Idol Headlines for 11/08/09
Flamboyant Idol likes to make fans feel sexy
LOS ANGELES’‒I did this myself, yeah,’ Adam Lambert said with a smile, amused at a female reporter’s question on who dressed him up or styled him today. ‘This is out of my own closet. I like clothes so ‘ ¦’
‘This’ is his version of glam rock’â€pinstriped jacket, T-shirt with Marilyn Monroe’s image, skinny jeans and silver boots. The look is completed by his trademark dark eyeliner ringing those blue eyes, spiky hair, black nails and striking rings on each hand.
More Idol Headlines after the JUMP…
‘American Idol’ Alum Danny Gokey Debuts Country Single ‘It’s Only’
Earlier this year, “American Idol” third-place finisher Danny Gokey made waves when he said he was thinking of releasing a country album. Turns out, he wasn’t joking, eventually signing a deal with RCA’s Nashville label.
And on Friday (November 6), fans finally got to hear his first foray into the genre, when he debuted “It’s Only,” a swooning, countrified ballad on Milwaukee radio station FM 106.1.
Kris Allen’s Time Is Running Out
It’s no fancy-schmancy album cover art, but it sure is pretty.
American Idol champ Kris Allen has unveiled the music video for his first single, “Live Like We’re Dying,” and overall, it’s pretty standard. A guitar-wielding Allen performs his song in the middle of the desert on a larger-than-life-size digital clock, while countless unexplained tattered and torn curtains blow in the wind around him.
Former ‘Idol’ contestant joins ‘Thriller’
MEMPHIS, Nov. 7 (UPI) — Former “American Idol” contestant Gedeon McKinney said he is “living the dream” touring Europe with a production of “Thriller Live.”
The Memphis native said being chosen to join the touring production of Britain’s version of the Broadway musical as an understudy was a major career opportunity, The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal reported Saturday.
“Now I’m living my dream,” McKinney, 21, said.
Kelly Clarkson Rocks the Hard Rock!
Former “American Idol” champ Kelly Clarkson performed to a packed house at the The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Friday night, and ET has the details on how she celebrated after the show.
Clarkson was spotted hanging out with about 30 friends at the Wasted Space club, where she sipped on Stoli Blueberry and danced the night away.
Kellie Pickler puts wiring skills to good use on ‘Extreme Makeover’
Kellie Pickler put her country-girl sensibilities to use recently when she pitched in to help build a house for the Terpenning family on the hit ABC show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
Actually, she says demolishing the old house was her favorite part: “It was the only chance I’ve ever had to walk into a house with a sledge hammer and bust holes in walls. I busted a toilet and water went shooting everywhere. Thank the Lord that was the only thing that flew out.”
ONE FINE DAY FOR A PARADE
CHAPEL HILL — Just as people began to wonder when the parade was going to start, the pounding drums of the Tar Heel marching band could be heard coming around the corner.
And from that moment on, things were jumping in Chapel Hill Saturday.
The Weather Channel wasn’t the only network on campus this week. On Thursday, the Food Network filmed a segment on campus with guest chefs Patti Thorp, the chancellor’s wife, American Idol sixth place finisher and UNC Chapel Hill alum Anoop Desai, and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Winston Crisp.
Harmon: ‘NCIS’ Success Due to Camaraderie
ON THE PERSONAL SIDE: Sexy 25-year-old Katharine McPhee admits the intensity of her career isn’t always easy on her 21-month-old marriage to actor-producer Nick Cokas ‘†aka the man who got her to try out for ‘American Idol.’ But then, ‘Marriage is definitely not easy. I’ve never met anyone who said marriage was easy.
‘He actually travels with me,’ adds the singer, who’s been on a radio promo tour for her ‘Had it All’ and ‘Say Goodbye’ singles and upcoming ‘Unbroken’ album. ‘I actually like him as well as love him; he’s my best friend so it’s great to have him around.’ As far as whether her hubby, who’s nearly two decades older than she, ever gets jealous of all the male attention coming her way, the singer answers in the negative. ‘He’s the most non-jealous type I’ve ever met. I say, ‘OK, you can get a little jealous,’ but he doesn’t.’
Think-you-can-dancers wow fans at E Center
WEST VALLEY CITY ‘†More than a quarter billion votes were cast in season five of Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance?” and, from the sold-out status of Saturday night’s 2009 tour performance, many of those votes were thanks to Utah’s enthusiastic fan base.
Set up in the same format as the reality show dance competition, the show included commentary from host Cat Deeley, video clips of the season’s worst dancers and live performances from the season’s best dancers.
Caitlin Kinney and Phillip Chbeeb were special guests of the night, despite being eliminated from the show without reaching the top 10.
X FACTIONS
The x Factor house has been rocked by a series of bitter rows between contestants… fuelled by mounting jealousy at the Jedward twins’ success.
In public they pose for pictures looking happy and insist they are all friends.
But many of the last eight acts are barely on speaking terms – with John and Edward Grimes at the centre of ructions in the £6million eight-bedroom house.
And rival performers are infuriated that the WORSE the twins perform on the show, the MORE popular they become.
Meanwhile, behind the scenes, we can reveal:
X Factor: Who are VIEWERS gonna call as laughing Simon Cowell admits Jedward are ’sort of good’
They emerged onstage to pantomime boos from the rowdy X Factor audience.
But it seems that Jedward may have finally won over their harshest critic.
In movie week their cartoonish version of the Ghostbusters theme tune brought a smile to the face of Simon Cowell. And he grudgingly admitted: ‘This was sort of good.’
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This may be the sea change of generations between an older gay “admitting” he is gay, to a younger gay being glad they are gay.
The major gay news and entertainment sites — Out.com, WindyCity, LOGO (TV and online) and so on — have been very supportive of Adam. And most LGBT media and entertainment folks: Perez Hilton, Ellen, Melissa Ethridge, GLAAD President Neil Giuliano and so on almost all pro-Adam. Plus, many people who are actively involved in LGBT equal rights but not gay actively support Adam — Katy Perry, Kathy Griffin,
The specific sites mentioned do not represent the gay community IMO:
Queerty – regularly covers Adam. Most of the articles are positive or neutral about Adam. And the only negative comments on the Adam articles are usually about “fraus” posting comments on the Adam stories. For example here is their latest Adam article: http://www.queerty.com/adam-lambert-might-have-a-new-boyfriend-or-just-a-new-friend-20091106/
AfterElton is very supportive of Adam, and although there are some negative comments made about Adam on that site, I suspect that at least some are not from gay readers but from other kinds of visitors. In some cases the negative comments include misused slang, for example.
Project RunGay a blog by two gay writers commented put Adam #5 on their response to People’s Sexiest Bachlor list and wrote this [under a not great picture of Adam] “Adam Lambert: Perhaps we’re going against the tribe on this one but we always found him curiously sex-less.” What “tribe” do you think the writer of this gay
Every comments about Adam that was on this article is listed below — and they are mostly from women:
Comment by “a homo” — might be a gay man, might be a poser. With this comment I bet it’s a posre.
Adam Lambert is gay sex on legs, although that’s not a good picture of him.
With name but not def male or female
Adam is way too glam.
Adam Lambert, not hot. Talented, but not hot.
Adam… gross (what is up with that eyeliner and your face us NOT pretty).
Comments by women:
RE: Adam Lambert. He’s cute as hell without the make-up. He looks like a whole different person.
I’m very happy to see Adam Lambert on the list…not because I find him at all attractive. (I don’t, but I will say that by all accounts he is supposed to be a very professional and personable young man)
I’m with you on the Adam sex-lessness.
Anonomous comments:
I think Adam does have appeal, but the AMERICAN IDOL tag does have a tendency to make one seem a little bland and watered-down for the sake of mass marketing. Therefore, sexless.
Adam lambert can be attractive, but that picture isn’t that great.
Adam Lambert reminds me of Shannel from Rupaul’s Drag Race.
But why did you pick one of the most hideous pictures of Adam Lambert to showcase instead of one of the hundreds of gorgeous ones? He’s a actually quite the charming chameleon and you aren’t playing fair.
Finally, Gawker exists to dish dirty and gossip — they do not “support” people. And it isn’t a “gay oriented” site. Setting that aside, their last article on Adam — 10/20/09 — was about the Details Mag cover/article and it only has about 20 comments — most from women and most are trivial comments — why does any one get their photo taken with chipped nail polist, Has anyone else pointed out that that cover shot makes Adam Lambert look like a young, sexy, gay Elvis? and so on. http://gawker.com/5385793/what-do-adam-lambert-and-details-have-in-common/gallery/
I honestly don’t know. I’m stunned at how quickly it’s gone up. Granted, the difference in units moved between 120 and 75 is less than that between 75 and 30, but it’s still a significant movement.
It could have reached the tipping point. The video might be helping, too. You don’t normally get traction from a video like that in a few days though. Not without some high profile release on TV or an iTunes add or something. So, I don’t know. It actually started to gain some steam last Sunday, so it’s not likely all due to the video. Maybe people are starting to hear it enough to want it?
This may not last. Or maybe it’s just the start. Sorry. I just don’t have any comparible stats for this. New music Tuesday will no doubt push it down a bit.
Oohhh…this is nice. Going to watch it right now. What a nice way to start the morning. Playing FYE.
I’m sure someone probably said this when I wasn’t looking, but sometimes a subtle kind of persuasion is the most effective way to change minds. Admittedly, this is anecdotal, but since it’s an anecdote about me, I’m going for it. MY attitude about gays has totally changed because of Adam. I talking 180 degrees. I’m not violent, so I don’t mean I was gay-bashing. More like don’t ask, don’t tell. And no to gay marriage or adoption.
When you connect these issues to how they affect an actual person that you’d like to be happy, then attitudes can be changed. I can’t believe I’m the only one whose mind has been changed by him.
I’m not saying that parades, petitions, and soap boxes don’t have a place. I am saying that maybe just being who he is is the most appropriate way for Adam.
Thanks..this reminds me that I need to make an appointment for my !overdue mammogram!
The whole point that people are trying to make is not that every gay person has to love Adam. Some are downright trashing Adam, and not because of his singing. There are the gay community who support Adam, some are indifferent, and then those who aren’t liking the way Adam is handling his sexuality. He is not gay enough, too gay, or whatever. That’s the big difference.
Thanks, Kirsten – I tend to believe it’s reaching the tipping point first, and people seeing the music video second. I don’t even think it’s started in rotation yet (tomorrow, I think?) on TV. Kris & Jive have been working their butts off on the radio front with all the interviews & appearances. Now that it’s officially reached Top 40 status on Pop, I’m hopeful some holdouts (mainly West Coast) will start spinning it. I’m looking forward to adds this week. Glee being back on this week will push it down a bit as well, but hopefully it will hold its own against that. I’m wondering if we’ll see a LLWD iTunes banner this week or next to give it another push now that it’s gaining cred on the charts.
http://www.examiner.com/x-11563-David-Cook-Examiner~y2009m11d8-David-Cook-unplugged-and-somewhat-uncensored?#comments
This blogger who mentions this very site, Yay MJ, is interviewing David Cook next week and is asking for questions.
This is why I don’t think that Adam and Lady Gaga should tour. I think they would feed off each other and continue to push boundaries until they run themselves off a cliff.
Wow. What a wonderful way to make the point that Adam– just by being who he is without apology and sans soapbox– is changing hearts and minds.
Thank you for “coming out” with this. I salute you.
No one is saying the GLBT community is monolithic and posts here haven’t claimed that. We’ve in fact talked about the divides in age or whatever. And no, the GLBT communities as a majority don’t have to support Adam at all. They are indivividuals after all. In some cases, asshole individuals. Just on the other hand I don’t have a problem or think Adam isn’t doing enough for the GLBT community just by being out and being himself and speaking on gay issues and not actively, politically working in a way that some seem to expect of him. When being out is an of itself, again, it’s own brave statement. Unfortunate that it should still have to be a statement, but it is, so there you go.
But it’s not also untoward for me to just point out that a gay community that doesn’t need to feel the support Adam as a whole, somehow wants Adam to go out of his way to support them more actively? Ok den. Again, Adam is openly gay at the beginning of his careeer, answers honestly questions about gay marriage, is fine kissing his boyfriend for the paps and owns the pictures of his kissing his former boyfriend and has always just been who he is, and part of that, is being gay. If that’s not enough for the majority of the gay community to support, well there you go then.
Q3, sorry, not going to go through and find every other comment that sucked on Project Rungay, Data Lounge, Queerty, and Gawker. Gawker isn’t just some gossip site, by the way and the person who usually posts the articles about Adam and hated him through his AI run, is part of their regular contributors and is gay. So there you go.
This is interesting…the Logo Channel is interviewing Kris. Have they interviewed many past Idols?:
logochannel
# We’re interviewing Kris Allen next week. Send me your questions 4him & if we choose yours will give u credit w/ur Twitter name!
-Morgan16 minutes ago from Tweetie
Which sex somebody prefers to sleep with has absolutely nothing to do with his or her singing abilities. Further, the public has no intrinsic right to know about anybody’s legal sexual matters. Coming out or not is a totally personal and private matter, IMHO, and those who are so hung up on prying into it merit no consideration whatever.
huh?
Q3 When do you think we’ll see the out 100 cover?
The next week is the album release week, so I think they’ll probably have an iTunes banner add for that. There is a LOT of jockeying for position for those banner adds (especially at this time of year), so who knows?
LOL!!
Re-reading the good write-ups about Adam (LA Times & Inquirer.net). This is really a guy with a kind heart, level head and super duper talented! You gotta love this glittery guy from planet fierce who came here for your entertainment. What a way to start Monday morning!! I just love it!!
I don’t agree with this but it still made me LMAO.
Michael Sarver is an excellent example. By getting to know Adam, it completely changed his view about accepting people based on who they are and not on some “label”. Consequently, Adam may have also had some pre-conceived notions about Christians that were changed by getting to know Michael, Kris, and Danny.
That why we are taught not be judgmental, but to love. It opens doors into people’s hearts.
I think the fact that people here is bemoaning the fact that he is not getting support from this site or these people are quite indicative of this thought. Not everyone is going to like him and whether those people are gay or not is irrelevant.
So Kris is going to be interviewed by LOGO. I figure Adam will too closer to his release date.
both have a Gay following
Looks like NPR is going to be discussing a lot of the upcoming albums from current/ex-Idols on “All Things Considered” today!
“The new season of American Idol starts in January, but this month brings a flurry of Idolatry at record stores. Host Guy Raz gets some help from Idolator.com’s Maura Johnston in sorting through the options ‘†from Carrie Underwood to Kris Allen to Adam Lambert, with a little Susan Boyle thrown in for good measure.”
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120227961
Q3, do you have the link to the Project Rungay page? I would really appreciate it. I know their site has changed and I would never be able to find it. I used to follow them faithfully last year and have even met them. So surprised to hear they are indifferent to Adam.
It would be a kick-ass tour, but then the cliff thing.