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Post by svca on Apr 7, 2024 18:58:30 GMT -5
As far as Adam's career is concerned. I think he is living his best life. He is worth somehwere between 45-50 mil. More, I am sure than he ever imagined. He has a very diverse career and because of it, longevity that I don't think many performers enjoy. Yes, there is Jlo and Beyonce, etc. But there are only a handful that stick around. Adam always seems to be somwhere and in the most prestigious places - The Queen's Jubilee, Cannes, Oscars, etc. I just wish there would be more American stuff. Like the Voice in the US instead of OZ. Beside all of that he seems to be very well liked and respected in the industry, he is known as a "nice" person and is very philanthropic. He may not be a pop sensation but you cannot say he is not a star. I just wish he can continue what he loves to do for a long time. At least his Dad isn't paying his rent anymore lol  So there's that. |
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Post by Jablea on Apr 9, 2024 6:22:19 GMT -5
Adam was in very good company with Max Martin and Dr. Luke. They worked with all the biggies. Too bad they didn't take him to the highest heights like they did with the others. I'll never figure it out. Probably a number of reasons. I'm sure his sexuality played some part (at that time). And his start took a hit with the AMA's and Elvis Duran saying he would not play FYE. Not a good start. But I think the biggest drawback was he was not female. And the women rule pop and his label did not get him any exposure anywhere else. Nor was he one of the teen/early 20 year old males that the tween and teen girls (and their parents) were going gaga over. He also wasn't a rap artists who could dominate with streaming. And he came from Idol. Idol was a blessing for Adam because it gave him a fighting chance (which he made good of). But he did not win and the contract for 2nd place was several hundreds of thousands of dollars but not a million. I saw once that Mariah Carey's label used over $3M to launch her career. There is a big difference between $3M and a few hundred thousands to make a career take-off. Even Frank Ocean once said in an interview that his career was going no place until Barry Weiss (former head of RCA) became the head of his label and put up millions to launch him. Money talks and can likely open up many pop radio and streaming playlist doors, especially at the beginning of a career. HA. And Sam Smith's label once bragged about how much effort and money they put into launching his career. And he came on the scene several years after Adam had been beat up and had taken so many of the arrows. But with talent and charisma, Adam is still standing even without many big hits. I remember Adam saying his contract was basically the same as Kris' so I've always thought it was the full million. They had the contracts signed before then end of the season. |
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