Adam Lambert, Danny Gokey Fans Clash Over Facebook Pics

'Can we just stop all the hate already?' one commenter asks Gokey's online detractors.

by James Montgomery

It started with some Facebook photos, a dinner at Buca di Beppo, a few unsavory comments and an autographed picture, then quickly escalated into an Internet maelstrom that topped Twitter's Trending Topics list and became one of the most-searched subjects on Google. It's Danny Gokey-gate, and it just won't go away.

On Thursday, MTV News posted an article that attempted to explain the entire issue, and fans of Gokey and Adam Lambert took up the fight from there, inundating our site with comments that touched on some pretty big subjects.

Namely, homophobia and religion, two issues that are at the heart of the whole controversy in the first place. Were the comments Gokey's cousin and her friends left below the Facebook pics homophobic? How about the ones Gokey himself made during a Comcast chat earlier this week (which went, in part, "I accept gay people, but people have to accept my beliefs ... we agree to disagree")? Or were all those things just examples of the Gokeys expressing their religious beliefs, which — last time we checked — they are more than entitled to have?

To be honest, we were sort of blown away by the debate, so much so that we decided to showcase it. Below are some of the best comments, as left by MTV.com users. And if you feel like your voice hasn't been heard yet, feel free to chime in below.

"I saw this trending last night. It seems that a LiveJournal community didn't like the actions of Gokey and his cousin. I can't blame them for that, and the whole stunt that Gokey and his family perpetrated deserved to be exposed. This wasn't the first homophobic blip on Gokey's radar, and it's pretty clear that he and members of his family aren't the most tolerant folks around. It's very disappointing." - LisaNYC

"I warmed to Danny towards the end of the series and thought he was hard done by a lot of fans of the other contestants. How wrong could I have been? What a twonk! He and his family are an insult to Christianity and general humanity." - FrankieBaby84

"I see the Glamberts are already here posting their Danny hate. If Danny is to be held accountable for what his cousin said and did, then Adam is to be held accountable for all the hateful things his brother Neil — a.k.a. negativeneil at Vote for the Worst — has been spewing about Danny for the last three months. Can we just stop all the hate already?" - Lizzy

"Wow, this is amazing. People really need to figure out what is important in life ... or find other hobbies other than bashing Danny Gokey. I think people have made it their full-time job to bash the man. Interestingly enough, it's not even Danny's photos. If Adam was ashamed over what he was wearing or the way he looked, why did he perform in 'Wicked'? I'm not connecting the dots here. If Danny has said that he's cool with Adam and Adam says he's cool with Danny, why are fans getting so hostile towards Gokey? I think it's just showing ignorance on your behalf rather than stating that Danny is showing hate. ... Danny has repeatedly stated that he has his 'beliefs' and Adam has his 'beliefs.' ... Why can we accept Adam's beliefs and not Danny's? That seems like hatred too, huh?" - PerkyPrincess3

"[Danny] and his entire family give Christians a bad name. That entire [Facebook] page is sickening, as are the comments and ill intent behind everything they did that night to Lambert, from taking photos with him so they could mock him to Danny printing out photos and then turning around and making a joke out of it with his cousin." - Sumer

"My, my, don't we have innocent folk here? NOT!! Playing a joke on a friend, since when is that bad? Oh yeah, when people like you take it out of context. Danny's joke to Adam was harmless. Remember Adam has a 'free will' and could've refused to sign it, and I'm sure Danny would've gotten it. But Adam signed it. That's a sense of approval, don't you think? ... Danny's Christianity has nothing to do with joking. Danny is human, he is not God. It's obvious you are interested in Danny if you take the time to post a comment and/or read about him. People, grow up. Oh, I have a better idea, instead of reading this stuff, read the Bible and write in a journal." - MarieVal

"What Danny did was premeditated and vile. Out of thousands of fab pictures of Adam, he took the time to find one he knew would embarrass Adam, printed it out and brought it to dinner [and] had the nerve to ask Adam to sign it at dinner. This shows malice and a mean, evil spirit. Adam's face in that picture broke my heart. Made me sad that people like Danny Gokey are alive and well in the U.S. and call themselves Christian. How dare they when their behavior is anything but what God tried to teach? Danny disgusts me." - Aubry

"I love that picture of Adam. It's good to be green." - Glambertfan

This report is from MTV News.

Source: VH1.com

Adam Lambert, Kris Allen Team With Top Hitmakers For Debut Albums

Kris Allen and Adam Lambert, the winner and runner-up of last month's "American Idol" finals, are doing double duty these days: both are rehearsing for this summer's "American Idols Live" tour while working with some of the top pop songwriters and producers on material for their forthcoming debut albums, each of which are due on 19 Recordings in the fall.

"I've been writing a lot with a lot of different people, and it's going well," Allen says. In fact, sources tell Billboard.com that he's been working with some of the top songwriters and producers, including David Hodges (Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry), Salaam Remi (Nas, Amy Winehouse) and Claude Kelly (Akon, Leona Lewis). Allen also hit Timbaland's studio in Virginia Beach to work with Joe King of the Fray, whose take on Kanye West's "Heartless" inspired Allen's own performance of the song during the competition. Allen attended the group's show that evening after the writing session.

While Allen has been experimenting with some urban-influenced styles, he's honing the material for the album in a John Mayer/Jason Mraz direction. "Each writing session has been a learning experience," he says. "I think that we are trying to figure it out and that it's going the right way and I'm really excited about it. I can't wait."

Lambert has teamed up with hotshot producer RedOne, the studio wizard who's had a hand in crafting Lady GaGa's worldwide chart-topping hits "Poker Face" and "Love Game," as well as working with Michael Jackson, Usher and the Backstreet Boys. RedOne revealed to the L.A. Times that he hopes to record at least six tracks for Lambert's record (although he wasn't sure if they'd all make the cut).

"I want to go rock -- David Bowie and Queen, but make it more easy for people to get," the producer said of his vision for Lambert. "It has to be rock, but with an interesting dance angle to it, you know? You'll like it.

"You can go almost whatever direction with him. People know him from being on 'American Idol,' singing other people's songs, but you can take him in a new direction, and this will be the first time you hear Adam Lambert with his signature. My goal is to get his signature out from him to the world."

Lambert is also working on songs with David Hodges, the former Evanesence member whose songwriting talents have appeared on a number of "Idol" contestants' albums. Hodges is currently the only writer who has worked with both Lambert and Allen.

Meanwhile, Lambert's recent revelation of the straight boy crush he has on his former "Idol" roommate has left Allen unfazed. "He was so funny," Allen says. "He texted me that day, like, 'I'm so embarrassed.' I'm like, 'No, are you serious? Don't be embarrassed. I think that's hilarious.' My wife, she's so funny. She was like, 'Tell Adam I have a crush on HIM.' "

"He is something different that no one's probably seen before, at least in a long time. But we're two completely different artists as well, so I don't think either one of us have anything to worry about."

Courtesy of - Billboard

Adam Lambert's new (old) single 'Want': Awesome new tune or lame cash-in?

Apparently American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert recorded an album in 2007 and 2008, before anyone had ever heard of him. Now, not shockingly, somebody is trying to cash in with these early recordings. A label called Hi Fi Recordings/Wilshire Records has just released a "single," called "Want," from the sessions, and an album, On With the Show, is due out later this summer.

UPDATE: Lambert has just released a statement responding to the release of this new song:

"Back in 2005 when I was a struggling artist, I was hired as a studio singer to lend my vocals to tracks written by someone else. I was broke at the time and this was my chance to make a few bucks, so I jumped at the opportunity to record for my first time in a professional studio. The work I did back then in no way reflects the music I am currently in the studio working on. I'm thrilled to be working with some of today's hottest songwriters and producers and can't wait for people to hear what my music really sounds like."

By Rob Brunner
Source: EW

Check out the song here.

Adam Lambert Releases a Statement On the Release of his Pre-Idol Recordings

Adam Lambert has released a statement responding to the release of pre-Idol songs from Hi-Fi Recordings. The songs are songwriter demos he recorded for hire. He can’t be too happy this material is going to be out there ahead of his big post-Idol debut. Kinda sucks for Adam:

“Back in 2005 when I was a struggling artist, I was hired as a studio singer to lend my vocals to tracks written by someone else. I was broke at the time and this was my chance to make a few bucks, so I jumped at the opportunity to record for my first time in a professional studio. The work I did back then in no way reflects the music I am currently in the studio working on. I’m thrilled to be working with some of today’s hottest songwriters and producers and can’t wait for people to hear what my music really sounds like.”

Here’s a self-serving statement from the CEO of Hi-Fi:

John Hecker, CEO of Hi Fi Recordings, said the tracks were recorded in 2007 and 2008 before Lambert’s rise on the popular Fox singing competition. The album will be titled “On with the Show.”"We were presented with a business opportunity,” said Hecker. “We accepted because Wilshire Records had a long working relationship with Adam, and it resulted in excellent music that they had the rights to. The music has an audience, and it deserves to be heard. I think it’s great music. At the end of the day, from my perspective, we’re really helping Adam.”

Really? Releasing a bunch of half-assed garbage demos ahead of Adam’s all-important debut CD is helping him? I want what Hecker’s on. Or maybe not.

I mean, if even Ryan Seacrest and Perez Hilton assumed the song was a brand-new cut, what’s the rest of the record-buying public going to think?

Source: MJsBigBlog

Adam Lambert on Access Hollywood, Wed 17th of June 2009 - videos

On the 17th of June 2009 Adam Lambert has been interviewed by Nancy O’Dell from Access Hollywood/. See the videos from the interview here:

Part 1


Part 2


Part 3


See Part 4

What's Up With The World On June 17th

Adam Lambert mocked by Danny Gokey’s family? - controversy
Why the twitter hashtag #gokeyisadouche began.

Finally - @TheRealGlambert is there: on twitter!
Adam finally have his own twitter account (for real) to shut down the imposters.

Adam is one of the Hottest Bachelors of 2009! by People.com
Definitely.

Comcast.net Live Chat Transcript

Adam Lambert, June 17, 2009
3:47 Victor Balta: Hi, everyone! Welcome to our live chat with Adam Lambert! We'll get started at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT, but go ahead and start submitting your questions/comments for Adam. We're expecting a bit crowd today, so please be patient as we try to get through as many questions as possible in our 30 minutes with Adam.

3:50 Moderator: Hi Everyone. We're looking forward to reading your questions and we're doing our best to get them answered. Please do NOT submit the same question more than once. It does not increase the likelihood of it getting asked and it creates a backlog. We will consider it spamming and we all know what happens to spam.

3:57 Victor Balta: You guys are firing off a mass of questions! Please be patient... we're trying to get through them as the moderator is working to find the best ones!

3:57 Victor Balta: Just a few more minutes...

4:04 Victor Balta: We're still waiting for Adam, folks... he's being pulled from tour rehearsals to do this chat, so please be patient.

4:06 [Comment From Cynthia]
Thanks Victor. Glamberts are not known for their patience, but we'll try :-)

4:06 Victor Balta: LOL

4:09 Victor Balta: Here we go.... welcome, Adam Lambert....

4:09 Adam Lambert: Hey, guys... thanks for coming online today! I'm so, so excited to be able to talk to you.

4:09 [Comment From Ace (ontdai)] Adam, can you verify that your twitter is real?

4:09 [Comment From ontdai] Are you therealglambert on Twitter?

4:09 Adam Lambert: It is TheRealGlambert... that is me... Finally I got a Twitter!

4:10 [Comment From totl] When asked about what it's like to see you perform live, Kris referred to you as "mind-blowing". How would you describe Kris?

4:10 Adam Lambert: Hmm... tranquil... and I'm trying to think of the right word... and heartfelt.

4:10 [Comment From Melanie] Hi Adam! What was your favorite outfit that you wore during American

4:11 Adam Lambert: Haha... probably the outfit for... I loved the suit that I wore during Disco week. It's a Roberto Cavalli suit, and it's just wonderful.

4:11 [Comment From Judi] I love your positive outlook and “attitude of gratitude” demeanor. Have you always lived your life with this outlook, or did it develop over time? What do you do for yourself to help you maintain such a positive outlook on life?

4:12 Adam Lambert: It kind of did develop over time. You grow older and you realize how lucky you are to be in certain situations based on your hindsight and perspective. And whenever I feelt myself slipping at all or getting into a negative headspace, I remind myself of people who don't have what they want or don't feel as free as I've felt of late. And that makes me feel how fortunate I am.

Read Full Transcript at Comcast.net >>

Victor Balta tweeted:
To the #adamlambert fans asking about how his chat compared in numbers to the others. It was a record--by far.

Adam Lambert News from Mr-L.org

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Adam Lambert Nominated for 2 Teen Choice Awards!

Congratulations to Adam Lambert for being nominated for TWO Teen Choice Awards including Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star and Male Choice Red Carpet Icon! Click here to vote and be sure to tune in to the 2009 Teen Choice Awards on FOX, Monday, August 10th at 8pm to see the results!

* Please note: Voters must register at www.teenchoiceawards.com and be between the ages of 13 and 19 years old.

Source: Adam-Official.com

Producer RedOne on Adam Lambert: “It has to be rock, but with an interesting dance angle”

News broke this morning that Lady Gaga producer, RedOne, spent time recording in the studio with Adam Lambert over the weekend.

Now, the LA Times, speaks exclusively with busy producer, who revealed some details about what we might expect from his work with Adam. Sounds like he’s taking him into a dance/pop direction, but with a heavy rock influence.

“I want to go rock — David Bowie and Queen, but make it more easy for people to get,” the producer said of his vision for Lambert. “It has to be rock, but with an interesting dance angle to it, you know? You’ll like it.”

RedOne said he hopes to record at least six songs with Lambert, but that doesn’t guarantee that they’ll all make Lambert’s RCA debut (a Lambert representative was unable to be reached prior to posting). An “Idol” finalist comes equipped with a built-in fan base, and RedOne said he’s eager to play with people’s expectations.

“You know what I like about him? He’s fresh,” said RedOne. “You can go almost whatever direction with him. People know him from being on ‘American Idol,’ singing other people’s songs, but you can take him in a new direction, and this will be the first time you hear Adam Lambert with his signature. My goal is to get his signature out from him to the world.”

The busy producer also had some weekend studio time scheduled with the Backstreet Boys, and is planning to head out on the road for two weeks with Lady Gaga on her European tour to begin work on the follow-up to The Fame.

Source: MJsBigBlog