Adam Official has released Never Close Our Eyes on Sound Cloud. Give it a listen!

http://soundcloud.com/adamofficial/never-close-our-eyes-1

Don’t miss the other songs released by looking to the right of the page. Also listed is a clip of Cuckoo and Naked Love, the full version of Trespassing and a remix of Better Than I Know Myself!

I’m writing this in two parts. This first is more of a quick report on the night, and the second part will be from Lila’s and my personal viewpoints and full of pictures!

Part One

The NewNowNext Awards 2012 was a star-studded occasion, complete with all the ingredients that make a heart go pitter-pat. It was held at the historic Avalon Theater in Hollywood, where The Beatles made their West Coast debut in 1964. Lila and I arrived just before 6 PM and the first well-known face I saw was Ross Mathews. From that moment on, I knew the night was going to be magical! The Red Carpet, scheduled from 5:30 PM to 6:45 PM was in full-swing, occupied at this time mostly with personalities from RuPaul’s Drag Race.

Lila and I were escorted into The Avalon from the back, fresh from the Red Carpet area, entering onto the main floor. I estimate there was seating for about 700 on the floor, with additional main floor raised seating, plus levels in the balcony. The main floor was set in rows, unlike last year’s tables. About 40% of the chairs had name signs on them, many of them celebrities’ names. Other signs were for industry-related people invited to this soirée. We were stunned to find we were seated in the 7th row, and my chair had my name on it!

We were treated to an open-bar in the back with hors d’oeuvres being circulated. Lila and I enjoyed this part very much, because we needed something to calm our nerves! Here we met several fabulous men from Time Warner and the Las Vegas “What Happens in Vegas” marketing campaign, who would become our companions later in the evening at the Afterparty. Over-head announcements started invited everyone to take their seats, since the show would begin in about 15 minutes and people slowly began to move to their seats. The seat kitty-corner to Lila’s had been labeled RuPaul, yet the occupant clearly wasn’t RuPaul! Next to her was Jiggly Caliente and Sharon Needles, both from Drag Race.

With about 10 minutes to go, we saw Adam and Sauli enter from the same back door area and take their seats in the first row. Celebrities were stopping and chatting with Adam, and I pulled Lila up with me to go talk to him. Even though I had just spoken with Adam last week at the San Diego morning radio station, mentioning that we were from the fansite nominated for the NNN award, it didn’t seem to register on his face that he knew what we were talking about. He just smiled and said, “oh, that’s great” and moved on to the next fan. (I know radio stations are hectic.) But now was the perfect time to introduce ourselves again. He was just finishing talking with someone, and I was about to step up, but Josh Hutcherson from The Hunger Games stepped in front of me. I waited, hearing “3 minutes to start time” and Josh left. I approached Adam, and said “Hi Adam, I just want to tell you how proud we are to be representing you with our fansite!” At first he just looked at me like another fan, and then the light went on in his eyes, and he gave me a big smile, saying thank you for all the work we do. I wanted Lila to have her time with him too, so I shifted to Sauli next to him and introduced myself and shook his hand. There was a Drag Queen next to Sauli that for some reason I didn’t recognize, who was listening to our conversation, so I figured she must be part of their group. I said “Hi, I’m sorry I don’t recognize you” and she replied “I’m Raja.” “Oh my gosh, I watched you all last season!” She smiled and shook my hand. It was time to go back to our seats, so as I passed in front of Adam again, he said “good luck, I’ll be crossing my fingers for you!” and he raised his hand to show me. I couldn’t keep myself from saying, “you know, this has been an incredible 15 minutes for me!” and he looked right at me with a big smile.

Lila and I melted all the way back to our seats! She told me about their conversation, and we were both sorry we didn’t have something recording it! She told him we were from the fansite, and he thanked her and told her he appreciates what the fansites do. Lila said “we do it for you. It’s all about you.” He replied with “no, it’s a symbiotic thing!” and he motioned his fingers back and forth between the two of them. Squee! Back at our chairs, I noticed that Jai Rodriguez had taken his seat behind me and I introduced myself. (Jai was my favorite cast member from Queer Eye For the Straight Guy.) See the second part for more on this.

Okay, sorry! I had to expand on that part!! Back to the straight report – no pun intended!

The show began and we were entertained by host Kelly Osborne and all the award presenters, as well as performances from Brink of Fame winner, Neon Hitch, Rye Rye, and Neon Trees, who gave an amazing performance of their new single “Everybody Talks.” I must add that Kelly Osborne did an outstanding job hosting the entire event. Her personality is so warm and infectious! They arrived at the part of the evening where they announced the award for Superfan Site, and Lila’s and my heart were beating out of our chests! Unfortunately, the fansite for Vampire Diaries took the award, and it was claimed by Kat Graham, who plays Bonnie Bennett on the show. No one from that fansite was able to attend and Bonnie said how much the show “really appreciates all the fans do for them” and we thought that was very nice.

Then it was time for the performance everyone was waiting for – Adam! He was closing the show, as only a top star does. Kelly gave him an amazing introduction (you can tell they’re good friends!) and Adam gave us his show-stopping new funk sound, with the first full-band performance of Trespassing that I’ve seen or heard. His energy was non-stop, his voice was full of fire and the show was electrified, ending in a shower of confetti! Adam had two female, gowned back-up singers on-stage with him. The entire theater was on their feet dancing and clapping to the syncopated beat, having the time of their life. Everyone knew they had just been entertained by a major star!

I was the only person on the floor filming Adam, and after 2,718 views in only about 3 hours the next morning, Viacom pulled the video. Adam has just tweeted what must be an approved version. You’ll see my turquoise arms holding the camera several times in this video! Lila’s in white, next to me. So ladies and gentlemen, get ready to get down and get funky!! You can watch the whole evening on LOGO, Monday, April 9th at 10 PM PT, repeating many times.

Love ya!

~ Carol ~

Go to Part 2 HERE

What a night! Adam Lambert’s just released video for Better Than I Know Myself has caught me quite off guard! To be honest, from the Sneak Peek, I thought it was going to be reminiscent of WWFM. But wow was I wrong! The fight between Dark Adam and Light Adam is full of imagery, symbolism and metaphor. In fact so much that it could produce a term paper!

The internal mental fight that that Adam exhibits fills this video. It’s a real test to Adam’s acting ability. Is this is a look into what’s gone on with Adam this past year? At least internally? Not just any artist could pull this off. With nods to Twilight, who knows where this Dark Adam will go. But the redemption from Light Adam takes us back from the edge.

Introducing, the video for Adam Lambert’s Better Than I Know Myself!

Please let us know what you think!

Love ya!

~ Carol ~

Adam Lambert took to Twitter to reveal the artwork for his second album Trespassing, which is due for release March 20, 2012.

@adamlambert MY ALBUM COVER!!!

Adam has told us about the evolution in his personal style and this picture is a testament to that look. I love the refined rocker with his semi-bangs! Adam later tweeted that this gorgeous picture was shot by good friend, Lee Cherry.

@adamlambert In addition to serving as Executive Producer of TRESPASSING, I’m also Creative Director. @leecherry is my Art Director and Photographer

Wow Adam, recording artist, Executive Producer,songwriter, and now Creative Director. You’re wearing so many different hats, there’s barely room for that luscious head of hair underneath!

I’m sure the TwitterUniverse was singly loudly in approval, because he tweeted again a few hours later.

@adamlambert Thank you for all your kind words of encouragement! Can’t wait for you all to hear it!!

What do you all think of this cover shot? Please let us know!

Love ya!

~ Carol ~

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OK, so I know Season 8 really is over.  The votes have been counted, the winner announced, and the confetti swept up.  So why am I here on this site?  Why are you?  Well, I can only speak for myself.

Season 8 lives on for me because I was not just entertained, but invested.  Strangely enough, the definition of “invest” in my dictionary doesn’t describe how I feel, but I can think of no other better word.  “To commit money in order to gain interest” is what the dictionary says.  OK, I did spend money – I admit it, much more than in any previous season.  I downloaded itunes, bought a tour concert ticket, bought an AT&T phone so I could text vote (hey, they weren’t passing out free phones in my area) and purchased merchandise.  But those things were just a tiny part, and the least significant part of my “investment.”

No, the reason I am here is because a one-in-a-million contestant came along, caught my eyes and ears during his audition, and continued to awe me, amaze me, surprise me, and bring me to tears week after week.  There was the voice, of course – that otherworldly perfect voice that could go anywhere and do anything.  Investment #1 – awe at vocals so majestic mingled with dread that I will never again hear a voice like that.

Then there was “the look,” which I guess you either loved or hated.  Personally, I loved the hair, eyeliner, nail polish, and *ahem* tight pants.  But the important thing about Adam Lambert’s look is that he dared to be different.  Was he just “being himself” or was it just to be controversial?  I’m not sure.  I’ve heard Adam in interviews say both “this is me” and “I like to get people talking.”  Whatever, it took guts to take those risks, and even after the hate mail started pouring in after Ring of Fire (my personal favorite) he went back to that look again and again.  Investment #2 – admiration for Adam’s fearlessness in doing what he wanted to do regardless of the consequences.  Would I have the guts?  I don’t think so.  Most of us conform to fit into society and gain acceptance from our peers.

Then there was Adam’s humility and grace.  If he’d come off as arrogant to me, I wouldn’t have cared about him, regardless of his talent.  On stage, he commanded both it and the audience 100%.  But when the performance was over, he didn’t applaud himself, but stood quietly, only mouthing a silent “thank you” when the judges praised him.  I’ve watched lots of his interviews, and Adam has never said an unkind word, even though he, and he alone, was asked questions that are nobody’s business.  Investment #3 – Respect.

By the end of the season, I was totally invested.  I wasn’t just cheering for my favorite contestant, I was emotionally tied to a man who is rare, unique, and inspirational.  As much as you can love someone you’ve never met, that’s love.  And so the season is over, and the other guy won.

American Idol got what it wanted from me – a good chunk of my wallet.

But the rest of my investment?  That all goes to Adam.  I continue to be invested, and that means I’ll support Adam any way I can.

~~Jeanette