Idol Headlines for 06/19/09

Slezak: HA HA HA I am not a Madonna fan (ducking)–I want to see him perform with Lady GaGa or Katy Perry, and Adam says he wants to work with Lady GaGa, too. THAT makes sense to me. When Justin Timberlake and Madonna did “Four Minutes” with Timbaland, it was pretty good, but I like both JT and Timbaland better sans Madonna. I wonder of Adam would work with Timbaland?

Now that we know what Kris drinks, what does he eat?! TIME FOR SOME MUSIC!!

I had no idea who Carly Smithson is (idol newbie here) or why she is “the greatest Idol in history”, which why I checked out her “Jesus Christ Superstar ” on Youtube. I found it her performance pitchy and shoutey and was not impressed. If Moody’s looking for her to be the new Amy Lee, I think he’s gravely mistaken.

Adam LAmbert and MAdonna could be interesting. His voice would over power hers without a doubt, but in-studio manipulation would take care of that. The combination of two Charisma laden artists though, would be a joy.

I had no idea who Carly Smithson is (idol newbie here) or why she is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“the greatest Idol in historyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , which why I checked out her à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Jesus Christ Superstar à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  on Youtube. I found it her performance pitchy and shoutey and was not impressed. If Moodyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s looking for her to be the new Amy Lee, I think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s gravely mistaken.

Yeah. I may be the only Idol blogger/journalist who doesn’t believe Carly Smithson is the greatest idol contestant evah.

Not only did she continually scream at me through my TV, but she had no musical identity on the show.

Richard Rushfield in particular, has a total hard on for Carly. Whatevs. She just didn’t do it for me.

I will say, though, that she was much better live than she was on TV.

I liked Carly Smithson last year, but she had no idea what to do on the show, and that showed. She was all over the place, and I think that is why she bowed out at Top 6. She and Michael Johns did a great duet last year on The Letter but not on this year’s show (Top 36) where they seemed…confused or something. (And not prepared; they found out at the last minute, after their “mentoring” session was cut. And yes, it’s sad I know this.)

Still can’t find you on Twitter BTW, Sunn…

Today the greatest Idol in history, Carly Smithson

***spews her morning Dr Pepper all over her new monitor***. Is this is an alternate universe? Maybe the greatest *tattoo idol*? Surely this person was not referring to American Idol. What are her record sales? Did she win?

Maybe the reporter should rephrase that to say *my favorite Idol*.

Carly Smithson…isn’t her 15 minutes of fame (3 times over) done with yet.

She may have a good voice, but to me, she just can’t control it so that it has any kind of unique vibe. And she does tend to scream on her high notes (same as Gokey).
She certainly can’t compete with my memories of a Stevie Nicks or a Christie McVie or a Grace Slick. Don’t think I’d pay any money to see her or listen to an album.

Yeah, not the greatest Idol ever, that’s for sure. And she showed some ‘tude that didn’t help her at all.

She didn’t win, BTW.

here is a interesting interview with David A about american idol in Seventeen magazine malaysia

scan 1:
http://onedavid.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/seventeenmagintw4.jpg

scan 2:
http://onedavid.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/seventeenmagintw5.jpg

theres some interesting stuff in there.

they ask him which was his toughest week, why he’d get nervous on stage, he talks about the classroom being across the hall from dressing rooms for dwts and idol guests, his reply to people who think he’s too young to be mature, his type of girl is the girl-next-door type but not literally the girl NEXT door lol

heres a link to all the scans from the magazine, he is also on the cover:
http://onedavid.wordpress.com/

MJ, your blog has gotten so busy I can’t possibly keep up with all the posts, so I truly apologize if this has been posted already.

But, I just found this fun little tidbit by following links from one of Matt’s tweets.

The top 8 idols had custom-designed jewelry made by Pennyroyal Silver. Here’s the blurb on the jewelers web site:

Pennyroyal was invited to create custom designs for the American Idol top 8. We had individual meetings with each finalist on the Idol set and created a very special design for each of them based on our conversation. Check out our CUSTOM PAGE to see the designs. Watch American Idol to see the finalists wearing Pennyroyal.

You can see each idol’s piece at the link, then click on Custom at the top.

http://www.pennyroyalsilver.com/

It’s really fun to see what each of them wanted.

I had no idea who Carly Smithson is (idol newbie here) or why she is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“the greatest Idol in historyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

She’s really not. Rushfield isn’t helping Carly with comments like this, LOL. turns a lot of people off and raises lots of eyebrows considering she hasn’t even released a post-AI album yet, much less reach gold or platinum status. She didn’t even break the top 5 in her season, pfft.

She didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t win, BTW.

heh, yeah I know, was snarkin’ :shock_tb:

I love Carly! She’s fun and funny…we met her a few times during the tour. She had a hard time on the show, partly because Simon seemed to hate her. But her sets on tour were fantastic; she’s got a great voice. I’m really happy for her!

I had no idea who Carly Smithson is (idol newbie here) or why she is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“the greatest Idol in historyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , which why I checked out her à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Jesus Christ Superstar à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  on Youtube.

Speaking of Jesus Christ Superstar, Ben Barnes, lead actor in the Chronicles of Narnia wants to make a film of Jesus Christ Superstar with Adam Lambert in the lead.
Article Link

Don’t know if this has been put up MJ, it’s a pretty good in-depth interview clip of David Cook by RealityRocks Yahoo blog – he talks frankly of his current album, plans for his next album, the current tour, AI, and er, Adam and Kris:

click

He was on the golf links, and she’s planning on putting up a vid of his golfing some time LOL.

Rushfield also thought Alexis would take the whole thing, and that Megan’s Rockin’ Robin number was awesome. His taste is suspect, to say the least.

But I think Carly will be a good match for The Fallen. They seem to want to do symphonic goth rock, and that shizz will be epic.

You can see each idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s piece at the link, then click on Custom at the top.

http://www.pennyroyalsilver.com/

Can anyone tell me what the symbols on Adam’s pendant mean?

Speaking of Jesus Christ Superstar, Ben Barnes, lead actor in the Chronicles of Narnia wants to make a film of Jesus Christ Superstar with Adam Lambert in the lead.

Now that would be cool, as long as Ben Barnes doesn’t direct or produce it.

Yeah. I may be the only Idol blogger/journalist who doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t believe Carly Smithson is the greatest idol contestant evah.

Not only did she continually scream at me through my TV, but she had no musical identity on the show.

Richard Rushfield in particular, has a total hard on for Carly. Whatevs. She just didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t do it for me.

I will say, though, that she was much better live than she was on TV.

Omg, thank you MJ! She really is not all that. I think the biggest problem with her is she doesn’t seem to stop blaming other people or things around her for why she hasn’t quite made it yet. That is so true that she had no musical identity on the show but she tried to blame it on the theme weeks. Well then, on the tour she could have changed up her set on tour to reflect the type of “hard rocker” that she wants to be but instead she sings I drove all night? Maybe to me, the ones that seem like they are successful in the real world are the ones who clearly showed who they are as an artist on the show.

Other than that, I think The Fallen is not a good idea only because it seems like they’re trying to make Evanascene pt 2 and generally, people always like the original more. Also, I really hated Evanascene.. hehe..

flicker:

Pennyroyal was invited to create custom designs for the American Idol top 8. We had individual meetings with each finalist on the Idol set and created a very special design for each of them based on our conversation. Check out our CUSTOM PAGE to see the designs. Watch American Idol to see the finalists wearing Pennyroyal.

Thanks for the awesome link! It was really interesting to see them – very reflective of them as individually. Adam of course went for something with a razor-like edge, while Kris undoubtedly was a no-frills, simple design. Really cool.

I actually wouldn’t mind getting some of those for myself though.

I really like Carly…a lot. I do, however, think she screwed up royally on Idol. I always wanted to like her more on the show than I actually did although her Blackbird is one of my favorite Idol performances ever. It wasn’t until the tour that I gained my complete appreciation of her. She does have an amazing voice. I have a girl crush on her lower register. However, she’s nowhere near the best idol evah for me.

daenarys
Jun 19th, 2009 at 11:26 am
Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know if this has been put up MJ, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a pretty good in-depth interview clip of David Cook by RealityRocks Yahoo blog – he talks frankly of his current album, plans for his next album, the current tour, AI, and er, Adam and Kris

Thanks Daenarys. I’d not seen that before. I could listen to the man talk all day long. I can’t say, however, that I’m interested in watching anybody (yes, even David Cook) golf.

I was indifferent to Carly last season. She could sing, but she was all over the place in terms of trying to have an identity and she screamed a little bit too much at times. I did think she would make it further in the contest than she did, though.

Good luck to her with this band. I think it’s a smart move, because I always thought she’d be better fronting a band than trying to do the solo act thing.

Speaking of Jesus Christ Superstar, Ben Barnes, lead actor in the Chronicles of Narnia wants to make a film of Jesus Christ Superstar with Adam Lambert in the lead.

Heh, a gay Jesus, that would be cool. Seriously, though, I would love to see Adam in that role, it’s a great singing role, the whole book of that musical is awesome.

Carly Smithson: The New Amy Lee?

Gaaaah … the comparisons are already starting. I know they’re inevitable, but it’s still cringe worthy.

Yeah … I (sometimes) liked Carly, but I never got the hype that all the other Idol bloggers were pulling. She wasn’t quite “the best Idol” ever. Not even close.

I was kidding about Carly. I did think she deserved Top 5, but who wouldn’t have made it? I would have substituted Jason with her, b/c by Top 5 he had clearly given up. (Cats? Really, Jason?!)

O/T, but as many of you know, Adam has been named one of People Magazine’s sexiest bachelors. There is a poll on people.com about who should have been #1. Adam to date has received 43% of the vote. Glambert Nation loves their internet.

I never saw The Chronicles of Narnia but I am good with Adam starring in Jesus Christ Superstar. PERFECT role for him. I see him going back to Broadway at some point, but in a leading role. Watch out, Constantine.

One last thing: I loved the Cook interview on the golf course, and thought he looked as cute as ever (golf fan here, love Phil Mickelson). Adam will NEVER wear a golf shirt. He laughed at the blue polo shirt on Access Hollywood. Golfing!Adam. THAT would be something to see, especially if he wore his snakeskin boots. LOL

redundant, sorry

As much as I love the show. I love all the people on there and they are amazing. For me personally it wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t creatively and musically the best time for me.

This. As much as I enjoyed Carly’s lower register the few times she was able to use it well, she really did not shine musicially or vocally on the show. I saw someone with loads of potential but didn’t pick songs or sing them in ways that suited her. Allison doesn’t have as cool a voice as Carly, IMO, but Allison made it to Top4 and totally deserved it because Allison’s performances were always pretty great, and suited her voice and style perfectly. The Fallen sounds like a good fit for her. I’m happy for her.

mjs: you are the BEST!! I just clicked on American Idol Top 13; then on Adam Lambert … I see you’ve got all of Adam’s and Kris’ performances restored!!

Simply the BEST!!

I agree MJ that opening number on the results show of SYTYCD was da bomb – and definitely a big Maori influence, like a Maori warrior dance but on speed….and of course they were all dressed like FBI or Secret Service agents, bwah.

Can anyone tell me what the symbols on Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s pendant mean?

They are astrological symbols.

From top down,

Aquarius
Libra
Aries

I think I’m right about these – didn’t look it up,it’s just what I remember.

Carly had a few memorable performances on AI7 but I thought she was much better on tour. Her set was certainly among the highlights of the tour concert for me last summer.

Carly Smithson – Bring Me To Life

In previous seasons I was only a verrry casual AI watcher (damn Adam Lambert!). I remember Carly as being better than the judges gave her credit for, but not all that great. I think this new career move is positive, but for fans of Evanescence, I can’t imagine it being all that popular. If I were Carly, I’d die my hair red immediately, just to get away from the Amy Lee comparisons.

As a previously casual fan, however, I’m confused by the audition process. So, there are pre-auditions? And then those people come back again to audition in front of Simon and company? When I heard stories from Idols this year, it seemed like it was all done in one day. What am I missing? Did it change?

flicker
Jun 19th, 2009 at 12:58 pm

Aquarius
Libra
Aries

Duh :dunce_tb: the level of my stupidity astounds even me.

Thank you flicker

As a previously casual fan, however, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m confused by the audition process. So, there are pre-auditions? And then those people come back again to audition in front of Simon and company? When I heard stories from Idols this year, it seemed like it was all done in one day. What am I missing? Did it change?

The mass auditions that you read and hear about (7000-15000) are done over 2 days, usually of a weekend, I believe. There are several rounds of auditions in front of producers from Idol before a final few hundred are selected. Later in the fall, these few hundred then bring friends and family with them to a call-back audition in front of the judges. However, on tv, the editing makes it seem like everything happened over a single weekend.

http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/02/08/idol-auditions-what-you-dont-ever-see/
http://www.helium.com/items/739127-testimonies-the-american-idol-audition-process?page=2

Audition process….check these.

I do believe that the time between the cattle call auditions and the “judges” audition are now much greater.

No Allison news? Sigh. :sad_wp:

Love that live version of Carly in Toronto. She sounded great. I think after the pressure of the show was off her she sounded better. Loved her when she was on Ellen and also during the tour she was one of the best live. I am happy for Carly. Really any of them. It gives hope to dreams for everyone.

My impression of Carly was always that she had a great voice but was too freaked out by the idol experience to actually show it off. Its like she was constantly trying to please Simon and win votes by doing what she was “supposed” to do instead of just performing well and displaying her individualism. When she got to the tour and (finally) just did the type of music she loved without worrying about judging, she was much better.

I think that happened to a lot of them last year. Syesha, Chikeze, MJ and Brooke all said similiar things in interviews. Archie was clearly scared to death and loosened up a whole lot when the pressure was off. Anyway, Carly should do well with this type of music, my only hope for her is that they don’t sound too much like Evanesence, they need to put their own stamp on things or Carly will be the one to take the hit.

Cherry Lane Publishing has a more detailed announcement regarding DC’s deal with them up on their site in the news section that has a quote from him and a cute picture of, I assume DC with Cherry Lane crew.

David Cook added, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The opportunity to be associated with a company whose roster includes so many artists that I admire, as well as a company whoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s mantra seems predicated on the idea of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹music firstà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢, made the decision to sign with Cherry Lane an easy one.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

I really like Carlyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦a lot. I do, however, think she screwed up royally on Idol. I always wanted to like her more on the show than I actually did although her Blackbird is one of my favorite Idol performances ever. It wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t until the tour that I gained my complete appreciation of her. She does have an amazing voice. I have a girl crush on her lower register. However, sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s nowhere near the best idol evah for me.

ITA.

I also loved her performances of “Here You Come Again” and “Come Together.” She looked fabulous on the tour too, something she never has on Idol (this season or last).

I think this is a good move for her, unless the new band comes off like Evanescence II. They will need their own unique indentity. And, of course, it will all come down to the music.

Trina, thanks for that link to the Cherry Lane announcement. That was great. (And three of those dudes have noggins bigger than Cook’s! (Smart guys, all, I’m sure!)

The top 8 idols had custom-designed jewelry made by Pennyroyal Silver.

And last year the top 5 got custom Luna Guitars, although I’m pretty sure not all of them played. Furthermore, I thought the only one that was truly custom was David Cook’s as they made it very personal for him, with the “AC” initials and his own artwork. The others looked like versions of guitars that Luna already made. (Could be wrong there.)

Interesting video of the making of DC’s guitar:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GJsUn8MZH0

I think it’s been pretty clear from both Ben and Carly’s comments that this isn’t going to be Evanescence Part II, so there’s no need to worry about that. Of course, people will ignore anything that’s said and watch for the comparisons no matter what…

You naysayers always laugh in the face of the greats! In my years in the Idoldome, no one electrified that room more than Carly did every time she stepped on stage. Her backstory also gave her journey a power and poignancy much richer than the many kids who get out there – which Ben Moody alluded to in my interview with him. Her Superstar was the most electifying performance I’ve ever seen – only some of Adam’s came close. But it was too much for a delicate nation…

But you mockers (MJ!) will see soon enough. Prepare for the onslaught of The Fallen!

Sunn Jun 19th, 2009 at 1:19 pm

flicker
Jun 19th, 2009 at 12:58 pm

Aquarius
Libra
Aries

Duh :dunce_tb: the level of my stupidity astounds even me.

Thank you flicker

flicker, you are correct

Sunn:
Sun in Aquarius
Rising Sign in Libra
Moon in Aries

How can you tell if someone is good enough to move onto the next round after 15 seconds of singing?! I mean, I realize this is reality TV, but I think they give you 60-90 seconds to perform your solo piece for SYTYCD. Granted, there are far fewer people (there were maybe 1,000 in Boston earlier this month, if that, not 9,000), but still…I knew that there were two rounds before you got to Simon, etal, but seriously, 15-30 seconds?!

oceana Jun 19th, 2009 at 12:30 pm

Speaking of Jesus Christ Superstar, Ben Barnes, lead actor in the Chronicles of Narnia wants to make a film of Jesus Christ Superstar with Adam Lambert in the lead.

Heh, a gay Jesus, that would be cool. Seriously, though, I would love to see Adam in that role, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a great singing role, the whole book of that musical is awesome.

Adam has already said he would love to play the role of Judas on Broadway so why not a film?

Adam performing “Heaven on Their Minds” from Jesus Christ Superstar:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0r7FOW68wE&feature=related

Adam’s new single???? Album end of Summer???

http://perezhilton.com/2009-06-19-glambert-world-premiere

Is that even Adam? And how would Perez Hilton get his hands on this? I’m just asking…

I hope it’s not, b/c it’s blah, IMO.

errr just saw the perez thing… isnt that kinda rushed?

It’s here! The first single off Adam Lambert’s forthcoming album, On With The Show, which is expected to be released later this summer.

The song is called Want, and it leaves us doing just that – wanting more.

^^ from perez

Isn’t this WAY too early for a new single from Adam? And his album supposedly isn’t due out until this fall — around the same time as Kris’ album.

Are we sure this isn’t something Adam did pre-Idol?

Isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t this WAY too early for a new single from Adam? And his album supposedly isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t due out until this fall à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  around the same time as Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ album. Are we sure this isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t something Adam did pre-Idol?

Yes. Its waaaay too early. Adam said himself right now they are just writing/talking. Its too early to be recording anything. lol

Perez is crazy, but that is what makes him Perez. I’m sure this is pre-idol. I must say though, I am one to search for Adam stuff, and this is the first i heard this one. lol

Regarding Carly, do column writers purposely write so subjectively to get more hits on their site? They must know they’ll get people with favorites (including actual winners) from that season or other seasons commenting on their remarks. I wasn’t a huge fan of Carly, but I certainly didn’t dislike her, but that statement (that she’s the best idol) is pretty rediculous. I do hope she does well with The Fallen. It’s weird though, it’s kind of like when you break up with somone and then you see them out with their new girlfriend, and that person looks just like you…

Adam said in an article recently that he’d like to play Judas in JCS. Wasn’t that a little weird that Ben just brought that up in the article with no lead in? Somebody crushin’?

I’ve never sent a celebrity a gift before, but if I did, I’d send Adam my Astrology Birthday book. Hmmm.

about Adam: Album cut maybe? Who knows. Doesn’t really seem like a lead single kind of song.

Is the Adam song for real? It’s like a coronation song, except the lyrics while not great aren’t cringeworthy. Why would they release something now instead of building anticipation for Adam’s album? It makes no sense to me. IMO this is probably a leaked demo.

I just listen to Adam song at Perez Hilton… kind of like it but I dont love it…. at the begining I couldnt tell it was Adam :/…and I agree is like a coronation song

Or maybe this is just a demo for something that may or may not end up on his debut album?

It’s probably just a demo.i kind of like it. Yay! a new song for my ipod

OMG, I was totally thinking it was like a coronation song!

Love Idol is saying it’s his first single on Twitter. But I want to hear it from Adam or 19 or RCA or whoever first I twitted therealglambert just to see. LOL I would expect an announcement before the leak, wouldn’t you?

well, at least “want” beats no boundaries

Who is Love Idol?
This would be the fastest Idol single generation in history… he would beat Kristy Lee Cook’s studio recording time record. LOL

Okay, Perez is now saying that it’s some pre-idol stuff that is going to be released this summer by a different label! ooh.. 19 must be pissed. at the label, not adam.

and the song kinda sucks. all i remember is the last half of the song and it’s basically the word love over and over again. i hope 19 does stop it from getting released because if all the songs are like that, then it might give his fans the wrong impression of what his real album will be like!

OK this being a pre AI song by Adam makes more sense. I would’ve thought RCA was plum out of its mind if it released Want as Adam’s lead single.

Sorry for not explaining, Love Idol is a twitterer who often has good Idol info. And was the first to post the link on Twitter.

Love is all we really need
Love is all we really need
There are no boundaries
There are no rivers
There are no mountains
There are no lyrics

Repeat repeat repeat

So basically some label looking to cash in on Adam’s fame? So does this mean some label will try to release Kris’ pre-Idol album Brand New Shoes? Or any of the pre-Idol albums other contestants did? Or is it just going to be limited to trying to cash in on Adam?

If they acquired the songs legally, though, don’t know if 19/RCA could do anything about it

Ooops. Ruh-roh. LOL.

I bet the idol lawyers are in an emergency huddle as we speak. But I don’t know how they could stop something like this. The only thing they do is show up to these people’s houses with big bags of cash. Heh.

Hell, yeah! AC you beat me to it! It’s great to finally get some definite word on what Kris has been up to, as well as stuff on what Adam is doing. Yay!

hmmmm my comments arent updating…. it says 65 out front but theres still only 48 in here and it wont refresh the new ones.. dont know if this will show up or not but i wont see the replies… lol

ETA: and now its working.. weirdness

Oh, I like the little blurb about Kris in that article. Salaam Remi is an interesting choice. And of course, the Fray. But overall they are still planning to take him in a John Mayer/Mraz ish direction, so its nice to see he’s sticking to what made him popular on the show. Hopefully he can put a bit of his own twist on it.

ETA: frog, I can see your comment. Can you see mine yet?

ETAA: nevermind frog, I see your update

That is great! And Matt just twitted (sorry, I am obsessed, I know) that he went to a Fray concert, wearing a Fray t-shirt, and was so excited. I bet he is more excited about working with their producer.

Unless Adam has some rights to the old songs, he and 19 are going to have a hard time stopping the release of the cd. It definitely sounds like they are cashing in on his newfound fame. I don’t think it will be a big deal if Adam can get the word out that this is not his real debut album. Otherwise people who just watch the show casually will get really confused.

Is Matt working with The Fray’s producer?

Allen also hit Timbaland’s studio in Virginia Beach to work with Joe King of the Fray, whose take on Kanye West’s “Heartless” inspired Allen’s own performance

Is Kris going to work with Timbaland?? That would be a match made in heaven. Timbaland did wonders for Nelly Furtado, One Republic and Justin Timberlake and Kris’ style would complement Timbaland’s very well.

That list of collabs for Kris sounds perfect! I’m excited about his album. I think Adam’s will be an interesting mix too.

Katy Allen continues to be adorable and cool.

Sorry, no, he is working with Joe King of the Fray. But that is very cool.

You know what bummed me out about that single? It’s that he has so many better songs he recorded b/f Idol (e.g., Crazy, I Just Love You, Dust in the Wind, Pop Goes the Camera, and on and on). His cover of Five for Fighting’s I Just Love You, re-worked, is beautiful. And this song is…repetitive. IMO. Yes, nice vibrato, but nothing really memorable. I can feel RCA/19 going crazy…

So basically some label looking to cash in on Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s fame?

The same sort of thing happened with Taylor Hicks with some of his pre-Idol music. There was a (sleazy) music producer who claimed to own the rights to some songs (and other times that he was trying to get Taylor’s original music out in order to convince people he was better than DIMYP). Songs were even released on iTunes. Anyway, Taylor took him to court.

It would depend on what Adam’s association with this “label” is in regards to this song.

So does this mean some label will try to release Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ pre-Idol album Brand New Shoes?

Again, it depends. If he ever had an agent or indie label shopping his stuff, maybe. If it’s just something he produced himself, probably not. I don’t recall Cook having any legal problems with his self-produced album (well, he had to take it off of Amazon for a while, but he was in control of that music).

AC:
suebrody: haha! that was hella funny! I had to stop from lol since Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m at work.. hehe

Thank you! I am to please. I figured my MFA in Creative Writing should be used in some useful way.

*varoom varoom*
That is the sound of 19/RCA racing to wherever they need to go to place a cease and desist order on whoever leaked this to Perez Hilton. If they even can.

BTW, I don’t know how to quote people, which is why I cut and paste. *dumb*

cutest clip from that billboard.com article:

“He was so funny,” Allen says. “He texted me that day, like, ‘I’m so embarrassed.’ I’m like, ‘No, are you serious? Don’t be embarassed. I think that’s hiliarious.’ My wife, she’s so funny. She was like, ‘Tell Adam I have a crush on HIM.’ “

its officially, i think im in love w. the whole fking allen family.

back to the music, great article updating us on both guys…really interesting to see the urban flare mixed in to kris’ work. im really excited to see the final outcome…very promising/cool

Suebrody: Omg, i totally just figured out how to quote a few days ago.. hehe.. just click that b-quote before and after the quote and i think that’s it.

I think Brand New Shoes was a little project that was self-produced, not for a label or anything. also, it’s free to download since i see it in a bunch of places so it would be kinda lame for someone for someone to try and sell it now.

For Adam’s, it’s most likely new material that has never been heard before. I’m sure that the more eager adam fans might buy it but i think it does give a bad “first” impression of him to others since they might think it’s his real stuff.

EW.com has the track listing on the Season 8 album.

Adam’s No Boundaries is on there? That’s odd.

I love the information about who Kris is working with, as well as the news about him experimenting with an urban flavor, that sounds like it will be cool. I know that he was just using Timbaland’s studio, but since they are just at the writing stage, it would be incredible if Timbaland came on board as a producer. This is such an exciting time for both Adam and Kris. I know they are having a ball.

You naysayers always laugh in the face of the greats! In my years in the Idoldome, no one electrified that room more than Carly did every time she stepped on stage. Her backstory also gave her journey a power and poignancy much richer than the many kids who get out there – which Ben Moody alluded to in my interview with him. Her Superstar was the most electifying performance Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve ever seen – only some of Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s came close. But it was too much for a delicate nationà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

But you mockers (MJ!) will see soon enough. Prepare for the onslaught of The Fallen!

OMG, howdy Richard. Welcome to the party!!!

EW.com has the track listing on the Season 8 album.

Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s No Boundaries is on there? Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s odd.

And how come they never released a Season 7 album? That would have been a lot more popular, I’m guessing! And I’d also hazard a guess that they intended Adam to win, therefore, why not include it?

Love is all we really need
Love is all we really need
There are no boundaries
There are no rivers
There are no mountains
There are no lyrics

Awesome lyrics, Sue!!! LMAO

BTW, just highlight the text you want to quote and then click on the “B-Quote” link at the bottom.

I find the news about another label releasing Pre-Idol songs of Adam before his debut RCA album really worrisome. I can’t think what RCA can about apart from possibly:

1- Buying the rights from the other label… but they may not want to be held to ransom by another label

2- Taking them to court in hopes of holding up release until after the official RCA album drops…. Again a money issue, lawyers are expensive.

3- Ignoring the issue entirely. If the other album is released use the publicity i their favour an the sales to gage future Adam profits.

It’s 3 card monty. round and round and round she goes where she stops nobody knows.

How ever it plays out this is one thing Adam didn’t need. It’s the only thing I can perceive as threatening his future sales. Fingers, toes and eyes crossed, I’m hoping for he best.

New Adam interview with Yahoo music ´s Lindsey Parker:

http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/realityrocks/243532/adam-lambert-the-reality-rocks-interview/

richardrushfield
Jun 19th, 2009 at 3:56
Her Superstar was the most electifying performance Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve ever seen -

Then perhaps you should go out and experience more music, Perhaps even venture outside the Idol sphere. If that performance was the best you’ve ever seen, then you simply haven’t seen much mate, not much at all.

An album featuring Adam Lambert is coming out sooner than expected.

Songs from the “American Idol” runner-up will be released this summer by Hi Fi Recordings and Wilshire Records, beginning with the single “Want.” A spokeswoman for the label said the tracks were recorded in 2007 and 2008 before Lambert’s rise on the popular Fox singing competition. The album will be titled “On with the Show.”

Lambert inked a record deal with 19 Entertainment and RCA Recordings earlier this month after losing to Kris Allen on the “Idol” finale. Lambert is scheduled to record that album while on the road with the show’s finalists for the “Idols Live Tour,” which starts July 5. The untitled album is expected for release in the fall.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/19/AR2009061902715.html

I tried, and valiently failed, to quote someone (this was my 3rd try), so I must move on.

From lux:

EW.com has the track listing on the Season 8 album.

Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s No Boundaries is on there? Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s odd.

To which I reply, What a terrible selection of songs! Why do Kris AND Adam have to sing the craptastic No Boundaries? It would make sense for Kris to sing (unfortunately) No Boundaries, Heartless, and Ain’t No Sunshine and for Adam to sing Mad World (tho I am so sick of that song) and, say, Black or White or Born to Be Wild or pretty much ANY SONG THAT IS NOT NO BOUNDARIES. (BTW, the studio version of Adam’s One is very pretty.) Ugh. I have already downloaded all of Adam’s songs, a few of Kris’s, and Adam/Allison’s Slow Ride, so the only other one I would want is Matt’s Georgia,which is not even on here, but not Human Nature. This is bizarre. And I agree: S7′s would most likely have been better. (Plus I only really liked the T5, minus one person, so there would be no reason to buy this. And I don’t like Adam’s picture, though Kris’s is cute. )

On a happier note, Lyndsay is awesome. She is a total Glambert, her Twitter avatar is now a picture of Adam and her, and she actually knows *how* to interview an Idol. Looking forward to Kris’s interview tomorrow. Take note, other interviewers.

And thanks re: the song lyrics. I am available for hire anytime, Kradam, hint hint.

Songs from the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  runner-up will be released this summer by Hi Fi Recordings and Wilshire Records, beginning with the single à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Want.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is a reply to Jayd, Sunn, et. al.

Richard Rushfield is a certified Carly Smithson groupie, so any comment that he makes that seems a bit “too much” in the over-the-top praise department must be considered in that context. Also R.R. has a background in liberal polical organizing, so he is a bit of a cheerleader type to begin with. It’s kind of in his blood.

I’m a big fan of Carly Smithson myself but I am well aware that what she is selling (rock belting pushed to the limit) is not something that everyone is interested in listening to. The big picture here is that this desire to be an “edgy” “rock star” is a dream that Carly has had since her first album, Ultimate High (she actually talked about it on her MCA press kid package), so the fact that she is getting a chance to perform and create music with The Fallen must be just an incredible opportunity for her.

OMG, howdy Richard. Welcome to the party!!!

LOL, I wondered if anyone else noticed that! I actually loved Carly’s JC Superstar! It was the first week she had fun on stage. She wasn’t my fav. on the show, but I think she’ll do well in “The Fallen”.

I like Adam’s song, “Want”.

Well, this sucks for Adam big time, especially if all of the songs sound like Want. Will people think, Oh, THIS is the kind of music he puts out, and then refuse to buy his *real* release? Can 19/RCA issue a statement that says, We had nothing whatsoever to do with this, so please wait till after the tour for his good stuff?’

I wonder how 19/RCA will respond to this, and, more importantly, what Adam’s reaction will be.

Songs from the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  runner-up will be released this summer by Hi Fi Recordings and Wilshire Records, beginning with the single à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Want.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

How can they promote a single without the artist?

Songs from the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  runner-up will be released this summer by Hi Fi Recordings and Wilshire Records, beginning with the single à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Want.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Melinda Dolittle is signed to Hi Fi Recordings. The label was originally a joint venture between Elektra, Arista and Virgin records. Interesting.

Songs from the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  runner-up will be released this summer by Hi Fi Recordings and Wilshire Records, beginning with the single à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Want.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Does this mean that Adam had a recording contract during Idol? Or does it mean that Adam made a record but sold all of his rights to it before he went on Idol?

Is Richard Rushfield even considered a journalist or simply an idol blogger? Coz if he is the former, then a big WTF to that.

Most of the stories I’ve seen about this Adam “album” are stating that it is his pre-Idol stuff and isn’t being released by 19/RCA. So hopefully it won’t adversely influence anyone.

Meanwhile, David Hodges just twittered some more about working with Kris:

Quote: #Started a great song this morning with Eman, Jess, and Kris Allen. Can’t wait to finish it next week#.about 1 hour ago from Twitterrific

By the way — LOVED the Yahoo Music interview with Adam. Looking forward to Kris (Lyndsey Parker said it will be posted Monday).

But is Adam raiding Kris’ closet now? What was up with the GREEN PLAID shirt?

A few of the tracks from Brand New Shoes are playing on Kris’ MySpace page.

“But is Adam raiding Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ closet now? What was up with the GREEN PLAID shirt?”

They are rubbing off on each other…lol

“We were presented with a business opportunity,” said Hecker. “We accepted because Wilshire Records had a long working relationship with Adam, and it resulted in excellent music that they had the rights to. The music has an audience, and it deserves to be heard. I think it’s great music. At the end of the day, from my perspective, we’re really helping Adam.”

Hecker said Wilshire Records approached Hi Fi Recordings about releasing the material earlier this year when Lambert was gaining success on the show. He said the album will feature 11 or 12 songs, many of which were co-written by Lambert.

He described “On with the Show” as a “complete album” that would include mid- and up-tempo songs, ballads and rock tunes.

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Yeah, how is this helping Adam?

19 had better get their lawyers on the scene, because that song sucks big time. Adam doesn’t need to be associated with it.

A Season 8 album? Exclusive to Wal-Mart it looks like. Seems unncessary, given the age of the download. We’ll see how it charts.

also, anyone know if the rumor is true about Danny and the green Adam photo?

“Melinda Dolittle is signed to Hi Fi Recordings. The label was originally a joint venture between Elektra, Arista and Virgin records. Interesting.”

How is Adam not considered a ringer? After all the crap Carly got, it’s amazing that this was hidden all season long. Wow.

Lyndsey Parker? Lord. Another hit piece on Kris Allen, I’m sure. She has been downright evil to him, in my book.

^ Really? She said she likes Kris.

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isn’t Lyndsey Parker the one that called Kris Allen a “fraudulent idol”? I mean, really.

Adam’s “single” which is actually NOT Adam’s single has been taken down at Seacrest’s site at the request of Sony BMG so someone over there is awake.

Personally I hope Sony squashes this like a bug. Adam’s voice sounds gorgeous but the song doesn’t go anywhere. I don’t think it helps Adam at all.

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Well Sony hopefully is on the ball because it’s all over the place, EW, Yahoo Music, other newspaper articles. Glad they caught it early and had Seacrest take it down because we don’t want our precious Adam screwed. Wonder if they can get Perez to take it down?

Lyndsey tweeted that she loved interviewing Kris and that he won her over. So the interview should be pretty good — it’s 20 minutes long!

Ok, it’s not letting me edit my previous post, so — here is what Lyndsey Parker tweeted…

#Kris wasn’t my fave but I respected him (just didn’t want him to win). My interview with him was wonderful. He won me over!#
#Just got 20 minutes with Kris. Nicest guy ever.#

good to know. I thought she had been unduly harsh on him. I just wanted to scream, “look, it’s just a contest!!”.

Richard is entitled to like whoever he pleases, even if we don’t all agree. I thought Carly was awesome, but not suited for the idol competition. Post Carly with The Fallen sounds promising to me.

Ugh, someone else trying to ride those fairy dusted coattails. Damn it must be getting heaving with everyone trying to hitch a ride.

The above interview with Archie solidifies the respect I have for him. He has a cohesive idea for what his sound for the second cd should be. Good for him, can’t wait until it’s done. Hopefully he will find his girl next door. She’ll be lucky because he is just adorable.

interview with Allison that I haven’t seen posted here yet…

http://www.fancast.com/blogs/interviews/allison-iraheta-planning-for-new-album/

Awesome to hear news about Kris’ collabs! Maybe this is why he couldn’t say anything till now, if his mgmt or whoever (“sources”) gave info to Billboard for the article. I like the idea of a bit of urban influence along with the writers we’ve heard about already. Crossing my fingers the mix of influences can fight the tendency towards bland that 19 always pushes for.

More on the possible collaborator front.

The below info is taken from an interview with Better than Ezra’s Kevin Griffin (link to full article: http://www.theaquarian.com/aq/2009/06/19/interview-with-better-than-ezra-better-than-solo/ )

I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t realize youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve written songs for Blondie and American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s more successful contestants.

Yeah! About five years ago I wrote a song for Meatloaf who was recording next to us. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d heard one of our songs and asked us to write a song for him, so I wrote this song called à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Testifyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ for him. It was a single from his album five years ago. Then I wrote a song for Blondie, which did really well, called à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Good Boys,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ which did really well around the world. Neither Blondie or Meatloaf do much as far as record sales in the United States, but worldwide they sell a lot of them. It kind of opened my eyes to writing for other people.

In 2005 I wrote a song for Howie Day called à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Collideà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ which was a big Top 40 song and now Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m just kind of somebody people come to to co-write with other artists or write a song. I have a song on the David Cook debut called à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Avalancheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ and there are a bunch of different artists Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m writing with now. So ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s cool and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve got a single coming out from the new album with Howie Day from the album I produced.

Have you been talking with anyone from the most recent American Idol?

For Kris Allen? We just contacted the A&R people and thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s all just kind of getting put together. So weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re talking with the Kris Allen people, the Adam Lambert people and the Allison Iraheta people.

A Season 8 album? Exclusive to Wal-Mart it looks like. Seems unncessary, given the age of the download. Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll see how it charts.

Wal-Mart does tap into a segment of the buying public that’s different from the iTunes crowd. I mean, up until this year, I hadn’t bought a single thing off iTunes, preferring to get physical CDs instead. Since the end of AI8, I’ve purchased 4 albums off iTunes (Kris’ AI collection, Adam’s AI collection, Levi Kreis’ latest Where I Belong – fantastic stuff btw, Ferras’ Aliens & Rainbows – great album), all of Allison’s and Anoop’s AI tracks, as well as Cook’s Permanent charity single.

The CD track list is terrible though. For Kris, I would have chosen Heartless and either Ain’t No Sunshine or Falling Slowly. I guess they had to include Mad World for Adam but the second selection should have been either Black Or White, A Change Is Gonna Come, One or Whole Lotta Love. For Allison, I would have picked Give In To Me, Cry Baby, Papa Was A Rolling Stone, Hot Stuff or Someone To Watch Over Me. For Matt – Let’s Get It On, Part-Time Lover or So Small. For Danny – Come Rain Or Come Shine, P.Y.T. or even You Are So Beautiful. Not much to choose from for Lil, Scott, Megan and Sarver. I think the only selection they got right was the one for Anoop.

For Kris Allen? We just contacted the A&R people and thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s all just kind of getting put together. So weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re talking with the Kris Allen people, the Adam Lambert people and the Allison Iraheta people.

Actually there was an article in mj’s headlines some days back re: Kevin Griffin and at that point he was only mentioned hoping to write w/for Kris.

Not sure where to put this. I think Lyndsey Parker, who’s doing the AI video interviews for Yahoo Music, has gotten lots of tweets about how she didn’t like Kris during the season. Check her recent tweets out (and it wasn’t even Kris fangirl me who was making Ms. Parker so defensive — since I don’t actually HAVE a twitter account – LOL!). Anyway, glad to see she actually liked Kris during the year and he’s won her over even more after their interview…(KRADAM RULES, people)

#Feeling bad as saw comment about me interviewing Kris was like him being “thrown to wolves.” NOT TRUE. I loved interviewing him & was nice!#

#My 2nd fave was Allison, then Kris. I stand by my opinion that Adam should’ve won but that doesn’t mean I think Kris is untalented.#

#I don’t SCREAM when Kris reveals his tour song to me but I do gasp loudly. LOL I think it’s going to be good.#

#Now that my anger over Adam’s loss has faded (he’ll be fine) I can give some support to Kris. Team Kradam for the win.#

#When you see my Kris interview Monday you’ll see we got along & talked about music a lot. He’s doing a great song too that I’m excited about.#

Personally I hope Sony squashes this like a bug. Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s voice sounds gorgeous but the song doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t go anywhere. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think it helps Adam at all.

But it doesn’t hurt Adam either. lol

wow…… RCA is so quick with Adam’s website. They already have Lindsey’s interview on it. lol

Just think though, maybe now Kris won’t have to have No Boundaries on his debut CD, cuz it’s already on this one!