"The Original High" Helping Adam for Era #3 Guidelines

[indybeck71]

Hi everyone. Some of you may remember me: I was indybeck71 at the old IDF board.

I also wanted to let you that I'm running the @LambertMusic411 and requestadamlambert.com web site. I saw there was some concern about the information. I'll answer what questions I can but can't spell some things out.

Adam or both will be directing us about Shazam. I know that for certain.

I received the info to get the word out to not Shazam early and then have fans waste their one Shazam per account. All I know is that the info is 100% solid and it's deemed important.

Also, when a song is brand new, an entire fandom glued to radio to hear the song the first day or even first week is likely too obvious and shows our true colors as mega Adam fans.

[Tiki]

Hi everyone. Some of you may remember me: I was indybeck71 at the old IDF board.

I also wanted to let you that I'm running the @LambertMusic411 and [requestadamlambert.com web site. I saw there was some concern about the information. I'll answer what questions I can but can't spell some things out.

Adam or both will be directing us about Shazam. I know that for certain.

I received the info to get the word out to not Shazam early and then have fans waste their one Shazam per account. All I know is that the info is 100% solid and it's deemed important.

Also, when a song is brand new, an entire fandom glued to radio to hear the song the first day or even first week is likely too obvious and shows our true colors as mega Adam fans.

Hi indybeck, happy to see you found your way here. Welcome to our new home. :Smile:  :flowers:
Thank you for all the info you are giving us.   It was getting very confusing to a lot of us,  regarding Shazam. :Smile:

[madamimadam]

Hi everyone. Some of you may remember me: I was indybeck71 at the old IDF board.

I also wanted to let you that I'm running the @LambertMusic411 and [requestadamlambert.com web site. I saw there was some concern about the information. I'll answer what questions I can but can't spell some things out.

Adam or both will be directing us about Shazam. I know that for certain.

I received the info to get the word out to not Shazam early and then have fans waste their one Shazam per account. All I know is that the info is 100% solid and it's deemed important.

Also, when a song is brand new, an entire fandom glued to radio to hear the song the first day or even first week is likely too obvious and shows our true colors as mega Adam fans.

Indy!!!!! That's you???????????????? Why didn't you tell me, you sneaky gurllll!!!!!

OK, without giving us names, where/how did you get this information?

[bebeg]

mmadamimadamm  2m2 minutes ago
PLZ RT! IMPORTANT!

SHA ZAM FOR GT IS NOT TO HAPPEN UNTIL WEEK OF 4/27. WAIT FOR ADAM / SHA ZAM' S INSTRUCTIONS!!!

http://requestadamlambert.com/2015/04/1 ... host-town/ …

Is there anyone here who can explain this better? RUSTYCAT are you around and can help?

Why do we need to wait six days to Shazam? The song could potentially tank by then without interest shown to it. Six days is a long time in radio business. I know we are a fandom and want to do right by Adam, but what about the general public Shazaming? Will that hurt him? imo, I don't think it will.

This statement from requestadam is very strange to me. But what do I know. :thinks: Any clarity would be appreciated. :flowers:

That's what I think -- if there's no interest shown when they initially play it, why would they continue to play it?    

I know Shoshanna said they will tell the fans when to shazam/request it.  But did she ever imply it would be later than when it starts playing on radio.  I always assumed she meant don't request the song that's not yet been released.

That is how I interpreted Shoshanna too. :thinks:

I hate to keep overstating Derulo...but, the general public Shazamed the hell out of his recent single from the get go and no harm seemed to have come from it. It only made his exposure greater for the song being liked.

I know the general public will act accordingly. And we can't stop them. We will just have to wait and see what happens.

Deruko had a drop date shazam promo. He told his fans to shazam. Shazam said to shazam and iheart stations said to shazam.   Wait until adam or shosh or shazam say to shazam

So Shazam tells people when to shazam a song?  Doesn't that defeat the purpose?  Shouldn't a song become a hit naturally because people like it?   I don't know..I guess I just find all the game playing strange.  I'd much rather Adam have success because it's suppose to happen and not because fans are sitting around waiting to be told what to do and when to do it.

I guess it's all part of the way things work today in the music industry.

[indybeck71]

Hi everyone. Some of you may remember me: I was indybeck71 at the old IDF board.

I also wanted to let you that I'm running the @LambertMusic411 and [requestadamlambert.com web site. I saw there was some concern about the information. I'll answer what questions I can but can't spell some things out.

Adam or both will be directing us about Shazam. I know that for certain.

I received the info to get the word out to not Shazam early and then have fans waste their one Shazam per account. All I know is that the info is 100% solid and it's deemed important.

Also, when a song is brand new, an entire fandom glued to radio to hear the song the first day or even first week is likely too obvious and shows our true colors as mega Adam fans.

Indy!!!!! That's you???????????????? Why didn't you tell me, you sneaky gurllll!!!!!

OK, without giving us names, where/how did you get this information?

Yes, it's me!! I really can't say anything...would if I could. But you can be assured I'm not pulling all this info out of thin air!  :laugh: All I can say is someone who knows 100% the plans communicated it to me.

[indybeck71]

bebeg: Nothing much truly happens organically in music nowadays. That's just the way it is. The music industry itself is a game. There are all sorts of strategies and promos to maximize what is out there to impact radio and sales. Adam clearly wants to win the game and get a hit with "Ghost Town" -- that's the way I look at it and what motivates me. :flowers:

[Carmi]

But lots of songs DO hit organically. There is no denying it with Pharrell's "Happy" and Thicke's "Blurred Lines". I don't know. It seems like stacking the deck for GhostTown. When Trespassing came out, we as a fandom, shot it up to #1 the first week. Then it fell abysmally off the second week. I don't want that for GhostTown.

Also, how do we stop world wide fans that have Shazam accounts, that will no doubt Shazam it as soon as they hear it on Monday?

I want the best for him. As I always have. But all these instructions are getting tedious. I wish you can tell us where your information is sourced from. It would make it easier for me to digest. Thanks for sharing what you can though.   :Smile:

[madamimadam]

OK, my eyes are closing... I'm off to bed... Tomorrow is another day which, I hope, will bring more clarity to what we can do to 'help' Adam, not 'hinder' him!

[indybeck71]

But lots of songs DO hit organically. There is no denying it with Pharrell's "Happy" and Thicke's "Blurred Lines". I don't know. It seems like stacking the deck for GhostTown. When Trespassing came out, we as a fandom, shot it up to #1 the first week. Then it fell abysmally off the second week. I don't want that for GhostTown.

Also, how do we stop world wide fans that have Shazam accounts, that will no doubt Shazam it as soon as they hear it on Monday?

I want the best for him. As I always have. But all these instructions are getting tedious. I wish you can tell us where your information is sourced from. It would make it easier for me to digest. Thanks for sharing what you can though.   :Smile:

It may appear that things happen organically, but we don't know the plans and what went on behind the scenes at all.

We can only do what we can. And in this case, what you think is best. You now have the information. We can't control what someone does in Paris, for example. Besides, my impression was this was more a US thing anyway.

The information I shared is the same regardless of me telling where it came from (and no I'm not going to say who it was; simply can't). I know this info is 100% accurate. It's up to you to follow it (or not), but fans should know that this is the path that I've been told will most help Adam. Thx!

[donnamb]

Whatever Adam and his team says.  I don't need to be on Shazam or anything else unless it makes an impact.
I just want to hear the new music !!!!

[Carmi]

But lots of songs DO hit organically. There is no denying it with Pharrell's "Happy" and Thicke's "Blurred Lines". I don't know. It seems like stacking the deck for GhostTown. When Trespassing came out, we as a fandom, shot it up to #1 the first week. Then it fell abysmally off the second week. I don't want that for GhostTown.

Also, how do we stop world wide fans that have Shazam accounts, that will no doubt Shazam it as soon as they hear it on Monday?

I want the best for him. As I always have. But all these instructions are getting tedious. I wish you can tell us where your information is sourced from. It would make it easier for me to digest. Thanks for sharing what you can though.   :Smile:

It may appear that things happen organically, but we don't know the plans and what went on behind the scenes at all.

We can only do what we can. And in this case, what you think is best. You now have the information. We can't control what someone does in Paris, for example. Besides, my impression was this was more a US thing anyway.

The information I shared is the same regardless of me telling where it came from (and no I'm not going to say who it was; simply can't). I know this info is 100% accurate. It's up to you to follow it (or not), but fans should know that this is the path that I've been told will most help Adam. Thx!

Thanks for all your responding. :flowers:

I still say that "Happy" was organic. And then it went viral world wide. There was no amount of Shazaming guidelines for that imo. It was just a massively appealing song that people everywhere loved. I hope the same for GhostTown.

I don't know why you think that, or got the impression that this is only a US thing. In Shoshanna's tweet, she gave the time of the drop in US, UK and Australia. So, IT IS world wide and not exclusive to the US. Shazam is also a UK owned company. And that also lends itself to not being exclusively US.

You're right. I have the info. I will do what "I" feel is best. I guess I am a lot like Adam. I really hate being told what to do.   :laugh:  BTW, I am NOT saying that you are telling me or anyone what to do. I want to be clear about that. I know that you are just the messenger.

Cheers :flowers:

[3ku1]

But lots of songs DO hit organically. There is no denying it with Pharrell's "Happy" and Thicke's "Blurred Lines". I don't know. It seems like stacking the deck for GhostTown. When Trespassing came out, we as a fandom, shot it up to #1 the first week. Then it fell abysmally off the second week. I don't want that for GhostTown.

Also, how do we stop world wide fans that have Shazam accounts, that will no doubt Shazam it as soon as they hear i




I want the best for him. As I always have. But all these instructions are getting tedious. I wish you can tell us where your information is sourced from. It would make it easier for me to digest. Thanks for sharing what you can though.   :Smile:

It may appear that things happen organically, but we don't know the plans and what went on behind the scenes at all.

We can only do what we can. And in this case, what you think is best. You now have the information. We can't control what someone does in Paris, for example. Besides, my impression was this was more a US thing anyway.

The information I shared is the same regardless of me telling where it came from (and no I'm not going to say who it was; simply can't). I know this info is 100% accurate. It's up to you to follow it (or not), but fans should know that this is the path that I've been told will most help Adam. Thx!

And nz ahem.









Thanks for all your responding. :flowers:

I still say that "Happy" was organic. And then it went viral world wide. There was no amount of Shazaming guidelines for that imo. It was just a massively appealing song that people everywhere loved. I hope the same for GhostTown.

And nz ahem


I don't know why you think that, or got the impression that this is only a US thing. In Shoshanna's tweet, she gave the time of the drop in US, UK and Australia. So, IT IS world wide and not exclusive to the US. Shazam is also a UK owned company. And that also lends itself to not being exclusively US.

You're right. I have the info. I will do what "I" feel is best. I guess I am a lot like Adam. I really hate being told what to do.   :laugh:  BTW, I am NOT saying that you are telling me or anyone what to do. I want to be clear about that. I know that you are just the messenger.

Cheers :flowers:

[3ku1]

And Nz ahem just saying ;).

[madamimadam]

CONFIRMATION!!!!!

mmadamimadamm  ·  19m 19 minutes ago
@shoshannastone Is this valid info re Shazam? We should hold off until week of 04/27?

http://requestadamlambert.com/2015/04/1 ... host-town/ …

shoshannastone  7m7 minutes ago
@mmadamimadamm yes

shoshannastone  6m6 minutes ago
@mmadamimadamm I promise you will know when. There will be a reason to that you will be told. Wait for that

mmadamimadamm  1m1 minute ago
@shoshannastone You don't need to explain. I don't need to know the 'plan'. I just need to know that the 'directives' I pass on are right.

[sueb1863]

I have to giggle every time I read the word Shazam.....didn't there used to be a tv show by that name, a long, long, long, long time ago?

I vaguely remember some guy turning into a superhero yelling Shazam.

Yes, Shazam was a DC comics superhero created in 1939 who was known as Captain Marvel until 2011. He shouted "Shazam" to transform from ordinary guy Billy Batson into Captain Marvel. The word was an anagram of the six figures whose best qualities he was supposed to embody: Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury. There was a kid's TV show produced by Filmation that ran from 1974 to 1977 starring Jackson Bostwick. An animated version was produced slightly later.

[Love2Lurk]

IMHO.....the reason for the..... hold off until week of 04/27 .....

TPTB...of Adam's...want to see Adam on the frontpage of ITunes !!!!

it is still very important to buy an iTunes DL

Record execs look first ....to iTunes to gage the sales of a single  

We saw this is one of the articles somewhere....

There is probably a streaming....promo the 27th .....


Also adding..........I so hope we do not see bootleg MP3 downloads on twitter.....

That really hurts Adam's sales....IMHO  :flowers:

[madamimadam]

kms15423  ·  2h 2 hours ago
ADAM FANS: Streaming is key; Spotify makes it easy!(but must do it on-demand,not shuffle play) http://requestadamlambert.com/2015/04/1 ... s-it-easy/ … … #2DaysUntilGhostTown

LambertMusic411  ·  29m 29 minutes ago
If you are having trouble turning off local files in Spotify. It's in Settings, right under preferences > local files (need to scroll down).

[rustycat]

ok guys...there is lots of info around and I see from surfing the web that some fans are confused....but it is actually all very simple..the upshot is just to buy the single from iTunes (and if you can afford it from other places like amazon or google play); stream the single from spotify (on demand) ; shazam the single when Adam or his team ask fans to do so; preorder the album from anyplace (or everyplace) except iTunes...that's it...that all we need to so until its time for the album release.  Easy peasy...Oh, and enjoy the hell out of listening to the single and Adam's radio interviews and tv performances.  Lets have fun!

fwiw, I think that the lambertmusic411 site posts good advice

[madamimadam]

ok guys...there is lots of info around and I see from surfing the web that some fans are confused....but it is actually all very simple..the upshot is just to

1. Buy the single from iTunes (and if you can afford it from other places like amazon or google play);
2. Stream the single from spotify (on demand) ;
3. Shazam the single when Adam or his team ask fans to do so;
4. Preorder the album from anyplace (or everyplace) except iTunes...

that's it...that all we need to do until its time for the album release.  Easy peasy...Oh, and enjoy the hell out of listening to the single and Adam's radio interviews and tv performances.  Lets have fun!

fwiw, I think that the lambertmusic411 site posts good advice

I made your post clearer to read!!!! Excellent advice and I like that there's only 4 things to do!!!!

I'm a simple woman!!!  :yes:

[madamimadam]

LambertMusic411  ·  9h 9 hours ago
To turn off Local Files in Spotify: Go to Edit/Settings > Preferences > Local Files (need to scroll down). Move options from green to BLACK.

LambertMusic411  ·  2h 2 hours ago
Spotify streaming is FREE via computer/tablet; need paid acct for mobile phone. Only "on-demand" counts for BB charts
http://requestadamlambert.com/2015/04/1 ... es-it-easy …

PattiHum  ·  8h 8 hours ago
I found the Sha Zam & De Rulo deal info, if you are curious.
Read: http://tl.gd/n_1slr5ba