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Adam Lambert Colorful Cover Art

Jeanne — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:14:27 +0000

Adam Lambert has revealed the cover art for his upcoming album For Your Entertainment which is slated for a November 2009 release date. It’s got a real 80s flair to it but I’m not sure that I like it too much. It’s okay, I guess, but I was expecting a little more.

What do you think? Do you like the album cover?

image: Amazon

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Indie Label Tries to Justify Releasing Adam Lambert's Pre-Idol Recordings

Jeanne — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:33:22 +0000

Wilshire Records, the independent label that released the pre-American Idol music of this year’s runner-up, Adam Lambert, is trying to defend their decision. Adam voiced his disapproval and 19 Entertainment issued the following statement on his behalf: "The work I did back then in no way reflects the music I am currently in the studio working on."

It’s unfortunate because I can understand how having those songs released could be damaging to his career. He’s obviously grown as an artist and, after being on the world’s most popular talent show, he wants to craft his image to be aligned with who he is today. When you’ve got old stuff mixing with new material, it can confuse and even disappoint your audience.

Wilshire teamed up with Hi Fi Recordings to release, On With the Show, an album that will feature 11 songs that were recorded by Adam before he appeared on American Idol. Of course, Hi Fi has a different take on the situation. They told Usmagazine.com the following: "Adam is now enjoying the success that he and Wilshire Records hoped for. However, he is now represented by high-profile companies who released a statement in Adam’s name saying the songs on On With the Show were recorded four years ago and Adam only contributed vocals. This is simply not true.

The songs were recorded in a professional recording studio with top notch musicians and producers since the music was always meant to be released. Of the 11 songs that will appear on the album, On With the Show, Adam co-wrote eight with Monte Pittman (Madonna’s guitar player). As co-writer and performer, Adam will receive significant royalties just as any superstar artist would. He has the chance, finally, to make a fortune for his work — definitely more with this album than through a major label deal.

This pre-Idol work is a fantastic representation of who Adam is and what inspired him during the months before he became famous. We intend to see that Adam will still benefit from the success of ‘Want’ (on iTunes now), and from the sale of On With the Show, even though he is now part of a major franchise that only wants fans to hear the music Adam records for them."

That was a slightly snotty statement, if you ask me. Clearly, they don’t respect how former contestants are treated by 19 Entertainment but they shouldn’t assume to know what arrangements Adam has made.

Will you buy Adam’s pre-Idol music?

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Adam Lambert Working With Lady Gaga Producer

Jeanne — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:15:52 +0000

I read on E! Online that American Idol Season 8 runner-up, Adam Lambert, will be working with RedOne, the producer behind Lady Gaga’s hugely successful singles “Just Dance” and “Poker Face.” As the article mentions, it’s starting to feel like glam rock is about to make a HUGE comeback – with a modern spin, of course.

Apparently, Adam spent much of this past weekend working in a Los Angeles recording studio with the producer who has also worked with Akon, Enrique Iglesias and Michael Jackson. Who knows what kind of tracks he laid down with Adam? A label source simply said that it will be “a new sound that goes beyond what he did on Idol."

Glambert will be dropping his debut album this fall on RCA Recordings.

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