sunrise123' date='Aug 19th 2010, 5:13 PM
QUOTE(Silvia @ Aug 19th 2010, 10:26 AM) *
Why won't British radio play him? blushing.gif
Could write an essay on this = but will try not to be too boring!!
Completely agree with Flyte and GF's comments.
To be brief (or will REALLY try to be)
- American Idol is only shown on satellite/cable tv here so has a very , very small viewing audience.
- Who's MAD idea to publicize him with Boy George in the UK- TOTALLY stereotyped by the British media - and definately not REHABILITATED - as a complete scumbag after several court cases. LOTS of UK media showed this with Adam looking quite Boy Georgish and BG being quite waspish and not v entertaining about the launch party. I posted rather boringly earlier on about the British media who adore sleaze - George Michael also has a poor reputation in the UK and other gay entertainers such as Stephen Gately have had a really hard time - although I have to say we also have many main stream gays who are adored. Sony MUST also tell Adam NEVER EVER EVER TO MENTION Gary Gllitter, who is a convicted paedophile.
- All the regional stuff in the UK was fabby and Adam clearly adored - however they have tiny listenerships . Capital Radio in London(big) have been very supportive as have all the major print media from the Times - who ran a fabby piece to Heat ( love you !!) who put WWFM as one of their top ten singles. Jonathon Ross and GMTV and JLC were all the really good TV thingies to be on - but still not getting HUGE audiences and/or were one offs. National radio is THE one in the UK and Adam has had no support here. One of the Radio 1 DJ's said that A was 'hideous' - how???? and they basically have not played him AT ALL. If he was a regular top 20 in the US charts he WOULD get played - like Katy Perry, LG etc etc - but he's not YET got that. Hopefully this will come SOON!
- There is a lot of music snobbery here - reality show stars CAN do well but usually the very young girlie ones. Susan Boyle was a novelty here who didn't even win BGT Adam is relatively old, has come through reality TV, has not written all his own songs, is on You Tube singing Brigadoon !!!! , seems to be COVERING other people's songs - Lady Gaga , Pink, Muse ( yes, WE know it's because they thought he was so fabby, but they don't know that )- and therefore has very VERY few UK credibility points.
- My teenage sons' girlie friends all have Adam on their Ipods (because he's cute!!) - but these kids do not download from I tunes or buy CDs - it's all illegal downloads. The legal downloads come from the teenies , for whom Adam is too sophisticated, (they buy all the Diana Vickers etc. stuff) or over 20's most of whom haven't even heard of him. Boys are into Indie or Urban stuff - not dance.
- Sony need to decide how to market Adam over here. Showed the SHOCKING Providence Suz vid to one teenage son today. Explined how SHOCKED the US was about it. After viewing he wanted to know WHICH BIT as totally VANILLA in comparison to the sort of concerts he goes to locally or in London or festivals.
Also , just have to say that kissing quite a FEW people on a night out is quite normal to my kids and their friends and in Europe a lot of us kiss to say hello and goodbye to people!!!
IN FACT EXPOSURE TO VIRUSES AND BACTERIA HAS BEEN PROVED TO IMPROVE IMMUNE RESPONSE!!!!!! THE vid has had some media here - so THANK YOU GORGEOUS FABULOUS Suz.
Sorry to bore on - but feel somewhat passionate about this!
Love XXX