Video, quotes, & updates coming later in the week, but wanted to give you all the heads up.
@adamlambert: In Oprah’s greenroom. Excited to meet her. Watch the show on Tuesday, Jan 19th.
So the biggest news of the new season might not be Paula leaving or Ellen joining. It might just be that this will be the victory lap for Simon Cowell who will be leaving American Idol after the season to start an American version on his hit The X Factor. While this is stunning news for Idol fans, it could be a blessing in disguise. We’ll still get to see Simon on Fox and Idol could drop a peg, allowing it to tone down a bit on the “bad” and become more about finding the best talent. Then The X Factor could be another huge hit that gave us more stars. Who knows how it will pan out, but we can dream, right?
Here’s a 4 part interview on SIRIUS XM. Adam goes into more detail on his performance, talks about his past, and opens up in this candid interview.
Adam Lambert AMA Performance: “I Was Just Interpreting the Lyrics” on SIRIUS XM
Quite a big chance from Late Night to Early Morning
After his steamy AMA performance, Adam sounds off during his CBS Early Show interview. Here’s some of my favorite quotes:
“I admit I did get carried away, but I don’t see anything wrong with it,” he said. “I do see how people got offended and that was not my intention. My intention was to interpret the lyrics of my song and have a good time with it.”
Offered a chance to apologize, he declined.
Lambert said he didn’t consider that there may have been children watching while performing the steamy “For Your Entertainment” because his AMA performance came at nearly 11 p.m. when children should be in bed.
“I’m not a baby sitter,” he said. “I’m a performer.”
After getting canned by Good Morning America, Adam was invited to the CBS Early Show to perform his new song Whataya Want From Me
Here’s the videos:
And another:
So 1500 people complain, so Adam Lambert gets canned for Good Morning America on ABC? Nice, ABC. Very classy. Even though YOU watched his rehearsal, saw what was going to happen, and still decided to air his performance.
15,000,000 people watched the show… 1500 complained. It’s kind of baffling really.
The most amazing part is that Janet Jackson has a very similar performance and even after the infamous superbowl boobies is still allowed on screen. There’s definitely a double standard.
CBS’s Early Show, always up for some controversy, gobbled up the opportunity to have Adam on and will showcase him this week.
So we’ve saved the juiciest for last… Adam Lambert not only kissed a guy during his controversial performance at the AMA’s, he also simulated oral sex from a guy.
“You know honestly, if I offended some people… it’s apples and oranges. I’m not an artist that does things for every single person. I believe in artistic freedom and expression, I believe in honoring the lyrics of a song, and those lyrics aren’t really for everybody either.”
He added, “People are scared and it’s really sad, I just wish people could open their minds up and enjoy things, it’s all for a laugh, it’s really not that big of a deal.”
But the AMA’s didn’t. Adam Lambert’s performance on the American Music Awards (AMA’s) was edited after kissing his male keyboardist who is straight. ABC received over 1500 complaints even after the edited version aired.
“If it’s edited, that’s discrimination,” Adam said. “I will be a little disappointed because there is a little bit of discrimination going in this country. There’s a big double standard, female pop artists have been doing things provocative like that for years, and the fact that I’m a male, and I’ll be edited and discriminated against could be a problem.”
