Adam Lambert, ahead of Grammys, announces Glam Nation Live album

Adam Lambert isn’t waiting around to see whether he’s a Grammy winner before announcing his next move. The singer will be releasing a live concert album and DVD taken from his Glam Nation tour on March 22nd. The footage will come from a single show in Indiana from August of last year. Meanwhile, Lambert has been nominated for a Grammy for his hit song Whataya Want From Me, which not coincidentally is one of the twelve songs to be included on the Glam Nation Live album. Also included will be current single If I Had You, along with the Johnny Cash classic Ring Of Fire. Adam Lambert spoke with Beatweek on a variety of topics, including the story behind Whataya Want From Me, last year.

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Adam Lambert skips Idol finale, says Glam Nation “is my priority”

Adam Lambert spoke about his absence from last night’s American Idol season finale, saying that he “would have loved” to have been there in order to support the finalists (with whom he had worked as contestant mentor last month) and to bid a sendoff to departing Simon Cowell, but “this tour for my fans is my priority.” Lambert explained that he had spent the day rehearsing for Glam Nation, meeting with the tour’s lighting designer, costume designer, music programmer, band and dancers, and “created all day.”

Lambert went on to confirm that he had a throat bug and that he had been put on “vocal rest” from his own rehearsals, which had caused him to fall behind in his tour preparations. He also confirmed that he had never been asked to perform on the Idol finale in the first place.

Lambert’s response via Twitter came in response to some external gossip suggesting that there had been some kind of drama going on behind the scenes with regards to why he didn’t appear on the Idol finale. As it turns out, it appears to have all been much ado about nothing. The Glam Nation tour kicks off June 4th in Pennsylvania. Here’s what Adam told Beatweek about the tour.

Adam Lambert missing from Idol tonight due to laryngitis

Adam Lambert’s absence from tonight’s Idol finale, during which some had been expecting him to perform even though he confirmed in advance that he would not be doing so, turned out to be due to laryngitis ahead of the launch of his upcoming Glam Nation tour. As we previously reported, Lambert announced on May 19th via Twitter that he would not be performing, and despite reports that there had been some behind the scenes drama regarding the matter, Lambert’s camp has made it clear that it was a matter of laryngitis and nothing more.

Several former Idol winners, finalists, and high ranking contestants appeared on the finale as a tribute to outbound judge Simon Cowell. Meanwhile, Lambert’s tour begins June 4th in Pennsylvania. His opening act, Orianthi, did appear on the Idol finale, playing guitar for Alice Cooper’s rendition of School’s Out For Summer.

Update: Adam took to Twitter to explain the situation in more detail.

Some Adam Lambert fans say they refuse to watch American Idol finale

Despite widespread mention of the possibility, Adam Lambert confirmed last night that he will not in fact be performing on American Idol’s season finale next week – and some of his fans are seeing red, vowing not to watch finale after hearing the news. While there’s no way of knowing how representative they are of Adam’s overall fanbase, several fans have sent comments our way which detail their, uh, displeasure over the news. It appears that several of the commenters stopped watching Idol altogether after he didn’t win last year, and only tuned in this season for Adam’s mentoring episode in April, before tuning back out. Here are a few representative samples:

“I was only excited for the finale because of Adam. I have no interest now, as I really do not care who wins.”

“Well … American Idol can COUNT ME OUT as a finale viewer as well as a FUTURE viewer EVER AGAIN!! Too Bad! ADAM would have been their BIGGEST drawing card if they had included him. Never mind!”

“I wonder what’s on ABC, NBC, or any OTHER CHANNEL that night ’cause that’s what I’ll be watching. DEFINITELY NOT AMERICAN (loser) IDOL that’s for sure!”

“I felt sure he would be asked to be on the finale and was so looking forward to it. It was a great finale show last year, and Adam was the main attraction, regardless of the big names that performed.”

“Well now I dont have to waste my time watching the finale or AmericanIdol ever again, but I am still so grateful that Season 8 introduced us to our Adam.”

“Now I can spend those two hours I would have spent watching the Idol finale doing anything else. Don’t really care who wins anyway but would have felt some of the loyalty that I’ve lost to AI if Adam would have been on finale. Did appreciate the mentoring and appearance week but now feel they were only using Adam to boost ratings and interest in the show.”

“Too bad for Idol…..I can hear the DVR’s set to record being deleted right now.”

However, one commenter did point out that it’s traditionally (though not always) the previous season’s winner – in this case Kris Allen – who performs on the Idol finale, not the runner up.

It’s worth pointing out that none of the comments have come from Adam Lambert fans who have continued to tune in for Idol this season, suggesting that rather than the finale losing a chunk of the show’s current audience over Adam’s absence, it’s instead a lost opportunity to gain back some viewers who tuned out after Lambert was voted off. But as always with anecdotal reports of this type, there’s no way to determine whether these commenters represent the overall sentiment of Lambert’s fanbase.

Adam Lambert confirms he’s NOT performing on American Idol finale

Adam Lambert fans who’d been hoping to see their favorite singer make a second appearance this season on American Idol have seen those hopes dashed, as the singer himself has confirmed that he will not be participating in the show’s season finale last week. Lambert had earlier said that he’d be interested in participating if the opportunity was presented to him, but this evening he confirmed via Twitter that it’s not happening. His words? “Unfortunately not performing on Idol Finale. Guess they have plenty of artists booked.”

We’re not going to put words in his mouth, but this sounds like he offered himself up, and they turned him down. Don’t quote that as fact, but it seems to be the most likely interpretation. If that is indeed the case, it could be that the offer came too late after the finale roster had already been filled, or perhaps the show felt that having Lambert on the show again this season, after he mentored the contestants a mere month ago, would be overkill. But again, this is just us speculating on what may have happened.

The good news for Adam Lambert fans, however, is that they’ll have two other opportunities to see him on television before this week is over, as he’ll be performing on The Ellen Show this Wednesday and on the Tonight Show this Friday. Of course he’s also got the Glam Nation tour – here’s what Adam told us about the tour.

Adam Lambert backs Crystal Bowersox as next American Idol

When Adam Lambert made a guest appearance on American Idol earlier this season it was in the name of helping all the show’s remaining contestants, so he couldn’t pick sides. But now that he’s a step removed from the show again, he isn’t afraid to speak his mind on who should win – Crystal Bowersox – although in typical Lambert fashion, he had nothing mean or negative to say about the other two contestants. When asked for an answer to who should win out of the remaining top three, he replied “I think Crystal is great. I love her anti-establishment attitude.” He’s also apparently on board with returning for the Idol season finale next week if the show wants him, on a night where Christina Aguilera is already scheduled to perform. Could that mean an Adam-Christina collaboration that some fans of both artists have been clamoring for? We’ll find out soon enough.

Lady GaGa and Adam Lambert seeing equal opportunity censorship?

When Adam Lambert’s racy performance on the American Music Awards late last year got him subsequently booted from a scheduled Good Morning America appearance, many observers questioned whether the he would have faced the same kind of censorship if he’d been a woman (or a straight man). Now Lady GaGa is furious over the fact that a minute and a half of her pre-taped American Idol performance of new single “Alejandro” went missing when the show aired, apparently without her approval or prior knowledge. While the two performances are only tangentially connected (one was performing on Idol, the other is a former contestant), it does reopen the question of just what factors are at work, consciously or subconsciously, when networks and censors go to make these decisions.

What’s not clear in GaGa’s case is whether her performance was edited for content or length, although it seems unlikely that FOX would be that desperate to reclaim ninety seconds out of an hour-long broadcast which frequently runs long on results night that they’d risk pissing off their high profile guest star just to keep the show from running a minute or two over; whether the show or the network will ever admit it, the editing was more likely ordered by the network to make GaGa’s performance feel less racy to viewers – also known as censorship.

So does this mean that those claiming that Adam Lambert was targeted for censorship due to his gender or sexual orientation are now proved wrong? After all, Lady GaGa is neither homosexual nor male (we’re ignoring any unfounded nonsense claiming the contrary, and so should you), and yet she’s found herself censored on television as well. Observers on all sides can argue over whose performance was more racy, whether having part of a pre-taped performance removed equates to having a subsequent appearance canceled, and so on. So we’ll leave it to others to answer the question. But perhaps the most striking aspect of the situation is that the one thing Adam Lambert and Lady GaGa have the most strongly in common is that they’re both pop stars who are extremely popular in the nation’s big cities and more liberal and progressive areas, and yet neither plays nearly as well in conservative small towns where their flamboyant performances scare the crap out of those people.

One then wonders if television censorship should instead be determined by time zone or population density. That way those who live in the real world wouldn’t have to have their television viewing habits entrenched upon by the preferences of those who still think it’s the 1950′s, and vice versa.

In any case, here are our interviews with both Adam Lambert and Lady GaGa, neither of which were censored – we promise.

Adam Lambert promotes Kris Allen’s new single “The Truth”

Former American Idol contestants Adam Lambert and Kris Allen still have each other’s backs. The two seemingly stereotypically opposite performers showed nothing but unity and solidarity during their time on the show, even as they competed directly with each other for the title. And now that Kris Allen is out there pushing his new single “The Truth” from his debut album, Adam Lambert is promoting Kris’ song as well, at least in the form of a retweet when the latter asked his Twitter followers to request the song at local radio.

While fans of the show and fans of both singers continue to debate who should have won, and continue to boast about whose album or single is selling the best at any given moment, the actions of the two singers toward each other stand in sharp contrast. Lambert recently spoke about his friendly relationship with Allen in an interview about his own debut album and new single.

Adam Lambert set to release “If I Had You”

Adam Lambert’s third single “If I Had You” is set to hit the radio in the United States, even as Lambert himself prepares to shoot the official music video for the song. The new single arrives just as his previous single “Whataya Want From Me” has reached platinum status in the U.S., after the lead single title track from his debut album For Your Entertainment hadn’t performed as well stateside. Last month Lambert confirmed to Beatweek Magazine that “If I Had You” would be his third single, and explained why he chose the song for radio airplay: “And I like the sentiment. I like what it’s saying. I think it’s a positive message.”

Meanwhile, Adam Lambert is currently in Finland as part of tour of Europe to promote the European release of his album.

Adam Lambert Glam Nation tour dates announced

After teasing the tour in an interview with Beatweek Magazine earlier this month and since revealing its name, Adam Lambert has reveled the first batch of U.S. dates for his upcoming Glam Nation Tour. Kicking off June 4th in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Lambert will remain largely in the northeastern quadrant of the United States for the month of June with highlight dates including the Nokia Theatre in New York City on June 22nd and a show in Toronto. Also announced are three July dates in Kansas City and California, along with a return to Pennsylvania in September for Musikfest and a September 18th show in St Petersburg, Florida.

More Glam Nation tour dates to be announced at a later date. For more on what Adam Lambert told Beatweek about the Glam Nation tour earlier this month, check out the full interview.

Opening acts on the tour include fellow former American Idol contestant Allison Iraheta and guitarist Orianthi.

Full list of announced tour dates thus far:

6/4 – WILKES-BARRE, PA – THE FM KIRBY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
6/5 – SAYREVILLE, NJ – STARLAND BALLROOM
6/8 – TOLEDO, OH – OMNI
6/10 – COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – HARRAH’S BALLROOM
6/11 – MAHNOMEN, MN – SHOOTING STAR CASINO
6/12 – PRIOR LAKE, MN – MYSTIC LAKE CASINO HOTEL
6/14 – COLUMBUS, OH- LC PAVILLION
6/15 – MILWAUKEE, WI – RIVERSIDE THEATER
6/17 – HAMMOND, IN- THE VENUE AT HORSESHOE CASINO
6/18 – ROYAL OAK, MI- ROYAL OAK THEATER
6/19 – WEST TORONTO, ON/CANADA – MOLSON AMPHITHEATRE
6/22 – NEW YORK, NY- NOKIA THEATRE
6/24 – MASHANTUCKET, CT- MGM GRAND THEATER AT FOXWOODS
6/26 – ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – BORGATA SPA & RESORT – EVENT CENTER
7/15 – KANSAS CITY, MO – MIDLAND THEATRE
7/27 – COSTA MESA, CA – OC FAIR – PACIFIC AMPHITHEATRE
7/28 – COSTA MESA, CA – OC FAIR – PACIFIC AMPHITHEATRE
8/13 – BETHLEHEM, PA – MUSIKFEST
9/18 – ST. PETERSBURG, FL – TROPICANA FIELD

Lady GaGa to perform on American Idol on May 5th

Continuing the streak of musicians performing on American Idol who’ve previously appeared on the cover of Beatweek Magazine (see Adam Lambert and Brooke White), none other than Lady GaGa has announced via Twitter this evening that she’ll be performing on the show on May 5th. No official word on what song she’ll be performing, but smart money is on her current hit “Telephone” from The Fame Monster. It’s not clear whether she’ll also be the contestant mentor, or simply performing.

In typically esoteric GaGa fashion, she included a link with her announcement, not to more information about her impending Idol performance, but instead to a YouTube clip of a Japanese-language performance of Telephone.

By the time she takes the Idol stage on May 5th, our math says she’ll be giving a front row seat performance for five remaining contestants (or even fewer). If you can’t wait that long to get your GaGa on, feel free to check out our January 2009 cover story interview with Lady GaGa in the mean time.

Adam Lambert: Whataya Want From Me a “response” to the media

Adam Lambert knew all along that his second single “Whataya Want From Me” was likely to be a hit song once it was released. But in speaking with Beatweek Magazine he revealed that after “the AMA debacle” in which his racy American Music Awards performance got him booted from Good Morning America and left him having to answer questions about the matter in subsequent interviews, the timing of the song’s release felt fitting: “I thought Whataya Want From Me, wow, that really fits.”

And while the title of the song could be interpreted in multiple ways, the song was originally intended as a story about a personal relationship, the double meaning didn’t escape him: “It plugged into me addressing the media and the public.”

Read more in Beatweek’s full April 14th interview with Adam Lambert.

Adam Lambert discusses “extensive” U.S. summer tour

After concluding an international press tour this past month and appearing on American Idol this week as contestant mentor and performer, Adam Lambert will turn his attention to launching the long awaited summer tour that his fans in the U.S. have been clamoring for. While the dates aren’t yet set, Lambert told Beatweek about his plans for the shows, which he describes as “atmospheric”:

“As far as I’m concerned, they aren’t necessarily arenas,” Lambert tells Beatweek. “But I’m gonna pull out all the stops for the production values as best I can. I think I’m gonna try to make it theatrical, environmental, and interactive, something that people who know the album will love, but then people who don’t know the album will really enjoy it as well.”

As for the length of his U.S. tour: “It’s gonna be pretty extensive,” Lambert says, “as far as how many dates we’re going.”

Adam Lambert is on the cover of the current issue of Beatweek Magazine, in which he discusses his debut album For Your Entertainment, his choice of singles, and why he’s chosen to return to American Idol this week.

The full Adam Lambert interview can also be found here.

Adam Lambert on mentoring American Idol’s Elvis week

Adam Lambert returns to American Idol tonight to mentor this season’s contestants as they each prepare to perform an Elvis Presley song, and in the cover story interview for the latest issue of Beatweek Magazine, Lambert reveals that he had already been playing the role of “armchair mentor” even before he tried out for the show himself:

“My friends and I at Wicked would sit backstage and argue about which one was the best one and why.”

On my why he’ll have no problem telling contestants what they need to hear: “I’m a pretty opinionated guy, so I think it’ll be really fun. I also had some experience last year during the show helping some of the other contestants, just bouncing ideas.”

On why he said yes to the mentoring role: “It’s something that I want to do to try to just help.”

The digital version of the April 14th issue of Beatweek Magazine featuring Adam Lambert on the cover can be downloaded digitally for free. Lambert also discusses his debut album For Your Entertainment, his choice of singles from the album, his “extensive” U.S. summer tour plans and more.

Beatweek’s full Adam Lambert interview can also be read on its own here.

Adam Lambert on fellow American Idol Kris Allen: “We get along great”

Speaking with Beatweek Magazine for the cover story interview for our new issue out today, Adam Lambert spoke about his friendly relationship with fellow American Idol contestant Kris Allen in spite of the fact that the two stereotypically appeared to be opposites:

“I feel like I hope people could see that, and kind of be inspired by that,” Lambert tells Beatweek, “because it really shouldn’t frickin’ matter what your background is, what your religion is, what your sexuality is, what your color of your skin is. It’s like we should focus on our similarities as opposed to our differences and learn how to coexist. Kris and I were very different, but we get along great because we were both willing and wanted to and had the desire to get along.”

In the Beatweek interview, Lambert also talks about his return to American Idol tonight as contestant mentor (and performer tomorrow night), and also discusses his debut album For Your Entertainment along with his summer tour plans.

The digital version of the April 14th issue of Beatweek Magazine with Adam Lambert on the cover can be read here for free.

The Adam Lambert cover story interview can also be read here in full.

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Adam Lambert interview

April 13, 2010 by Bill Palmer · 107 Comments 

Who says you can’t go home again? Back from traveling around the world to promote his debut album For Your Entertainment, Adam Lambert is revisiting his old stomping grounds this week as he gears up for the role of contestant mentor on tonight’s episode of American Idol. In our Beatweek cover story interview, Adam talks about why he’s chosen to release the singles that he has, why he’s never turned his back on Idol, what went into his Remixes EP and VH1 Unplugged performance which both surfaced this week, what we can learn from his friendly relationship with Kris Allen, and what he’s got on tap for that U.S. summer tour that his fans have been clamoring for in our cover story interview for Beatweek Magazine’s 69th issue, released today.

You’ve been all over the world lately. You were in Japan, and now Canada?

It’s non stop. It’s a rollercoaster [laughs]

And yet you were home just in time for the earthquake.

That’s true, yes. I had that day off. I had a wonderful lunch that day. It was like two Mimosas in, and I thought “Is this a really strong Mimosa or am I tripping?”

When you were putting together the album, did you have a sense that Whataya Want From Me was going to be a big hit, or did that surprise you?

No, actually it was kind of a consensus that it would be well received on radio and that people would like it. It’s real catchy. When I finally heard the first demo, I thought the production was, I was like ooh God, it sounds just beautiful, just the quality of the way that the vocals were mixed, and the beats and the keyboards and everything, and I knew it would be great. So yeah it was definitely something that we knew.

I think the reason that we went with the first single, For Your Entertainment, is I just wanted to do something a little unexpected, and Whataya Want From Me is a little bit more straight ahead, you know? In some respects it has a little bit more mass appeal, but [laughs] it has its positives and its negatives. But I’m kind of subversive and contrary by nature, so it’s like “I want to do what people don’t think I’m gonna do.” It’s more entertaining, you know?

For Your Entertainment was something that I didn’t think anybody would expect, and it’s not your typical kind of Idol first single, so I wanted to just do something a little different.

When you listen to Whataya Want From Me it seems like there’s two ways the lyrics could be interpreted, you talking to someone you’re in a relationship with, or maybe you talking to your whole fanbase or the whole world. Is there validity to both those interpretations?

You know, actually I think there is validity there. I think that when I first heard the song, I thought automatically, it’s just about a relationship, that’s usually what songs like that are written about. And I thought it was beautiful, because I thought the way in which it’s talking about it is so universal, like we’ve all felt, you know what I mean, at one time or another, in some way, and so I was really into it.

And then the more and more I started thinking about it, right after the whole AMA debacle, and I was getting a lot of backlash for that, the first song that we wanted to perform was Whataya Want From Me, as almost a response. It was kind of unintentional, but when I realized that that’s what I was singing, after dealing with all that and having interviews about “Why, why did you do that, what were you thinking?” You know, I thought Whataya Want From Me, wow, that really fits. It really fits the tone of where I’m at right now. So I thought that was kind of cool. It plugged into me addressing the media and the public. And so with the video, we definitely tried to kind of show both angles of that.

For half the video you’re not wearing a lot of makeup, your hair is combed down. It seemed like you were trying to show a vulnerable side of yourself.

It always comes down to the song for me. I think that was kind of evident on Idol. It’s like if the song was crazy and over the top and fun and playful, I dressed accordingly, you know what I mean? But if the song is more emotional and more vulnerable, obviously, having eight tons of eyeshadow on isn’t really the right fit [laughs].

You’ve got a remix album coming out. When people start remixing your songs, how hands-on are you with that?

There were a couple of remixers that I actually really wanted to work with. Both Brad Walsh and Fonzarelli were people that I had been in touch with. So those were people that I kind of wanted to bring to the table, and then the label brought the other two guys, Bimbo Jones and Jason Nevins. And they’re both such great remixers, so I was really excited about the collection of DJs we had.

You also just did VH1 Unplugged. There’s such intricate production on so much of your album. How much of a challenge was it to rework and strip down your songs?

It’s funny, because certain songs work really well acoustically, based on, like, the melody or the style of the song – and then certain songs on the album really just don’t work acoustically. Some songs on the album are very melodically driven and lyrically driven, and then there’s other ones that are more about a groove, they’re more about a style, a sound, and an energy. So the ones that I’m doing acoustically are the ones that I felt were stronger in that regard, melodically, and not necessarily like dance songs. You couldn’t really do For Your Entertainment acoustically. It didn’t quite translate. It’s more of a club song.

Why did you choose If I Had You for your next single?

What I like about it is I think it’s really high energy, I think it’ll get people dancing, it’s really great for the summer. I love the blend of pop and rock on it. I definitely think the verses have this kind of great pop dance beat kind of feel, but then you hit the chorus, and even more so in the bridge, we have all these guitars and all this kind of indie guitar thing going on underneath it, so it’s kind of a blend of two different styles, which I love.

And I like the sentiment. I like what it’s saying. I think it’s a positive message, and I think that we have a lot of music right now that’s really fierce and sexy and fun and dramatic, but I just thought I did that with For Your Entertainment, and then with Whataya Want From Me it’s a little bit emo, a little bit kind of emotive and reflective, and I thought for my third single, it would be good to do something joyful and positive. And basically the theme of the song, as I’m sure you could kind of find in the lyric, is that no matter how much my lifestyle is fabulous, no matter how much money I’m making, no matter how much I’m traveling, if I don’t have a connection with somebody, or with people in general, it’s worthless. I really think it’s a great message. I think that’s something that needs to be reinforced, is that in this age of pop escapism, love kind of still needs to remain at the center of everything.

A lot of people, once they’re done with Idol, they don’t want to ever go near it again because they just want to sink or swim on their own and be out of the shadow. But I guess you don’t feel that way, since you’re going back.

I definitely don’t feel that way. I think Idol’s amazing. It’s a phenomenon. As an artist, that’s the reason why I wanted to audition is because of the type of exposure you could get and how you get to challenge yourself every week to try to make a song your own, and to show what you can do. And I think that if it weren’t for Idol, I have strong doubts that I would have ever been signed to a record label, first of all. I just think I was a little too left of center for a typical record executive to probably look at it and go, “Oh, that guy, let’s hire him, let’s sign him” [laughs].

I think with Idol, I owe everything that’s happened thus far to Idol and to the audience that supported me on it. So I love the idea of going back and kind of getting to perform my hit single on there and giving everybody a show. And then when they asked me to be a mentor I thought ‘cool, that sounds great.’ When I watched the past couple of years before auditioning for it, I always had ideas, I always had my own kind of opinions about the contestants. My friends and I at Wicked would sit backstage and argue about which one was the best one and why. I’m a pretty opinionated guy, so I think it’ll be really fun. I also had some experience last year during the show helping some of the other contestants, just bouncing ideas. So I think it’s something that I want to do to try to just help, you know?

This whole country is so divided right now in so many different ways, and yet I looked at Idol last season and I see these two guys who were complete stereotypical opposites, the small town churchgoer, the homosexual from SoCal, and I always thought the way that you and Kris showed solidarity and unity was a model that the rest of us could learn something from. Am I reading too much into that?

That’s a wonderful compliment, and I feel like I hope people could see that, and kind of be inspired by that, because it really shouldn’t frickin’ matter what your background is, what your religion is, what your sexuality is, what your color of your skin is. It’s like we should focus on our similarities as opposed to our differences and learn how to coexist. Kris and I were very different, but we get along great because we were both willing and wanted to and had the desire to get along.

I know it’s way too early to be talking about your next album in any kind of detail, but after going through the whole process of making this album and releasing it, have you had any general thoughts about things you’ll do the same or things you’ll do differently on future records?

I kind of think it’s still a bit too early to tell, to be honest with you. I definitely have people that I want to work with still, and people that I would work with again. I don’t know, I think it’s too early to tell. And that’s something too, is that we’ve just come back from the month long international promo to get the album out around the world, and that’s gonna interpret a lot of what I do next too, you know, cause now the album now is an international album and it’s reaching beyond just our country. So I have to kind of keep all of it in mind.

Your Twitter bio says “prepping for North American summer tour” – are there any more details you can share on that yet?

It’s still kind of all under wraps. I’m kind of coming up with ideas creatively, and the dates are all kind of tentative or being confirmed, that’s why I haven’t announced them yet. It’s gonna be pretty extensive though, as far as how many dates we’re going. And as far as I’m concerned, they aren’t necessarily arenas, but I’m gonna pull out all the stops for the production values as best I can. I think I’m gonna try to make it theatrical, environmental, and interactive, something that people who know the album will love, but then people who don’t know the album will really enjoy it as well. I think it’s gonna be something that’s really atmospheric.

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Beatweek Magazine #69: Adam Lambert interview and iPhone 4.0

April 13, 2010 by Beatweek · Leave a Comment 

Just home from traveling the world in support of his debut album For Your Entertainment, Adam Lambert returns tonight to the place where it all started for him, American Idol, to mentor this season’s contestants. Adam speaks with Beatweek about his new album, why he’s chosen to return to Idol, and a whole lot more in our cover story interview – including the title of his next single along with plans for his upcoming U.S. summer tour.

We also talk with rising star Christofer Drew from Never Shout Never, who just made his television debut, along with pop duo Nikki & Rich, plus indie artist Rebecca Loebe.

On the tech side we look at the newly introduced iPhone 4.0 which brings a slew of new features to the platform. We also go hands on with apps and accessories for the new iPad including the much-discussed We Rule app, plus we take some (really) high-end headphones and a scanner for a spin, and there’s big news from Twitter this week as well.

Thank you to those of you who’ve been with us going back to 2004, and those who’ve found us along the way. In between issues, keep an eye on beatweek.com for the latest news, interviews and reviews published all day long.

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Beatweek Magazine #69: Adam Lambert interview, iPhone 4.0, Never Shout Never, iPad cases, Nikki & Rich

April 13, 2010 by Beatweek · 5 Comments 

Just home from traveling the world in support of his debut album For Your Entertainment, Adam Lambert returns tonight to the place where it all started for him, American Idol, to mentor this season’s contestants. Adam speaks with Beatweek about his new album, why he’s chosen to return to Idol, and a whole lot more in our cover story interview – including the title of his next single along with plans for his upcoming U.S. summer tour.

We also talk with rising star Christofer Drew from Never Shout Never, who just made his television debut, along with pop duo Nikki & Rich, plus indie artist Rebecca Loebe.

On the tech side we look at the newly introduced iPhone 4.0 which brings a slew of new features to the platform. We also go hands on with apps and accessories for the new iPad including the much-discussed We Rule app, plus we take some (really) high-end headphones and a scanner for a spin, and there’s big news from Twitter this week as well.

Thank you to those of you who’ve been with us going back to 2004, and those who’ve found us along the way. In between issues, keep an eye on beatweek.com for the latest news, interviews and reviews published all day long.

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Adam Lambert: “I owe everything” to American Idol

April 12, 2010 by Beatweek · Leave a Comment 

When discussing his time on American Idol in Beatweek Magazine’s April 14th cover story interview, Adam Lambert made his feelings on Idol clear in terms of why he’s eager to return to the show this week as a contestant mentor an in terms of what Idol has done for his career:

“I owe everything that’s happened thus far to Idol and to the audience that supported me on it,” Lambert tells Beatweek. “So I love the idea of going back and kind of getting to perform my hit single on there and giving everybody a show. And then when they asked me to be a mentor I thought ‘cool, that sounds great.’”

Lambert also reveals that he was armchair Idol judge even before becoming a contestant: “My friends and I at Wicked would sit backstage and argue about which one was the best one and why.” On what he’ll tell contestants: “I’m a pretty opinionated guy, so I think it’ll be really fun.”

In the Beatweek cover story interview, Adam Lambert also discusses his debut album For Your Entertainment (including the logic behind choosing his first three singles), his new Remixes EP, his friendship with Kris Allen, and his plans for touring the U.S. this summer. The full issue will be available digitally for free at Beatweek.com on April 13th and is also available via free digital iTunes subscription.

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