It seems that American Idol executive producer, Ken Warwick, considered that Adam Lambert was having a bit of trouble with his career but the former American Idol contestant recently assured everyone that that is not the case. This is what Adam Lambert said on the matter: ?It?s so sweet of him. I don?t feel like I?m struggling at all. I think things are right where they need to be. My single ?What Do You Want From Me,? is just breaking into the Top 10 right now. I?m really glad that they had me on the show. I really enjoyed helping the other contestants.” There is no need to worry? Adam Lambert is well on his way to breeding pop minions of his own. The future is very bright for him.
After cancelling his Good Morning America spot, ABC also decided to cancel Adam Lambert?s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel and his performance on their New Year?s Eve special. The openly gay singer took to his Twitter account to spill the details. As always, the American Idol alum stays graceful and doesn?t place any blame. Adam wrote ?Yes, sadly friends, ABC has cancelled my appearances on Kimmel and NYE. don’t blame them. It’s the FCC heat. I AM doing Leno though. And lookin into something for NYE. It’ll all blow over. Let’s focus on being positive!? I think that he?s being too nice.
While Adam Lambert was deemed too controversial to be part of Good Morning America?s concert series, Chris Brown apparently isn?t. Their priorities are definitely screwed up. The R&B singer, who pled guilty to assault against Rihanna, will do a taped tell-all interview with Robin Roberts over the incident, while the openly gay singer?s harmless kiss was too much for the public. Rightfully so, many gay activists and feminists are furious over the decision. A source at ABC said ?The network is giving a mixed message ? that it doesn’t trust someone who shocked with an unpredictable show and a gay kiss, but then it is happy to go ahead with Chris Brown, who was convicted of felony assault. Chris Brown’s interview was booked way before Adam Lambert took to the stage. It is to give him a chance to respond to Rihanna’s interview. The possibility of him performing a song will be worked out next week.?
Adam Lambert attempted his way up a set of stairs before he tumbled on stage while performing his new single ?For Your Entertainment? at the 2009 American Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles this past Sunday. That would make the singer the second person to tumble on the stage. The first was Jennifer Lopez during her performance of ?Louboutins?. The 27-year old American Idol alum recovered very well, tucking and rolling into his next position. Overall, Adam, who closed the show, gave a very provocative performance. And I?m sure a lot of people have some words to say about that.
Michael Jackson and Taylor Swift were the big winners at tonight’s American Music Awards, with Swift narrowly beating The King of Pop in the trophy stakes.
Nineteen-year-old Swift picked up five awards, including Artist of the Year, while Jackson was recognised posthumously in four categories.
Jackson’s awards included Favourite Pop/Rock Artist and Pop/Rock Album for his 2003 album, Number 1s, bringing his total number of AMAs to 25. His brother Jermaine accepted the awards on his behalf.
Swift accepted her awards from London where she is currently on tour and paid tribute to Jackson in her speech.
“I just want to say that music has never been ultimately about competition and to even be mentioned in a category with Michael Jackson who we’ll miss and love forever is an unimaginable honour,” she said. “And I just want to say I’m sending my love to the Jackson family and Janet.”
Michael’s sister Janet kicked off the show with a medley of her hits, and Whitney Houston performed I Didn’t Know My Own Strength, while Jennifer Lopez took an on-stage tumble while performing.
Never one to shrink from the limelight, Lady GaGa gave a typically outrageous performance. Wearing a flesh-coloured bodysuit covered in white flashing piping she used her microphone to smash open a glass box with a piano inside before smashing glass bottles on stage throughout her performance while violinists wearing gas masks played beside her.
Rihanna gave her first solo performance since her domestic dispute with Chris Brown and appeared on stage in a sexy cutout catsuit shackled to a gurney in a mad scientist’s laboratory to perform Hard and Wait Your Turn from her latest album, while Shakira performed her new single Give It Up to Me.
The Black Eyed Peas, Jay-Z, Green Day and Beyonce all went home with awards over the course of the evening.
Adam Lambert recently had an interview with TV Guide where he talked about what?s next for him. The American Idol alum said ?I heard they?re trying to do a remake of ?Jesus Christ Superstar? and I want to play Judas. I’m going to start publicly campaigning for it. I think a movie would be really cool!? Well the singer has said that he would want to become an actor somewhere down the line of his career. I guess this would be the perfect opportunity as he also has some background on Broadway. However, I still think he should focus on his music career.
Remember American Idol?s Danny Gokey? The singer placed third in the last season of the hit show. The Idol curse hasn?t run its course on him yet though as Danny has recently signed a record deal with 19 Recordings/RCA Nashville. The label he got signed to isn?t that much of a surprise as he sang three country songs on the show. Danny?s album is expected to drop in March of next year but fans can expect a single to hit the radio airwaves in the late fall. While I don?t believe that Danny will have the same amount of success as Kris Allen or Adam Lambert, I?m glad to see that he hasn?t disappeared into obscurity like other Idol alums ? yet.
By now, everyone knows that the Adam Lambert song that leaked last week is actually a couple of years old. It turns out that the American Idol runner up was looking for quick money back then and lent his voice to some songs to pay the bills. The singer said ?Back in 2005 when I was a struggling artist, I was hired as a studio singer to lend my vocals to tracks written by someone else. I was broke at the time and this was my chance to make a few bucks, so I jumped at the opportunity to record for my first time in a professional studio. The work I did back then in no way reflects the music I am currently in the studio working on. I’m thrilled to be working with some of today’s hottest songwriters and producers and can’t wait for people to hear what my music really sounds like.?
After Adam Lambert?s performance with the rock legends Queen on the American Idol finale last week, Queen guitarist Brian May told Rolling Stone magazine that the band is toying around with the idea of the runner up becoming the band?s permanent front man. May said ?”?[Drummer Roger Taylor] and I are definitely hoping to have a meaningful conversation with [Lambert] at some point. It’s not like we, as Queen, would rush into coalescing with another singer just like that. It isn’t that easy. But I’d certainly like to work with Adam. That is one amazing instrument he has there.? It just goes to show that losing American Idol isn?t the end of the world.
While most are calling Kris Allen?s win over Adam Lambert an American Idol upset and some are thinking that Kris was the right choice when it comes to the marketability, some are also saying that Adam was done a big favor by not being named the winner. Adam won?t be stuck singing the song ?No Boundaries? for the next six months to a year. Considering that it was co-written by Kara DioGuardi,. It?s pretty much a given that Adam is going to get a record deal. The challenge now is for him to make a great album that not only has his stamp but is also marketable.
Kris Allen was called the dark horse of the competition and was clearly the underdog, but in the greatest upset in American Idol history since Chris Daughtry was eliminated, Kris Allen was named as season 8?s winner. When everyone from the judges to the producers to even Kris Allen himself thought that Adam Lambert was going to win, being announced as the winner was a big shock.
While some people aren?t too happy about Kris Allen winning American Idol over Adam Lambert, experts say that the fans may have gotten it right. If you compare the singing styles of the final two, Kris is clearly a more marketable singer. It?s easier to make a great record out of R&B with a touch of John Mayer and Jason Mraz than an album of rock and roll with a touch of theater. And did you know that with the addition of Kris Allen in the set of winners of American Idol, three quarters of the winners are from the south? Power to the people!
For the second round of last night, Adam Lambert got to sing Sam Cooke?s ?A change is gonna come?? a song which offered Adam Lambert the opportunity to catch up with his rival?s performance from round one. As any decent man would do, Adam Lambert seizes the opportunity and he does it with style. Among the many praises from the other judges, Simon Cowell declares the following: “You are 100 percent back in the game. Congratulations.” It must have been a very impressive performance for Simon Cowell? either that or he?s using his influence to keep the competition alive and active. It?s probably working very well on the voters.
The host from American Idol really stunned the audiences with his unique way of announcing the finalists for this season?s show. Ryan Seacrest used the following words: “I can now reveal, after the nationwide vote, the first person competing in next week’s finale … is … Kris!” You gotta? hand it to Ryan Seacrest? he must know how to make a crowd tingle all over. And of course, the announcement wouldn?t be complete without: “The person competing with Kris Allen in the finale next week is … Adam Lambert.” There you have it? straight from the man with the plan himself. Let?s just see if Ryan Seacrest can use his unique talents to the max next week too.
Usually, we all see the American Idol contestants trying to one up the other with their performances. But last night, it was a war of the judges? egos as the final 3 performed songs that the judges picked. When Kris Allen performed Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi?s choice of One Republic?s ?Apologize?, Simon Cowell called Kara on a cop out by picking his song and then ripping into Kris for not performing it a specific way. At one point, Kara even went behind Simon and covered his mouth with her hands. She wasn?t the only judge to get physical though. While it was not shown, Danny Gokey was pointing towards Simon and Paula Abdul as Ryan Seacrest was reciting the numbers that Paula punched Simon. Adam Lambert even pertained to having Paula hit Simon again.
The American Idol contestant blew away with his performance yet again. For last evening he went with ?Cryin?? by Aerosmith and his vocal coverage was supposedly excellent? but the band didn?t quite perform up to the singer. Still, the reactions were no less than what was expected. Randy Jackson himself said this about Adam Lambert?s performance: “You should be a rock star! That’s who you are, baby!” It looks like Simon Cowell?s statement is slowly becoming a reality? Adam Lambert has apparently dodged the oncoming bullet once more? gee, what a surprise! Still, there is also tonight to be considered? who knows, the show may yet hold more surprises.
If you watch American Idol and follow the talk online, you have an idea that Adam Lambert and Danny Gokey are the favourites to win. However, iTunes projects a different outcome if some download numbers that weren?t supposed to be shown can be used as a predictor of who gets voted off. According to The New York Post ?a glitch in the Apple software allowed fans a glimpse at which contestants are selling the most ?Idol? download.? Surprisingly, Danny wasn?t in the top 2. Kris Allen actually tops Danny in the download department and even in the Twitter buzz. It looks like it?s between Allison Iraheta and Matt Giraud on who will be voted off tonight.
What?s the one thing that could really make Simon Cowell leave American Idol? The cynical judge told The Hollywood Reporter that he has no interest in being on the show if it?s not number 1. ?Being No. 1 is verging on an obsession with me. I don?t like being No. 2. I don?t mind when you start at No. 10 — people don?t always go on as No. 1 — and you?ve got somewhere to go. But if you?re at the point you?ve reached it, of course you want to stay there.? However, he also insisted that he?s not going to sign a new 5-year contract saying ?The idea that for the next five years, I?d be doing exactly what I?ve been doing for the past five years ? the thought is just too depressing. I?d go nuts, bored out of my mind. You have to evolve, you have to change. I like the challenge of launching something new.? So what?s the real plan?
The American Idol contestant has once again astounded both the audience and the judges with his performance. For last night, Adam Lambert chose Tears for Fears? ?Mad world? and he supposedly made the best impression. Even the Earl of Exigency, Simon Cowell, showed his appreciation of Adam Lambert?s performance by giving him a standing ovation. Looks like we have a possible winner, that is, if he doesn?t manage to screw it up by the end? still, Adam Lambert can probably pull it off if he keeps coming on with these neat little surprises and impresses the right people. He will be a most valuable asset to the industry.
