Adam Lambert CD Review: WOAH!

You guys know it’s not like me to be at a loss for words…

But that’s exactly what I was after hearing just one track from Adam Lambert’s “For Your Entertainment.” And then I thought of so many words it’s hard to get them all down.

So I’ll just start with one—WOAH!

I hate to use a cliché to describe something so fresh and original but a breath of fresh air really is a great way to say it. Only maybe I would say it’s a gust instead of a breath…

On the opening track, “Music Again,” Adam sings “you make me want to listen to music again.” And that’s exactly what this song will do with its combination of Queen, The Killers and Justin Timberlake. Oh yeah, it’s that different, which figures since it was written by Justin Hawkins of The Darkness…

Then it’s the title track and first single, “For Your Entertainment,” which comes from Kelly Clarkson hitmaker Dr. Luke and Claude Kelly (Britney Spears’ “Circus”). You might recall I wasn’t really a fan of the song the first time I heard it, but in the context of the CD it really works—especially following “Again.” This is going to be a wild performance on Sunday’s American Music Awards…

But don’t worry Adam fans there are solid radio friendly pop songs on the CD as well. And they don’t get much better than “Whataya Want From Me,” which was co-written by P!nk. This song has hit written all over it…

Kara DioGuardi and Greg Wells joined Adam himself to write “Strut,” which sounds exactly like its title. The first time I heard it I thought it was a little too over the top. I still think that, but it’s totally grown on me…

It wouldn’t be Adam without a completely dramatic ballad to showcase his amazing voice and he has chosen a good one with “Soaked,” which was written by Matthew Bellamy of Muse. This song will probably never be a radio hit, but it wasn’t meant to be and that’s okay…

“Sure Fire Winners” is less original but it has a killer beat produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day, David Cook) guaranteed to make you want to dance…

“A Loaded Smile” comes from Linda Perry (Christina Aguilera, P!nk) and it’s a nice sexy ballad that conjures up images of one of those sexy violent movies. And I mean that as a compliment…

The CD stumbles slightly with “If I Had You” from the team of Max Martin, Shellback and Savan Kotecha. It’s not a bad song it just pales into comparison to the rest of the tracks…

Adam teams once again with Greg Wells and Rivers Cuomo of Weezer to bring us “Pick U Up” which has a totally unexpected chorus that makes what could have been just an ordinary song something special. The slowing of the song to set up a key change is amazing and makes you want to just stand up and cheer…

And who else could bring Adam one of the sexiest songs of the CD but Lady Gaga who co-wrote “Fever” with Jeff Bhasker. And when I say sexy I mean not the kind of song you would hear on “Idol.” Unless someone snuck the phrase ménage a trois in there somewhere and I just don’t remember. But it’s a good song…

Sadly not everything on the CD is original since I instantly recognized “Sleepwalker” as the Ryan Tedder (OneRepublic) song since the opening is terribly similar to OneRepublic’s “All the Right Moves.” It’s still a good song, it’s just hard for me to get past that…

“Aftermath,” another Adam co-write, is another radio-friendly pop track with an 80s hair band type chorus. And again, that’s a compliment…

Adam also co-wrote “Broken Open” (again with Greg Wells and Evan Bogart). It’s a moody ballad that will remind “Idol” fans of “Mad World,” which of course means it’s gorgeous…

“Open” would be the perfect ending to the CD, but instead we get the bonus track, “Time for Miracles” from “2012.” I still really like this song, but compared to all of the CD’s other tracks, I’m not sure it quite fits. But it’s still worth having…

In all honesty, Adam’s music is not for everyone, but it’s going to be for a lot of people. RCA/19 has surrounded an extremely talented singer with some extremely talented songwriters and producers to create something pretty special.

I strongly recommend what I think could be one of the best “Idol” CDs ever. It’s definitely the most original…

“For Your Entertainment” hits stores Monday, November 23rd…

Photo Credit: RCA

Jennifer Hudson Will Be "Home for Christmas"

Carrie Underwood isn’t the only Idol doing a Christmas special this year…

ABC will air “Jennifer Hudson: I’ll Be Home for Christmas” December 14th at 8 p.m.

Michael Buble will join her on the special which was taped in her hometown of Chicago…

Photo Credit: Matt Dinerstein/ABC

Bucky Goes "Live From Rockingham"

Lyric Street Records announced today that Bucky Covington will release a digital exclusive EP, “Live From Rockingham.”

The EP features five live tracks from Bucky’s recent hometown concert: “A Different World,” “It’s Good to Be Us,” “I’ll Walk,” “Gotta Be Somebody” and “Mexicoma.” The latter two songs are from Bucky’s second CD, “I’m Alright,” which is due in Spring 2010.

The EP also features the video for “Somebody,” which spotlights the crowd of over 6000 who attended the homecoming concert.

The EP will be available on all digital outlets beginning tomorrow (November 17th)…

Photo Credit: Lyric Street Records

"Kris Allen" Gets Set to Hit Stores

Don’t forget that “Kris Allen” hits stores tomorrow…

You can read my review of it here.

And remember that if you’re looking for “Send All Your Angels,” the track co-written by Chris Daughtry, you can only find it on the Wal-Mart exclusive edition…

Kris will perform on “Good Morning America” tomorrow (Tuesday, November 17th).

In the meantime, you can see his performance of “Live Like We’re Dying” from Friday’s “Tonight Show” here…



I think it’s pretty daggone good, but then I’m terribly prejudiced…

Carrie Hits #1 Again

Okay, so let me play a little catch-up and congratulate Carrie Underwood on her second Billboard 200 #1 album…

Carrie topped the chart last week with her third album, “Play On,” which sold 318,000 copies.

It’s the largest sales week of the year for a female artist and the second largest sales week for a country album (Rascal Flatts’ “Unstoppable” had the largest.).

Meanwhile “Cowboy Casanova,” Carrie’s first single took over the top spot on the Country Songs chart. It’s Carrie’s 8th #1 on the chart. According to “Billboard,” of her 10 singles that have actively been promoted to country radio, only two did not top the chart—“Don’t Forget to Remember Me” and “I Told You So.”

That’s pretty impressive…

I’ll have more about Carrie when I bring you her comments on her Christmas special a little later…

Photo Credit: Arista Nashville

The Perfect Gift for the "Idol" Fanatic

Do you know which season six contestant is a cousin of “America’s Got Talent” winner Terry Fator? Or which season four contestant was once Ozzy Osborne’s neighbor?

I didn’t know either but now I do thanks to the “American Idol” 2010 desk calendar. Each day you’ll get trivia questions, quotes, recaps and fun facts about everything “Idol.” You’ll even find out what some of your favorite past Idols are up to now.

It’s the perfect gift for the “Idol” fanatic in your life. And for calendar fanatics like me it’s a double whammy.

I’ll probably even remember to flip the pages with this one…

And by the way, the answers to the above questions are Chris Sligh and Bo Bice…

The “American Idol” 2010 Calendar (SRP $13.99) is available now…

Photo Credit: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Daughtry in Huntington: Were You There?

So let's hear from those of you who were at the Daughtry concert in Huntington Saturday night.

Feel free to share your thoughts, experiences, etc. by posting a comment below...

"Rewind" to Season Five

I still consider them to be the best Top 12 in “Idol” history and now you can relive their journey…

Beginning Saturday, “American Idol Rewind” will begin airing the Top 12 episodes from Season 5.

For those of you who don't remember, you're looking at Bucky Covington, Melissa McGhee, Lisa Tucker, Ace Young, Paris Bennett, Elliott Yamin, Chris Daughtry, Taylor Hicks, Kellie Pickler, Katharine McPhee, Kevin Covais and Mandisa...

“Rewind” airs weekends in syndication, so check your local listings. You can also catch encores on the TV Guide Network…

Photo Credit: FremantleMedia North America

More Details on Allison's CD

The fine folks at 19/Jive have released the track listing for Allison Iraheta’s “Just Like You,” which hits stores December 1st…

There are some pretty heavy hitters on the CD including Kelly Clarkson hitmaker Max Martin, who co-wrote two songs; Kevin Rudolf; David Hodges and Kara DioGuardi, who co-wrote a song with Pink and Greg Wells.

The CD is available for pre-order at iTunes now. Fans who do pre-order will receive the iTunes exclusive track, “Don’t Wanna Be Wrong,” which was co-written by Daughtry’s Chris Daughtry and Brian Craddock.

The deluxe version of the CD will contain a Spanish version of Allison’s single, “Friday I’ll Be Over U,” behind-the-scenes video footage from her album photo shoot and a digital album booklet…

Photo Credit: 19/Jive

Could Ryan Rock Your Town?

Ryan Seacrest has teamed up with Eventful to launch the “Ryan Rock My Town” sweepstakes through Eventful's Demand it! service.

Fans can demand a free concert in their city featuring Kris Allen, Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta. The city with the most Demanders will win the concert and participants will be eligible to receive the free tickets. Fans can also demand the concert online by going to RyanSeacrest.com.

The winner will be announced January 8, 2010…

Danny Gokey's New Song

While I was in my Twitter haze (You can read about that on my other blog.) I missed the release of Danny Gokey’s new single. So here’s a listen to it. It’s called “It’s Only,” and it was written by Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood along with Tom Douglas.

Danny was at the CMAs last night where Lady Antebellum won Vocal Group of the Year and Single of the Year for “I Run to You,” which the trio also wrote.

Danny is signed to 19 Recordings and RCA Nashville and is expected to drop his country CD in early 2010.

You know the love/hate relationship I have had with Danny, but even I know this is going to be a good one for him…

Daughtry Goes Country For a Night

Just three days before he hits the stage at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena, Daughtry took the stage at the Country Music Awards with Vince Gill to sing their song, “Tennessee Line.” It was, of course, gorgeous…

If you missed it, you can see it here, courtesy of MJ’s Big Blog…

By the way, Chris told “USA Today” that it was actually Richard Marx that got him together with Vince Gill for the song…

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Carrie Brings the Show to the CMAs

If you missed Carrie Underwood’s performance of “Cowboy Casanova” last night, you can see it here.

Granted, it was pretty over-the-top and more Christina Aguilera than country, but it was nice to see Carrie actually move for a change…

Kellie's New Look

If you missed it, here's a look at CMA Awards presenter Kellie Pickler sporting her new red hair.

Personally, I'm not a fan, but I'll leave it to you guys to decide...

Photo Credit: Donna Svennevik/ABC

The CMAs Take On An "Idol" Flavor

The 43rd Annual Country Music Awards will have a decidedly “Idol” flavor tomorrow night as Carrie Underwood co-hosts with Brad Paisley.

Kellie Pickler will be a presenter and Daughtry will perform their duet with Vince Gill, “Tennessee Line.”

Carrie is also nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year for “I Told You So,” her duet with Randy Travis. “I Told You So” is also nominated for Song of the Year, which goes to the songwriter (Randy Travis). Carrie will also perform “Cowboy Casanova.”

The 43rd Annual Country Music Awards will air Wednesday, November 11th at 8 p.m. on ABC…

Photo Credit: Bob D’Amico/ABC

Kris Vs. Adam: Igniting a Firestorm

Wow! Sometimes the most harmless comments come back to bite me…

In my review of Kris Allen’s CD I wrote, “There are A LOT of potential singles here. I just hope that 19’s obvious infatuation with Adam Lambert doesn’t keep us from being able to hear all of them.”

If you’ve been reading the comments on my review, you know that set some people off…

So I feel like I must clarify myself a little bit, which I don’t always do, just to calm the storm that’s starting to get a little ugly.

First of all, I’m not blaming Adam for any failures Kris may have. Adam is supremely talented and deserves to have a great career. I am merely concerned that 19 may not promote Kris as much as they have been promoting Adam. That’s all I meant.

Remember that I am privy to some of the behind-the-scenes action here as far as publicists and press releases. Kris’ people are fantastic and are working very hard to promote him but they have some catching up to do.

Yes it is a shame that Adam and Kris will forever be compared (a la Clay and Reuben) and I probably shouldn’t have added to that. But you guys read this thing for my opinion, so I gave it to you…

As they say on “Top Chef,” “let the flames begin”…

Photo Credit: Michael Becker/FOX

Kris Allen CD Review: More In Love Than Ever

I have now listened to the Internet stream of Kris Allen’s debut CD, “Kris Allen,” at least a half a dozen times.

And I can honestly say I am more in love with the guy than ever...

The CD is pure unadulterated pop and that’s not a bad thing. Especially when the songs are held together by a voice as recordable as Kris’. There are a few times when Kris stretches just a little too far but the songs are so catchy and Kris is so adorable, you’re willing to forgive them.

The CD kicks off with what I think could possibly be one of the best “Idol” related singles ever, “Live Like We’re Dying.” Then it’s back-to-back uber-catchy numbers with the Rob Thomas-sounding “Before We Come Undone” and the funky “Can’t Stay Away.”

Kris hits his first power ballad with “The Truth” and just as you’d expect, it’s gorgeous with a sweeping chorus using the analogy of a house falling apart to describe a dying love affair (It was co-written by Pat Monahan of Train.). Then it’s back to upbeat pop with “Written All Over My Face.”

But the upbeat doesn’t last long as Kris goes back to the piano ballad with one of the CD’s strongest tracks, “Bring It Back.” The strong tracks continues with “Red Guitar,” a song Kris wrote himself, which reminds me of The Fray and Rob Thomas rolled into one. Then it’s a touch of the blues with “Is It Over,” followed by a sweeping chorus with “Let It Rain,” and pure fun and funk with “Alright With Me.”

“Lifetime” is another ballad with a classic sweeping chorus, but “I Need to Know” takes the ballad idea one step further by slowing the song almost to a crawl to allow all of Kris’ emotion to pour out.

The bonus track on the CD is not “No Boundaries,” but is instead a new version of “Heartless.” At first I was disappointed because this new poppier version stripped the song of the great acoustic sound that Kris gave it both on the show and the “Idol” tour. But after multiple listens I completely fell in love with it too. However, be warned there is one very questionable note in the middle of the song that I would have never let slide.

There’s nothing I love more than a good pop album and “Kris Allen” totally fits the bill. It’s good to see that 19 finally has this whole winner’s album thing down now. There are A LOT of potential singles here. I just hope that 19’s obvious infatuation with Adam Lambert doesn’t keep us from being able to hear all of them.

“Kris Allen” hits stores Tuesday, November 17th. You can hear it now here.

Photo Credit: 19/Jive

Kris Allen's New Video Debuts!

Today AOL Music is debuting Kris Allen’s first video, “Live Like We’re Dying”

You can also see it here. I am already in love with it…

Plus, in conjunction with the theme of the song, Kris’s website, www.krisallenofficial.com will be hosting the “Every Second Counts” contest. Fans can submit entries showing how they live life to the fullest every day. The winner and three of their friends will get to fly to New York for a special performance by Kris.

But the BIG news out of the Kris camp is that AOL Music will debut his CD this Monday, a whole week before it is released, as part of its Full CD Listening Party.

“Kris Allen” hits stores November 17th…

Carrie Underwood CD Review: Back to What She Does Best

You guys have been around me long enough by now to know that I am not a country fan. So when it comes time to review a country CD from an “Idol” artist, it’s pretty hard for me.

And it’s even harder for the artist because the CD really has to be good to impress me. After a couple of listens to Carrie Underwood’s “Play On,” I’m not completely impressed, but I’m getting closer…

You might remember that I was pretty hard on Carrie’s last effort, “Carnival Ride,” because I felt like she was trying too hard to prove that she’s a country artist. And after two songs I started to think I might have the same problem this time. But “Play” manages to totally outdo “Ride” by combining just the right combination of uptempo tracks and power ballads that concentrate more on the songs than what genre they are.

But make no mistake this is not Taylor Swift we’re dealing with here. These are all country songs. They may have some pop embellishments that could lend themselves to the pop charts, but Carrie is not deserting her roots anytime soon…

Carrie does work with a lot of songwriters known for their pop hits and some of them really work (the Kara DioGuardi co-written “Undo It”) and some of them don’t (Kelly Clarkson hitmaker Max Martin’s “Quitter”). But you’ve also got all the usual stuff you get with a Carrie CD. You’ve got your “So Small” sweeping anthems (“Change,” “Play On”) and your gritty “Before He Cheats” girl anthems (“Cowboy Casanova,” “Songs Like This”). Plus you’ve got your sensitive “Just a Dream” power ballads (“Mama’s Song,” “Temporary Home”).

But the best tracks on the CD are not the usual Carrie stuff. “Unapologize,” which was co-written by Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida (who co-wrote “Permanent” with David Cook), has a great sound and a super catchy chorus. It reminds me of some of my favorites from Carrie’s first album.

And the CD’s best track is a beautiful haunting duet co-written by Carrie, David Hodges (Evanescence) and Steve McEwan (“Just a Dream” and the under appreciated David Archuleta track “Touch My Hand”) called “What Can I Say.” But the song is almost ruined by Carrie’s choice of duet partners, Ashley Clark of Sons of Sylvia (We know them better as The Clark Brothers who won “The Next Great American Band.”). Ashley’s voice is just not strong enough to compete with Carrie’s and it almost brings the entire song down. Fortunately Carrie’s gorgeous vocals are enough to carry it for both of them. I think it could be one of Carrie’s best songs yet…

With “Play On,” Carrie takes good songs and gives them a country touch instead of trying to find blatantly country songs. And no doubt she’ll get some flack from critics who think she’s trying to compete with Taylor Swift. But personally I think she’s just doing what she does best. Which after the disappointment of “Carnival Ride” is great to hear…

Play on, Carrie. Play on…

“Play On” is available now…

Please Note: This review was based on an Internet stream of the CD and not the actual CD.

Photo Credit: Arista Nashville

Adam Lambert Unveils His New Single

Okay, I’m going to admit that I’m a little confused…

This morning, Adam Lambert revealed his new single on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show. And it’s not “Time For Miracles,” the theme song from “2012” that is currently accompanying the movie’s trailers.

It’s “For Your Entertainment,” the title track from his debut CD dropping November 23rd.

So here’s where I’m confused. Why go to all of the trouble to make Adam the centerpiece of a multi-million dollar movie promotional campaign if you’re not going to back the single?

Having heard the song over the latest “2012” trailer playing in theatres now, I can tell you it works very well to sell the movie (much better than the video).

And personally, I think “Miracles” might be a better song.

What do you guys think? And be warned that this video could be taken down at any time by RCA…

Adam's CD Cover Art UPDATED

Ladies and Gentlemen, hot off the presses this morning is the cover art for "For Your Entertainment," Adam Lambert's debut CD hitting stores November 23rd.

What do you guys think?

UPDATE: Here is what Adam had to say about the CD cover on his Twitter page today:

“Thank you to those who appreciate and understand that the album cover is deliberately campy. It's an homage to the past. It IS ridiculous…For those that don't get it: oh well... Glad to have gotten your attention…androgyny. Rock n Roll.”

Adam also shared some details about the CD:

“Well here's some more album info for you guys! The upcoming single was produced by Dr Luke!!...There is also a song called "Soaked" written by Muse! Also a tune called "Music Again" written by Justin Hawkins of the Darkness!...I also wrote on four songs on the album. "Strut", "Aftermath" "Broken Open" and "Down the Rabbit Hole" (iTunes bonus track)”

Photo Credit: RCA

Are Carrie and David Doing Van Halen for the Holidays?

You’ll remember that last week I told you about Carrie Underwood’s holiday special. Well, the portions with David Cook have already been taped and details are starting to leak…

I hesitate to tell you what all of the details are in case they end up on the cutting room floor, so if you want to check them out for yourself, you can visit MJ’s Big Blog.

I will say that if everything that was taped makes it, it’s going to rock—especially the Carrie-David duet of the Van Halen classic, "Why Can't This Be Love." And an NPH appearance is always a good thing…

I also appreciate the fact that “Lie” is Carrie’s favorite track on David’s CD. It’s mine too and I hope his performance of it does make it on the show so it can be his next single…

The special is scheduled to air December 7th on FOX…

David Archuleta Christmas CD Review: Beautiful, But...

If there was ever an “Idol” who was meant to record an album of traditional Christmas songs, it’s David Archuleta.

Archie was custom made for it with his angelic voice and cherubic face. And both are on full display with his new Christmas CD, “Christmas From the Heart.”

David brings us “Joy to the World,” “Angels We Have Heard On High,” “O Come All Ye Faithful,” “Silent Night,” “The First Noel,” “O Holy Night,” “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “What Child Is This” and “Ave Maria.” David also shows us his flair for other languages with the French “Pat-a-pan” and the Latin “Riu Riu Chiu.” Plus, David adds Filipina star Charice Pempengco to “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”

The CD concludes with an original that David co-wrote, “Melodies of Christmas,” that was co-produced by his dad and co-manager, Jeff Archuleta.

It’s probably no surprise that the songs all sound gorgeous and have beautiful arrangements. Regardless of whether you’re an Archie fan or not, you have to admit he has a beautiful voice and Christmas carols are a great way to showcase it.

Now here comes the but…

BUT, after about the first three, you start to wish there was something else on here. Yes, the songs are beautiful, but they’re all slow. I completely understand wanting to stay in the traditional direction, and I applaud David/Jeff for wanting to stick with songs with the Christian message, but couldn’t they have thrown in a few bouncier ones? Anyone who owns a Christmas CD from a contemporary Christian artist knows it’s possible to do upbeat without losing the message.

If Simon Cowell were critiquing this album, he would probably say that this album ages David. Granted, he would say it in a much more clever way, but he’d still be right. David is young and should have done a few songs that would show that exuberance off a little more. Maybe a cover of Ray Parker Jr.’s “Christmas Time Is Here” or even the more traditional “Go Tell It On the Mountain.”

And I was more than a little disappointed that he didn’t do “The Little Drummer Boy.” I know he did the French version, but that’s not the same.

And is anyone else shocked that he didn’t tackle “Mary Did You Know?” Maybe he realized that he couldn’t possibly outdo Clay Aiken on that one. Or Donny Osmond for that matter (Yeah, that’s right. I said it.)…

The one chance David has to break away, “Melodies of Christmas,” falls flat because it comes off overly produced. It’s a clever track that should still get some play this season, but I think it could have been done a little better.

All of that having been said, “Heart” is still solid. It’s just not a CD that you’ll be playing during your more festive holiday parties this year. Save the Elliott Yamin or Kimberley Locke CDs for those…

“Christmas From the Heart” is available now…

Photo Credit: Jive Records

"Time for Miracles" Video: Adam Takes Center Stage

If you haven’t had the chance to check out Adam Lamberts’ “Time for Miracles” video, be sure to check it out here.

I know the Adam fans will get mad at me for saying this, but I’m a little disappointed. Not in him, just the video.

I think it’s a little strangely edited in places, which robs the video of any flow. And the song is about not giving up on love, but the only reference in the video we see to love is at the song’s most dramatic point, when we should be seeing something else. And the couple we see during that sequence was never shown previously in the video so we can’t be excited that they’re together in the end.

And where in the world is John Cusack?

It’s clear that Adam is the selling point here. I just thought they’d try a little harder to sell the movie.

What do you guys think?


Time For Miracles

Adam Lambert | MySpace Video

Ryan Star Helps the Unemployed "Breathe"

From time to time I like to update you on David Cook’s tourmate, Ryan Star. And when you do something this special, it deserves to be told…

Ryan’s new music video, “Breathe” will debut tomorrow on CNN.com and on CNN during the 2 p.m. newscast. The video features Ryan performing on the streets of New York with actual unemployed people. A special website http://www.breathe4jobs.com/ will allow employers to contact the people in the video.

In a press release, Ryan said, “I wanted to do something more important than just another typical video. I wanted a video that was relevant and can make a difference in the real world. Our world. So when I started thinking of how to represent ‘Breathe,’ this idea made sense because unemployment is the common thread that I have been seeing everywhere I have been touring. It just feels to me that people everywhere need to hear a positive message, that things will all be ok and that we are here for one another.”

“Breathe” is available on digital music outlets now. Ryan’s album, “11:59,” is scheduled to be released early next year…

Photo Credit: Atlantic Records

Allison's CD Cover

My hero Slezak at EW.com has the first look at the cover to Allison Iraheta’s CD, “Just Like You,” which drops December 1st.

You can see it here. It’s pretty cool…

Adam Lambert Video Hits Tomorrow

So for those of us looking forward to the Adam Lambert “Time For Miracles” video with lots of epic movie clips the wait is almost over…

Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment announced today that the video will debut exclusively on MySpace Music beginning at midnight Wednesday.

The song is available on iTunes now and will be included on Adam’s album, “For Your Entertainment,” which hits stores November 23rd.

To see the video, go to www.myspace.com/music.

Jason Castro's Release Date Moved

See, this is why I added that caveat about release dates changing…

I have just been informed that Jason Castro’s debut CD will now be released January 26, 2010.

So please mark your calendars accordingly…

In the meantime, you can enjoy Jason’s first single, “Let’s Just Fall In Love Again.” But be warned, it’s SUPER catchy…

Adam Tweets His Album Title

Adam Lambert tweeted about an hour ago that his album will be called “For Your Entertainment.” Nice…

No album cover photo has been released yet, but I’ll be sure to get it to you when it is.

Also, Adam tweeted that he will be on the cover of November’s “Details” magazine and he says the photo shoot “got pretty racy- you all are in for a surprise.”

Hmmm…

“For Your Entertainment” is scheduled to be released November 23rd…

Photo Credit: Frank Micelotta/FOX

Kris Allen's CD Cover Revealed!

My friends at 19 Entertainment sent me over this picture of the Kris Allen CD cover.

I, of course, love it.

What do you guys think?

Photo Credit: 19 Entertainment