[Hot Video Alert] Adam Lambert - Never Close Our Eyes

Last week, Adam Lambert unveiled the video for latest single, the Bruno Mars co-penned dancefloor banger "Never Close Our Eyes," and WOW was it worth the wait.  While it was digitally released in America April 17th, the Dr. Luke/Cirkut/The Smeezingtons-produced dance jam is being more heavily promoted over in the UK, where it will serve as Lambert's lead single off of Trespassing, which is scheduled for release July 2nd.  The single will be released on June 24th, backed by an impressive array of dance remixes from some of the UK's biggest mixmasters, including peaktime pop mixers Almighty, the ever-fantastic Digital Dog and garage gods Sunship.

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Adam Lambert To Release Sophomore Album May 15th, Listen To Four New Tracks

FINALLY. The release of Adam Lambert's highly anticipated sophomore album is in sight. Trespassing was originally due to come out March 20th however in mid February, RCA announced a delay to allow time for Lambert to record new material.  The album is now scheduled for release May 15th in the U.S. and I couldn't be more excited.  Clearly, Adam's people were nervous after lead single, "Better Than I Know Myself" flopped its way onto the Billboard Hot 100, fizzling out at an unfortunate #76.  Not quite what everyone was hoping for.

The song, which I called a "drab" mid-tempo electro-pop ballad seemed to have all the makings of a hit, including a STRONG team of songwriters and producers (Dr. Luke, Cirkut, Ammo, Claude Kelly)...sooo what happened?  Well if you look back at Lambert's relatively short chart history, there haven't been too many smashes.  In fact, Adam Lambert has only one Billboard Hot 100 top 10 to his name and that was 2009's "Whataya Want From Me," which peaked at #10.  The next highest charting single - "If I Had You" which peaked at #30.  

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Hot Video Alert: Adam Lambert - Better Than I Know Myself

In case you missed it, 30 year old singer/songwriter (and American Idol alum) Adam Lambert premiered the video for his brand new single, "Better Than I Know Myself" earlier today.  The beautifully shot Ray Kay directed video features Lambert playing two different versions of himself, good versus evil, if you will. The video plays out in a split screen format, with each "version" of Lambert confined to it's own space. The evil dwells in a dark, blueish green tinted space while the good inhabits a much more zen, warmly lit room.  Very literal but still effective at getting the point of the video across.  In the end, breaking free from the confined space, Lambert's character seems to achieve some sort of balance and all is well again.  Definitely one of more interesting videos to come out in a while.  I'm wondering if it's supposed to be autobiographical in any way, given some of the star's recent press. Hmmmm...

Now...let's discuss the song.  Despite being impeccably performed my Mr. Lambert, "Better Than I Know Myself" is rather drab as far as Adam Lambert singles go.  It's a mid-tempo electro-pop ballad produced and co-written by Dr. Luke (Ke$ha, Katy Perry), Cirkut (Jessie J, Rihanna) and Ammo (Pitbull, Britney Spears) along with Claude Kelly who also served as co-writer on the track.  Lambert has one of the best male vocals in pop right now and he certainly sings the hell out of this song, but it's lacking something for me.  I don't know if it's the hook, or the depressing subject matter or what. Something just isn't connecting with me and I can't quite figure out what it is.

Released on December 20th, the single peaked at #76 on the Billboard Hot 100.  Currently sitting at #83, now that the song has officially been sent to radio (as of January 23rd), I'm hoping that the video helps give the song a little boost up the charts.  This very well could be a grower for me, and if the past is indicative of anything, we'll likely see a swarm of bumpin' dance remixes in the coming months which will likely give the song new life.  "Better Than I Know Myself" serves as the official lead off of Adam Lambert's forthcoming sophomore album, entitled Trespassing, which is due in March on RCA Records.  While Lambert did co-write many of the album's tracks, he also paired up with some of the industry's most talented songwriters and producers, including Pharrell Williams, Benny Blanco, Bonnie McKee, Nile Rogers, Sam Sparro, Bruno Mars, Nikka Costa, BC Jean and more.

UK Adam Lambert fans unfortunately have to wait until March 12th to download the single, but U.S. fans can download it on U.S. iTunes HERE. Check out the video below!

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Nikka Costa To Release New Single!

I've loved singer Nikka Costa ever since I first heard "Like A Feather." Now - she's signed to Go Funk Yourself/Stax Records since 2008 from which she released her last album, Pebble To A Pearl. Now, according to a new blog post Nikka's got a new website, single and tour coming soon...a tour in Germany at least. Hopefully we'll get some more goodies soon, including info about some U.S. tour dates? In the mean time, check out Nikka's new single, "Ching Ching Ching" below and tell me what you think!


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Upcoming Remixes

I'm super excited about some of my favorite pop singers coming out with new singles AND club remixes for those singles. Here's a list of some (thanks to DJRicoMixshow for the promo tracklistings).


Nikka Costa - Stuck To You

DAVE AUDE RADIO EDIT 3:45
DAVE AUDE REMIX 8:02
DAVE AUDE CLUB DUB 7:11
DAVE AUDE MIXSHOW 6:28
RICHARD VISSION EDIT 3:40
RICHARD VISSION REMIX 5:45
TOMMY SUNSHINE'S DISCO 3000 RE-RUB 7:41
ALBUM VERSION 3:43




Hilary Duff - Reach Out

RICHARD VISSION EDIT 3:42
JOE BERMUDEZ & CHICO EDIT NO RAP 3:36
JOE BERMUDEZ & CHICO ORIGINAL DEMO 4:11
JOE BERMUDEZ & CHICO UNDERGROUND CLUB EDIT 3:42
DJ ESCAPE & DOM CAPELLO EDIT 3:50
RICHARD VISSION VOCAL CLUB 6:16
JOE BERMUDEZ & CHICO MIXSHOW NO RAP 4:41
JOE BERMUDEZ & CHICO UNDERGROUND CLUB 7:52
DJ ESCAPE & DOM CAPELLO MAIN MIX 8:18

Michelle Williams - The Greatest

JASON NEVINS RADIO EDIT 4:09
JASON NEVINS EXTENDED CLUB 7:03
MR MIG REMIX RADIO 4:19
MR MIG EXTENDED CLUB 7:18
MAURICE'S NU SOUL REMIX 4:39
MAURICE'S NU SOUL REMIX MAIN 7:02
CATALYST REMIX RADIO 3:42
CATALYST REMIX MAIN 3:58
MR MIG & D. ROC MAINSTREAM MIXSHOW EDIT RADIO 3:50
MR MIG & D. ROC MAINSTREAM MIXSHOW EDIT EXTENDED CLUB 6:14

• Nikka Costa - Stuck To You: I've always loved Nikka -ever since hearing her single 'Like A Feather' and I've always been dissapointed largely by the number and quality of her remixes. I'm not saying that every artist/song needs to be mixed for the clubs but Nikka's vocal style is very well suited for a club scene. This single is fun by itself, a fantastic return to the scene. I have yet to hear any of the mixes but I'm happy with the calibre of the remixers. Aude & Vission should bring a nice electro house sound to the track, while Sunshine could bring his traditional electro-rock vibe. "Stuck To You" comes off her new album 'Pebble To A Pearl', out October 14th.
• Hilary Duff - Reach Out: Lead single off of Duff's forthcoming 'Best Of' compilation, "Reach Out" samples heavily from Depeche Mode's "Reach Out & Touch Me." I've already heard the mixes for this song and I have to say, I'm relatively pleased. Going off of the success of other artists sampling old songs and making them into new songs, Hilary's single does the job. Nothing new here, but still enjoyable, sugary pop/dance music. I enjoy the Bermudez and Vission mixes...have yet to listen to DJ Escape & Dom Capello's mixes. Hilary's 'Best Of' album comes out in November.
• Michelle Williams - The Greatest: "The Greatest" is Michelle's third single to be remixed off her latest album, 'Unexpected." Following "We Break The Dawn" and "Hello Heartbreak", "The Greatest" is one track I haven't heard yet and didn't know they were remixing until recently. Looking at the lineup of remixers (Nevins, Maurice Joshua, Mr. Mig, etc.) I have to say that I'm excited. I enjoyed the mixes of "We Break The Dawn" but have not yet listened to the "Hello Heartbreak" mixes (available now on Amazon and iTunes). I am pumped for these!