Adam receiving the “Most Popular International Artist” award at the CMAs

Adam receiving the “Most Popular International Artist” award at the CMAs


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After we were showered with Adam goodies in April, let’s see what flowers in May. With recent tweets about new music and GLAAD honoring Adam with the Davidson/Valentini Award, May seems as if it will be a very merry month indeed. And we can’t forget the Life Ball in Vienna later in the month! Let’s hope for more great pics like we had from the CMAs (China not country music), Live Proud PSA and Miami Beach Pride.
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Enjoy the chat (and the photos)!

Angie Miller and Adam Lambert Perform “Titanium” – 05/16/13

 

2,403 Responses to May 2013 Chat

  1. turquoisewaters says:

    Haha, cwm, casually checking the view count, huh??? I love it.

  2. LadyNorth says:
  3. HK fan says:
  4. HK fan says:

    Just watched the duet again….just love that big roar when Adam starts singing, and that little half smile he does when he hears itSmile

  5. turquoisewaters says:

    How perfect was that “Mad World” on Chinese Idol? I am in full swoon mode.

  6. HK fan says:

    I thought Adams comments in the interview about Nicki Minaj were very diplomatic….I get the impression he didn’t think it was a good idea to have her as a judge…

  7. milwlovesadam says:

    Botox? Hmmmmm. Maybe a tad. I just seriously hope that he doesn’t become a plastic surgery junkie. He is so ridiculously beautiful. No need. At all.

    I do realize that Botox isn’t surgery, it’s an injection…but…the whole thing is a slippery slope.

    There was a pic posted yesterday that showed his acne scars on the right side of his face, I do think they show in certain lights and in certain types of photos.

    Funny, in real life you don’t see them at all. For those of us that have met him up close, HA! That’s the absolute last thing you would see. I still have the mental image of his smirk and puckered lips when we met the first time in my head. And those eyes. OMG. Those eyes……

  8. milwlovesadam says:

    Mad World.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHZ9wN4Wii8&feature=youtu.be&a

    I brought this here to this page. Thanks HK.

    You know, when you listen to the clarity and wonder of his voice in this live performance, and then consider that Mariah lip-synched her pre-taped Idol performance, sheesh, What a delight his talent is!!

  9. LadyNorth says:

    Here’s the mp3 download of Mad World in CI

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/spxh48

    Those lips certainly don’t need any botox. They are so P.E.R.F.E.C.T. Does anyone else think Adam looked very slim in AI finale? Especially in pics…

  10. Kradamour says:

    that Mad World is one of the best – so delicate – and we’ve all said it, but how wonderful that the Asian fans respect the singing and don’t scream out to marry them!
    (Thanks for the mp3, LadyNorth!)

    Agree re the slippery slope, mils, and botox. My friends who have gone the botox route have become less satisfied with their looks, rather than more, and all are thinking now that maybe more invasive procedures wouldn’t be such a bad thing.
    Confused

  11. turquoisewaters says:

    Yep, just wanted to say the same thin. Thanks for the link, LadyNorth. Hope you are doing well.

  12. milwlovesadam says:

    Yup krads, it can be alluring to many people, but, I have nothing against a tummy tuck, or lipo, however, once you get into facial plastic surgery, the results often don’t make sense. He’s still young. His folks still look great, signs that he’ll age well, no need for anything major. Especially not in the face for him.

  13. turquoisewaters says:

    I have to admit every now and then I say, okay, maybe it’s time to ease up with my Adam obsession. And I try to listen to other music, get some variety. And then these performances come along and he pulls me right back in. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE. In Love

  14. milwlovesadam says:

    Yes, he looked very slim at the finale. Even with his untucked shirt to hide all possible evidence of a bulge.

    Can I be just a little hyper-critical and say that I didn’t like his choice of boots? I would have preferred a sleeker boot or a shoe. Those boots were just too casual with that gorgeous jacket. IMHO

  15. asifclueless says:
  16. riskylady says:

    Just to add to cwm‘s excellent research, yesterday morning I caught one of the early YouTube’s just before it was taken down, and it had 68 thousand+ views. There were two, I think the other had about 20k. The official Idol one at that time had only a little over 7k, so quite a few views were lost by the takedown.
    http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzyawn_american-idol-finale-angie-miller-adam-lambert-jessie-j_music?start=15#.UZel2qIo7IU
    Also, this one, which is still up, has 62,527 views – it has the entire segment.
    I like it, because unlike the official Idol Titanium only, it shows the audience standing ovation and applause. Also, I noted that at the end of JJ’s segment, the applause gets a little louder when Seacrest says Adam’s name as they come out on stage.

    OK, now, here’s the conspiracy theory part of my post:
    I was reading the more than 1,000 comments over on the “other” and many made a point of saying that the JJ “duet” (really? Just because JJ pointed the mike at Angie and let her sing a few words here and there?) was the highlight of Angie’s segment. I would not be surprised if certain JJ fans and “others” deliberately drove up the viewcount just to keep Adam below hers.
    The blogger BARELY mentioned the duet, and out of about 30 performance fotos, there were 3 of Angie with JJ and NONE with Adam. Trying to make like it wasn’t a “moment,” like it didn’t happen.
    But, in all the write-ups and press about the show, I didn’t see one that singled out JJ for praise, and some didn’t even mention her. Even the high-and-mighty NYT singled out Adam and Angie, as did almost everyone else. Hmmmmmmmm.

  17. LadyNorth says:

    More goodies – China Idol vid and interview, better quality than the ones I’ve seen by far

    http://notlurking.com/ent.sina.com.cn/f/ch/s4i4

    Thanks turquois I’m fine and so is my garden after weeks of hard work Grin This is the first time for weeks when I am able to search Adam things “in real time”

  18. cwm says:

    haha turquoisewaters, well yeah it started off casual, taking quick glances at the numbers throughout the day yesterday. And then it got a little more intent and serious last night when I got out the calculator! LOL

    If y’all can stand an update, here you go. (I promise not to do this too often, but for some reason, I’m finding these numbers interesting to track. That, plus I’m putting off more important work I should be attending to. LOL)

    Current standings are pretty much the same overall, although Candice/JHud took #2 and Mariah moved to #3. Below are current views, and increases over the past 5 hours:

    – Angie/JJ: 322,932 (+79,027, a 24.47% increase)
    – Candice/JHud: 237,272 (+51,218, a 21.59% increase)
    – Mariah: 234,217 (+47,774, a 20.40% increase)
    – Angie/Adam: 168,559 (+39,598, a 23.49% increase)
    – JLo/Pitbull: 152,394 (+38,367, a 25.18% increase)
    – PSY: 110,625 (+33,014, a 29.84% increase)
    – Amber/Emilie Sande: 48,673 (+9,533, a 19.59% increase)
    – Janelle/The Band Perry: 27,414 (didn’t record last night’s count)
    – Kree/Keith: 26,926 (+14,315, a 53.16% increase)

    The biggest raw number increase in views was for Angie/JJ, followed by Candice/JHud, then Mariah, then Angie/Adam.

    Kree/Keith showed the biggest percentage increase, but they’re so far behind, they’re not really a player in this “race.” Otherwise, the biggest gainers percentage-wise were PSY, followed by JLo/Pitbull, then Angie/JJ, then Angie/Adam.

    So there you go. OK, I’ll stop now. Wink

  19. turquoisewaters says:

    I’m with you mils. I’d rather look old than like some creepy plastic face experiment. Plus it can create such a disconnect between the face and the way someone acts and moves, it becomes very odd and obvious. Age is more than wrinkles. And can’t see for the life of me what’s wrong with looking 50 if you are 50. It seems a bit foolish to chase eternal youth. A losing preposition. On the other hand I can understand how someone wants a particular “problem area” fixed, and I don’t see anything wrong with that either. Live and let live.

  20. milwlovesadam says:

    LOL. If I had time and money, I’d be first in line for some major lipo and a few other procedures!! Just leery of the face.

    As far as Adam is concerned, it’s his body, his face. Maybe he had some Botox, maybe not. Like I said, it is a slippery slope. Once you start, it’s hard to stop.

  21. cwm says:

    In other news, Adam’s CI Mad World is beautiful, heartfelt, and perfectly sung. Of course. Smile

    riskylady – thanks for bringing in those additional numbers from the vids that were taken down.

  22. riskylady says:

    cwm, but can’t you give Adam/Angie credit for the lost views I posted above?

  23. riskylady says:

    Is it at all possible that weight loss plus dermabrasion could have almost eliminated the forehead lines? I know weight loss does affect the face a lot. Cher has a friend who has lost some weight lately, not a whole lot but BOY, hubby and I both noticed the difference in her face at cher‘s party, we almost didn’t recognize her.

  24. LadyNorth says:

    cwm, I think the number of official A&A duet vid doesn’t change, it hasn’t for a while no matter how many times I watch… Gosh I have replayed that duet so many times just because it’s so beautiful.

    I have a very deep wrinkle between my eye brows, it’s been there since teens. I would love to fill it or whatever they use… But I am afraid something goes wrong – I’ve seen too many horror documents about swallowed and wandering fillings Shock Often in lips. But Adam’s forehead thing looks fine to me.

  25. asifclueless says:

    Thank you very much cwm and riskylady for the great researches.

    The Glamberts also download the duet of A/A and watch the fans, videos. I always did before. But now I give Idol, VEVO, Official YouTubes of Adams hits.
    What about playlists of 30-40 of one video are counted as only one of 30-40?
    I’ve been playing the loops all day, just to keep them in the background to get the numbers up.

    Thank you very for your work. Love it!!!

    Heart Rose

  26. asifclueless says:
  27. riskylady says:

    Interesting to note the viewcounts on the Slinky videos of the finale:
    http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzyawn_american-idol-finale-angie-miller-adam-lambert-jessie-j_music#.UZevuKIo7IU
    Candace/JHud 85,981 likes 1.7k
    Adam/Angie/JJ 62,527 likes 4k
    JLo/Pitbull 45,812 likes 283 LOL
    Mariah medley 84,986 likes 295 LOLOL
    I think Mariah’s views are due to the widespread lipsyncing information.
    ETA: Interesting, since I posted a few mins ago, Titanium/JJ gained 400 more views.

  28. cwm says:

    riskylady – sorry I can’t add in the viewcounts on Angie/Adam vids that were taken down unless I can also add in the viewcounts on others’ performance vids that were also taken down. Wouldn’t be fair – we have to compare apples to apples. And without complete information on the other performers’ vids that were taken down, I can’t selectively pick and choose which performances get “extra credit.”

    Lady North – the numbers update only periodically. Maybe every couple of hours or so. So they’ll be stuck on the same number for a while and then suddenly take a huge leap forward. They all update at the same time on the official AI playlist I’m using to grab the numbers from.

    asifclueless – if you use one of the looped playlists, each view will count as a separate view because the screen refreshes each time between views and actually moves to a “new” video. If you’re just watching the regular single video, it would also work to refresh your screen at the end of the song to restart it. What doesn’t count as a separate view is if you just pull the “ball” back to the start of the song without refreshing your screen.

    This is the looped Titanium playlist that I have playing – I love listening to it:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeTKWnLmwTg&list=PLFo7SdG3Z2uVovbmvZFU9ryQIwZIlHknf&index=10

    Also, I just wanna say that I actually like Jessie J, so I’ve got no ax to grind with her. She’s got a powerful voice and can really sing. I really love her “Price Tag” song, and Domino is alright too. I thought her performance with Angie was fun, upbeat, and full of good, positive energy. And JJ did a nice job interacting with Angie. It wasn’t the exquisite eargasm with perfect vocals, delicate harmonies, and artistry that characterized Adam’s duet with Angie (and I thought she looked a bit horrid with the weird shorts-suit, shaved head, and huge hoop earrings), but it was fun, got people dancing, and obviously made Angie really happy. It’s all good. Smile

  29. asifclueless says:

    2013.5.18 Adam Lambert – Mad World Live & Interview on Chinese Idol

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmEOhPjXCOE&feature=player_embedded

    This one … Mad World with the interview after.

  30. cwm says:

    Thanks for posting the numbers for the Slinky videos, riskylady. Interesting. And it’s great to see the difference in the likes – the Angie/Adam/JJ video has WAY more likes than any of the others, especially when you account for number of views. Of course, that’s a combined video, so credit goes to both Titanium and Domino.

    I think it’s fair to say that, hands down, the most-loved performances of the night, based on video viewcounts and likes, were Angie with both Adam and Jessie J, and Candice with JHud.

    Among the big name performers, the least liked were PSY and JLo. And Keith’s performances (solo and with Kree) aren’t generating many views or much interest. Mariah’s performance appears to be the most controversial (that is, generating views but also relatively fewer likes and more dislikes), given the lip synching question/issue.

  31. riskylady says:

    FYI, the DailyMotion/Slinky videos DO update every time you refresh the screen. The Candace/JHud and Adam/Angie/JJ vids are the only ones really gaining views at a fast pace now.

  32. asifclueless says:

    cwm … Thanks.
    I’ve been playing the looped Titanium playlist you posted yesterday all day and bookmarked it.
    I’m playing it right now in the background.
    Can’t get enough of it. Have mp3 version on my iPod.
    Love JJ too ever since Adam introduced her.

    RL is very busy with friends’ kids’ graduations.

    Again the gorgeous A/A “TITANIUM” playlist from cwm.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeTKWnLmwTg&list=PLFo7SdG3Z2uVovbmvZFU9ryQIwZIlHknf&index=10

  33. asifclueless says:
  34. riskylady says:

    Loving it! NO ONE can turn a song into a moment like AFL!!! The chemistry with Angie btw is amazing. I think they may be musical soulmates. Seems they spent some time chatting at the afterparty too.
    And we have new moments, Mad World from China, and coming up next Saturday, Life Ball.

  35. cwm says:

    I have to admit every now and then I say, okay, maybe it’s time to ease up with my Adam obsession. And I try to listen to other music, get some variety. And then these performances come along and he pulls me right back in. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE. In Love

    OMG turquoisewaters, I hear you. I’m right there with you, sister. Heart

    Thanks for posting that complete vid from Chinese Idol, asif. The performance was beautiful, of course, and I enjoyed hearing the interview afterward, too. Awww, with the love of his fans for him and for each other, Adam (and we) can pretend that the times of feeling like an outsider never happened. So sweet.

    And I can’t quite get over how HIGH his hair is for that Chinese Idol appearance! Holy smokes, it had gotten really long. No wonder he recently got the top trimmed.

  36. asifclueless says:

    Awww … from China Idol .. Adam is the great ambassador for AIdol. He is gracious and grateful.
    AI .. give him the judgeship .. You hear!!!

    Well, I’m not gonna get into that angst AGAIN.

    China Idol is as cheesy as American Idol. LOL
    Sobbing back stories and all. But I love cheese and AI gave us AFL.
    We may get to see more Adam on CI. He did a surprise appearance during the audition.

    2013.4.22 Adam Lambert – Chinese 80 Talk show – Pop That Lock live

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Has3LF4lZYk

  37. cwm says:

    Well, now I’m seeing stuff on twitter that we should not be using the looped playlists for Titanium, because they are considered “spam” and aren’t counted. Hmmmm. Might be true. I know that some Gaga and Beiber videos (among others) recently had a bunch of views removed because they were considered bogus views. Maybe these looped playlists are seen as contributing to bogus views. I don’t know.

    I suppose if you really want to be safe and make sure your view is counted, use this single official vid and simply refresh it each time:

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

  38. cwm says:

    The month of May has been (and will continue to be) good to us here in Adam land. Smile

  39. asifclueless says:

    Got it .. cwm.
    Now refresh or F5.
    Thanks.

  40. luval says:

    Anyone want to take a guess as to who is in the front row…the guys sitting together (about 7 seconds in)? The one on the right…baldish, white shirt, blue tie…RCA or SONY exec?

    Adam is sooo on trend about music. He knows that EDM (electronic dance music) has peeked and it’s on to something else. Forget which interview. Lindsay Parker maybe.

  41. ultimathule says:

    http://youtu.be/eyyKfIAqsG0

    Heavy breathing here – probably some of it mine – lol

  42. asifclueless says:

    05-17-13 GROCERY SHOPPING AT TRADER JOE’S

    http://adam-pictures.com/thumbnails.php?album=880

  43. milwlovesadam says:

    Awww. Darn it. I’m going to Trader Joe’s later today. And Adam’s all done shopping already!

    Wonder if he buys any crystallized ginger like I do?

    LOL. Like I’d see him in my state.

    And which state is that Mils? The state of delusion or the state of WI?

  44. milwlovesadam says:

    On a whole different note: Vintage Trouble will be playing my town in the fall at a casino. It is wonderful venue. Hmmmmm…

    http://paysbig.com/files/8313/0074/4740/entertainment-banner-nonlt.jpg

    Wow. Only 25 bucks for the better seats. I’m in. Anybody else? Who wants to come see my city? I knew they were opening for the Who, but now The Stones too?? Wowza,

  45. Miss Chaos says:

    Awww I feel sad about Adam shopping with out Sauli, sorry if I offend. I shop at TRader Joes once a week, it is my favorite store. Its small but it has everything I love.
    I loved the boots Adam had on at the AI Final, just a little edge, I dont think shoes would have looked so good, he looked dressed up, but not to much.
    About the wrinkles on his forehead, when I am watching TV, especially Soaps all the actors mostly the men, young and old have wrinkles on their foreheads and I often wonder why, they all seem to lift their eyebrows up when they talk, maybe for expression, because later the wrinkles go away, it is something that always bug me, as in dont they look in the mirror when they talk, lol.
    I had a horrible pain all over in my head all week, felt like a sinus infection, went to the Dr, got some meds, but damn, my one side of my lip is numb, like when you get a shot at the dentist. WTF!

  46. ultimathule says:

    Which is the best vid to drive up views and make an impact? Thanks, anyone.

  47. cwm says:

    Whew, ulti, that heavy breathing “Je Taime: Mois Non Plus” video you posted was somethin’ else. Thanks. Got a little hot here in my room by the end of that song. Can’t imagine why….. Razz *wipes brow* *heads to corner*

  48. cwm says:

    Here you go, ulti – the stand-alone, official AI vid of Titanium:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeTKWnLmwTg

  49. ultimathule says:

    I’m all for WELL-DONE plastic surgery. Like a saggy jawline, frown lines between eyes (think Mrs. Obama had that done), the type that just makes one look refreshed.

    My daughter’s mother-in-law will be 100 in July (married late – and just had the one son). Anyhow, about ten years ago she had that “string lift” after losing lots of weight because of diabetes and a new diet. Looked great – all that under-chin sag removed. She was really happy about it – and isn’t that what it’s all really about.

  50. ultimathule says:

    Thanks, cwm – don’t have any trouble putting views on THAT vid.

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