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Post by lurleene on May 6, 2018 17:29:27 GMT -5
Billboard Pride @billboardpride .@adamlambert applauds @troyesivan's "anthem for bottoms" blbrd.cm/1IqNNL Adam Lambert attends the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at Mercury Ballroom at the New York Hilton on May 5, 2018 in New York City. Before taking the stage with Melissa Etheridge to duet on her classic “I’m the Only One” at the 29th GLAAD Media Awards in New York City on Saturday (May 5), Adam Lambert hit the red carpet and spoke to Billboard about the music he’s listening to lately -- and one song in particular that has him cheering. “I’m loving Troye Sivan’s new single, the ‘Bloom’ song,” Lambert told Billboard. “ And I love that he’s being so brave and cheeky and being in the media like, ‘This is a song, an anthem for bottoms.’ I’m like, ‘Go on Troye, good job.’” After performing with Etheridge, Lambert spoke to Billboard about the changes he’s seen in mainstream culture’s acceptance of the LGBTQ community over the course of his career. “At one point in time to be a musician in mainstream music, you had to second guess some things or be careful what you said,” Lambert reflected. “It’s changing so rapidly, which is wonderful, and at an event like this we can be reminded that things are shifting night and day in the music industry, even compared to 10 years ago."It IS really cool that things have been shifting, but I think anybody who likes to appeal to mainstream audiences should still be careful how to say and express certain things. There is a difference between voicing opinions within a safe bubble and outside of it. Exactly! Troye's music is not doing that well. Haley Kiyoko is not doing well at all. Now Sam is struggling a bit. I think if you make it more about your sexuality (as some of the younger ones are doing) than your music, it will be tougher still today. And there is no guarantee that more gay fans will come your way and give big support. They are still into Beyoncé, Gaga and the divas for the most part. A gay female artist said something not so nice or fair about Kelly Clarkson. But to see some gay males go on the attack in defense of Kelly was a bit startling. No problem with them taking Kelly's side if that is what they felt but they were really hateful and disrespectful to the lesbian artist. Things are changing but not fast enough. They need to stay and find success in the mainstream for visibility, which will break down even more barriers for all of them. I think Adam has a good balance. He is a great role model and representative. |
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Post by skaschep on May 6, 2018 17:34:25 GMT -5
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Post by skaschep on May 6, 2018 17:37:01 GMT -5
twitter.com/EW/status/992947653691535360Entertainment Weekly @ew Jay-Z, Ava DuVernay, John Oliver among 2018 @glaad Media Award recipients in New York #GLAADawards share.ew.com/U6CGwC6Hosted by Ross Matthews, the show opened with a duet between Melissa Etheridge and Adam Lambert singing a new arrangement of her song “I’m the Only One” in recognition of the 25th anniversary of her groundbreaking Yes I Am album.
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Post by skaschep on May 6, 2018 17:39:22 GMT -5
twitter.com/Variety/status/992947728991899648Variety @variety Ava DuVernay, Samira Wiley honored at #GLAADMediaAwards bit.ly/2KDDyJJRoss Mathews hosted the event and Melissa Etheridge and Adam Lambert opened the show with a duet to celebrate the 25 year anniversary of Etheridge’s album “Yes I Am.” The duo performing a new arrangement of her song “The Only One.”
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Post by skaschep on May 6, 2018 17:41:23 GMT -5
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Post by skaschep on May 6, 2018 17:42:36 GMT -5
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Post by red panda on May 6, 2018 17:50:57 GMT -5
adamlambert When u start a run and fumble it.... in front of @melissa_etheridge @glaadhttp://instagr.am/p/Bicno3ahXIo cassie, I'm lost. Can you please give us technical viewpoint about why Adam made the bolded comment above?  |
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Post by skaschep on May 6, 2018 17:56:20 GMT -5
adamlambert When u start a run and fumble it.... in front of @melissa_etheridge @glaadhttp://instagr.am/p/Bicno3ahXIo cassie, I'm lost. Can you please give us technical viewpoint about why Adam made the bolded comment above? My take is: he started the run (last one I think. the one where he laughs at the end) and it just didn't go anywhere. Maybe he wanted to do something, but it just didn't come out. What he did instead is still amazing and very nice, but he planned something else. |
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Post by skaschep on May 6, 2018 17:56:49 GMT -5
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Post by skaschep on May 6, 2018 17:57:31 GMT -5
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