Adam Lambert Impressive List of Collaborators

Oh cool! You started a thread on this!

We’ve been discussing all them here: http://idolforums.com/index.php?showtopic=614503

P.S. It’s SAM Sparrow, not SPAM ;o)

Here is the total list I was able to come up with so far

Ferras
Lauren Christy (part of the writing team called “The Matrix”)
Desmond Child
The Sophomores
- Jared Scharff (also plays guitar for the “Saturday Night Live Band”)
- Ross Golan (also of “Glacier Hiking”)
RedOne
David Hodges
Mitch Allan
Kara DioGuardi
Alisan Porter ( http://www.myspace.com/thealisanporterproject )
Ely Rise (wrote “Movin’ On” for Elliot Yamin)
Greg Wells
Ryan Tedder
Sam Sparro
Linda Perry
Aimee Mayo (she’s a country writer. She’s been Tweeting Adam BEGGING for a writing session with him)
Jesse Rogg (Modus Vivendi Music – he was in on the writing session with Sam Sparrow)

This album is gonna be FIERCE!

u forgot Dr. Luke! someone twittered about that!

Dr. Luke aka Lukasz Gottwald who wrote Britney Spears’ recent hits, along with Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga!

As Adam said “I have a list”.

RedOne is right … Adam is going to “shock the world”. I don’t know how he’s going to bring all these styles and sounds together … but I have a feeling his debut album is going to be like nothing else on the radio this year and next.

Thanks for pulling all this info together in one thread, MJ!

ETA: I love “Hollywood is not America”.

Linda Perry is impressive. She wrote Aguillera’s Beautiful and produces Aguillera’s “Hurt” and “Candyman”. I hope she produces the ballad portion of Adam’s album, since we know that RedOne will most likely be producing the Dance tracks.

The collaborations all sound exciting and varies in musical style, it should be quite an interesting mix, depending on what actually ends up in the Album track list.

I wish him all the luck in the world with his album. When all is said and done, I hope it turns out to be all that he hoped it would be.

Can’t wait to hear it.

Kris just tweeted:

KrisAllen4RealAt the Ryan seacrest show with Adam

2 minutes ago from TwitterFon

Is their anyway I can stream the show?

Wow, exciting indeed!

I wish him all the luck in the world with his album. When all is said and done, I hope it turns out to be all that he hoped it would be.

Canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t wait to hear it.

Couldn’t agree more! Joining the good karma for Adam brigade…

u forgot Dr. Luke! someone twittered about that!

I thought that twitter was a little suspect, so I didn’t include it.

Adam and Kris were on KIISFM with Ryan this morning. Hope someone cap that.

Well, Adam is going to have a ton of material to go through for the album. What a nice spot to be in. All this is making me very excited for November.

So RedOne AND Linda Perry? Nice!!! That’s a very cool list of collaborators….I think as far as the songwriters go I am most excited about Sam Sparro, simply because I love “Black and Gold” so much.

It seems like Adam is going more the pop direction. I don’t like Kara for Adam though only because the songs she writes for girls turn out good but I can’t think of any ones she did for guys that turned into a hit.

With such heavy hitters working with Adam on this album, I hate to say my expectations are being raised and I’m extremely excited at his album.

I hope it isn’t going to be an idol catastrophe like so many have been before him.

God, where to begin? This could be the most kick!ass album EVER. And I love Aguillera’s Beautiful; my favorite song from her. I guess only a few producers and writers want to work with him…

I just hope we don’t get an NB 2 from Kara. Heh.

Good luck, Adam. I am so excited…

Thanks for all the updates MJ. Your website is awesome and I always check here first for everything AI.

I think as far as the songwriters go I am most excited about Sam Sparro, simply because I love à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Black and Goldà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  so much.

ITA. When I heard he was working with Sam Sparro I was squeeing like a total fangirl!

Adam confirmed Linda Perry, Greg Wells and Kara DioGuardi in this latest Access Hollywood interview: http://www.accesshollywood.com/dish-of-salt-american-idol-tour-rehearsal-part-i_video_1130210 (~halfway through)

Its an awesome interview btw!

We might get some confirmation about Dr. Luke later today. Laura “Dish of Salt” Saltman asked for Twitter questions yesterday when the Idols were interviewed yesterday. I asked her to confirm the Dr. Luke rumor. She says Adam answered all of the Twitter questions – so fingers crossed!

So can I say that the fucking list makes me cringe. It makes me think he has no clue what he is meant to do. It makes me think that all the names will outweigh his music. I don’t care about the list. Let me hear is misic and his voice. Is he truly scared to let that out?

This album is really going to be siiiick.

I think you’re average fan wouldn’t even recognize 90% of those names so I doubt they’ll overshadow Adam.

RyanSeacrest I just had Kris Allen & Adam Lambert in studio. I can say definitively their official twitters are @krisallen4real & @therealglambert. #FF

Okay, we knew this, Ryan…how do we get to the interview? (Of course, I just tweeted him about it.)

Here is a link to the Kris and Adam interview with Ryan done today. http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/LOSANGELES-CA/KIIS-FM/krisandadam062609.mp3?CPROG=PCAST&MARKET=LOSANGELES-CA&NG_FORMAT=chrrhythmic&SITE_ID=842&STATION_ID=KIIS-FM&PCAST_AUTHOR=102.7_KIIS-FM&PCAST_CAT=morning_shows&PCAST_TITLE=On-Air_with_Ryan_Seacrest

Obviously Adam is working with Linda Perry now. So basically 19 has equipped Adam with the every great producers they can find. Linda Perry worked with James Blunt before. It seems she fits Kris’ vibe more, while 19 still gave her to Adam. What can you say? A sabotage? Unfair treatment for SURE! I’m really worried about Kris’ first album if 19 keep treat him like that. Again it’s incredibly shameless.
Some Glamberts said to me these producers are all desperately to work with Adam. That’s really absurd. If they are so willing to come to the door for Adam, Why did they announce their wishes long time ago like Red One did? Obviously 19 is feeding Adam with every producers they got.
EW Michael Slezak’s conspiracy theory is getting more and more clear to me. I really don’t wish to see an album with crappy production and basically no promotion for Kris compared to Adam’s super-promoted and super-produced album. Then they can create this ugly comparison to show that they can do whatever they want.
If that happened, it could only means 19 is just giving Kris a fake smile and will dump him the first chance they got. They promised to land the contestant a career after the show, not by controlling them to achieve whatever they want to do.
Now I’d rather Kris find himself other label if he could. In that case his career won’t be wrecked like this, instead he can choose his own producers. But this is impossible. So all I can say now is God Bless U Kris.
RIP MJ

The list is impressive, but I’ll reserve my opinion for the album when it drops.

What does any of this have to do with Kris? There are lots of great producers/song writers out there and I’m sure more than a few are working with Kris as well. Me = confused.

I HOPE great producers/song writers = great songs! I love One Republic, so I am most excited to see what Ryan Tedder and Greg Wells have for Adam.

I think as far as the songwriters go I am most excited about Sam Sparro, simply because I love à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Black and Goldà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  so much.

ITA. When I heard he was working with Sam Sparro I was squeeing like a total fangirl!

Me too. I kept telling everyone I know, even though they probably didn’t care! “Black and Gold” was seriously one of my songs of the year last year, along with Hercules and Love Affair’s “Blind” and the entire MGMT album. Ha, I guess based on my favorite songs last year it is no surprise that I am pleased with the direction Adam’s album seems to be taking…

kris’s list of people working with him is impressive as well. i think mj had it on here a week ago or so. no need to feel he is being sabotaged. also a producer can work with the 2 of them without it being a conflict of interest ,don’t u think? . i mean he can still work with linda if she’s his style and they want each other.

desiire, FWIW I don’t think that either Adam or Kris want their albums to sound like James Blunt’s (that’s not either one’s style). There are plenty of excellent producers out there–I’m sure that Kris will be well-equipped.

Gingerly: Adam afraid to put his music out there? Not likely. He always seems to have quite a lot of vision for and control over his music, and if these producers were the ones on his “list” who he thought could help make that vision happen, then that’s great. Of course, the whole album could still turn out to be a complete mess, but I do think that both Kris and Adam have stronger identities as artists–as well as better taste in music–than any past winners or runner-ups, and that will hopefully serve them well when it comes to their albums.

Wow, that’s a lot of people! They sure aren’t sparing any expense. Good for Adam; that’s quite the dream team.

OMG. How many songs are going to be ON that album? With a list that long, there should be at least 15 tracks. Can’t wait to hear it! (Looking forward to Kris’ as well)

desiiiire “So basically 19 has equipped Adam with the every great producers they can find. ”

Does 19 give an Idol money to produce an album and he/she has to pay all of the ensuing costs him/herself? If so, Adam has to sell lots of albums to recover the cost of all of these ahmahzing writers and producers.

dhunken
Jun 26th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Here is a link to the Kris and Adam interview with Ryan done today. http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/LOSANGELES-CA/KIIS-FM/krisandadam062609.mp3?CPROG=PCAST&MARKET=LOSANGELES-CA&NG_FORMAT=chrrhythmic&SITE_ID=842&STATION_ID=KIIS-FM&PCAST_AUTHOR=102.7_KIIS-FM&PCAST_CAT=morning_shows&PCAST_TITLE=On-Air_with_Ryan_Seacrest

Thank you so much dhunken!

Sunn My pleasure and your welcome.

desiiire

EW Michael Slezakà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s conspiracy theory is getting more and more clear to me. I really donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t wish to see an album with crappy production and basically no promotion for Kris compared to Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s super-promoted and super-produced album. Then they can create this ugly comparison to show that they can do whatever they want.

As big of a Kris fan as I am, I’m not about to claim “Sabotage!” or “Oh noez! Doomsdayz!!” for Kris just yet (though I”m probably waist-deep in Knoll-mud and Slezak’s conspiracty theory already). For one, there are few kinds of artistes – those with a strong musical/self identity, and those that don’t. An example of the former would be Lady Gaga and Xtina – both of them has a clear sense of what they do, and the producers helped to polish their efforts and bring out their sound.

An example of the latter then, would be like Britney – she has good producers which give her catchy songs and overall, slick, good production. And to me, Adam falls in the second camp. And that’s ok with me and I think, Kris too. Isn’t what we love about Kris is the sense that he’s so secure bout himself, and his music? His music having an emotional connection and organic feeling? And to that end, Kris has looked out, himself, for people like Joe King of the Fray.

As for Adam, I think it’s clear what are the benefits of having the backing of a major label; I doubt if he was with Hi-Fi he could get paired up with such an impressive list of producers. But I’ll hold judgment till I actually hear a single song. Good producers are impressive, but hardly guaranteeing a sold-out album; I think what’s left out of the resume of these producers is that most of them has worked with many other artistes as well whereby the results turned out to be less than stellar, at least in terms of sales (though those songs could be critically-acclaimed, or failed due to other factors like bad marketing etc).

Thanks, dhunken. The callers cracked me up…so star struck. LOL. And Adam is definitely pissed about the Hi-Fi album and doesn’t want people to buy it.

I think just because Linda Perry has worked with James Blunt means she would produce a similar album for anyone.

Great producers have a wide list of clients in many different styles. For example, who knew Rob Cavallo not only produced Green Day and David Cook and the Goo Goo Dolls, different artists just in that group but also Paris Hilton. Oh Rob tell me that was an error in your bio?

No need to worry about Kris, different musical styles, different collaborators and there may even be same people working on both albums for a song here and there.

*******I think youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re average fan wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t even recognize 90% of those names so I doubt theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll overshadow Adam.*****

That would be me – I have never heard of any of these people until now. Not really one for behind the music stuff.

Linda Perry is awesome. She probably loves his cover of What’s Up. So much great news here with so many music producers recognizing the rare talent of Adam. Kara, well, she’s writing with Adam and it’s not going to be another NB, lol. Yay, I’m in an Adam-happy place. Can he help it if he attracts all the attention? Shiny things do that. :lol_ee:

Thanks Dhunken for that link….it is so good to see the friendship continues and they are so supportive of one another. The comment of Adam about the early works release was very telling……it’s all good though because this is how we learn….by our mistakes or the actions of others. Kris and Adam sound very happy!

It makes me think that all the names will outweigh his music. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t care about the list. Let me hear is misic and his voice. Is he truly scared to let that out?

Quality names = quality product, in my book. And I have no doubt you will be able to hear Adam’s voice in his final selections. There are so many sides to Adam that, while there will undoubtedly be a core Adam sound on his album, it will probably also include some stray, random stuff. Who cares? If he can pull off a couple of big hits, that will be huge. With this list of producers, the chances that one or more of these songs will be golden goes up dramatically.

They promised to land the contestant a career after the show.

The winner is promised a recording contract, not a career. And Kris is working with a wide variety of talented individuals … but that’s not the topic of this thread.

It’s exciting that Adam is going to have a strong selection of songs to choose from for his formal debut. Maybe enough for some b-sides …

I couldn’t open the Ryan link.

Stuff like this makes me wonder.

Is kris having ANYONEEE writing or producing with him?

Is Allison who needs more help than adam getting someone to help her??

Do Kris or Allison have PR’s? And if they do have them are they dead? because i can hear crickets from allison and kris.

Lindsey perry is more for allison’s type of music isnt she? She worked with pink.she worked with james blunt didnt she? So she could also work with kris.

This all confirms with Slezak said.He really didnt need to make a article about it.Everyone knew this was going to happen.If Kris and Allison both dont have goodalbums we know why know.

I just heard the interview with Ryan. Not too much new information divulged that we didn’t already know (no duet, but they do the winner/runner up thing at that end that the David’s did), but it was fun to listen to them. And it was noted that the Idols found out about MJ’s death while Adam was rehearsing, and at that point they called it a day.

Adam was asked about whether or not people should buy the Hi-Fi album and he said If you want to (aka NO).

Oh a lighter note, so many amusing callers:

Oh, my God, I can’t believe I’m on the air with you, I’m so glad you won, I was bummed out you lost, I love you, I love you, you’re the bomb, etc., etc., etc.

HYSTERICAL

No conspiracy, people, just KRADAM LOVE.

Here is a link to the Kris and Adam interview with Ryan done today.

Thanks, dhunken. Really fun interview! Those ladies rambling on about Adam reminded me of me! I’m hopeless, too.

BTW – Adam’s twitter account now has over 40,000 followers.

Was Ryan joking about Kris carrying Adam’s RS cover into the interview? I really couldn’t tell. Because if not, that’s adorable–not in a fan fic fantasy sense, but just in the sense of a friendship where they are both really happy for each other’s success and interested in each other as artists. We didn’t learn much new from the interview, but anything Kradam is just good for the heart.

Also: Kris has and will have many very good collaborators. Wasn’t there a list of those recently? Both Kris and Adam seem to know who they are as artists, and to have a lot of musical knowledge and confidence in themselves as artists, and hopefully that will result in good albums. The signs are promising thus far.

********BTW – Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s twitter account now has over 40,000 followers.

There was a huge jump from this morning until now

Yeah, all the posers taken down so everyone can follow the right Adam now.

As a Kris fan, no I don’t think Linda Perry is suited for him.. though she does seem like a good fit for Allison or would that be too obvious.

Hearing about the list of collaborators kinda reflects on each person’s personality. Adam likes to talk, so he’s also giving a lot of the information out himself. Kris is more quiet and secretive (which I like! hehe) and he likes to keep people guessing. Most of his collaborators seem to be on the “quiet” side but that doesn’t mean it won’t be great. Also, there have been “leaks” about who Kris is working with and they are pretty impressive themselves, like Claude Kelly who writes a lot of hits too. But, I will say that at the end of the day, I don’t think it matters as much about who they’re working with. It’s up to them to put their own touch into and bring their album to life.

In the Ryan Seacrest interview, didn’t that girl who was hyperventilating over Kris remind you of Allison when Kris interviewed her? hehe

Kris’ Twitter count is growing fast too. Now Allison needs to get one.

Not trying to defend or diminish….Based on comments I have read or heard on-line many of the songwriters/producers working with Adam, Kris, and Allison have made the overture to said singers. Based on previous Idol recordings 19R has a relationship with many songwriters and have gone to them when it is time to find material for a “new” idol. This time around many songwriters (who haven’t had Idol relationships in the past) are coming to 19R asking to be considered to co-write with the Idols or are “bringing” material they feel would be suitable for Adam, Kris, and Allison.

Not to “highlight” Adam but there seems to be considerable buzz in the industry that he has the goods to be successful and make money for the songwriters. Since they, presumably, get paid by the number of units sold and are not “contract” writers this isn’t costing RCA/Adam a lot up front.
And if they are investing their skills and their time I would hazard a guess that they REALLY think Adam has what it takes. Here’s hoping!

Very impressive list. I hope it lives up to the hype.

How many songs are going to be ON that album? With a list that long, there should be at least 15 tracks.

Adam is going to collect A LOT of songs and most of them won’t make it on the album. A lot of artists collect up to 70-100 songs and then pare those down to the best songs, and then refine it further so it is a cohesive album. Therefore, just because Kara D. (or whoever) is a collaborator, does not mean one of her songs will make the album.

I have to add that just because we are not hearing as much about Kris’ collaborators, does not mean he isn’t getting to work with awesome people. There was a previous press release on some of Kris’ collaborators and it was a very impressive list. He’s flying more under the radar and I think that suits him. Maybe we’ll learn more now that he’s on Twitter.

Obviously Adam is working with Linda Perry now. So basically 19 has equipped Adam with the every great producers they can find. Linda Perry worked with James Blunt before. It seems she fits Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ vibe more, while 19 still gave her to Adam. What can you say? A sabotage? Unfair treatment for SURE! Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m really worried about Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ first album if 19 keep treat him like that. Again ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s incredibly shameless.

Well,isn’t it kind of a tossup who she fits best? She’s worked with Blunt, but she’s also worked with Christina A, Gwen Stefani, Pink and Courtney Love. And they’re all a bit more Adam-y than they are Kris-y, aren’t they?

Kris seems to have listed some very good people also, hasn’t he?

Besides which, of course, even the greatest songwriters have tons and tons of crap songs in their bottom drawers, for the most part. So there’s no telling how these people’s actual songs for these projects will pan out. There have been big names on just about all the Idol 1 and 2 debut albums. But a lot of those crap drawer songs seem to have ended up on the Idol albums over the years, seems to me.

The thing is, each of these people is working with each “top songwriter” for somewhere between a day and five days, tops, I think. And even a great songwriter can churn out pure crap for days on end before they hit a great song. So a lot more depends on luck and what Kris and Adam can make out of the songs than which big names they get, I expect.

edit: wow. you didn’t read my guidelines did you? for that you are now in moderation

The thing is, each of these people is working with each à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“top songwriterà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  for somewhere between a day and five days, tops, I think. And even a great songwriter can churn out pure crap for days on end before they hit a great song. So a lot more depends on luck and what Kris and Adam can make out of the songs than which big names they get, I expect.

I totally agree Lucy. Cooking up a succesfull album seems you need a bit of luck and magic!

Well, Adam is going to have a ton of material to go through for the album. What a nice spot to be in. All this is making me very excited for November.

I know! I’m one of those people who loves summertime and gets all depressed come late Fall and Winter, but with Adam’s album out in late Fall, it almost can’t come soon enough Definitely something to look forward to!

I think both Adam and Kris are getting what they want to make their first album. Kris always says his album will be like what he did in the AI show with some surprises while Adam don’t want to be restricted to one genre. I think they both know what directions they want to go, and that is the main drive for the differences in whom and how many producers/writers they collaborate with.

As for support from 19, of course they both need the machine to sell their albums. I remember in a post idol interview, they both admitted that they almost gave up in music. Kris had an album which didn’t work out well and then he decided to go back to collage. AI was his last try and I’m glad that it worked out well for him. He will still be promoted as American Idol.

Since Adam are working with more big names, ppl’s expectation for him will definitely be higher. I won’t worried about how it will turn out at the end because there is actually not much I can do as a fan to change it. So I’ll just lay back and enjoy the ride. So far the ride is amazing. I feel so lucky that I’m following Adam’s journey because he introduced some music that I didn’t know of before and I like almost all of them.

I have to admit that when Adam first said his music would be a fusion of rock, funk, dance and electronic, I had no idea what that would be and was kinda worried. But after listening to the music of the ppl that are working on his album, I gradually have a clearer idea and become really excited.

Adam was asked about whether or not people should buy the Hi-Fi album and he said If you want to (aka NO).

That’s not what I heard, I think he said “no” more clearly than that. I heard Ryan describe the Hi-Fi situation and then say he’d be pissed if it happened to him. Then:
Adam: “Pretty much, my sentiments exactly.”
Ryan: “Your message, if I’m guessing, might be don’t buy them.”
After a short pause, Adam: “Can’t say.”
And then Adam goes on to explain that the songs are not done, “They’re ideas, someone took them and decided to turn them into a finished product without my input.”

So it seems to me that Adam’s not allowed to tell anyone not to buy the songs, either he’s restricted contractually or he will open himself up to some legal mess if he does so. But I think his message is very clear: he’s pissed.

And again, Hi-Fi is scum. They may have covered themselves legally, but they’re never getting a dime from me.

Kris and Adam TV Guide interview…

Fangirl momtent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5AiBEOFgP8

Adam’s fans gave Kris a headphone splitter so that “we could listen to music after the show… and cuddle.”

Then Adam goes ‘I think they’re misinterpreting our friendship’ while Kris not-so-subtly puts his arm around Adam, while Glambert is laughing his ass off. =)

Actual quotes from the interview:

“Mancrushes are in”
“I’ve got a crush on Adam…I’m screwed.”
“Bromances. Bromi.”
“Some fans cross the line…the ones who find out your phone number and don’t leave you alone…so you have to change your number three times.”

Audio’s out of sync though…=(

LaTasha
Jun 26th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Kris and Adam TV Guide interviewà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Fangirl momtent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5AiBEOFgP8

Such a great interview!!! Lolz galore!!

Thanks for posting LaTasha.

Thanks LaTasha. Kris always seems so much more relaxed and funny when he is with Adam. That was the cutest interview. Adam is great by himself, but I love Kris when he is with Adam. I like their bromi.

Back to the Ryan interview. Funny how Kris said Adam never complained about being “locked down”, and Adam maybe fessing up about sneaking out a couple of times.

Ryan asking who would drive them crazy on tour. They wouldn’t say, so Ryan turned off his mic and thought who it would be, then turned the mic back on and Kris said “Totally”.

I knew Ryan would ask THE question(s) to Adam.

Here is a link to the Kris and Adam interview with Ryan done today. http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/LOSANGELES-CA/KIIS-FM/krisandadam062609.mp3?CPROG=PCAST&MARKET=LOSANGELES-CA&NG_FORMAT=chrrhythmic&SITE_ID=842&STATION_ID=KIIS-FM&PCAST_AUTHOR=102.7_KIIS-FM&PCAST_CAT=morning_shows&PCAST_TITLE=On-Air_with_Ryan_Seacrest

thank you!
it was great and fun!
Adam’s voice was so sexy, hot and he was so funny and adorable!
gosh, I could imagine his facial expressions listening to his words! I’m such a fantard! lol

Adam rules!

Great piece from TVGuideMagazine! Thanks so much for the youtube link!

The list of producers working with Adam is amazing! I’m most excited for Linda Perry! I hope she writes a good ballad for Adam. I love all of her ballads.

Only being a veteran of Idol since 2007, the name-dropping is a bit more than I’ve seen before, alot of information, and a bit confusing to keep track of it all.
I hope Adam can find the best possible material — not being the case of too many hands in the pot.

And yes, being a bit snarky here because the overriding question in my head about the Hi-Fi deal is: “didn’t Adam have at least a vague idea how many songs Wilshire might have their hands on?” Gotta try to keep control.

David Cook, I believe, really hoped to collaborate with Raine Mada and he got his wish. I think after that the rest was cake. Johnny Reznick, I knew, and was impressed with that. I kept my expectations low because I felt with a rocker coming off Idol, it’d be damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Daughtry and Cook didn’t have an easy go of it with the critics. Thank God for idol fan support and the other fans they won through touring and hard work.

The Idol fans might believe Adam has “paid his dues” over the past 8 years in Hollywood, but others outside the Idol bubble might not think so. It’s still a lot of hard work, and I’m certain Adam will rise to the challenge.

I believe Kris keeps his music “close to the vest”. I think he loved surprising everyone with SWHFTM and Heartless. If I’m not mistaken, I read on MJ’s Blog that Kris had broken a string on his guitar during the dress rehearsal while performing Heartless, which, IMO, might have been the best thing that could of happened to him. I think it left Paula and Simon totally unprepared after the actual performance, took them completely by surprise and off-script. Their heads were together during Randy and Kara’s critiques and I know they had to think quick on their feet. I was soooo glad, but ticked off as well, by the manipulation of the whole season.

I’m hoping Kris does a large majority of his own writing, picking and choosing those he wants to work with on the album. He’s spoken of “surprises” — I’m thinking they’re might be some terrific collaborations forthcoming. It’s all good for both.

Kris and Adam TV Guide interviewà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5AiBEOFgP8

Kradam FTW! I LOVE them together! Kris’ interviews by himself are kinda awkward, but together is so cute and funny! The crush/bromance stuff is classic!

Hope someone finds one with the audio corrected!

Fangirl momtent.

****http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5AiBEOFgP8

It’s no longer on youtube

Latasha and Sunn- the tv guide video has been taken down Have another Link??

I think they’re trying to sync the audio.

Awesome Seacrest radio interview! Thanks sooooo much for the link. I have to get over this Adam crush, it’s interfering with my entire life

Here’s a new link, audio still slightly off, though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVsVoWA6GKM

I’m curious, does someone have a link to the master list of Kris’s collaborations? I can remember some of the ones discussed, but not all of them. I know that not all of these people’s songs will actually end up on their album, but it’s fun to think about anyway.

At this point, no matter how great their collaborators are, a lot of it seems to come down to their personal taste in music. David Cook, for example, made really good music while on Idol–but his pre-Idol album was very Nickelback, so then his AI album ended up being Nickelback (IMO, of course). Adam and Kris don’t seem to have any really unfortunate influences, as far as I can see, so hopefully that will be reflected in their albums. We shall see.

Here’s the latest from Hi-Fi:

Hi Fi responded to Adam’s statement this morning, saying, “As we’ve already outlined, releasing this music was always the plan. That plan was changed by 19 Recordings after Adam won America over with his extraordinary talent. It’s a shame that his management/record company choose to disavow their client’s work and discredit him as a songwriter. As an independent company whose role it is to help put this out, we at Hi Fi think this is an absolute slap in the face to Wilshire Records. That small indie music company, run by an experienced music producer, Malcolm Welsford, thrives on finding, nurturing and championing new talent, and now they find themselves at a tremendous potential loss. Adam’s songwriting partner, Monte Pittman now finds himself at a tremendous potential loss. Via the press, in the words of the musician they dedicated so much time and money to, they are being told that their work with Adam should never see the light of day.”

Hi Fi’s statement continues: “We apologize for what has become a tiresome tit for tat, particularly on a day that we mourn the loss of a truly original, game-changing entertainer, but unfortunately, each statement released in Adam’s name contains a different story. We remain steadfast in our assertion that we seek only to share the music Adam wrote, according to plan, so his fans know the depth of his talent and see that he will be handsomely rewarded for his work.”

Hi Fi claims that it has a signed recording contract with Adam dated Feb. 12, 2008. The label has already made one of the CD’s tracks, “Want,” available on iTunes.

They are really starting to annoy me.

First of all that TV Guide video? CUTEST. KRADAM. EVER!! When Kris puts his arm around Adam? Great comic timing and a killer Kris moment. Hilarious and adorable.

Okay, getting back to the whole tedious Hi Fi mess. I read this on another board and it makes sense. We, as fans, should appeal to Hi Fi from a professional, business perspective (i.e., not railing against them like defensive fans, but stating a logical case in very cogent terms). If we make an appeal for them to please delay the release of their album until after Adam’s RCA release, it would ultimately benefit everyone.

Why it benefits Hi Fi? They’re in a PR nightmare and this back and forth continues to stir the waters and they are seriously pissing off their talent and Adam’s core fan base (i.e., their key target market).

Now, if they waited until Christmas and reworked the tracks, Adam would likely be happy, I’m presuming Monty would be happier (haven’t heard from him, but it’s an educated guess). And his fans could get behind that.

HF would ride in the jet stream of Adam’s media blitz that is going to occur with the release of his RCA debut, courtesy of RCA (as opposed to having NO promotion if they release first and the incurring negative backlash).

They would be taking the moral high ground which could be played up for PR’s sake and again get Adam’s fans behind the album, as opposed to boycotting it.

By giving us Adam Redux, they will be heroes as opposed to villains (and uphill climb at this point, I know) and they would have a better product all the way around. Not to mention they will pick up the non AI fans that Adam will invariably reach with the promotion that will come from his debut album.

It’s a win-win for everyone, most of all Hi Fi, who seems to think they have to get the jump on RCA, but they’re jumping into a pile of shit.

What do you guys think? I have the general email address, but don’t want to start a campaign on MJ’s if it’s not appropriate.

It seems like Adam is going more the pop direction.

Of course! Adam was always going pop, he said that himself!

this is a great list of people. I’m really hoping some beats leak soon. lol

It seems like Adam is going more the pop direction.

Of course! Adam was always going pop, he said that himself

To be totally accurate, Adam has said that his album will be rock at the core with a lot of pop/dance elements to it. So, pop/rock or something like that, which could be great.

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She won’t let you anyway.
I’d keep it on the other board.

Me- I’m over them.
They screwed up.

To be totally accurate, Adam has said that his album will be rock at the core with a lot of pop/dance elements to it. So, pop/rock or something like that, which could be great.

Rock/pop yes. But never heavy metal rock.

I kinda like the rockier side of Adam more than the dance/pop side, but that’s because I hate Lady Gaga and dance music in general. Adam’s lucky I still like him and will buy his cd anyways… hehe. =)

They would be taking the moral high ground

Well, first you would have to explain to them what that is. And even with a map, they couldn’t find it.

Very nice thoughts, Susan M, but do not waste your time. The fanbase stopped HiFi cold, Round I, by not buying. Whatever happened that brought the Citizen Vein stuff into play after that, kind of vaguely interesting soap opera detail. But not important.

This is over. Done. The Michael Jackson media shift completed it. Even HiFi know’s that, you can read it in their slightly changed tone, only a couple of snidey asides this time.

And Adam’s “Can’t Say” on Ryan Seacrest’s show sealed all core fanbase doubts forever. No one else cares. Even the fanbase has moved on to tour time.

Any correspondence with HiFi is just inviting them to use you. They wouldn’t mind some non-paid forum representation. A group trying to be diplomatic would be useful to them. Save your kind thoughts for important issues out in the world. Adam needs no protecting or help anymore. Job’s done. He’s fine.

It would be nice if Adam fans just let HIFIgate die. No more comments when there is a HIFI related piece on E or Access or TMZ or EW etc. No emails, no comments on you tube, no comments on Itunes. Just ignore it….HiFi will get the message much quicker that way.

To be totally accurate, Adam has said that his album will be rock at the core with a lot of pop/dance elements to it. So, pop/rock or something like that, which could be great.

Rock/pop yes. But never heavy metal rock.

Oh no, definitely not. But it sounds like his music will have a lot of Bowie/Queen influences, which sounds perfect for him.

Thanks FifthHouseSun, definitely good points and I you’re right the MJ media blitz totally takes all bets off the table. I work in a media company and the sad, sick joke yesterday was, this was the best day ever for the governor of South Carolina, who was being held over the spit and then suddenly, it was, “Um … bye!”

Believe me, I would never shill for HF, but it just seems like such a common-freaking sense solution. I am the editor of a business magazine in an extremely lucrative market and I get pitches all day long from companies begging for press and these idiots do this? For what? It makes no sense. Appealing to their business sense was idealized, for sure, but I just hate the thought of them spinning this against Adam.

Susan M., notice how Laura of Dish of Salt’s necklines get lower when she interviews Adam? Even though she knows that’s useless. And she giggles like a teenager and the microphone practically shorts out from the drool. Fangirl trumps Biz Exec everytime. Biologically it’s Lizard Brain versus Frontal Cortex. The old stem wins. That’s why you’re more sensitive to the mean “spinning” — which red alerts “survival, survival” than the fact that it failed, which is cool analysis, and you can relax. And Adam’s flirting all over Ms. Dish, and never taking his eyes off her, besides the fun, is he knows, what you, especially, and everyone in business anywhere knows, Free Media is Lifeblood.

Friday afternoon is always dump the bad news day. With Michael Jackson media blitz, lots of stuff getting released. Mark Sanford, for instance, just insanely compared himself to King David being how say we say, interested in Bathsheba, and still, eventually, getting back to his throne. (Leaving out the ravaged her, got her pregnant, had her husband killed part. Or noticing the crazy hubris of suggesting he was a David and/or King.)

Keep your powder dry. Sounds like you’re in a good position to affect all kinds of good change in the world.

Oh no, definitely not. But it sounds like his music will have a lot of Bowie/Queen influences, which sounds perfect for him.

Yup. Thankfully Adam won’t be into metal; that would just be weird.

He mentioned in this weird Habbo (maybe?) interview (whatever that is, but it was a bunch of computer characters watching comp-Adam, who looked more like Elvis, get interviewed) that he liked the new Peaches album, which I love. My musical tastes really vary, but I love electronic stuff, so that makes me happy. I hope it is just done right. If not, I’d rather have straight dance-pop like Gaga.

I listen to a lot of music, so genre-meshing doesn’t seem so weird–it’s quite the norm now, in my opinion. I am mainly curious as to how rocky the dance music is.

One songwriter who mentioned writing for Adam on Twitter was Aimee Mayo, who is actually a country songwriter. I think she mentioned she met with Tedder, but she really seems excited and wants to write for Adam which is just weird since she writes the one style he said he doesn’t do. haha

I think I am most excited about Sparro since I could see that sort of thing for Adam. I reserve judgment in regards to Kara since Adam seems excited about it, but then I think of No Boundaries. Poor Kara, churning out hits during her career but she finally got her face connected to NB.

FifthHouseHouse, too funny! I literally just posted on the thread (slowly learning to navigate, but MJ keeps threading faster than I can jump) about Saltzman. Every entertainment reporter on the planet turns into a liquified fangirl in Adam’s presence. I can’t knock ‘em because I seriously doubt I’d be any different (it’s a sickness …). I’ll have to go back to my David and Bathsheba Bible-lore, I think I’ve forgotten many of the deeper themes from CCD class. Or college Religion courses.

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Wow! That truly is quite the impressive list of collaborators. Am I dreaming (or creating a new rumor), or did Adam hint on one of the interviews posted today, that we may get to hear little teasers here and there of the albums before they’re released?

I am beside myself waiting for Adam’s release. I can’t imagine it not being amazing. I’m also looking forward to Kris’s and Allison’s.

I can’t wait to see what they’re going to name Adam’s album and what the cover is going to look like. Always nice to have something in life to look forward to.