“I needed to insulate this creativity, and I had to do this for me, first and foremost, and not get distracted by all the numbers and the commercial side of things. What I love is that my fans are connecting to the music, and people seem to be liking it – but my first priority was making something stimulating and fulfilling.”

10 years after his meteoric rise to fame off the back of American Idol, Adam Lambert is still reigning supreme. Having found a second wind as the frontman of legendary rock band Queen, our first Spring/Summer 2020 cover star talks going independent, having total creative freedom on his recent album Velvet: Side A, and pioneering the blueprint for queer pop!

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