughts on Adam Lambert's New Album "Trespassing"
Listen to "Never Close Our Eyes"
Adam Lambert Releases New Single April 17
Adam Lambert's 'Never Close Our Eyes'
LAMBERT DROPS SINGLE 2
Adam Lambert Releases New Single Never Close Our Eyes
Have you heard Adam Lambert's new single "Never Close Our Eyes" yet? Listen here!
Popdust
Neon Limelight



-TWITTER-
Moscow
New Musical Director
Shady co-writers
April 17 Party



ALBUMS/RADIO/CHARTS


NEW MUSIC
Deluxe Track Listing
Track List with co-writers
Warner/Chappell Music listings
ASCAP listings
Runnin' and Nirvana credits
NCOE as 2nd single
Song info for Nirvana and Map
Japanese Version Info



RADIO

CHARTS


ADDS
April 3
April 10
April 17



OTHER



VIEWING:

- Adam's Official Youtube Channel
- Adam's VEVO Video Channel
- Adam Official Soundcloud
- Adam's VH1 Video Channel
- Adam's MTV Video Channel [USA]
- Adam's MTV Video Channel [CAN]
- Adam's AOL Video Channel



RESOURCES:
- Adam Lambert Events
- Hoopla Media Index: A-L
- Hoopla Media Index: M-100000
- Ongoing Media Request Post
- US Radio Info Mega Post
- International Radio Info Post
- Album Discussion Post
- Glamnation Media Posts
- Best of Glam Nation Playlist
- Best of Glam Nation Playlist part two
- Hoopla Magnet at Dreamwidth
- Hoopla Magnet Photobucket

Also check out the links at the top of the page such as 'memories' and 'tags' for additional resource links

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[identity profile] nolechica.livejournal.com on May 1st, 2012 08:12 am (UTC)
Lost internet for a while, post before that happens again.
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[identity profile] xuziqueue.livejournal.com on May 1st, 2012 12:10 pm (UTC)
Part 3 of Adam's interview with Ilta-Sanomat, Finland: http://www.iltasanomat.fi/videot/viihde/adam-lambert--juttusarja-35-uusi-levyni-kasittelee-sita-mita-rakastan/vid-1288465758278.html?pos=1288427205885

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[identity profile] nolechica.livejournal.com on May 2nd, 2012 05:46 pm (UTC)
Are the first two in the previous post?
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(no subject) - [identity profile] xuziqueue.livejournal.com on May 2nd, 2012 05:57 pm (UTC)
(no subject) - [identity profile] nolechica.livejournal.com on May 2nd, 2012 08:52 pm (UTC)
[identity profile] finnistar.livejournal.com on May 1st, 2012 12:15 pm (UTC)
Thanks for the new post!
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[identity profile] nolechica.livejournal.com on May 2nd, 2012 06:48 am (UTC)
parts of the kimmel set (5 songs, not all complete) via dior05awesomeness http://bit.ly/JdMcbW
Adam Lambert Performs on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (Photos) http://bit.ly/Iwt4sl
San Diego Candid from Birch North Park Tavern http://twitpic.com/93ilot/full via @HeatherDawn___
Koncert Queen (Adam Lambert) we Wrocławiu: http://youtu.be/HdxDo3UffyQ
RT @mmadamimadamm: From IDF: PEOPLE MAGAZINE - IDOL SPECIAL http://bit.ly/IeTxpv
People Idol Rich http://twitpic.com/9fcpg2 http://twitpic.com/9fcr3j http://twitpic.com/9fcrbb via @purplegirll
RT @nilerodgers: Me and @AdamLambert on my guitar tech's cam http://bit.ly/IB9WHL
RT @nilerodgers: @AdamLambert tweeting fans while we wait for the beat to drop http://bit.ly/JUmEEI
RT @mindchnger: Important to keep in mind re: requesting NCOE on radio http://www.twitlonger.com/show/h7795n
RT @Ala4afam: HAC NCOE #50! 50 ADAM LAMBERT Never Close Our Eyes 118 27 91 0.933
Kurt Browning skating to Feeling Good by Adam Lambert (Stars on Ice Halifax, April 27, 2012) http://youtu.be/aTZsgQixDM0 via @jeux_deau49
RT @Kathryn17: *________* NEW PIC! http://is.gd/3NQmpX
RT @illuxxia: No more drama for Adam Lambert (exclusive interview clips) http://j.mp/KmNgbz
RT @gracefulally: on ASCAP "Kickin' In" & "Trespassing" for adamlambert co-writes w/ Pharrell http://bit.ly/J5ZYwx http://bit.ly/J5ZXIV
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[identity profile] nolechica.livejournal.com on May 2nd, 2012 06:57 am (UTC)
RT @a_ripple: 99.9 Virgin Radio :: Adam Lambert – Never Close Our Eyes - PUMP IT OR DUMP IT :: http://bit.ly/JY6NSW
Queen Gear Up for Tribute Tour 'Extravaganza' in Rolling Stone http://bit.ly/Kr2MDY
Queen RS article on CNN: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/01/showbiz/music/queen-tribute-tour-rs/
Improved Cuckoo from @terra_zephead http://youtu.be/eYKviMZ8LZ4
NEW! Another teaser from TheGlamazonPDM's interview with adamlambert! Adam's talking about us (his fans)<3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDFTYQvv58U @Kathryn17
RT @Idol_Worship: Adam Lambert to Perform on 'American Idol' May 17 http://j.mp/IoJJyQ
RT @ACESHOWBIZ Adam Lambert to Return to 'American Idol' on May 17 http://bit.ly/KyJDEk
Adam Lambert To Perform On “American Idol” | RadioNOW 100.9: http://bit.ly/IMB0S3
RT @nilerodgers http://bit.ly/Jo8l7i
RT @nilerodgers "Last Minute Out of Control" ~Nile Rodgers "Exactly" ~Adam Lambert http://bit.ly/JBavAA
RT @mindchnger: Vote for NCOE on B104 tonight at 9pm EST https://twitter.com/#!/B104/status/197331192650006530
Adam Lambert To Headline 94.7 Fresh FM’s “Freshtival” May 27th At Gaylord National! « 94.7 Fresh FM: http://947freshfm.cbslocal.com/2012/04/27/ada
New layout on Adam Official: http://bit.ly/2c6kcM
Watch Adam Lambert Explain His Obsession With 'Breaking Bad,' Kale, Naps + More! (VIDEO) http://on.mtv.com/IpgHvF
RT @Ala4afam NICE Ad for Trespassing in Target! http://twitpic.com/9g6xqy Promo in stores starting already!!
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[identity profile] xuziqueue.livejournal.com on May 2nd, 2012 12:25 pm (UTC)
Nile Rodgers / Adam Lambert SHADY SESSIONS (Last Minute Out of Control): http://youtu.be/Rf5Xw2MxdI8

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[identity profile] xuziqueue.livejournal.com on May 2nd, 2012 12:59 pm (UTC)
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http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/05/01/adam-lambert-10-obsessions-kale/

Watch Adam Lambert Explain His Obsession With 'Breaking Bad,' Kale, Naps + More! (VIDEO)
Check out 10 Things Adam Lambert Is Obsessed With after the jump!



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[identity profile] xuziqueue.livejournal.com on May 3rd, 2012 01:20 am (UTC)
Amazon Interview: http://youtu.be/UEAy_n8AtnM


Source: http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m1SNC2T2UGIU95/



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[identity profile] xuziqueue.livejournal.com on May 3rd, 2012 01:23 am (UTC)
http://www.interbridge.com/lineups.html

CHELSEA LATELY, E!
Th 5/10: Adam Lambert, Chris Franjola, Loni Love, Greg Fitzsimmons


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[identity profile] xuziqueue.livejournal.com on May 3rd, 2012 11:45 am (UTC)
May 3, 2012: Rebels on the run. 'it only gets better if we want it to'


Adam Lambert on WhoSay (http://www.whosay.com/adamlambert)

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[identity profile] xuziqueue.livejournal.com on May 3rd, 2012 11:26 pm (UTC)
TP Bonus Track Snippets - Deluxe US
http://soundcloud.com/scorpios4music/tp-bonus-track-snippets-deluxe.

Track credits here: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=10009665&l=0751166b25&id=252558399090

@_ninni Gloss Mag pics in FS: http://bit.ly/JX4fGr http://bit.ly/JX4fpX http://bit.ly/JX4dhH http://bit.ly/JX4fpN http://bit.ly/JX4cKT

@hooplamagnet Tot Shots! Adam Lambert featured in People magazine (May 14 edition) http://twitpic.com/9gvwdh via @TwitPic

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[identity profile] nolechica.livejournal.com on May 4th, 2012 03:44 am (UTC)
RT @shoshannastone As promised, Glamberts http://bit.ly/JT12HP‘never-close-our-eyes’-june-24th-2/ UK extra tracks :) adamlambert
Queen RS article on CNN: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/01/showbiz/music/queen-tribute-tour-rs/
RT @mixphiladelphia AH! @AdamLambert PERFORMS NAKDED!!! http://ow.ly/aEVRb
Super cute video of @adamlambert telling MTV 10 things he's obsessed with! #GLAMBERTS --> http://mix965houston.cbslocal.com/2012/05/02/10-…
RT @BuddyTV: Little Steven and Adam Lambert head to #AmericanIdol http://buddytv.us/IH247O
Adam Lambert - Amazon Interview: http://youtu.be/UEAy_n8AtnM
RT @LightLovePhoto: Here's Adam's interview on Amazon if we want to give the original source hits. http://amzn.to/Krot66
RT @HunGlambert: "TP will be available for online listening from next Tuesday" Sony Music Hungary http://twitpic.com/9go9ut
RT @mmyy9: NCOE debuted at #63 on Billboard Japan Hot 100, #15 Digital & Airplay Overseas, #48 Hot Top Airplay, and #59 AC Airplay (May 7)
RT @1035KTU: All weekend startin now u can MEET @adamlambert + @KTUphoria Tickets! http://bit.ly/KwQvO8 Get it trending #MeetAdam #KTUphoria
RT @mindchnger: Adam's performing at the MLB Fan Cave in NYC on 5/14 http://www.adamofficial.com/us/news/win-guaranteed-access-see-adam-perform-mlb-fan-cave
Another track from Bonnie and Co. http://bit.ly/Iv0gkk
MTV: Star Spotting: Adam Lambert Shares A Dirty Photo (Literally) http://is.gd/iVkHhv

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[identity profile] nolechica.livejournal.com on May 4th, 2012 04:48 am (UTC)
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Entertainment Weekly May 11

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[identity profile] xuziqueue.livejournal.com on May 4th, 2012 01:51 pm (UTC)
Looking forward to seeing the comedy bit he filmed for Kimmel.

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[identity profile] xuziqueue.livejournal.com on May 4th, 2012 08:40 pm (UTC)
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http://www.facebook.com/AdamLambert

terrancespencer
.“Why is he so pretty and I look nuts! Video wrap realness!”

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[identity profile] nolechica.livejournal.com on May 5th, 2012 04:26 am (UTC)
http://adamtopia.com/index.cgi?board=daily&action=display&thread=854&page=33

http://i1265.photobucket.com/albums/jj507/happy787/2small.jpg http://i1265.photobucket.com/albums/jj507/happy787/1small.jpg http://i1265.photobucket.com/albums/jj507/happy787/lyrics1.jpg http://i1265.photobucket.com/albums/jj507/happy787/lyrics2.jpg

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[identity profile] nolechica.livejournal.com on May 6th, 2012 07:09 pm (UTC)
Adam Lambert Pushing Hard for "American Idol" Contestants Joshua & Jessica via ABC News Radio http://bit.ly/J7gAos
Is Josh Ledet The Best 'American Idol' Singer Of All Time? http://on.mtv.com/IpzrKD via @MTV < Adam Lambert mention
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[identity profile] nolechica.livejournal.com on May 6th, 2012 07:21 pm (UTC)
Enter to win tickets to the iHeart/Z100 show http://www.z100.com/iplaylist/artist/1152615/
Another Trespassing box set litho revealed on Adam's FB fanpage http://bit.ly/Ki6cdU
Adam Lambert Gets Filthy on Set of ‘Never Close Our Eyes’ Video - http://popcrush.com/adam-lambert-set-never-close-our-eyes-video/
RT L_in_A: #Glamberts, profile on adamlambert in LAWeekly's PEOPLE ISSUE comes out May 17 w/ gorgeous shots by photog kevin_scanlon!
RT @spreckles: I found the director of NCOE video, Dori Oskowitz http://is.gd/O89jIU her resume: http://is.gd/SOkCTi
Adam Lambert proves winning isn't everything http://bit.ly/IMFWZu via Seattle Gay News
New Leno promo vid from BTIKM performance? http://on.fb.me/LaRIPR
RT @gracefulally: you can buy Trespassing (standard or deluxe, up to 5 copies) and get a signed booklet here http://bit.ly/JKW92e
RT @_ninni Finally seeing the full size picture of the back of the album :D http://bit.ly/JfDyvf
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[identity profile] xuziqueue.livejournal.com on May 8th, 2012 11:54 am (UTC)
Album Review: "Trespassing" by Adam Lambert
TRESPASSING: 9.5/10


By Jordan Meehan

Attention Internet! Adam Lambert’s highly anticipated new album Trespassing has…shall we say “found its way” onto the interwebs and I may or may not have been listening to it all day (spoiler alert: I have been).

If you follow me on Twitter you know all too well how excited I’ve been for this album and to hear the tracks that weren’t finished. Well the day has finally come, so here are my thoughts of Trespassing in full. (Since I already wrote about Trespassing, Cuckoo, Shady, Broken English and Outlaws of Love in January, I won’t talk about them too much here)

Continued: http://www.eqmusicblog.com/2012/05/album-review-trespassing-by-adam-lambert.html
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[identity profile] xuziqueue.livejournal.com on May 8th, 2012 08:13 pm (UTC)
Trespassing is streaming on Adam Official.
http://www.myplaydirect.com/adam-lambert/trespassing-box-set/details/26791996
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[identity profile] nolechica.livejournal.com on May 9th, 2012 04:57 am (UTC)
Thanks for posting!
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[identity profile] xuziqueue.livejournal.com on May 8th, 2012 09:01 pm (UTC)
Adam's Twitter Party Transcript by ALFC on FB 5-8-12: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=10045936&l=5fb4c4535f&id=252558399090

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[identity profile] xuziqueue.livejournal.com on May 9th, 2012 11:39 am (UTC)
Trust the Process

Adam Lambert's new album Trespassing has leaked out. Most of you have already heard the song that I played on called "Shady." What you don't know is the Process. It started with a tweet to me from Adam and Sam Sparro asking me to play on this funky track.

After chatting a bit we realized that there was only one way this could happen. Without ever meeting each other, Adam and I booked a studio - and as John Taylor from Duran Duran would say, we decided to Trust the Process.

(Lots of videos and pictures here: http://www.nilerodgers.com/blogs/planet-c-in-english/1773-trust-the-process)
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[identity profile] xuziqueue.livejournal.com on May 9th, 2012 04:22 pm (UTC)
Wowloud's streaming of Adam's Trespassing - "A First for Malaysian Music Streaming" The Star (Malaysia) 9 May 2012: http://twitpic.com/9j13pi

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[identity profile] xuziqueue.livejournal.com on May 9th, 2012 06:04 pm (UTC)
http://www.afterelton.com/meme-05-09-2012

Morning Meme (Adam mention)

Did you know that no out artist has ever held the #1 spot on the Billboard album chart? The Village Voice runs down the "almosts" and the "not outs" and makes a strong case for why buying Adam Lambert's album first week strikes a strong note for gay visibility if we can make him land at #1.



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[identity profile] vanya-elda.livejournal.com on May 9th, 2012 06:22 pm (UTC)
ADAM LAMBERT

When Adam Lambert appeared on the eighth season of American Idol, people couldn’t stop talking about the shape-shifting, 6’1” singer with the glam-rock sartorial flair, razor-sharp sense of humor, and jaw-dropping, powerhouse voice. In 2009, Lambert released his debut album, the Platinum-certified For Your Entertainment, scored the smash single “Whataya Want From Me,” and set out on his 2010 Glam Nation World Tour, taking his electrifying show to thousands of fans across the globe who screamed his name and happily sang along with every word of his genre-bending electro-pop-rock songs.

Where For Your Entertainment was all glitter and glam-rock, Trespassing, which is Executive Produced by Lambert, is part buoyant dance-pop with a funk-rock sensibility, and part brooding introspection. Working with such top-notch producers as Dr. Luke, Pharrell Williams, Benny Blanco, Josh Abraham, Ollie G, Lester Mendez, Robert Marvin and Rune Westberg, as well as gifted songwriters Bruno Mars, Claude Kelly, Bonnie McKee, Sam Sparro, and BC Jean, Lambert has crafted an album that reveals both his dark and light sides, and the complex gray area in between.

Says Lambert: “On the album’s lighter side, 'Cuckoo’ is me flying my crazy freak-flag loud and proud, and ‘Naked Love’ leads the search for unpretentious, genuine romance. ‘Kickin In’ and ‘Shady’ explore modern club culture with a nostalgic twist - sung with a love for the spirit of classic rock, funk and disco, while the single ‘Never Close Our Eyes’ highlights the desire to live in the moment on a euphoric night out. For the album’s darker closing, I slowed things down with slow-burning, angst driven songs rooted in piano or guitar, embellished them with lush electronic atmosphere and dubstep textures, and took on deeper topics like obsessive masochistic heartache in ‘Chokehold,’ and repressed anxiety in ‘Underneath.’ “

Continues Lambert: “The search for balance is a key underlying theme of this album, while the point of For Your Entertainment was that it was literally ‘for YOUR entertainment,’ it was designed as presentational album, very showy and theatrical; a little something for everyone. This album, Trespassing, is more honest and self-aware. I think it paints a clearer picture of who I am and what I want out of life.”

The album’s funky tone was set by Lambert’s sessions with Pharrell Williams, with whom he wrote the ’90s house-influenced “Kickin’ In” and the album’s title track, which Lambert explains is about breaking down barriers and proudly trespassing where you may not initially be welcome. “Working with Pharrell was definitely a turning point for me sonically,” he says. “He pushed me to a brash, groove-oriented musical place that I have loved since childhood but hadn’t had a chance to explore much yet.” After the sessions with Williams, Lambert expressed his interest in doing something more rhythmic with his other collaborators, which resulted in the part funk, part ’80s rock tune “Cuckoo,” as well as the slinky disco grooves of ‘Shady,’ which features Chic’s legendary co-founder and guitarist Nile Rodgers.
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[identity profile] vanya-elda.livejournal.com on May 9th, 2012 06:23 pm (UTC)
Whether it’s about asserting himself as an outsider in society on ‘Trespassing,’ or the seductive power of non-verbal communication on ‘Broken English’ or taking on the discrimination of the LGBT community on ‘Outlaws of Love’, each song lifts the veil off Lambert’s personality a little bit more. There are songs about the intoxicating hunt for connection and the thrilling freedom of marching to one’s own beat.

“I think that as an artist, and as a person, I’m always growing,” Lambert says. “For this album, I wanted to evolve and explore new sounds. Having been on tour for a year, and really understanding what gets my fans both dancing AND crying, I had a better idea of the type of music that I wanted to create. Also, having been through the experience of becoming a public person, I know myself better as an artist. I'm more in tune with the things that I want to express and the stereotypes that I want to challenge. This album is the most vulnerable I’ve let myself get. These are my real ideas, dreams, fears, and struggles — that’s what I’m singing about.”

As is known to many by now, the Indiana-born, California-bred Lambert was a seasoned theatrical performer before competing on American Idol, where his stunning performances are still widely regarded as some of the most riveting moments in Idol history. When the show ended, he toured the U.S. with the other Top 10 finalists while working on For Your Entertainment, which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and earned Lambert a Grammy Award nomination for “Best Male Pop Vocal Performance,” in addition to scores of international awards and honors. He graced the covers of Rolling Stone, Details, Entertainment Weekly, The Advocate, and Out, appeared on every major late-night and daytime talk show, and became the first openly gay mainstream pop artist to launch a career on a major record label in the United States. Lambert channeled his newfound fame into raising awareness about issues close to his heart, advocating on behalf of LGBT causes The Trevor Project, Equality California, and GLAAD, as well as for charity organizations MusiCares, charity:water, and DonorsChoose.org. Other achievements include becoming the first American Idol finalist to tour the world in support of a debut album in the year following their season — a thrilling spectacle documented on Lambert’s 2011 DVD Glam Nation Live, which bowed at No. 1 on SoundScan’s Top Music Videos chart, and became the best-selling debut of any release on the Music Videos chart last year.

“I’m a firm believer that life doesn’t just happen to you”, Lambert says. “We are all on a journey that we have the ability to affect and change. Sometimes we have to trespass out of our comfort zone in order to evolve. Trespassing was written about the push and pull that we all go through on our quest for happiness, allowing the listener to find their own balance within my world.”

From: http://www.rcamusicgrouppress.com/index.php?artist=Adam_Lambert#Biography
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Billboard - News - Adam Lambert Live Q&A: May 14 at 3 p.m. ET (10am UK) http://bit.ly/IUmEn5

Not that Adam Lambert is ever idle, but now is an especially busy time for the "American Idol" alum as he prepares for the May 15 release of his second album, "Trespassing," an upcoming performance on "Idol" on May 17, and a run of European concert dates in July with Queen (!). To celebrate all of this activity, Lambert will stop by Billboard.com's studios for a Live Q&A on Monday, May 14 at 3 p.m. ET, just one day before "Trespassing" is officially released!

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In equally exciting news, Adam will be answering fan questions live on camera during the Q&A, so tweet what you want to know about his busy life to @Billboard using hashtag #BBAdam. And be sure to come back to this page on May 14 to watch the Live Q&A.

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