Adam Lambert Disqualified from Open House Party due to Overzealous Fans
It happens every year when the first singles drop.
Fans who can’t quite get the hang of the notion that the competition is OVER and that the future of their favorite Idol is no longer in their hands get a little…overzealous in support of their favorite.
RCA just posted this little missive on Adam Lambert’s official web site:
Adam Disqualified from Open House Party Voting
Just wanted to let you guys know that Adam was disqualified from this competition this week because the folks at Open House Party realized that some people were mass voting outside of their own cities. Please resist the temptation to do this for this competition, as well as when requesting Adam’s songs from radio stations, because it WILL harm Adam’s image with these businesses, not to mention RCA’s ability to promote him and “Whataya Want From Me.” Thanks.
*An update from RCA:
Update: Multiple requests to Open House Party’s Twitter account – where no requests are accepted – was the primary culprit to this week’s disqualification (Adam will be eligible again next week).
Tsk tsk. There’s nothing more that radio station Program Directors hate than fans who call from outside their own cities. Request lines gauge the interest of a radio station’s regular listeners. Organized street team efforts from peeps who don’t listen to that particular radio station skew the results of call-in requests. In the end, this sort of aggressive street teaming hurts an Idol more than it helps.
Also, this is the SECOND time that RCA has had to issue a smackdown. Last month, when “For Your Entertainment” was initially released, RCA had to warn fans to stop bothering radio stations. I guess some fans didn’t get the memo.
There’s a history of Idol fans driving radio station DJ’s crazy. Back in 2007, Taylor Hicks’ label issued a similar smackdown via Taylor’s MySpace. And of course, the aggressiveness of the Claymates’ call-in efforts to radio stations on behalf of Clay Aiken are legendary.
Adam’s response via twitter, “I really appreciate your passion and dedication to getting my music on the radio, but don’t drive the stations crazy! 
thanks friends!…FYI. That doesn’t mean to stop requesting!! Just try not to do it 30 times in one day…. Just Cool it on the redial/resend kick. 
…Oh and so you all know, upon hearing this news, I laughed so hard. Y’all are nuts and I adore you for it. ”
Getting kicked off a huge syndicated radio station competition isn’t really that funny. I’d call Adam’s response very diplomatic, considering.
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reinharv,
Please look six posts above your post. As I explained to oceana, she misunderstood my comments. So have you.
Let me quote myself:
So, basically, Archie has a clueless fan who insults radio reps and Adam has an evangelizing one who approaches strangers on the street. It could be argued that Adam’s is slightly less toxic than Archie’s but, the fact is, they’re both a little nutty. Every fanbase has them. I think we’re all in agreement here.
LaurelG
Ha Ha I think Adam’s wins cause I don’t think David’s peeps ever got a “warning warning back off now” note. lol
Longtime Archuleta fan who voted on VH1 when Crush was offered there — and I never heard that story despite having hung out on the various boards. So if the woman encouraged other fans to do the same, her efforts didn’t get too far.
KathyH
I voted VH1 to and I never heard or saw that either. That’s why I was kinda whatttt?
David’s peeps always told us only call an request in our area. So i only called here and I travel for competitions and I would call in if I was in another city that I listen to their station. But that is all.
The WINNER’S single is always played on radio. Kris’s first single was LLWD.
Ok, I guess the thread continues.
I agree that Adams appeal to his fan’s was very mild….actually sweet!!
Obviously he does not want to alienate any of his fans…even the bsc ones.
Lets, please, respect his wishes and be smarter as to how we show our enthusiasm for his “music”. This doesn’t mean not to call or twitter but to do it randomly. The stations see the signatures and know who is block
voting or requesting.
We are privileged to have been the group that got to see and hear Adam at
the beginning of his career.We can help make sure he has a better head start after this bump is no longer a pothole. (silly analogy) Ha!
GO ADAM!!! We are ready “For Your Entertainment.”!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t think Adam’s fanbase is more diversified/demographics, and I would venture a guess, & say Archie’s fanbase was more diversified with tweens, teen, moms, dads & grandmas/granddads. He’s more “clean-cut” all American Boy kind of guy.
One thing for sure A.I. fanbase all feel their’s is the best but they go one step further than most music lovers, by searching anything about their “idol” & often dissing other good artists just to validate their own, spaming & bugging radio stations & voting for everything they find – any stupid little survey, contest, etc. , for hours on end, day after day & then they are proud “their” idol won something or other.
I’m not sure I understand your point. I said I think Adam’s fanbase is more diversified demographics-wise than Susan Boyle’s. I have no opinion about the demographics of Archie’s fanbase.