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Kris Allen self-titled album cover

Chris — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:43:45 -0400

Kris Allen self-titled album cover revealed!! (and the five things we learned from it)

Chris — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:42:40 -0400

Some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this. Thankfully, we’ve only had to wait a little less than five months since the American Idol season 8 finale to see the cover art for Kris Allen’s debut CD. A spokesperson for 19 Recordings confirms that the image that popped up on Amazon.com and began to circulate around the Internet last night is indeed the real thing. Armed with that confirmation, I spent a tragic hour of my life analyzing the image to come up with five important lessons about Kris and his upcoming disc. Read on:

1) Kris Allen’s debut album will be self-titled: The absence of any words other than “Kris Allen” pretty much tells you that. (Unless there’s some insanely fine print creeping up in there.) Hopefully, that’s a good indication that the album will reflect the viewpoint of the charming Arkansas musician, and not the focus-grouped will of the 19 Machine. (That we do not want and will not accept, BTW.)

2) Back off, skeezers, Kris Allen is a married man: Yeah, Simon Cowell told him to downplay his marriage during his Idol run. And no, he and his wife only wore those matching red aprons early in season 8 at the request of a producer (click here to hear Kris confirm it himself). But the way the season 8 Idol’s wedding band glistens in the foreground of this memorable shot, you’ve almost got to think it’s a shout-out to wife Katy, sort of a “thinking of you while I’m touring/recording/promoting” love note. Or, well, that’s how my inner romantic chooses to see it, anyway.

3) Kris Allen don’t need no stinkin’ stadium seating: Nope, those metal-lined auditorium chairs don’t look cushy or comfortable, but who sits down during a Kris Allen concert anyway? On your feet, benches! read more »

Will Season 9 go to the

Chris — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:37:03 -0400

* Lady\n* Men\n* \n* \n* \n

Randy Jackson’s Idol Predictions!

Chris — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:36:14 -0400

Male contestants have dominated American Idol for the past two seasons, but judge Randy Jackson, 53, predicts the upcoming year to be all about the ladies.

“I think I have to give the edge going in to the girls,” Jackson told PEOPLE at the Yahoo! Yodel Studio, one-day music event and yodeling extravaganza on Tuesday in New York City. “We haven’t had a girl winner in a long time and some interesting talented girls showed up [to audition.]“

Jackson promises AI season 9, which is set to debut in January 2010 to be “a very interesting, different season.” One of the biggest differences will be the addition of Ellen DeGeneres as the new, permanent, fourth judge.

” I think Ellen will bring an easy light kind of side to it,” Jackson said. “She isn’t that music aficionado like all of us but I don’t think the panel necessarily needed more of that.”

Adam Lambert and his boyfriend Drake LaBry share a kiss in Los Angeles on October 13

Chris — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:33:12 -0400

Adam Lambert Says Leaked Album Photo Looked 'Silly' Out Of Context

Chris — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:29:18 -0400

When you're as over-the-top as Adam Lambert is, your album cover is just as important as the music you're recording. So when a pic taken behind the scenes of his album photo shoot leaked over the summer, the glam rocker was disappointed, particularly because the photo — showing the singer in a rubber-and-sequins getup — instantly became a target for snarky gossip sites.

"It's funny, because when you take something like that out of context, it kind of looks silly, like the Michelin Man," Lambert told MTV News. "But in context, in the set that we had, which you didn't see in the leaked photo ... it works."

Lambert confirmed that the much-blogged-about Michelin Man outfit is, in fact, one of the looks fans will see in Lambert's CD artwork and said it definitely fits in with the bigger picture of what he's going for. "[The look] was supposed to be kind of high-fashion, avant-garde 'space,' and I think it works really well, actually."

To the makeup artist who leaked the photo (along with sneak peeks of Lambert's fashion-forward eye accessories and a spiky leather jacket), Lambert sarcastically quipped, "Thanks a lot for leaking it."

David Archuleta Christmas CD

Chris — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:25:12 -0400

For the Holiday are you more likely to buy:

Chris — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:23:52 -0400

* An Original CD by your favorite artist\n* A Holiday Cd by your favorite artist\n* \n* \n* \n

David Archuleta Christmas CD

Chris — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:21:36 -0400

David Archuleta Christmas CD was released Oct 13th. Not sure about the sales, but isn't there enough Christmas CD out there. How about we put out original music instead. I get real tired of all these singers trying to cash on n the holiday by singing holiday classics.

Carrie Underwood celebrates the holidays with TV special

Chris — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:16:48 -0400

Fox has announced Carrie Underwood will have her own two-hour Christmas variety special, tentatively titled “Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special.” The special will air on Fox Dec. 7.

Special guests already lined up for the holiday extravaganza include Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley, and fellow “American Idol” alum David Cook, according to MTV. Simon Fuller, creator of “American Idol,” will be the show’s executive producer.

Underwood will perform holiday classics, her own hits, and music from her upcoming album “Play On,” out Nov. 3, reports Billboard. Along with musical performances, the special will feature comedy sketches written by “Seinfeld” and “Frasier” veterans.