2012-05 Promo Interviews and Performances

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Adam Lambert, glamazon priestess of neon yellow accents and pompadours, beamed down from Planet Fabulous to inject some much-needed life into this sorry-ass hour of filler. I've been admiring Joshua's stage presence compared to his season 11 cohorts, but "Never Close Our Eyes" reminded me just how talented and lively some of our former idols have been. Adam had the confident yet classy swagger of a current artist in his own right instead of a scared little reality show contestant creeping back onto the big stage. (I felt the same way about Haley Reinhart's return earlier this season and David Cook's last week.) He's very compelling! I was also a big fan of all the androgynous stylemonsters in his band. Was that a girl or a guy behind him with the orange hair and neon yellow polka dot eyebrow? I loved…that person.

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Adam Lambert Offers Advice For Phillip & Jessica, Coyly Hints at ‘Idol’ Finale Prediction
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Season 8 "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert fabulously performed his new Trespassing single "Never Close Our Eyes," resplendent in green neon and silver sharkskin, on "Idol's" top three results show this week--the same show on which one of his favorite Season 11 contestants, Jessica Sanchez, made it to the final two, but another one of his faves, Joshua Ledet, did not. When asked how he felt about this outcome (he'd recently controversially tweeted that he thought Jessica and Joshua "wiped the floor" with the other contestants), Adam revealed that he'd undergone a bit of a change of heart regarding Phillip Phillips.

"I think Phillip has something too. In the last couple weeks, he's really proven himself," said Adam. "I was on the fence earlier, but there have been a few performances of his that have been so sophisticated lately, and just so nuanced and tender, and that takes a lot of skill...I wouldn't have been as diplomatic two or three weeks ago, but at this point, I think they've all earned their spot."

When asked to give advice for both Jessica and Phillip going into next week's finale--a position Adam was in literally exactly three years ago--Adam offered: "You've got to tune out all the outside cooks in the kitchen, because there's a lot of pressure coming from every angle. When you get to the finale, tune out a little bit, and focus on what you love about music, why you're here, why you like singing, and what you've always done."

And what about his prediction for next week's finale? Does Adam think Jessica can win? Adam played coy with his read-between-the-lines answer, replying: "It depends on what kind of music you listen to, musical genres...Although, what's the type of genre that always wins every year? I'm not going to say it, but I'm asking the rhetorical question. Like, what usually wins? So..."

Ha.

Moving on to the subject of his own musical genres, Adam conceded that his sophomore album, Trespassing, is a bit of a stylistic departure from the more straightahead rock he performed during his own "Idol" run, but he pointed out: "It's definitely a little more, like, funk-disco, but there are rock elements on the album. If people aren't hearing that, then they gotta get their ears checked, 'cause it's there! The chorus of 'Cuckoo' is like hair-metal down. 'Trespassing' has a lot of rock energy on it; 'Runnin'' has rock energy. I think genre gets really emphasized sometimes, and that doesn't make a lot of sense to me. If you like the song, you like the song!"

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...the Idol audience was treated to a live performance from season eight runner-up Adam Lambert!

Adam's performances are always nothing short of magic and he did not disappoint. Performing his hit single "Never Close Our Eyes" the entire audience was going bananas and had a hard time settling down as the show cut to commercial. We love him!

When we asked Adam what he thought of Joshua's exit he said no one would have been able to predict who would be cut tonight.

"All three of them are such talented singers," he told us. "I was really anyone's race at that point. Joshua is nuts. He can sing circles around a lot of people on the charts right now so he'll be fine, and I think the other two are phenomenal. They are really fun watch, charming and they are both cute!"

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Adam Lambert returned to the show that helped launch his amazing career to deliver a new televised performance of his next single, the Bruno Mars-penned electro-ballad "Never Close Our Eyes"...Watch above! Yet again, Adam slayed!! Hot vocals (his range is really impressive), good control, good adlibs, and he simply owned that stage. Bravo!. Last night's American Idol's results show were the last before next week's big finale (Go Jessica!). Back to "Never Close Our Eyes", the song is lifted from Adam's sophomore LP "Trespassing" - released in America this week - which according to HitsDailyDouble's first-day sales reports is en route to top the Billboard Top 200 chart (US) with 70-75k copies sold, beating Adele. Woot! I'm happy for Adam. He's a great talent and deserves only success.

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Adam Lambert hits the stage during American Idol’s live elimination show on Thursday (May 17) in Hollywood.

The 30-year-old singer performed his new single, “Never Close Our Eyes,” off his sophomore album, Trespassing, available in stores now.

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“West coast: turn on Idol!!,” Adam wrote on his Twitter before his performance. “#NeverCloseOurEyes up in a couple minutes!”

Earlier in the week, Adam made an appearance on Good Morning America.

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‘American Idol‘ alum Adam Lambert brought his glam fabulosity to the stage on tonight’s (May 17) elimination episode. He performed his new single ‘Never Close Our Eyes’ from his brand new platter ‘Trespassing.’ Oh, Glambert, there are few as stylish as you. And you know what? You always hit the notes, too.

First, the fashion. The loud and proud singer’s earrings matched his bright fluorescent yellow t-shirt, which looked like the clothing equivalent of a highlighter that college students use to mark up textbooks. Even so, he made it look stylin’. Glambs paired the bright yellow shirt (and earrings) with black leather trousers and a shimmery grey blazer. While he has been rocking more tame hair in photo shoots and appearances lately, it was full on Glambert hair tonight. Big, bold, beautiful and blackened!

Now, for the song. He infused it with lots of high-energy wails and exuded some seriously infectious energy while he danced and sang. We admit it. We were grooving on the couch. Lambert has tons and tons of stage presence and loads of star power, which is a combo that many artists want but don’t have. It’s authentic and his music feels good. He was born to get on that stage and entertain and we love his dramatic, flamboyant voice.

Hard to believe he didn’t win his season, which was Season 8. He lost to Kris Allen, for those keeping score at home. But even though he wasn’t an official ‘Idol,’ he still has had a super hot career and he didn’t need that title to get where he is.

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Adam Lambert is a big deal vocally (in case you didn't know) and his performance on American Idol last night proved that once more!

American Idol judges Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson appeared in awe of Adam Lambert as he sung his latest track, Never Close Out Eyes, from his album Trespassing.

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Surrounded by 80s style smoke, the singer displayed his impressive range putting Beyonce-style energy into every note.

Adam Lambert's famous hair behaved appropriately staying in place while a few strands flicked down to frame his pretty face.

When the American Idol runner up wasn't stealing our ears with his stellar sound, he was showing us exactly how to pull of the tricky celebrity fashion trend of neon.

He wore a neon yellow t-shirt complete with black wet-look trousers and a grey jacket accessorising with black fingerless leather gloves.

The neon theme was continued as Adam wore matching stud earrings and wearing the colour again on his nails — worked against a claw-like ring.

Fashion aside, Adam added more fun to his set working it with his guitarist and looked like he was having lots of fun!

With a performance like this Ads needn't worry, we'll never close out our eyes!

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Tags: #adam lambert #Britney Spears #christina aguilera #katy perry #Ke$ha #pharrell williams #teenage dream #trashy pop #trespassing

Pop music especially of the trashy variety,, has been a woman’s game as of late, but there’s one boy not named Justin who’s planning on infiltrating – and he very well could be successful. Adam Lambert, of American Idol fame, released his second album, Trespassing, on Tuesday and it’s a heavyweight pop record to be reckoned with. It’s just as addictive and exciting as anything our fave girls have been releasing this past year.

Lambert’s new record is unabashedly pop from the first second of the first song to the final moments on the last. Missing are the pop/R&B hits you’ll find on an album by any other male signed to a major label, which provides it with a degree of sonic cohesiveness. There is a slight break almost halfway through the album, however. It slows down to feature a handful of slower, midtempo jams. Thankfully the change is not jarring; it’s almost expected given the strength of Lambert’s vocal prowess. He masterfully exerts perfect control, changing pitch, intonation and volume effortlessly as his voice remains sharp, clear and at the forefront of the music. It’s not often I make note of the talent of those I write about in this column, but Lambert has proved himself the exception.

Lambert worked with major players in the music industry for this record, including the likes of Pharrell (affectionately known as my baby daddy), Cirkut, Dr. Luke, Claude Kelly and Bonnie McKee, as well as enlisting help from some lesser-known pop/rock writers and the result is a tight, sonically flawless and fun record with stirring lyricism.

A lot of these names Lambert worked with have spent the past few years crafting hit records for some of our favorite trashy pop princesses and that influence is not lost on this record. In fact, it’s made apparent on a song like “Cuckoo” – my favorite off the album – which sounds like a mixture of “Blow,” “Last Friday Night,” and “Hold It Against Me” (only because of the dubstep breakdown) and it could have easily been sung by Katy, Ke$ha or Queen B, but Lambert brings his own sound and artistic value to it, transforming it from anything our ladies would have released.

On the whole, the album’s most redeeming quality is perhaps its inability to fall into the trap of dance-pop monotony. From the stomping beats and clapping of the title track, the fresh, youthful summertime sounds of “Naked Love,” the Sam Sparro-assisted “Shady” and the falsetto on the Scissor Sisters-esque “Kickin’ In,” there’s enough variety in sounds waiting to excite and pull you in. The slower songs sound like most other midtempo pop/rock tracks but that’s par for the course. Thankfully, the instrumentation and his incredible voice keep it from becoming a stale moment.

Trespassing hits every mark on the checklist for a standard 2012 pop album and it’s an album I wouldn’t be surprised to hear on the radio or coming from someone’s headphones at Blomquist, but Lambert’s talents really add on an extra layer of substance that make it a breath of fresh air from acts like LMFAO, our beloved Carly Rae and professional song-ruiner Flo Rida. It’s nothing new, groundbreaking or game-changing – this is a trashy pop post after all – but it rightfully asserts Lambert as a pop act to pay attention to – one who’s ready to be on top.