Adam Lambert's Star Power from an industry perspective
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Wednesday, June 19th, 2013
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Adam has a magic and Star Power about him that almost transcends the competition. The world is ready for Adam’s unique gift, it’s clear from these message boards, the media and the industry people you’ve heard from including songwriters like Diane Warren and music executives like Simon Cowell, one of the biggest.
I hope you started [...]
Well, that was dramatic and surprising… but as we’ve talked about, American Idol is an entertainment show and what happened tonight made for riveting TV and will rally Adam fans. Only the producers know the vote totals; so whether it was intended drama, a wake-up call (though as mentioned last night I prefer “Feeling Good” [...]
Here’s to a great show tonight! Just wanted to share with you some quotes from Paula Abdul (ultimate Industry Perspective); she was on Star 105.7 and had this to say about Adam:
“In the city auditions (San Francisco) and Hollywood, everyone was complaining that Adam was too theatrical and not right for the kind of competition.” [...]
My colleagues and I don’t think Finalists receive any upfront percentage of iTunes sales revenue (see below)…
I’ve discussed some of the issues of royalties and agreements in previous posts (which can be found on my blog as well); generally Artists don’t receive revenue (except their initial advances) until the record label recoups their entire investment [...]
Several of my friends were at Upright Cabaret last night for the Adam celebration, I’ve noticed several messages, but didn’t know if you all knew the history of the song Adam sang over the phone, “Feeling Good.” It’s from a 1965 musical called “The Roar of the Greasepaint-the Smell of the Crowd.” As always, Adam [...]
I’ve always loved the song “AC-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive,” and it seemed like a good theme for the weekend because there is so much to celebrate! Adam is in the Top Five; domestic and international media is covering Adam extensively; and MasterClassLady’s critique (she’s terrific) was: “Adam - you are released from a critique this week. [...]
