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8216 GMA 8217 Presents Free Adam Lambert Concert 8220 Good Morning America 8221 announced today that 8220 American Idol 8221 runner up Adam Lambert will be playing a live free intimate concert on Nov 25 as part of 8220 GMA 8217 s 8221 Fall Concert Series and you 8217 re invited If you go in the New York area come downward to the Hudson Theatre on 44th street between Broadway and 6th Avenue by 6 a m on Wednesday Nov 25 to see the star perform live Seats are first come first serve ABC News Jordin Sparks cancels We were looking ahead to having Jordin Sparks on our show but we have only received this comment from Sony Jordi

8217 s music label JORDIN SPARKS CANCELS PROMOTIONAL TRIP DUE TO ILLNESS Sony Music artist Jordin Sparks has had to scratch her planned promotional trip to Australia due to acute appendicitis for which she is currently receiving treatment Jordin 8217 s management has released the following statement from Jordin 8220 I wish to justify to all of my fans and Guy Sebastian for not being able to go to Australia I really desire to see you guys soon and get support to the shore down under Thank you for keeping me in your thoughts and prayers 8221 au lifestyle yahoo com More Idol Headlines after the JUMP 8230 Adam Lambert Hot Hollywood Hunk Tending to press duties as he gears up for his debut album acirc 8364 8482 s release Adam Lambert attended US Weekly acirc 8364 8482 s Hot Hollywood 2009 Party in Los Angeles on Wednesday night November 18 Held at Voyeur the acirc 8364 339 American Idol acirc 8364 hunk was all glammed up as he mingled with fellow guests including Kris Allen and Katy O acirc 8364 8482 Connell celebrity gossip net A Moment With Adam Lambert 8220 For Your Entertainment 8221 LOS ANGELES Reuters Life 8211 Adam Lambert may have lost the battle to be crowned 8220 American Idol 8221 but the glam rocker with soaring vocals says he got what he wanted from the TV singing contest 8212 an album deal exposure and a chance to make and show music his way Lambert 8217 s debut album 8220 For Your Entertainment 8221 will be released on Nov 23 The 27 year old from California spoke to Reuters about his music his hopes and how his life has changed Q How would you distinguish the medicine on the album Reuters com Adam Lambert Who 8217 s outraged by the OUT cover controversy As you may get read yesterday Aaron Hicklin editor of OUT magazine wrote an open letter to American Idol season 8 runner up Adam Lambert accusing the vocalist and his management team of the following only agreeing to the OUT cover shoot if it included a straight woman demanding they not make Adam look acirc 8364 339 too gay acirc 8364 and not agreeing to be on OUT acirc 8364 8482 s cover while the Idol season was going on Little known fact The Gay Mafia bylaws state that any gay celeb who doesn acirc 8364 8482 t immediately agree to an OUT cover request can have his her membership card revoked Fact that somehow seems to have been missed on Hicklin The folk at Fox don acirc 8364 8482 t cooperate with solo contestant covers interviews till after the Idol season has wrapped Entertainment Weekly Adam Lambert acirc 8364 8482 s Debut Album acirc 8364 732 For Your Entertainment acirc 8364 8482 Is Simply Mediocre Adam Lambert acirc 8364 8482 s Debut Album acirc 8364 732 For Your Entertainment acirc 8364 8482 Is Simply Mediocre Life after American Idol is a delicate dance on coals for most who go through the talent show Customarily winners runners up are called upon to read a crap forgettable single designed to fall a low amount of spins on radio and if they 8217 re lucky they get to fall into their own then are allowed a fortune to misstep for the interest of artistic growth Then they finally hit their stride It 8217 s here that we finally begin to consider this form of Idol alum independently of the show that vaulted her to success To that end Adam Lambert 8217 s got a long twisty path to pop stardom ahead of him For Your Entertainment may pretend that ascent even more difficult Black Book Magazine For Your Entertainment It was the album cover shot shown 8217 round the world acirc 8364 8221 or rather the hydra headed gossip sphere Adam Lambert in full gender bent regalia a black leathered blue follicled flashpoint of next level snazzy dazzlement And it seemed to get a certain promise This special snowflake would not tamp down his fabulosity for the masses He would let his kohl rimmed light shine American Idol 8217 s sterile starmaker machinery be damned acirc 8364 8221 nobody puts Glammy in a corner Entertainment Weekly Adam Lambert acirc 8364 8482 s debut acirc 8364 732 For Your Entertainment acirc 8364 8482 has plenty of flash and enough to offer Like the man himself Adam Lambert acirc 8364 8482 s post acirc 8364 339 American Idol acirc 8364 debut album is over the top and heavily accessorized But below the flashy trappings lurks a trippy hippie heart and Lambert acirc 8364 8482 s sunny affirmations help make acirc 8364 339 For Your Entertainment acirc 8364 a shiny party album worth holding on the dawn after Written and produced by a mass of industry big shots that includes Pink Lady Gaga One Republic singer Ryan Tedder and members of Muse Lambert acirc 8364 8482 s album suffers from the same glossy professionalism that makes most acirc 8364 339 Idol acirc 8364 CDs seem permanently shrink wrapped Lambert acirc 8364 8482 s crazy octave vaulting vocals were like nothing we had heard on acirc 8364 339 Idol acirc 8364 before but the blandly bombastic acirc 8364 339 Time for Miracles acirc 8364 and the generically bouncy acirc 8364 339 Sure Fire Winners acirc 8364 could have been recorded by anybody SignOnSanDiego Fabulous yes acirc 8364 8221 you were expecting different So it looks like Adam Lambert acirc 8364 8482 s just going to go for it Will you feel at this pretty pretty princess album track and how it sparkles with fabulousness Take a moment to appreciate the shade of his dark hair the point in his feline inspired eye makeup the shining of the outer space background It acirc 8364 8482 s perfection For an acirc 8364 339 American Idol acirc 8364 contestant who most likely doomed the contest for being gay this cover sure feels like Lambert acirc 8364 8482 s making a statement Imagine this session on the shelves in Conway Ark home of acirc 8364 339 American Idol acirc 8364 winner Kris Allen It acirc 8364 8482 s as uncomfortably flamboyant as you can get SignOnSanDiego Adam Lambert CD Review WOAH You guys know it acirc 8364 8482 s not wish me to be at a loss for words acirc 8364 brvbar But that acirc 8364 8482 s just what I was after hearing just one path from Adam Lambert acirc 8364 8482 s acirc 8364 339 For Your Entertainment acirc 8364 And then I thought of so many words it acirc 8364 8482 s difficult to get them all down So I acirc 8364 8482 ll just start with one acirc 8364 8221 WOAH I hate to use a clich Atilde copy to trace something so fresh and original but a hint of new air really is a great way to say it Only maybe I would say it acirc 8364 8482 s a gust instead of a breath acirc 8364 brvbar Media Herald dispatch com Engine still set at 8216 Idol 8217 They 8217 ve been all over Broadway so it 8217 s no surprise to find 8220 American Idol 8221 alumni doing cabaret Exhibit A Melinda Doolittle a Season 6 finalist whose elimination was one of the show 8217 s more egregious verdicts just opened at Feinstein 8217 s The engaging singer 8217 s first nightclub stint reveals both the strengths and weaknesses of many an 8220 Idol 8221 contestant Undeniably talented with a mighty voice and a soulful delivery she 8217 s a little too big for the room Clearly excited about making her big city debut Tuesday night she started out strongly with a winning rendition of 8220 Hooray for Love 8221 and a jazzy 8220 I Got Rhythm 8221 But as the evening wore on the showboating style encouraged on TV began to go through NY Post Keeping the trust with Mandisa Contemporary Christian singer and former 8220 American Idol 8221 contestant Mandisa loves performing at women 8217 s conferences She 8217 s been doing a lot of them this fall appearing on the Women of Religion and the Extraordinary Women Conference tours across the country On Friday the Sinful Women Conference comes to the Municipal Auditorium and Mandisa brings her voice 8220 It 8217 s my favorite audience in the world 8221 Mandisa said 8220 There 8217 s just something where thousands of women get together There 8217 s a freedom There 8217 s vulnerability We incline to share our lives when we 8217 re in a community like that 8221 SundayGazetteMail com Mercado Too Broadway for 8216 Idol 8217 perfect for 8216 Dreamgirls 8217 On American Idol being 8220 too Broadway 8221 has become synonymous with a fine home But for Season 7 8217 s third place finisher Syesha Mercado being Broadway is a safe thing She 8217 s taking the stage as Deena Jones in the home circuit of Dreamgirls a musical about a girl group that encounters fame fortune and heartache which opens Sunday at the Apollo Theatre in New York and wraps up July 25 in Kansas City 8220 The judges say a lot of things about Broadway but it 8217 s OK 8221 says Mercado 22 8220 Broadway is a good thing I love Broadway 8221 USA Today The Weekend List Matt Giraud Asylum Street Spankers Steppin 8217 In It and more The Big Show 8220 American Idol 8221 fans especially of the West Michigan variety are gearing up for this Finalist Matt Giraud of Kalamazoo plays two concerts Saturday at Cornerstone Church 1675 84th St SE part of the church 8217 s grand opening celebration Shows are at 3 30 p m and 7 30 p m but the late show which will be followed by fireworks already is sold out General admission tickets for the former show are 10 available at the church office or at Kava House 6333 Kalamazoo Ave SE Giraud will greet fans between shows call 698 3170 for information And for who can 8217 t name this performance Giraud performs at the Forest Hills Fine Arts Centre at 7 30 p m Jan 29 Details online at fhfineartscenter com Here 8217 s Giraud performing his version of Marvin Gaye 8217 s 8220 Let 8217 s Get It On 8221 mlive com PHOTOFLASH Paula Abdul Attends Radio City Christmas Spectacular Opening Choreographer and tv personality Paula Abdul was on hand for the possibility of the 2009 edition of The Radio City Christmas Spectacular on Tuesday November 17 At the event The Make a Wish Foundation honored the Garden of Dreams Foundation with the Chris Grecious Award for exceptional dedication at Radio City Music Hall The Spectacular which runs through December 30 features numerous numbers by the world famous Rockettes including 8220 The 12 Years of Christmas 8221 and 8220 New York at Christmas 8221 use of the goliath LED screen and such longtime favorites as 8220 The Living Nativity 8221 and 8220 The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers 8221 Theater Mania Country music awards boost ABC in the ratings NEW YORK acirc 8364 8221 Country music is a dear friend to ABC The net had its strongest ratings week in more than a year last week One big reason was its telecast of the Land Music Association Awards which the Nielsen Co says brought more than 17 million people to the network Also doing good for ABC was a special with Robin Roberts interviewing country stars including Carrie Underwood and Tim McGraw Associated Press Emmy Awards go to earlier date The Emmy Awards which are commonly held in the middle of September will go next year to Aug 29 executives announced Wednesday NBC 8217 s early announcement that it will air the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards a few weeks earlier than usual will give the network and the Academy of Television Arts amp Sciences a 8220 head first on creative discussions 8221 said Paul Telegdy executive vice chairman of alternative programming for NBC and General Media Studios LA Times 8216 So You Believe You Can Dance 8217 recap Make it Memorable Well she made an attempt to get out of her cage but not even a brilliantly quirky Tyce Diorio jazz routine about birds could stop Channing Cooke from getting her wings clipped and pecked out of the competition And piece it seemed that the talented yet benign dancer had been targeted for elimination from the beginning I was a little sad to see her let go Despite my inherent wariness of feathered creatures and puckish Tyce Diorios alike I like Kate Ward loved Channing and Victor 8217 s blackbird routine Tuesday night I also hoped that it would help get them to the hot tamale station acirc 8364 8221 or at least let them get around for one more week It also made me like that there were more oversize bird cages around acirc 8364 8221 you know just to hang out on or jumping through Entertainment Weekly 8220 So You Believe You Can Dance 8221 Pirouette overload I don 8217 t think anyone was surprised by the guy who went home tonight The judges last night warned Kevin Hunte and Karen Hauer that they 8217 d probably be in the ass three couples after their Broadway dance and they were proven right I had a feeling that no matter who else was in the stern with Kevin he 8217 d be going home 8212 he just hasn 8217 t proved himself as bright as Nathan Trasoras or Victor Smalley I do like Victor but I 8217 m happy that Nigel warned him about his dangerous pirouette habit LA Times 8216 So You Believe You Can Dance 8217 Exclusive Judges Elimated Contestant Reactions In last night 8217 s episode of 8220 So You Believe You Can Dance 8221 contestants Kevin Hunte and Channing Cooke went home Fox News caught up with Hunte to ask him how he felt about the decision from judges Nigel Lithgoe Adam Shankman and Mary Murphy acirc 8364 339 I m a little trouble but you love just got to move on 8221 Hunte told Fox News 8220 This is God acirc 8364 8482 s will you got to encounter it up and keep it moving I acirc 8364 8482 ve got a lot out of this competition Met a lot of beautiful people and I am blessed I am blessed that acirc 8364 8482 s how I find I am blessed acirc 8364 FOX News ETA Kelly Clarkson wows Victoria crowd It shouldn acirc 8364 8482 t come as a storm that Kelly Clarkson acirc 8364 8482 s concert Wednesday night at the arena was heavy on cover songs She did after all win the American Idol title in 2002 by tackling everyone from Aretha Franklin to C Atilde copy line Dion Clarkson acirc 8364 8482 s choices were more esoteric during her Victoria debut The 27 year old from Fort Worth Tex touched on everything from alt rock to classic country with amazing precision during 90 hit packed minutes She opened with the title tag of her fourth album All I Ever Wanted a loud blast which must have granted the soundman fits The shrill sound wasn acirc 8364 8482 t solved in time for the Grammy nominated Miss Independent a cradle that showcased her major league pipes but by the night acirc 8364 8482 s third song I Do Not Draw Up Clarkson and her 11 piece band were rolling big time Times Colonist Album review Adam Lambert 8216 For Your Entertainment 8217 For those reasons there was hope that acirc 8364 339 For Your Entertainment acirc 8364 would be the first post acirc 8364 339 Idol acirc 8364 debut to give the mold of industry manicured pap Instead it acirc 8364 8482 s a series of hedged bets It stuffs Lambert into a box of formulas that keep his musical flamboyance in check Rob Cavallo Dr Luke Ryan Tedder Max Martin 8212 among the most successful songwriters and producers of the decade experts at manipulating the industry machine 8212 keep him steadfastly in the middle of the road The most exciting moments come when he veers off little explosions of identity that suggest Lambert has a lot more to feed than this album and his little army of handlers will allow Chicago Tribune X Factor Jamie Archer reveals the truth behind Danyl Johnson acirc 8364 8482 s meltdown over Simon Cowell 8217 s song choice Jamie Archer has explained the very reason behind Danyl Johnson acirc 8364 8482 s meltdown over this weekend acirc 8364 8482 s X Factor performance Yesterday Danyl stormed out of rehearsals because he was furious with Simon Cowell acirc 8364 8482 s song choice acirc 8364 8220 Praying For Time by George Michael The 27 year old disappeared for hours before closing up at the Sony BMG offices in London where Simon works for crisis talks But in an exclusive interview with Mirror co uk Jamie revealed that he has since spoken to Danyl and knows the truth behind his breakdown Mirror co uk Carrie Underwood Will Serenade CNN Heroes Oh great Just what you wish to see after you 8217 ve stuffed yourself with turkey gravy cranberries pumpkin pie and every kind of carbohydrate casserole known to man the slim trim and gorgeous Carrie Underwood doing what she does best She 8217 ll be on CNN on Thanksgiving night performing for CNN Heroes An All Star Tribute With Anderson Cooper as host the result will honor those selected by CNN 8217 s Blue Ribbon Panel and each hero will go home with 25 000 in acknowledgment of their work CMT Allison Iraheta 8217 s 8216 Friday I 8217 ll Be Over U 8217 video When performance and fashion trump concept and execution Make no mistake Allison is excessive and lovely as always acirc 8364 8221 the miss is a full rock star and her youthful joy at making her tv debut bursts adorably through the computer screen But much alike the fellow in the A Ha video that this clip attempts to pay court to Allison is cornered in a concept that acirc 8364 8482 s flat and one dimensional The opening 20 seconds with Allison and disembodied portions of her bandmates popping up on what looks like a crumpled piece of loose leaf paper is not the way to get the company started Meanwhile the clip acirc 8364 8482 s director I acirc 8364 8482 ve got a visit in to Allison acirc 8364 8482 s publicist to feel out who uses an entire bag of acirc 8364 8482 80s tricks like a chef hurling a box of uncooked spaghetti at the fence and hoping it acirc 8364 8482 ll stick There are Allison acirc 8364 8482 s eyes randomly appearing above a giant lips shaped couch There acirc 8364 8482 s primary Allison shot at peculiar angle while a second Allison does jump cut dance moves by an amp stack in the background Hey let acirc 8364 8482 s toss some random colors and sample lyrics in there just for kicks I half expected to see Chaka Khan boogying next to a chain link fence Entertainment Weekly

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