By Carol Hagey
Since May 2009
This is history, Glamberts! Adam tweeted this a few hours ago:
@adamlambert
WOW! #Trespassing made its debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 this week! Thank you to the Glamily for helping me make HISTORY!
Click here to read the press release directly from Sony/RCA.
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
By Carol Hagey
Since May 2009
Leave it to New Jersey to claim the crazies! Did you all hear about Adam inviting some “crazy a** bit#%” on stage last Sunday at the KTUphoria show? The only video I could find was such poor quality, I couldn’t post it. I knew something better would finally be available, and thanks to TALC, here it is!
Just speaking really honestly here, I’m glad she was a younger fan!
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
By Carol Hagey
Since May 2009
The next snippet has been released for the Never Close Our Eyes video. I’m really excited to see this video is like nothing he’s done before! I can’t wait!! I think you’ll going to have to click the play button, then click the “Watch on YouTube” link.
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
By Carol Hagey
Since May 2009
Adam Lambert sat down with Rolling Stone within the last few days, and let us know which American Idol finalist gives him “stank face!” I’m really thrilled with his choice, because she lives in my neighborhood! Or did I just give it away?! Anyway, GO JESSICA!! 
I can’t get the video to play here, so you’ll have to go to Adam Lambert Fans until I can find a working video. You may have to sign in with your own password.
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
By Carol HageySince May 2009
I did a Search last night on my cable guide for Adam Lambert, and was happily surprised to find he’s scheduled to be on Bravo TV’s Watch What Happens Live this Thursday, May 24th at 11 PM/10 Central. Also on the show that night will be Beth Ditto. She is listed on Wikipedia as an indie singer-songwriter and is the vocalist of Gossip. I checked the Trespassing credits and don’t see her name. Do any of you know of a connection between Adam and Beth?
Beth Ditto and Adam Lambert will be on Thursday's Watch What Happens Live on Bravo TV
WWHL is one of my favorite shows! I’m a Reality TV junkie and watch almost all of the Bravo shows. Yes, every Housewife of . . ., every cooking show, Bethenny, Inside the Actor’s Studio and even some of the Millionaire Real Estate Guy shows. They’re so addictive! WWHL is hosted by programming executive Andy Cohen in New York’s Bravo “Clubhouse,” in front of a small, live audience Sunday through Thursday. NY Glamberts, I looked for a link so you could apply for tickets, but apparently it’s a well-kept secret.
WWHL consists of discussion on that night’s new Bravo episode with Cohen and one or two guests. These guests are very often actors from the shows (referred to as Bravo-lebrities) or celebrities who are fans of the shows. I haven’t heard Adam say that he watches any of these shows, so I’m curious to see if he reveals a new secret passion!
JUST ADDED! Tweet questions for Adam to @BravoAndy!
The show is full of entertaining bits, starting with Cohen’s nightly Three Things I’m Obsessed With. From there he moves on to questions with the guests, Game Time for Bravo merch, and Plead the Fifth. In that game, he asks each guest three uncomfortable questions, and they can only bypass or “Plead the Fifth” on one of them. (One of my pet peaves is every time he says Fifth, he seems to forget there’s a second “f” in the word and says “fith.” Sorry!) I hope he asks something new of Adam! Unless the answer will be hurtful to someone close, Adam will probably reveal anything!
Cohen concludes the show with his Mazel of the Night where he recognizes something positive, and his Jackhole, where he calls out something negative. The show usually continues online, where additional fun with the guests is uncensored and unfiltered. Since there’s no performances on the show, maybe Adam will sing on this after-show? Tune in immediately. I don’t know if the after-show show stays online for more than 24 hours.
Andy Cohen grew up in St. Louis, as a closeted gay kid. He was in love with TV, especially All My Children’s Susan Lucci. He dreamed of getting into TV and succeeded spending 10 years with CBS News before working at Bravo. He’s just released his first book, Most Talkative, the same title he took in high school. His advice to readers? “Follow your passion. Be yourself, but check yourself before you wreck yourself.” I love the fact that he’s Jewish and brings some of that culture with him, in the form of expressions and attitude. It makes me feel like I’m back sitting at my family’s table.
Mazel to you Andy Cohen for giving us 30 minutes with Adam Lambert this Thursday!
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
By Carol Hagey
Since May 2009
Adam Lambert thrilled the audience at the KISS concert in Boston, MA Friday night.
According to Angela Smith for the Sun Chronicle, “Adam Lambert also gave a great performance and showed the crowd why he made it past his “American Idol” stint and became a superstar, while others fizzled out after leaving the hit Fox show.”
Smith didn’t have much nice to say about opener Neon Hitch, who was the Brink of Fame: Music Artist winner at the NewNowNext Awards. If her performance was half as bad as this review says, maybe we shouldn’t feel too bad about not winning for Superfan Site! LOL!
Let’s start with a 7-minute backstage interview with Adam from KISS 108.
Here’s a complete 30-minute video of Adam’s performance from @Gale Chester Whittington. You can already hear some changes from the studio versions of these songs off Trespassing. From listening to Kickin’ In and Shady, I think the studio electronica is going to be a challenge in a live show. But we know he’ll master it. What do you think of these live Trespassing performances?
I’m having some problems with this video - it keeps stopping. When I find a better one, I’ll post it.
This summer’s going to be great!
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
Lila here! I’ll make this short but sweet! A teaser video for Never Close Our Eyes was released. Check it out here:
- By Carol Hagey
Since May 2009
How many hours have you already spent listening to Adam Lambert’s Trespassing? It can never be enough! 
Add to your total on Saturday (or maybe Sunday, depending where you live) with a 3-hour listening party with New Zealand’s Liam McEwan on The Flea FM.
I have absolutely no idea what this means but it sounds like fun! I imagine they’re going to listen to the album song by song and talk about it, getting local listeners to call in and comment. With Twitter, global listeners may also be able to participate. Wonder if they’ll have any industry guests?
For Pacific Time, it will be Saturday from 2-5 PM. Click here to find your time, if it’s different.
Then go online at www.theflea.co.nz and join the party!
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
By Carol Hagey
Since May 2009
Adam Lambert appeared this morning on Good Morning America, singing Never Close Our Eyes from the Trespassing CD, being released tomorrow. As the show went to commercial, he began singing Trespassing but sadly, we didin’t get to hear much of it.
If you missed it this morning, catch it here! Thank you GalyaChernikova for posting the video.
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
By Carol Hagey
Since May 2009
The following interview is from Derrik J. Lang AP Entertainment Writer WEST West Hollywood, CA. May 14, 2012 (AP) Be sure and click the link at the end for its completion.
Adam Lambert isn’t coming off “American Idol” or a racy American Music Awards performance, nor is he declaring his sexuality in Rolling Stone or posing with a nude model in Details magazine.
The 30-year-old glam rocker doesn’t mind the lack of a media thunderstorm ahead of Tuesday’s launch of his sophomore album: He relishes the element of surprise.
Lambert is hoping to achieve it with Trespassing, on which he teamed up with the likes of Bruno Mars, Pharrell Williams and Dr. Luke. It’s the follow-up to “For Your Entertainment,” which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard charts in 2009, the same year he finished as the runner-up in the “Idol” contest.
“I had time to make this album,” said Lambert, who co-wrote many of the songs on “Trespassing” and served as its executive producer. “I do feel that sonically, lyrically and emotionally, this album is a surprise for people — and myself.”
Trespassing is evenly divided between club-ready rhythmic pop tracks and a collection of moody melodic showcases for the vocal acrobatics that made Lambert a front-runner on the eighth season of “Idol.” During a recent interview with The Associated Press, Lambert recollected on his life after reality TV.
AP: What’s it been like for you over the past year after the “Idol” maelstrom died down?
Lambert: In that time, I fell in love (with Finnish Big Brother winner Sauli Koskinen), which is great. I have an amazing relationship. I also got to spend a lot more time with my friends and family. Over the past year, besides taking time to write and record the album, I’ve had a lot of downtime, which has been really nice to live a real life again — or what seems like one — and I think that really informed my writing process and experience making the album. I was writing from a place with a little more perspective.
AP: How did that affect your creative process?
Lambert: Coming back to real life was a bit of shock. You kind of have to decompress, and I had some failed romantic situations, and I was a bit tired and worn out, so at the beginning of the writing process, there was some darkness I was working through, which was great. It was real. It was visceral. Then, I got in my relationship, I started relaxing and having more time to myself with my friends and wanting to go out again — shopping, rediscovering culture and life.
AP: What’s dating been like for you now that you’re in the public eye?
Lambert: Dating while famous is a different animal. It’s a different set of challenges. It’s a new reality. It makes you potentially more desirable to this, that and the other person, but you also have to deal with, “Does this person have ulterior motives? What is the real reason for the attraction?” There’s all sorts of other layers, and for someone like me who thinks far too much and is neurotic, that can get a little maddening after a while.
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Love ya!
~ Carol ~
By Carol Hagey
Since May 2009
Adam Lambert just finished speaking with Billboard.com LIVE for a 43 minute chat. He opened up as usual, kept it real, and was altogether fabulous! They discussed what was the cheesiest and most recent album purchased on his iPod, how he thought when he finished Idol that he was now in “the club,” and three things he’d grab in a fire. Listen to his comical impression of what he thought Sauli would say if he threw him over his shoulder if that occurred! It’s adorable! I’m sorry I didn’t catch the interviewer’s name.
Here’s some other highlights:
When asked about the video for Never Close Our Eyes, he said it “would be out in a few weeks” and made a great effort to withhold the details. He would say that it’s been shot and edited, and special effects were being added. At this point, he couldn’t help but tell us there will be “a little sci-fi added” and there’s a “cinematic film aspect.”
As for touring, he didn’t hesitate for a second, blurting out “I’ll definitely tour!” He’s already come up with a few tour concepts. I’m sure we’re in for another great visual and audio extravaganza! Speculation by others say it won’t be until next winter.
Adam had just appeared on Good Morning America a few hours earlier wearing a jacket that looks like the match to these pants! When the interviewer said he should grab the pants in a fire, Adam admitted that he wasn’t really into material posessions. Maybe he’d grab a leather jacket! Speaking of fashion, it was cute to see his iPod cover has the Trespassing graphics!
As soon as I find a working video, you’ll have it here. Keep checking back. I’ll add it to the title so you’ll know!
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
By Carol HageySince May 2009
I couldn’t resist giving two great articles today, in honor of all the beautiful readers we have! Adam has given us a treat today also, via his tweet:
@adamlambert Happy Mothers Day!!
In addition to the gift of his music – coming out in 2 days!!! – I love one of the gems from this interview where he talks about what it takes to be a Glambert. From his answer, we officially know he gets us!
Here’s that beautiful section, followed by the article, from the beginning. Thank you to Mary @glitzylady for sending this to me. I love my friends from this amazing GlamJourney who are so generous in giving me great articles they find, so I can give it to you. That’s one of the most special things about this site, and I think, a reason why we’re receiving so many great acknowledgements from the industry!
From Chris Azzopardi, editor of Q Syndicate, the international LGBT wire service.
What does it take to be a Glambert?
Reckless abandon. (Laughs) I think that any sort of diehard fandom is a crazy, surreal mentality. That’s part of the fun for the Glamberts; they’ve given themselves permission within that community to be kind of insane. And it’s gorgeous and it’s fun and it’s an escape; it’s not real life, it’s something else. Everybody wants that in some form or another. We all have our different versions of it. For people who are diehard fans, that’s their way; that’s their obsession and that’s their outlet.
Adam, I have to disagree with you. It is real life!!
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
Now from the start!
Remember the fuss Adam Lambert caused when he tongued his keyboardist in front of the world? Of course you do. The controversial kiss drew both homophobic outbursts and so-what shrugs, and it’s an American Music Awards moment that won’t soon be forgotten. Especially by Lambert himself.
“That was an interesting night,” he says, snickering in his charmingly guy-next-door way about that seminal smooch. “That AMA performance was trespassing in a way.” And, on his latest album, he’s not done crossing the line: “Trespassing,” out May 15, is the defiant second to the “American Idol” spawn’s 2009 debut.
In this candid interview with Lambert, the pop star opened up about the “redundant” press questions regarding his sexuality, becoming more confident as an out celebrity, and breaking the rules - and going to jail for it.
What does the album title, “Trespassing,” mean to you?Being who I am in this music environment is trespassing and that’s why Pharrell (Williams) and I wrote it about that. We had a big conversation about the music industry and the business and being an artist, and then on top of it being somebody that’s different, being a gay man and being in an industry where it’s not very common, not very present. Kind of feeling like I’m gonna own this, march forward and ignore any kind of sign or person telling me no. I’m gonna do what I wanna do and not feel sorry for myself.
Is anything you do for shock value premeditated?
No, I don’t think, “OK, I want to piss people off now” or “I want to shock people.” I kind of, especially after the (American Music Awards), go with what I want to do musically. That’s been more in the forefront for me in my decision-making. I think just kind of being, and being unapologetic for being, is a risk in and of itself in today’s music industry.
Was the AMAs kiss good for you?
I don’t even know. I was in such autopilot. It was one of those weird moments that just kind of happened. Some of the choreography earlier in the number was planned but that whole moment with him was just, “Oh my god, now we’re kissing!”
You’ve spoken with gay publications and mainstream publications. How is it different talking to each?
I try not to make it any different. That’s been one of my big goals, especially with this album. This time around I’m trying to just adopt a post-gay mentality about it because I’m so proud of who I am and I’m 100 percent positive about it and I celebrate it, but I also think it’s a bit dated to harp on it and to lean on it and to constantly be defined by your sexuality. I think that gay men and women who live their lives as gay men and woman understand that and understand that it’s just another part of who they are. Unfortunately, with some mainstream publications, it’s such a novelty for them to be able to talk about it. It’s such a hot-button issue that it becomes the focus of a lot of discussion.
Does that bother you?
(Hesitates) It gets a bit redundant. (Laughs.) Gets a little old. It’s something I’ve made peace with; I’m trying to just look at it from the other point of view and realize that a lot of the questions are legitimate for someone who doesn’t understand. I think the way to progress and confront ignorance is information. You start talking about things and we get past them. So yeah, it gets a bit redundant, but I feel like at this point it just comes with the territory that I’m trespassing on.
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Happy Mother’s Day from Carol, Lila and Fernando!
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
By Carol Hagey
Since May 2009
Happy Mother’s Day! Here’s a wonderful present from Adam Unofficial and Billboard.com!
Adam Lambert Live Q&A: May 14 at 3pm ET
From Mitchell Peters and Billboard.com. Thank you to my dear friend Mary @glitzylady for finding this for me!
Dr. Luke. Bruno Mars. Pharrell Williams.
These are just a few of the hitmakers who appear in the production and songwriter credits of Adam Lambert’s sophomore album, “Trespassing.” But it’s not the impressive roster of collaborators that makes the boldest statement in the credits. It’s the forthcoming set’s executive producer: Lambert himself.
While it is rare for an artist to executive-produce his or her own release, Lambert, the flamboyant season eight “American Idol” runner-up, insisted on having full creative control of what he admits could be the decisive album of his career, his moment to prove himself as more than a TV-fueled seasonal sensation. “That’s why I’ve been so obsessed and neurotic about it and why I wanted to be the executive producer and co-write a lot of it,” he says of “Trespassing,” due May 15 on RCA Records/19 Recordings.
“This is a big make-or-break thing for me, especially for someone who comes off of ‘Idol,’” he says. “I did have a hit, which was great. That was one big step. Now what? Is that going to be it? Am I a one-hit wonder? So I wanted to get really involved in the process to make sure I was doing everything I could to create a great album.” He pauses. “And I think I did.”
It’s a drastic change from the approach taken with the singer’s 2009 debut, “For Your Entertainment,” which was hastily recorded during an “American Idol” summer tour in the months following his appearance on the TV show. Despite reaching No. 3 on the Billboard 200, selling 838,000 copies (according to Nielsen SoundScan) and nabbing a top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Whataya Want From Me,” the release felt rushed and was mostly a “guessing game” in terms of choosing songs that would properly portray his musical style and connect with fans, Lambert says.
This time around, Lambert, who turned 30 earlier this year, doesn’t have to deal with the pressure of churning out an album quickly to capitalize on the promotional momentum of “Idol.” He’s spent more than a year writing new material and working closely with RCA senior VP of A&R Rani Hancock to bring on other collaborators, including Benny Blanco, Bonnie McKee, Nile Rodgers and Sam Sparro. The result is a 12-song set (the deluxe edition features three bonus tracks) of electro-dance-funk and dark emotional ballads that display a more contemporary pop sound and move away from the theatrical glam-rock and vocal showboating of Lambert’s full-length debut.
“He’s really made a record that’s different than what he made coming off of ‘Idol,’” says Dana Collins, one of six artist managers working with Lambert at Los Angeles-based Direct Management Group, which also helms the career of Katy Perry. “You get off that, you’re on the treadmill and you jump into the studio and get presented with four dozen songs. You choose the ones you like, record them and tour at the same time. Then you go out and promote that record.”
Lambert says the subject matter of “Trespassing” is much more personal than “For Your Entertainment.” “I wanted it to reflect my social scene, not just what I knew my fans were going through,” he says. “So I’m writing about my gay friends-you know, going out and getting laid. I’m in a relationship right now, so I’m exploring monogamy and a serious thing, which is really cool. But I was single before that and there’s a lot of joy in that, too. So there are songs about going out and getting freaky.”
To read the full article, click here.
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
By Carol Hagey
Since May 2009
Adam Lambert appeared on Chelsea Lately, hosted by comedienne(?) Chelsea Handler. I have to watch my words, because I really don’t care for her hosting personality. With some of her comments, she makes herself look incredibly stupid. Every talk show has a research staff, and to say Adam was in the closet until his interview with Rolling Stone is ignorant. She’s just trying to manipulate conversation, but Adam deals with it like a pro.
Here’s a video by NeonLimelight.com from the May 10, 2012 broadcast, where they discuss all the usual – the music, the songwriting, Queen, juicing, and being gay. When will that stop being a topic of conversation? The part that I had the most difficulty with was when she asked Adam if he writes songs about his boyfriend. Adam gives a great response, and her follow up comment is one of the most disgusting quips I’ve ever heard. Sorry for that, my friends. Please let me know if it struck a raw nerve in you too.
At least this is– as always, an opportunity to spend some time with the amazingly honest and bright Adam Lambert!
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
By Carol Hagey
Since May 2009
Nile Rodgers is extremely generous, sharing his professional life and work process with his fans on his blog. This includes his time spent in the studio with Adam Lambert, while working on Shady, a track from Adam’s soon-to-be released album, Trespassing written by Adam and Sam Sparro.
Nile has released more videos from his October studio time with Adam. I love Adam’s skin-tight leopard pants - totally ROCK STAR! Nile’s blog says the videos will only be up for a day, so I’ve included them all here.
Have you listened to any of the streaming of Trespassing yet? I haven’t, so I’m still waiting to hear the full version of Shady. But from these videos, it sounds like it’s going to a whole new musical place for Adam. I can’t wait to hear it live and see Adam go to his funky place. Also, to watch guitarist Tommy Joe Ratliffe spend some time at the funk saloon! What do you all think of Shady?
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
By Carol Hagey
Since May 2009
The media storm for Trespassing is beginning! Adam Lambert will appear tomorrow on E’s Chelsea Lately. We know Chelsea has a smart mind and tongue, so the entertainment level should be high. As soon as it’s available, we’ll post the video. Adam first appeared on her show almost 2 ½ years ago.
My guide has this episode appearing 3 times in Pacific Time; 11 PM on Thursday, May 10, and 12:30 AM and 2 AM on Friday, May 11. Check your cable listing for your times. (I’m having a bit of trouble getting this to appear correctly on our Countdown Timer.)
While we wait for tonight’s episode, here’s the one from Dec. 2009.
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
Well, it seems that Adam’s label released the entire album for online streaming only in certain countries, but some tech savvy fans have made it available to all. In today’s digital world I suppose having a “leak” is considered good publicity. You can listen (but not download) here:
http://idolbloglive.com/idolblog/adam-lambert-trespassing-album-leak
[UPDATE] The entire album is now streaming on Adam’s official website. Listen guilt free! http://www.myplaydirect.com/adam-lambert/trespassing-box-set/details/26791996
I’ve heard that some people have found a way to download it so if you’re tricky you can probably find it, but it’s only a week or so away so some people are opting to wait until they get their actual CD.
Adam Lambert Events has a listing of all of the online listening parties along with links to available sources. Check it out here:
http://adamlambertevents.wordpress.com/
Happy listening!
Adam Lambert is demonstrating his love to all of the people who have helped him in life and the recording of Trespassing, making sure they have been thanked. And Glamberts, he did us proud!
The text for the album dedication has been released. After thanking the Universe, next up are the Glamberts. I’m used to fans being listed somewhere after loved ones, family, friends and professional contacts, but not usually so prominent. To me this shows how much Adam loves his fans, and loves that we love him too. He understands the symbiotic relationship between us. (That’s for you, Lila!)
Here’s the start of the dedication, with a link to the entire text.
THANK YOU first and foremost to The Universe for sending me on this most incredible journey. It’s because of the lessons and relationships that have crossed my path that I’m who I am today and that I am able to share my gifts with the world. GLAMBERTS all over the world: Without you, my fans, I wouldn’t be making this album. You all pour out so much love and support. I always feel safe and sound performing for you because I know you have my back and share my vision. My sincerest thanks . . .
Click here for the continuation. When you get to the next part dedicated to Sauli, Sudella is Finnish for kiss. Here’s one from us too, Sauli! Mwaaah!
As I post this, only 10 more days to go until Trespassing’s release!
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
You might have heard that the names of three Bonus songs have been made public, but now very short snippets are available on Amazon. The new songs are “Running” “Take Back” and “Nirvana”. Check them out on Amazon’s website!
I’ve gotta admit I’m a bit miffed that this MP3 album isn’t available for pre-order. I stopped buying actual CD’s years ago and always buy on Amazon and avoid iTunes if I can help it. Get with the program, RCA!
- By Carol Hagey
Since May 2009
Here it is, one week following Adam Lambert’s concert on the Jimmy Kimmel Live series, and I’d like to share some extra moments with you that Lila and I stumbled upon. I’m still so happy from the performance I saw. Adam’s style is truly evolving right before our eyes, and this latest phase is such a statement of his own artistry.
After Adam’s 5-song concert, which concluded around 8:30 PM, Lila & I walked across the street to the famous Mel’s Diner to have dinner. We even joked about the band coming in for a meal, since they all live in the area. On our way back to the car, we noticed a group of people huddled in the alley next to the El Capitan Theatre, where the Jimmy Kimmel Show is filmed. We asked a man standing there what was going on and he said they were “waiting for Adam Lambert to come out. He just gave a concert on the Jimmy Kimmel Show and he went inside but hasn’t come out yet.” We told him and his wife that we were at the concert too, and you could see the relief on his face, that he didn’t have to explain his stalker-ish behavior. Having just waited outside two San Diego radio stations for the same thrill a few weeks earlier, Lila and I could totally relate! He was there with his wife, celebrating their anniversary. They spent the day flying in from Dallas just for the concert! Another lady standing with us was there from Denver. (Travel statements like this were echoed by many fans in line for the show that day. Another testament to Adam’s continuing popularity.)
A few minutes passed, and Lee and Scarlett Cherry came out, followed by new-Glamily member, singer Octavia Latrice (@SincerliOctavia). On their way passing us, I asked Octavia if I could take a picture and she very nicely agreed.
Octavia Latrice after the Jimmy Kimmel Show
A few minutes later, Adam, Sauli, Eber, singer Keisha Reneé (@KeishaRenee), and (I think) Keyboardist/Musical Director Brian London came out. This video from WorldMonitor.TV shows their studio entrance earlier in the day and at :15, their exit from the studio, where we were standing.
Adam made a quick get-away in his fur-collared jacket, blowing a kiss and waving to the group. There were rumors flying around from all the fans “who know” that he was hosting a dinner with his father and Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor. Oh, to be at that table! On our way through the parking lot to our car, we noticed Octavia was still there, with 2 others. We stopped to chat, introducing ourselves as the nominees from the NNN Awards, and told her how much we had enjoyed their performance there. She told us that NNN Awards was their first time performing together and that they had so much fun. She told us she’s from Miami and that she came to sing with Adam through her professional relationship with Brian London. She has also sung with Natalie (Cole, I assume!) and Chaka Khan. I joked with her about Adam’s request for the fans to dress “more funky” and we wondered if funk was going to be the long, flowing gown that she wore at the NNN Awards!
Lila and Carol chat with Octavia
Lila and I have realized that opportunities like this will probably happen again, and that we need to be armed with interesting things to talk about! Any ideas?
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
Adam Lambert sat down with Buzzworthy and revealed what he’s obsessed with lately!
I don’t want to give away any surprises – there’s a lot to enjoy when watching all his fabulous facial expressions! Yesss!
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
Get More: Adam Lambert, MTV Shows
We recently had to make a change to some of our social media sites and wanted to make sure you are all in the loop about where to find us (besides this fabulous website of course).
We recently added a YouTube channel so make sure to subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/user/AdamUnofficial I spent some time creating some Adam-centric play lists (like all of his AI season 8 performances) so check it out!
We had to change our Facebook group to a fan page. Even if you already joined, you’ll have to go back and “Like” us: http://www.facebook.com/GlambsIntl
Our Twitter account hasn’t changed, but in case you needed the link check us out here: http://twitter.com/#!/adamlambertidol We have created some Twitter lists that you can subscribe too, like “Adam’s Band” which follows his current backing band and “Adam’s Former Band” which tracks his former backing band mates. If you subscribe to our list and the band members change, your list will change too when we update our list. That way we’re in charge of keeping it up to date. And if you have a suggestion of someone to add to one of the lists, just tweet us!
We look forward to seeing you there!
Not sure if you remember way back to the Glamnation tour of 2010 (ha-ha) but if so you might also recall that some brave souls (Carol and I) found their way into a sound check in July where Adam sung “I need to get laid” when he was practicing “Whole Lotta Love.”
Well, right after it was posted YouTube pulled it claiming someone said it was copywritten material. It was online long enough for other people to grab it and make it available in many other places. In fact, I just realized that someone re-posted it on YouTube and it’s been there since since October of 2010. Since it seems to be okay to post it now, we decided to re-post the video along with two other songs from the same sound check.
WWFM
Soaked
And the famous WLL!
By Carol Hagey
Since May 2009
Adam Lambert absolutely knocked it out of the park on Jimmy Kimmel last night. And it only took three years to happen!
Photo by Carol Hagey
Adam Lambert gave Lila and me (and the other 1,000 Glamberts who were packed tightly in front of the stage!) a true mini concert last night when he performed five songs from the upcoming Trespassing album, complete with full band and back-up singers on the Jimmy Kimmel LIVE Concert Series.
The joy on Adam’s face said it all. He is so thrilled to be sharing his musical viewpoint with his fans, letting us truly into his world. We could see the elation in his eyes and feel his excitement from the natural smiles that emoted from his face as he was back on stage, in front of his adoring fans!
I know it’s been a while since my first Glam Nation Tour in June 2010, but I honestly am still feeling the same excitement as that magical night in Milwaukee. I can’t wait for the Trespassing Tour!
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
P.S. Watch quickly! I don’t know how long the videos from the show will stay up!
Never Close Our Eyes
Broken English from honeychild123
Naked Love – Carol Hagey
I love when Adam puts his hand to his ear at 1:24, calling for the audience to sing on the "oh, oh, oh," you can really hear it and he gets such a kick from it! And the "take it off, and try me on" is what dreams are made of! Cuckoo from ovationimpact Trespassing In case you missed it, last night Adam Lambert was featured on Jimmy Kimmel, but only one of the five songs he performed was shown on TV! The song featured on the show was Adam’s newest single Never Close Our Eyes, but the entire setlist is as follows: NCOE http://youtu.be/OCDepYUQT_M Trespassing http://youtu.be/wkA1Rd3bO8U Naked Love http://youtu.be/-Bb1MaPC05o Broken English http://youtu.be/nn0Xwi9LIYE Cuckoo http://youtu.be/eYKviMZ8LZ4 (I still haven’t figured out how to embed video so I included the links above.) Which song surprised me the most? Broken English. I didn’t expect to love it as much as I do. It’s simply amazing and I can’t wait to find a high quality video of it! After the performance, Carol and I went across the street to eat at Mel’s Diner. About an hour later we came out to see a group of Glambert’s still standing around the stage door. Ends up he hadn’t left yet so we hung around for a few minutes to see him leave. What timing!!! Here’s the paps view of the scene. To be honest their long range camera caught more than I did and I was there. He was pretty far away. We met some very nice people there at the end that we didn’t meet earlier in the day. A couple who had flown in that day from Dallas and one from Denver! If you know of or met someone who traveled from farther, let us know in the comments! We also talked to one of his new backup singer’s Octavia. She was really, REALLY nice! I’m sure Carol will have a lot more to say about it (as well as a picture of the three of us that is probably still on her phone). I can’t wait for our next Adam adventure! Even though it has been denied that Adam Lambert will be appearing with Queen on this week’s American Idol, one reporter for the Boston.com will not let it go. Taken from their pages: I know it seemed like a natural to have Adam sing with Queen, considering Queen has managed to turn the canceled Sonisphere show into 3 additional performances WITH Adam. We can only cross our fingers for this preview to the hottest show this summer! Be sure and tune in Thursday night when Adam performs on ABC’s Live with Jimmy Kimmel. A few of us got lucky and got tickets to the show, so hopefully we’ll have some additional video for you! Love ya! ~ Carol ~ by Carol Hagey Adam Lambert’s Official Site is offering three deluxe versions of Trespassing, available for pre-order. If you’ve already pre-ordered Trespassing, dont worry! You can also upgrade your order to receive the additional songs/merchandise. Click on the links for more information and to order. 1) The Fan Edition CD/DVD with additional bonus tracks. Also includes a DVD on the making of Trespassing. $19.99 2) Box Set – You receive 6 exclusive lithos, Exclusive Gatefold Vinyl & the Fan Edition CD/DVD. $49.99 3) Trespassing - Box Set & Vapor Sky Print Sold Out When I pre-ordered For Your Entertainment, it came a day before the stores had it. Hopefully this will be the same! Love ya! ~ Carol ~ ***This is the continuation about attending the NewNowNext Awards. Get a cup of coffee or tea because this one is bound to go long! And please forgive me if it reads a little self-serving. Lila and I have never been in a situation like this before, it probably won’t happen again, and it was the time of our lives! Lila, Fernando and I were absolutely thrilled to learn of our nomination for NewNowNext 2012 Superfan Site Award, on February 27, 2012. My girlfriend Ellen (from the Chicago gang) called me the morning nominations were announced to congratulate us and make sure we knew. Huh? What are you talking about? I didn’t know anything about it! I called Lila immediately and she didn’t quite believe it either. We found the tweet Ellen had learned this from and sure enough, there was our website on the nominee list. ? Two huge questions came to mind. First, of all the celebrities, why did they pick an Adam Lambert fansite? And second, of all the Adam Lambert fansites (and there are a lot of great ones!) why ours? What was NewNowNext’s criterion for placing nominees on the list? Now mind you, I have no confirmation on any of the information I’m going to talk about. These are Lila’s and my opinions. The answer to the first question was pretty easy. They chose an Adam Lambert site because #1 – he’s a fabulous member of the community, and #2 – well, he’s going to be performing on the show that night. Remember last year, when Host James Van Der Beek’s website was nominated for the #ZOMG Internet Award? He ended up tying with Carrie Fisher. (Just what does it take for a vote to tie?) Back to my point – why us? Honestly, we have no idea. We didn’t submit for this, we didn’t know anything about – the only thing we can come up with is we have been reporting on Adam since February 2009. We were one of the very first, if not the first fansite devoted to Adam Lambert. We also feel since we have the benefit of living just south of Los Angeles, Lila and I are able to attend many of Adam’s events. I have chosen to write about these events in a more personal way, hoping readers feel like they were there. So now we’ve accepted that we’re nominated and we’ve learned the voting procedure (Twitter, Facebook and online), and from another nominee’s fan site, we found out the voting deadline. (Where did they learn THAT from??) We were puzzled that we hadn’t been contacted by NNN to tell us of the nomination. Weren’t they going to notify us with the details about voting, and to attend the ceremony? I’m sure everyone thought Logo/NNN would contact us, right? Maybe even a letter on nice stationery? Think back to the Grammys 2 years ago. We all remember Adam saying he was woken by an early-morning call from his management telling him of his nomination. Well, we don’t have “management” so I guess Ellen’s phone call will substitute very nicely for this! It took almost a week before all of the sites had posted anything about their nomination. From the first day, we began writing, tweeting, and driving everybody crazy with requests to vote for us. Honestly, Lila and I didn’t think we stood a chance of winning because of the millions of Lady Gaga followers/fans/Little Monsters that would be out in force for her. Since we still hadn’t heard from NNN/Logo, we needed to find out how we could attend. When it was announced that Adam was performing on the show, Lila and I both applied for audience tickets. Funny, for any other TV taping (Leno, The Talk, Tonight Show, etc.) we’ve never had to submit a picture and we thought this requirement was a bit peculiar, but we complied. We were confirmed immediately, telling us we were on the “wait list.” Well, now we were nominees, we’ve got to be given tickets, right? We’re not trying to sound too full of ourselves, but tickets, schmickets. How could we NOT be invited? A week goes by, and we still no official word from NNN/Logo. We started contacting anyone we could think of who could be connected to the show - LOGO network, Avalon Theater, anyone. We found names on their websites and tried making contact through Linked In. This didn’t get us anywhere. We needed to get more resourceful. Through an article about the NNN Awards in the Wall Street Journal, I found names of network and production officials who were working on the Awards. Lila and I started contacting them via Linked In and telephone. One call I made to the east coast finally got us somewhere. An administrative worker said she’d give my contact information to the person in charge of tickets. We were so excited to finally get a break! After a week with no word, I called back and reached the same person. She was surprised we hadn’t heard back yet. She gave me the person’s name and email address, telling me she’d make sure she got another message. Not having much in the way of patience at this point, I emailed the person and immediately heard back from her. I was thrilled to learn from her email signature that she was the President of Drive Entertainment, a group that was handling at least some aspects of the show. Luckily, tickets happened to fall into this category. After some back and forth emails, she finally felt I was authentic on the site, and we had a confirmation for two tickets. She told me they allot two tickets for each of the nominees. (I tried to get a third for Fernando, but was unable to score.) So if they had two tickets for each of the nominees, when were they planning on getting in touch with us, and how?! By leaving a comment on an article? We wondered if any of the other nominees would be there, and if they had been contacted? Some of the other sites didn’t have Contact Me info, and at least one wasn’t even in the United States, for that matter. If nominees had to come from Europe, they needed notice to make arrangements. We then started wondering if they would only invite the winner? With voting continuing through April 2 and the show being filmed April 5, that sure didn’t allow much time to make plans. Well, we couldn’t worry about that. All we knew was that we had succeeded and we were going to the show. This was a major accomplishment, in our eyes! Stay tuned for more! Love ya! ~ Carol ~ From April 17th: @hmbscully: @adamlambert When is the TOUR to support the ALBUM? “@_Tayshell: @adamlambert what’s your favorite song on it??” I love them all!! “@XxMusicLuvr18xX: @adamlambert Where do you get your leopard pants? Werkkkk!” hahha I think they’re old kill city jeans “@JennyRunsToo: @adamlambert How much of this album was written based on your real life experiences.” is this a trick question? “@iDanLadd: @adamlambert What was the toughest song to record?#Trespassing” Underneath is a beast. “@andrea__DC: @adamlambert how this album different from the previous one?” you tell me “@BillyCharlesNY: @adamlambert how have you grown as an artist since your last record ? #XOBC” I think you can hear it in the new songs. “@_sheldor: @adamlambert What is your favourite song to perform?” live doing Trespassing at the NNN awards, excited to sing NCOE w my band! “@MrDomAvalos: @AdamLambert What’s your favorite song off of MDNA? ” “@HotLikeHarry_1D: @adamlambert how many songs on the album are written by you?xoxoxo :D” I wrote on 12 out of the 15 tracks. “@Aquarius_Girl2: @adamlambert What COLORS do you associate with this album/music?” black and yellow honey. Caution…. “@Rebecca0313: @adamlambert What song will be the most popular on the radio?” haha I don’t have a crystal ball girl, ask the radio? Lol “@NICK_COLOSIMO: @AdamLambert do you plan on writing a song with @LadyGaGa anytime In the future?” ask her… I’m down. Q. @ShadowGlambert : @adamlambert Are u going to have a love interest in your new NCOE video? “@OblaBerting: @adamlambert did you mess with the sound board in the recording studio?” no. -engineers responsibility. I’m not qualified. “@P0NDWATER: @adamlambert You were right about the wait” Awww thanks! “@DELeonard: @adamlambert is engineering the music something you would like to learn?” maybe someday. ChrisVllds: @adamlambert You know that you’re one of the best voices of Amercan idol, i love your voice, your work and your songs “@blakkrrox: LOVE ur natural beauty shining thru on ur Trespassing phase @adamlambert ~ Who’s doing ur cover graphics?” Cherry Multimedia! “@Canadian_Paula: @adamlambert What is the role of executive producer?” creative overview. Keeping everything within a cohesive vibe… “@Glambert0124: @adamlambert how did the word glambert get started?” I think the media started it during idol? I dunno “@joannalovesgaga: Who’s gonna be the director for your next music video? @adamlambert” I don’t know yet but it’s gonna be epic. “@breathless2: @adamlambert did joy come in and change your vision?” yes Mary… Such Is life. . “@MeganGlambert: wait………… @adamlambert is releasing a vinyl record?!” yes!! It IS going to be available on vinyl. “@AdamzLoverDH: @adamlambert @meganglambert Sorry but whats vinyl?” hahahaha. Dsilb37: @adamlambert yooo brotha! “naked love” turned out awesome, super pumped for the album, great work!! Thanks Glamberts! You’ve got to love how Twitter allows us such “trespassing” into a pop star’s life! Love ya! ~ Carol ~ iTunes Australia has posted 30 second (or longer) snippets of every song from Trespassing! Follow this link and then “View in iTunes”. When iTunes opens it might say something like “You can’t view this because it’s in Australia’s store. Do you want to change stores?” Say yes and you can then listen to it all! http://itunes.apple.com/au/preorder/trespassing/id517807994 Just don’t forget to change your iTunes store back to your country of origin before you buy your next purchase! Are there any surprises for you? I’m loving Kicking In! 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! Adam is scheduled to perform a mini concert on Jimmy Kimmel Live, April 26 at his outdoor venue. Get your tickets here: Tickets are free, but you do have to register. I’m not sure what the difference is between Kimmel’s indoor and outdoor concerts, but this seems to be one of the few that is taking place outside. Maybe it has a bigger capacity? If anyone knows, please enlighten us in the comments! I did find this information from someone who had previously seen Silversun Pickups there. It is 5 years old so I hope it’s not outdated! “There are outdoor mini-concerts and indoor mini-concerts. This show was an outdoor mini concert. Outdoor meaning that stage set-up is beyond the alley of the studio, beyond the rear parking lot, way in the back on the next street over. If you find yourself leaning on a fence and looking across Hawthorne street at the surrounding fence of Hollywood High, then you’re in the right spot. The entrance is back where the Hollywood façade of the studio does not reach. The massive columns and towering banners at the Jimmy Kimmel Live entrance on Hollywood Boulevard are for the in-studio audiences only.” You can check out the Yelp page to see what other people had to say about the venue. One person commented that when they say Death Cab for Cutie they played FOUR SONGS. The reviewer was kinda pissed about it, but Carol and I have gone the same distance to see him only play ONE song at Leno so four would be a treat! http://www.yelp.com/biz/jimmy-kimmel-live-hollywood 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 Hey everyone! I know you’re not used to hearing from me, but I thought I’d throw my two cents in today! Carol and I had a blast at the NewNowNext awards and we really, REALLY appreciate all of the time spent voting for the Superfan Site category, but unfortunately the Vampire Diaries fansite beat us out. Bummer! On the other hand, we are all in for a treat with the Trespassing performance. I will admit that I was a bit unsure about the song from what I’ve heard so far, but let me tell you from being there… it’s amazing. Carol did take a video and we immediately posted it on YouTube, but it was pulled down by the time we woke up the next morning. We’re trying to repost it here Oh yeah, you can see another recording here, but it’s just a consumer camera so it’s not as good! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu33__10K7A. We’ll see how long it lasts. Carol here: Adam just tweeted this video, so hopefully it’s approved and will stay! I believe all the attendees in the upper lever were told no cameras. But as nominees, we didn’t receive this notice, and there were no instructions about recording any of the show. I think I’m the only one on the floor who you can see holding a camera. It’s inherant in our blood, isn’t it?! So everytime you see a camera being held up by turquoise arms, that’s me and Lila is next to me, in white. You’ll see us in the very first 2 seconds of this clip. It was an amazing experience and one that we will probably not soon forget (or be able to repeat) and we’re very thankful to Adam Lambert, the NNN nominating committee, our followers and our families who allow us to be crazy fangirls. Carol and I are getting ready to leave for LA very soon, but we just heard about the live stream and wanted to give everyone the heads up so you can be sure to watch it! Here’s the link: http://www.newnownext.com/newnownext-awards-red-carpet-livestream/04/2012/ Thanks again to everyone for voting! No, this isn’t from me (don’t I wish it were!) but from Louis Vertel at AfterElton.com. Even though Lila & I will be there as nominees (we’re so excited, we just got our info about arrival for the Red Carpet, Seating and Afterparty!) we don’t think we have a glittery ghost’s chance about getting any time with Adam! He is the highest billed guest and major media will be swarming him. However, Louis Vertel from AfterElton.com has posted this. He’s asking for the fans to submit questions to ask Adam! Watch the video in this link – and when you’re done smirking, do the facebook post or tweet him @louisvirtel. Cause he’s right – the fans probably have better questions than he does! And just in case we do get a moment to talk to Adam, leave your question in the comment below also. Stranger things have happened! Love ya! ~ Carol ~ As soon as the pairing of Queen and Adam Lambert was announced, a large number of fans around the world as well as from the USA bought concert tickets and made travel plans. But it just wasn’t enough. This week the concert-of-a-lifetime was called off. The cancelation of UK Sonisphere, which was to again be held on the vast grounds of Knebworth, has been blamed on poor ticket sales. We Americans are not the only nation with economic strife. I have now learned that cancelation of the UK concert was not a solitary move. According to Sean Michaels of TheGuardian.co.uk, Sonisphere in Greece, Turkey, Italy and Sweden have also been cut. (I still have not seen any official word on the Moscow Queen with Adam Lambert concert.) The only good news is that Queen has said they are looking for another venue. Adam also tweeted: The following is from Adam Sherwin of The Independent, a British publication. Knebworth, the stately home which has rocked to Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Oasis, faces a “huge hole” in its finances after the cancellation of a festival to have been headlined by Queen. Martha Lytton-Cobbold, who manages the gothic Hertfordshire mansion which has been home to the Lytton family since 1490, is counting the cost of the decision to axe Sonisphere, a three-day heavy rock event which was due to take place in July. Poor ticket sales contributed to the cancellation of the festival, which was to have been headlined by Queen, with their new singer Adam Lambert, and also feature the bands Kiss and Faith No More. First employed as a rock venue in the mid-70s, income from events staged at Knebworth Park bowl, which can accommodate 125,000 fans, has provided vital funds for repair work to the home, which was placed on English Heritage’s register of buildings at risk in 2010. Click here to read the full article. Thank you to all the fans who have been voting for this site to win at the NewNowNext Awards!! Don’t stop!! MONDAY, APRIL 2ND IS THE LAST DAY TO VOTE FOR THIS SITE IN THE RUNNING FOR SUPERFAN SITE!! You readers are the reason why we do this, and it is your dedication that can make this happen! VOTE HERE AS MANY TIMES AS YOU CAN!
It’s Queen week! Brian May and Roger Taylor (pictured, right, with May) will be in attendance, and while rumors of Adam Lambert’s no-brainer appearance have been dismissed by insiders, we fully expect him to descend from the rafters wearing something fabulous.
Even though this is sold out already, I’ll include the info. In addition to the first two bonus packages, 100 lucky people will receive a 24 x 18” canvas with some of Adam’s music physically inserted into the print. $274.99 by Carol Hagey
@adamlambert: Twitter PARTY!!! C’mon ask me bout this album
@hmbscully not sure yet doll. gangbang I think… dat diva fierce
A. @ShadowGlambert to me, NCOE is about all of US. A community. A movement.
@ChrisVllds thanks buddy!
@Dsilb37 hell yeah!! thanks. gonna make some dinner now.#popstarsgottaeat
http://www.1iota.com/show/view/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live
@adamlambert While I’m sad that the Sonisphere festival has been cancelled, I’m hopeful that Queen and I will share a stage again someday in the future.
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
picture courtesy Getty Images
It sounds like it might be true!! 
The internet is exploding right now with stories saying not only is the Queen/Adam Lambert concert-of-a-lifetime called off but the entire Sonisphere concert has been canceled. I don’t know if they’re only talking about the UK show or the entire European tour. Official comment will come tomorrow.
Queen broke the news today (3/28/12). “It is with very heavy hearts and much regret that we announce the cancellation of Sonisphere Knebworth 2012,” Queen posted on its official site according to BBC.
Sonisphere is a mulit-nation event, but the UK Knebworth Park show was the only ticket that Queen and Adam Lambert were appearing in. Queen drummer Roger Taylor had referred to the Moscow concert as the “warm up” for Knebworth and is not part of the Sonisphere festivals.
I can only imagine how disappointed Adam is right now. He is on his radio tour right now, and one tweet from @bani has Adam quoted as saying “I’m not allowed to talk about it.” This is seconded by @channi_lace1: DJ asked about Queen, Adam said he can’t say anything about it. This is from less than 1 hour ago. But Adam is a true professional, and has developed a thick skin which allows performers to deal with disappointment and continue to move forward.
***JUST ADDED***
Now that it is official, we’re hoping Adam will be able to make a more defining comment at one of the two San Diego radio station appearances that he’s making on Friday, March 30.
We’ll all have our eyes glued to the reports tomorrow. It’s so disappointing, but I’m hoping they could somehow come to the USA instead! Lila and I will gladly get the refund for our already-purchased tickets for the Saturday UK show and go anywhere in America to see this show.
Adam, Roger and Brian – we are so sorry to be hearing this rumor and hope something better will come of it.
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
pix courtesy of casey270
The Official Unofficial Adam Lambert Site would like to wish Sauli Koskinen a very happy birthday!! We hope life in the United States has been wonderful for you and wish you all the best for this next year! We are so appreciative of how your love has made Adam so happy and contented. Thank you for uprooting your life and moving to Hollywood so Adam can be grounded and closer to his fans!
What’s on your birthday list? Did you get it?? Please let us know!
Everyone, please add your wishes to Sauli below!
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
P.S. Sauli, have you been voting for us to win at the NewNowNext Awards?! http://logo.to/z4xtyG
Round two has begun! Adam took to Twitter yesterday to let his fans know that there is a new release date for Trespassing, his second full album. I’m sure we all hope this is really it – Adam included!
@adamlambert TRESPASSING Release date!!!! MAY 15th!!!!
We have already heard and seen videos of him performing songs that we think will be on the album. I’m sure title track Trespassing will be included, and three other video snippets have also recently been released – Cuckoo, Naked Love and Never Close Our Eyes. Since Adam told us he has written new material and returned to the studios, we may have more surprises waiting for us when it’s finally in our hot little hands! I have to admit, I hope this is the case. I remember how excited I was listening to For Your Entertainment. Almost every song was a fresh listen.
Here are links to the four snippets, just in case you haven’t heard them yet, or you want to listen again, courtesy of adamofficial. Which do you instantly love? My first fav is Never Close Our Eyes.
Trespassing
Never Close Our Eyes
Naked Love
Cuckoo
We are eagerly waiting to learn more about the dark and light sides of Adam! For more on Adam’s new album, see this Popstar.com article.
And remember to vote as many times as you can for this site in the NewNowNext Awards! Voting closes April 2nd. Click here to vote, and tweet/facebook one vote every day to all your followers!
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
Yesterday was supposed to be our day for the release of Trespassing. And as we all know, whether the blame lies on the business side or the creative side, the release as been delayed until “Mapril.”
As a token reward for our patience, 4 snippets have been released instead. We’ve been hearing and seeing videos of Adam singing full songs while he’s on his radio tour (“be caller #25 for tickets” – the closest Lila and I have come is #11!) but now we get full production values and I’m really excited again and promise I won’t drive up to LA and protest the wait!
Click here for the Yahoo Music page with Lyndsey Parker and tell us what you think about these tunes!
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
Oh yeah, don’t stop voting for this site to be named Superfan Site at the NewNowNext Awards! http://logo.to/z4xtyG
Direct from Adam Lambert’s radio tour, Adam stops to chat and perform for a very lucky audience at Boston’s Mix 104.
Adam is a bit rambunctious in this 25 minute video. Maybe he was a little sleep deprived from the power outage the night before in the hotel? Throughout this session, he displays the great humor that runs throughout the Lambert family. Like when he comments about the originality of the questions! To counter that, this self-admitted controller turns the questions to the audience instead of the twitter feed.
We also get to enjoy two stripped performances of Better Than I Know Myself and I think the sexiest version of Fever that I’ve ever heard! I love the funk beat that Tommy rips on his acoustic guitar. Catch Adam’s ad lib to the lyrics, and look at the sparkle in his eyes.
Thank you to Gale Chester Whittington for the video. Be sure and read more about the appearance and see photos from the event by checking out Reneé Snyder’s article too!
And only 18 days left to vote for this site in the NNN Awards! http://logo.to/z4xtyG
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
Mix 104.1 Boston ADAM LAMBERT FULL Interview + Performances 3-14-12 from Gale Chester Whittington on Vimeo.
Thank goodness MishaRW was in attendance at Atlanta’s Jezebel magazine party on March 8th with a cell phone/video camera. Thank you!!! We finally get full performance versions of three of Adam Lambert’s unreleased music! Let me repeat that - these are full songs – not just 45 second snippets!
I hope all the politics and diversions get out of the way, and Adam can get Trespassing on track for a release sooner than Mapril something!
I know you are all going to love these! Let us know what you think of Chokehold, Cuckoo and Trespassing. We can’t wait to hear!!
And by the way, are you still voting for this site as favorite Superfan Site on the NewNowNext Awards? I really hope I’m not being too pushy! http://logo.to/z4xtyG
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
Chokehold
Cuckoo
Trespassing
JUST ADDED!!!
Thank you to Sadie for letting us know about this! My caution is, do we REALLY know this is Adam? It’s beautiful, but on the over-processed side, really! I’ve found a few others, but don’t have any idea whether it’s really Adam, and if so, from when? So use your discretion, Glambs.
The Last Ones – Deluxe Edition BONUS!!
Here’s another part to the British Yahoo omg! interview with Rebecca Twomey. I guess he’s no longer pulling questions from the hat. I think this is the most laid-back wardrobe I’ve ever seen Adam wear!
I don’t take his comment personally about the people who spend their time sitting at their computer not having a lot going on, or living much of a life. He seems to direct that comment towards the people who are commenting negatively about videos.
Thank you JadellEJ for posting this video. I wish Adam would stop talking about Trespassing and just return home and concentrate on getting it out!
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
P. S. Have you been voting for the NewNowNext Awards? http://logo.to/yLd9jQ A vote for this fansite is a vote for Adam Lambert’s entire fanbase! Only 28 voting days left!
Adam Lambert sat down with omg.yahoo.com in England, and answered fans’ questions from Twitter. He had the honor of pulling these questions from a hat.
If you’re thinking you can just listen to this while you do work, you better think again! Aside from the obvious (why wouldn’t you want to look at Adam?!) you have to read the questions on the screen. They aren’t read aloud.
Enjoy a “normal” morning with Adam!
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
Evidently there is a war going on between fans of Freddie Mercury and Adam Lambert over Queen’s choice of having Adam sing with them. I’m sure it’s none of you, right? Absolutely ridiculous, if you ask me! I don’t even know what Freddie’s fans could be upset about. Adam would be the first person to have Freddie sing, if he could. So would Queen’s fans rather they never heard Roger Taylor and Brian May sing live again? Now THAT is something to be upset about!
Queen has announced that not only will Adam be singing with them for Sonisphere at Knebworth Park on July 7, 2012, but also on their Moscow performance on June 30th. In the Roger Taylor interview we published in a previous article, where he mentions that Queen will do a warm-up gig in Moscow, I thought immediately that Adam would be singing with them. How could they not have a lead singer? And if this is a warm up to London, then they’d have their London singer warm up with them. I think a lot of times when announcements aren’t made immediately, it’s just a matter of the two business camps finalizing the details. It seems crazy on the outside, but until everything’s decided, like money, percentages, lodging, etc, no announcements can be made. I have no inside information on this, it’s just what strikes me as obvious.
In the following hilarious video, we get to see Adam and Freddie duke it out. This is what our children have been spending hours doing, when we think they’re doing their homework! If I’d have known it could be so entertaining, maybe I would have jumped on a controller!
Thank you to Gregsynthmovies for this physical CGI battle between the two. It starts at about the 7th minute. You may need to click on the YouTube button to watch. If so, come back to this site and watch the next one here!
And now for something that really matters! Thank you sandrativadar for giving us a magnificent sing-off between the two vocalists!
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
I have nothing to add to this. I’m just giving you the straight article. Noooo, I can’t resist. I’ve got to say something. Maybe Adam has withdrawn his objection because it’s just part of the legal dance and besides, the sales of Beg For Mercy never really took off anyway? Ha ha ha Colwell Platinum Entertainment. The fans know better! You really underestimated us. I’m glad this is over now.
Here is the latest, courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter and Eriq Gardner.
Adam Lambert has officially put an end to a dispute with Colwel Platinum Entertainment over a deal the singer made before he starred on the eighth season of American Idol. The two sides have come to terms with each other to dismiss a lawsuit and allow for the further distribution of Beg for Mercy, featuring Lambert’s pre-Idol work.
Click here to finish.
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
As we reported 2 days ago, your Adam Lambert fansite has been nominated for the NewNowNext Awards, in the Superfan Site category. Our jaws are still on the floor, thrilled that we’ve received such an honor! Voting opened Monday, but was offline all of yesterday. We wanted to let you know that voting is open again, and to ask you to please visit the site often, and vote for us! Clicke here or go to this link: http://www.newnownext.com/awards/2012/categories/superfan-site-award/
You know how when something is announced about Adam, the fans go crazy and Twitter gets flooded and goes down for a bit? I’d like to think that this is the answer for why the voting site was down yesterday! Am I just dreaming? I hope the Glambs and Glamberts have jumped on the cause and are making it their mission to show Adam some love!
This site has received a lot of publicity from this nomination, and is thrilled to find out we are being supported by the other Adam Lambert fansites! Because after all, by voting for this fansite, it’s another way to show support for Adam! I know many of us have experienced global warmth between ourselves when we’re united in line for Adam’s concerts and TV tapings. And this universal fansite support is another example of that positive vibe!
We are only competing with the other nominees in our category, which is a major task in itself! We feel our main competition will come from the Lady Gaga fansite. Lady Gaga has 19.7 million followers on her Twitter, where Adam has 1.3 million. We’ve got to get busy to pass those Little Monsters! Voting is really easy. There is no registration to do, and by the looks of it, you can vote as many times as you want. After you click the Vote button next to Adam’s picture, just hit the X, and vote again and again! Of course we hope you’ll hit the Share button also, and ask your Twitter and Facebook friends to help. We don’t know when voting closes, but the show will be filmed April 5th, so that’s only 36 days from now!
***We just learned that voting is open until April 2nd. So that gives us 33 days!!
Adam will be performing at the Awards Show and just think . . . how fantastic would it be if his fansite won while he was there?! So remember, vote often, spread the word, and let’s support Adam by showing him how many Superfans he has!!
Love ya!
~ Carol, Glamb #2, Lila, Glamb #3 and Fernando, Glamb #1 ~
Glambs, I am so excited! My girlfriend Ellen - @Vudubird just called and told me our site has been nominated in the Superfan Site Award category at the 2012 NewNowNext Awards!!
We are the ONLY Adam Lambert site nominated! Your support of us has been tremendous! The others are sites supporting Lady Gaga, Vampire Diaries, True Blood, RuPaul and Reality TV GIFS.
Please vote for us here We know how supportive the Little Monsters are for Lady Gaga, so we’ve got our work cut out for us! Please ask everyone you know to help. Put it on your facebook page, tweet it, anyway you can get the word out will be appreciated!
I hope we’ll get honored and be invited to attend! This will be amazing since Adam is performing at the awards this year.
Voting is open. The Awards will be telecast on April 9th on Logo TV.
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
Questions were submitted all week from around the world for Adam Lambert to answer on this Q & A session with SaturdayNightOnline with Romeo. It’s so pure - just Adam sitting in front of his computer answering the chosen questions while reading them from a list. Best part is there’s no interference or input from anyone else!
Check out his most embarrassing moment, some Idol talk, and my personal fav - watching him play with his hair!
Special thanks to jazzyjessy18 for posting this to YouTube. I know you’ll all enjoy this!
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
