Subject: Adam Lambert Makes History : 23 : 5 : 2012 23.05.12 1:37
ADAM LAMBERT’S ‘TRESPASSING’ DEBUTS AT #1 ON THE US BILLBOARD TOP 200
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Global superstar +Adam Lambert’s sophomore album, TRESPASSING, debuts at #1 on the +Billboard Top 200 chart and #1 on the Billboard Digital Albums Chart in the US. This marks Lambert’s first #1 debut. His first album debuted in the #3 position in 2009. Additionally, TRESPASSING debuts at #1 on the SoundScan Chart and Digital Albums Chart in Canada.
TRESPASSING, which was released on RCA Records/19 Recordings on May 15th, was executive produced by Lambert and has been met with incredible critical reviews. Rolling Stone declares that Trespassing is “the great pop album everybody was hoping Adam Lambert would make” while New York Daily News exclaims, “it’s the sound of liberation achieved.” +People Magazine raves that “Lambert stakes claim for the divos on his glamtastic second set” and +USA TODAY proclaims that it is “the album that fans have been wanting from him.”
In addition to co-writing many of the tracks, Lambert collaborated with an all-star list of award winning artists, producers and songwriters including Pharrell Williams, Claude Kelly, Benny Blanco, Bonnie McKee, Nile Rodgers and Sam Sparro.
Lambert’s current single, the explosive “Never Close Our Eyes,” was written and produced by Bruno Mars and Dr. Luke, and is currently cruising up the charts having just impacted at radio.
Since the release of Lambert’s debut album, For Your Entertainment , in 2009 it has sold nearly 2 million copies worldwide. Lambert was nominated for a Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “Whataya Want From Me” in 2010 and also released the Glam Nation Live CD/DVD and Acoustic Live! EPs. He is first American Idol to ever tour the world in support of their debut album in the year following their IDOL season. In November of last year, Adam took to the stage in the finale of the MTV Europe Music Awards to sing lead vocals with Queen, who were being honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Their captivating performance is widely regarded to be the highlight of the entire EMA ceremony and an indication of the outstanding years ahead in the career of Adam Lambert.
Why Adam Lambert Having The Number One Album In America Is Such A Big Deal
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Whether or not you’re a fan of Adam Lambert’s new album, Trespassing (and we are), you should be thrilled the record debuted this week at Number One on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart. It’s the first time an openly gay artist has ever done that.
Given the increasing visibility and acceptance out stars are seeing nationwide, that might not seem like a big deal, but it is. Even just a few years ago, Lambert was disinvited from Good Morning America for—gasp!—kissing his male guitarist at the American Music Awards.
Please—Miley Cyrus does worse than that on Hannah Montana.
As Adam himself told us, the music industry isn’t easy on gay dudes, even in 2012: “In the time that [Ricky Martin] was really popular, it would’ve been really hard to be out. It probably would’ve shot his career in the foot,” Lambert told Queerty in March. “The music industry in general, is a tough market for a gay man. It’s really conservative. It’s hard.”
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