Rain - 널 붙잡을 노래 (Love Song)

亞洲天王Rain在四月初終於發行他的最新單曲＜널 붙잡을 노래（挽留你的歌）＞與專輯《Back to the Basic》（豈不是和克莉絲汀的專輯名差不多？）。單曲MV中所期待的撕衣露肌、帥氣舞步，還有和韓藝瑟纏綿的橋段一樣沒少。雖然看得很開心，但已沒啥新鮮感，之前一波又一波的teaser和宣傳照已經讓大家期待過頭了，MV中我還以為他會撲倒韓藝瑟，顯然也沒有......。哈哈哈哈重口味的人恐怕要失望了，不過這仍然是一支看起來賞心悅目的MV，會想要一再回味～
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順便再推薦各位一些類似的歌曲，要情傷可以趁現在一起感傷～

最近一說到該如何是好的心情，就一定要來個「原來是美男」中的＜어떡하죠（如何是好）＞啊！這歌也蠻悲的～

最近2AM在《잘못했어》迷你專輯中也有一首同名的歌，但他聽起來一點也不悲，所以現在不要放給大家聽＞＜

這首是Brown Eyes的＜가지마 가지마（別走別走）＞，MV由學習之神余承豪擔綱，不用我告訴你，用聽用看的也知道這是一首超芭樂的歌，但卻超好聽，是我的all time favorite之一！裡面也是一大堆「別走」與「拜託」之言。MV拍的很好看，但最後一段余承豪用大砲把那屋子轟下來，實在有點恐怖。


另外發現Davichi也Cover過這首歌，但我覺得原版比較悲～

天啊這高音有點糟＞＜

接下來是米國的歌囉！首先是Mario的＜The Hardest Moment＞，也是一首離別之歌，稍貼一下chorus歌詞：
Girl you should go left and I will go right
We wasted enough time
But I think we should kiss
So we can take it with us to play in our minds
And if you feel a tear falling on your lips
Then girl that would be mine
Cause I'm a man that ain't afraid to cry
See a man that ain't afraid to cry is a man that ain't afraid to die
哇喔連死都給我說出來了，夠悲～


R&B米國離別悲歌第二彈是Robin Thicke的＜I'm Not Loving You＞，是我的最愛歌之一。這歌的意思我有點不懂，不知道是不是在唱一種離別的矛盾與自欺欺人，明明愛得要死卻說And I'm just afraid, cause this is the first time, that I'm not loving you, and I'm not loving you。啊呦總之很好聽不要在意～


看過「戀夏500日」的都知道，男女主角都共同喜歡The Smiths，這首歌就是原聲帶裡也有的＜Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want＞。這不是離別的情歌啦，但其中的渴求之意也是非常強烈。如果把他當成一首情歌的話，也是相當動人～


N'Sync的＜Gone＞～前些天剛好在去年底SBS的歌謠大戰中聽到Shinee的鍾鉉有唱這歌，唱得蠻糟的（我會遭天譴＞＜），剛好想起來推薦一下。


Jonas Brothers的＜Sorry＞，也是講壞男孩想要挽回心愛女孩的故事，但女孩早遠走了～


最後一首歌是硬漢的離別曲，Hinder的＜Last Kiss Goodbye＞。我知道一定有很多人不喜歡hard rock，可是仔細聽的話這確實是一首傷心的好歌～這一張專輯《Take It to the Limit》真的好聽。


以上，請期待Rain的新專輯《Back to the Basic》。

Andrew Garcia's Top 10 Performance - Forever (by Chris Brown)

Andrew is BACK!! 這編曲雖不如Straight Up高明，但也是跳脫原曲的風格，且充分展現
Andrew式的acoustic瀟灑～過了上周，相信大家可以重新開始期待Andrew加入American
Idol火熱的戰局！


是不？和原版有些差別？沒想到這首歌也可以走這樣的瀟灑路線＞＜
接下來是傳說中Hollywood Week中，Andrew重編的神曲－Paula Abduls的Straight Up原版～


天啊真是有夠老派＞＜但這踢踏舞可是蠻神的，我敢說以現代的眼光來看，這舞還是牛得很（天啊我居然會說牛＞＜）接下來換Andrew上場啦！


Kara真是陶醉，或許這也是她為什麼者幾周都對Andrew很嚴厲的原因吧！但我看這一集的時候，真的覺得TOP2是AG的囊中物了＞＜

Jay-Z’s 911 benefit concert@Madison Square

大哥大就是大哥大，善事也做了，宣傳也宣傳了，真厲害～這高度無人可及啊！

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Run This Town

[轉錄] Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West’s Dark “Run This Town” Video Debuts

原文：http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/08/20/jay-z-rihanna-kanye-wests-dark-run-this-town-video-debuts/

8/20/09, 1:58 pm EST

The video for Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3 single “Run This Town” wasn’t supposed to premiere on MTV until tonight, but since this is 2009 and premiere and release dates mean next to nothing, the video leaked out yesterday (MTV Germany reportedly jumped the gun, according to Nah Right). Thankfully, MTV pushed up the video’s debut, giving us a higher-quality view of the post-apocalyptic world occupied by Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West that was envisioned by director Anthony Mandler. It’s a civilization that takes Jigga’s lyrical motif of “all black everything” very seriously. (Watch it, after the jump.)

When we first heard “Run This Town,” we pictured Jay-Z and his posse staging a siege on Manhattan, or at least going to all the VIP spots most civilians only dream about like in the “D.O.A. (Death of Autotune)” video. Instead, we’re introduced to a Mad Max-like landscape full of proto-biker gear, torches, face scarves and bombed-out buildings. Jay-Z and his gang of ruffians actually look like they’re on a mission to slay Auto-Tune. Also, according to the video, Rihanna is the only female to survive the apocalypse, and West’s verse about Reeboks, Rav4s and girls with two bee stings seem starkly out of place in the dismal future.

As Rock Daily previously reported, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West and probably some of those outfits will be on hand when the trio performs “Run This Town” in Los Angeles for the premiere episode of The Jay Leno Show on September 14th. The night before, Jay-Z—possibly with West and RiRi in tow—will take the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. The Blueprint 3 itself will hit shelves September 11th. In addition to West and Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Young Jeezy, Drake, Empire of the Sun and more will feature on BP3.

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Jay-Z’s “Blueprint 3” Track List Features Alicia Keys, Young Jeezy

原文：http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/08/19/jay-zs-blueprint-3-track-list-features-alicia-keys-young-jeezy/

8/19/09, 9:25 am EST

With less than a month until the release of Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3, Jigga has revealed the track list for his highly anticipated album on his official Website. Of the record’s 15 tracks, only three songs find Jay-Z going it solo — the rest boast a kind of hip-hop all-star team. In addition to contributions from Kanye West and Rihanna on “Run This Town” and the previously reported collaborations with Drake, Kid Cudi and Mr Hudson, The Blueprint 3 will also feature appearances from Alicia Keyes, Young Jeezy, Swizz Beatz and Pharrell. Kanye, who served as producer for a bulk of the tracks on BP3, will also appear on the track “Hate.”

Noticeably absent from the features listed on the Blueprint 3 track list are MGMT, who Jay-Z had previously said would be contributing to a song on BP3. (They still might serve as producers on one of the BP3 tracks.) Another notable name that has disappeared from the unconfirmed track list from June is Nas, who was rumored to feature on the track “Empire State of Mind.” The song remains on the album, only now it stars Alicia Keys. Luke Steele of Empire of the Sun, whose debut was one of our favorite albums from last year, appears on opener “What We Talkin’ About.”

As Rock Daily previously reported, Jay-Z will perform one of Blueprint 3’s 15 tracks at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards on September 13th. The following day, Jay-Z will jump from New York to Los Angeles to perform “Run This Town” on the debut episode of The Jay Leno Show with Rihanna and Kanye West. And of course, The Blueprint 3 is out on September 11th, exactly eight years after the release of the original Blueprint.

Check out the BP3 track list below:

1. “What We Talkin’ About” (featuring Luke Steele of Empire of the Sun)
2. “Thank You”
3. “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)”
4. “Run This Town” (featuring Kanye West and Rihanna)
5. “Empire State of Mind” (featuring Alicia Keys)
6. “Real As it Gets” (featuring Young Jeezy)
7. “On to the Next One” (featuring Swizz Beatz)
8. “Off That” (featuring Drake)
9. “A Star is Born” (featuring J. Cole)
10. “Venus vs. Mars”
11. “Already Home” (featuring Kid Cudi)
12. “Hate” (featuring Kanye West)
13. “Reminder”
14. “So Ambitious” (featuring Pharrell)
15. “Young Forever” (featuring Mr Hudson)

椎名林檎's＜都合のいい身体＞MV

真是可愛啊我的女王＞＜

[轉錄] Jay-Z's 'Run This Town' Video

原文：http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1618767/20090814/jay_z.jhtml?rsspartner=rssFeedfetcherGoogle

Kanye West and Rihanna co-star in clip, which recalls 'Mad Max.'

By Jayson Rodriguez

When it comes to his music videos, Jay-Z has logged some pretty serious frequent-flier miles.

The Brooklyn wordsmith ventured up north to Toronto for the "Big Pimpin' " video and even trekked overseas to Monaco for his "Show Me What You Got" clip. So where could he go for his next video, "Run This Town," featuring Kanye West and Rihanna?

Back in time, maybe? Queens, New York? In fact, both!

In a 30-second preview of "Run This Town" (the second single from Jay's forthcoming Blueprint 3 LP), we see an angry, torch-wielded mob surrounding the trio in a post-apocalyptic setting that looks like a scene right out of "Mad Max."

Anthony Mandler, who directed the video for Jay's first single "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)," is the man behind the camera and brings his cinematic touch to the clip. The visuals are unlike anything we've come to expect from Jay-Z in the past. From "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is ...)" to I Just Wanna Luv U (Give It 2 Me)", Jay has mastered being the life of the party. But "Run This Town," with its action sequences and cast of extras is new territory for the MC.

The video was shot in Queens, New York recently and pictures of Jay, Kanye and Rihanna on the set leaked onto the Internet last week, revealing the artists clad in all black. Sources told MTV News at the time that more than 80 extras were on set at the historic Fort Totten Park, a preserved Civil War fortress.

In the preview, a number of extras can be seen, also clad in black and acting unruly while bearing torches.

The video premieres Thursday on MTV — and don't miss Jay's performance at the VMAs on September 13!

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The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards will take place September 13 at 9 p.m. ET. Additional celebrity presenters and performers will be announced in the coming weeks. To be the first to find out the inside scoop, follow the Inside MTV Twitter account at Twitter.com/InsideMTV.

[轉錄] Coldplay’s〈Strawberry Swing〉MV

原文：http://blog.roodo.com/emixe/archives/9600585.html

洋溢甜蜜幸福的〈草莓鞦韆Strawberry Swing〉，是酷玩樂團稱霸全球年度專輯銷售《玩酷人生》中，主唱克里斯馬汀Chris Martin個人最喜歡的作品之一。音樂錄影帶則是邀來創意團隊Shynola執掌，以嶄新的拍攝手法，在化身正義超人的主唱帶領下，完成一段奇幻又感人的動畫旅程。
 
iPhone專屬應用程式、免費下載中！
音樂錄影帶幕後製作與訪談（真的是包下整個大街，一筆一筆劃出來的唷！）

Jay-Z’s ＜D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)＞ MV

傑斯在6/28的BET Awards上首度公開了自己最新專輯《The Blueprint³》中第一波主打＜D.O.A.＞的MV。這是一支頗為老派的饒舌歌曲，目地就是為了要「Anti-Auto-Tune」，讓這波大堆頭風潮止於東岸天王的新專輯。此單曲一出，會不會窘到某一些人呢？畢竟現在的音樂好像不來個Auto-tune就不夠潮，更何況亞洲才剛掀起這樣的熱潮呢＞＜只能說天王果真的是先知型的人物，有種Anti-fashion，不然這種編曲手法還真不知道要玩到何年何月。
憑良心講這張單曲不是很好聽啦，就像我剛才說的，這是一支老派的饒舌歌曲，目地就是要反流行，所以不管是有沒有喜歡傑斯的人恐怕都不會在有更多好感。不過老實講這張單曲最大的意義可能不是好聽或銷量（因為目前銷量真的還要加油，但畢竟才剛上榜而已），而是標記著流行音樂演進的一個里程碑。再說了，MV裡面除了哈維凱托露面一下之外，還有King James雷霸龍友情客串（但那段打球的橋段還蠻鳥的），所以還是有一絲絲可看性。

[轉錄] Lambert & Allen Want to Record Together!

原文：http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b131599_adam_lambert_kris_allen_they_want.html?utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories

這兩個人在裝什麼肉麻啊？Mrs. Allen不會發飆嗎？

Sat., Jun. 27, 2009 4:30 PM PDT by Marc Malkin

For the next three months or so, Adam Lambert and Kris Allen will be spending a lot of time with each other crisscrossing the country on the American Idol tour.

It's no wonder that the two say we shouldn't be surprised if, in the end, they decide to record a song together.

"It could happen," Lambert told me yesterday during my exclusive sitdown with him and Allen. "Maybe we'll write a song on the road."

Allen smiled, "We have to figure it out, but yeah, we should do it."

No surprise, but the American Idol winner and runner-up have become as tight as any two best friends could be. So, just how close are they?

They both laugh when I ask Allen if Lambert is his "closest gay."

"As much time as we spend together, I would probably say so," Allen said.

And it works both ways. "He's definitely becoming my closest straight," Lambert said. "That's something I am trying to get across—that it doesn't frickin' matter. Just like when people were dealing with race relations. The moment we started getting over it as a society was the moment we stopped paying attention to the differences and paid attention to the similarities.

He continued, "People get so scared and uncomfortable with the ways in which they are different. I think it's a testament to Kris that he's completely comfortable in his own skin, comfortable with his sexuality. He's a straight man, he's married, and it's not threatening for him to be friends with a gay guy."

Or as the more reserved Allen put it, "That's what's wrong with the world. Why can't everyone just get along?"

As talkative as Lambert is, he remains pretty much tight-lipped on matters of the heart.

"I do not have a boyfriend," he said when I ask about the much-speculated-about relationship he has with interior designer and artist Drake LaBry. "I know everybody wants to know but that is the one area that I kind of want to keep out of the press: my personal love life, especially out of respect to the other person."

But then, a few minutes later, Lambert looked at me and said, "OK, let me set the record straight with you on the boyfriend thing—Yes, Drake and I are dating. You can say that."

Now back to show business. Is Lambert itching to get back to acting like he did in his pre-Idol theater days?

Not exactly.

"I think I'm a little bit over it because I spent so much time as a kid in theater," he said. "I had my love affair with musical theater and now I'm like, ‘Give me something edgier, give me something a littler grittier, a little bit sexier and not so safe.' "

Mr. Allen, on the other hand, wants absolutely nothing to do with acting. "I don't think so, man," he said. "I don't think anyone would ask me to. I did those Ford commercials and it was hell."

(The 50-city American Idol summer tour kicks off July 5 in Portland, Ore.)

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[轉錄] Allen – I Have a Man Crush on Adam Lambert

原文：http://www.rickey.org/?p=18696

喔對了，我要推薦一下這個人的部落格，他蒐羅了超多American Idol的新聞，好像是個有名的fan blog～然後Adam和Kris又再給我搞曖昧了＞＜

Friday, June 26, 2009, 05:20 PM

Kris Allen announces his man crush on Adam Lambert in this interview from TV Guide Magazine

Oh my heck. This is too much for me to handle. Must. See. Therapist.

Watch the video here:

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《福爾摩斯》第一波電影海報出爐！

OH MAN，我期待超久的《Sherlock Holmes》終於又有新消息了！除了氣勢萬鈞的主角海報之外，還確定是聖誕節檔期上映，真是太叫人不耐卻興奮了！（令人期待蓋瑞奇會把這部片拍得怎麼樣～）

老實說，小勞勃道尼和裘德洛的組合，是我在《冷山》之後唯一喜愛的夢幻卡司（這證明了影星中我果然最喜歡Jude Law…），再加上類型是我超愛的偵探片（如果我拍電影的話最想拍的題材應該就是怪物片或偵探片，最好是有怪物的搞笑偵探片～），而且還是福爾摩斯，所以就更加更加地讓我血脈沸騰！期待ING～

 

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[轉錄] Adam Lambert Gets Advice From Madonna

原文：http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b130495_adam_lambert_gets_advice_from_madonna.html?utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories

Today 12:20 PM PDT by Lindsay Miller

You might think American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert would be used to brushing shoulders with celebs by now, but meeting Madonna still left him a little starstruck.

"[Madonna] was incredible. I was a bit intimidated, but she was very, very warm," Lambert told E! News during a visit to the studio where he's recording his debut album. "She gave me some advice on how to deal with the fame and the craziness. She said, 'You know, just keep your eye on the prize. Remember what it is that you want to accomplish. And try to ignore all the other crap.'"

Lambert, who is busy laying down tracks with producer RedOne at the Jim Henson Company in Los Angeles, insists he got exactly what he wanted from A.I., despite coming in second place.

"Look, I'm in the studio with this guy—a wizard," Lambert said. "And I'm getting to make an album. I mean, that's why I entered the show. I wanted an opportunity like this and I'm getting it."

Meanwhile, RedOne had very strong feelings about Lambert from the moment he saw him onstage.

"Before the finals or anything, I called the label," RedOne told E! News. "I was like, if that guy wins, I gotta work with him. And if he doesn't win, I gotta work with him."

Both, however, are being tight-lipped about Lambert's new songs, which RedOne predicts will "shock the world." But it does sound like the singer will be sticking with his signature, glam-pop sound, saying the vibe "is going to be rock at the center of it, but in a pop fashion," and will have a '60s and '70s rock feel.

While the disc is scheduled to drop some time this fall, a tune Lambert recorded before becoming famous started making the rounds on the Internet last week. "Want" will be available on iTunes beginning Tuesday—much to singer's chagrin.

If you haven't heard it yet, take a listen and let us know what you think. Does it feel like the Lambert we've come to know and love, or is he definitely capable of a whole lot more?

Adam Lambert's 1st Single - Want

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Lady Gaga＜Paparazzi＞完整版MV

不是因為Lady Gaga紅才推薦，而是因為MV裡的男主角是我心愛的Alexander Skarsgård啊！就是＜天使與魔鬼＞裡瑞士衛兵團團長和＜神鬼奇航＞裡鞋帶比爾Stellan Skarsgård的兒子，同時也是飾演＜True Blood＞中吸血鬼北美第五區警長的Eric Northman～總之就是帥！

可惡，Lady Gaga根本就是自肥嘛！居然讓Alex這樣全身親透透＞＜喔～Alex的頭髮這樣也好帥喔！

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[轉錄] Adam Lambert Pre-'Idol' Debut Album Due This Summer

原文：http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/adam-lambert-pre-idol-debut-album-due-this-1003986264.story
真怕是一張被做爛的專輯......。成名以後最怕這種事情發生，過往的東西被拿出來大炒特炒，19/RCA搞不好正在跳腳。（話說回來說不定也是一張風向球專輯，前公司和現東家的開心合作？）
June 19, 2009 09:16 PM ET 
Monica Herrera and David J. Prince, N.Y.
It looks like Adam Lambert's debut album may not be released on 19 Recordings/RCA after all. Sources confirm to Billboard.com that an album's worth of tracks Lambert co-wrote and recorded before "Idol" will be released in the summer by Hi Fi Recordings and Wilshire Records. Entitled "On With The Show," the album is slated for release in the summer, months before Lambert's debut on 19/RCA is expected to drop.
Lambert's first single, "Want," is streaming now on the Hi Fi Recordings official website, and according to the company's CEO John Hecker, the rest of the tracks will sound similar. "The music's amazing," says Hecker. "There are some uptempo [songs], there's some that rock a little more, and there are some songs on the same tip as "Want." It's a real album that's coming out, not just a conglomerate of a bunch of songs. This is all original material -- as a matter of fact, Adam wrote a lot of it."
According to Hi Fi, Lambert co-wrote the material that will appear on the album and even made a trip to the Wilshire Records studio in Los Angeles as recently as May 2009 to hear it. "He was in the Wilshire Records studio right before the finale actually, and he was blown away by the material."
Hi Fi Recordings did not notify 19 Entertainment about its intent to release Lambert's debut album before announcing the news on Friday afternoon. "I bet they know now," Hecker says.
Later, Lambert issued a statement through 19. "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," he said. "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."
As reported earlier, Lambert is working with Lady GaGa producer RedOne and with ex-Evanesence songwriter David Hodges.
Adam Lambert's "Want" was produced by L.A. based New Zealand expat Malcolm Welsford, a principal at Wilshire Records, and features additional production by Mark Endert, who has produced or co-produced several Hot 100 hits including Maroon5's "Makes Me Wonder," Vertical Horizon's "Everything You Want" and "I Don't Want To Be" by Gavin DeGraw. Endert declined to comment, while his manager at Nettwerk, Alia Fahlborg, admitted that they knew it would be controversial. "He's very proud of the work he did," she said.
Welsford does not have a listed number, nor does Wilshire Records. His LinkedIn profile lists an additional company, Wilshire Publishing, and claims Adam Lambert as part of its roster. Welsford was unreachable for comment.
When pressed for more information on the terms of Lambert's non-exclusive agreement with Wilshire Records and whether or not the singer will see any compensation from the album, Hecker responded, "I don't really want to talk about the nuts and bolts of the business deal...but I can tell you that Adam will share in the success."
Hecker says he was approached by Wilshire Records about releasing Lambert's material soon after the singer made his first appearance on "Idol" in January 2009. "When they first discussed it with me I was really hesitant, because usually when there's music that's been recorded earlier, the stuff isn't so good. This stuff is unbelievable. We saw that it was the right thing for fans to hear this music. We're doing everything on the highest level, from the mixes to how we're promoting it."
Hi Fi Recordings is the label home of Melinda Doolitle, who finished third on Season 6 of  "American Idol" and was a favorite contestant of Simon Cowell. But Hecker says that he's never been in touch with 19 Entertainment about striking a deal with a top "Idol" alum. "It wasn't relevant," he insists.  Since jumping into the music business in 1995, Hecker signed the U.K. band Spacehog as well as Avril Lavigne, who was on his imprint through Arista.
The CEO says he's "100%" confident that his company has the legal right to debut its Adam Lambert album before 19/RCA does theirs. "We would never put anything out that wasn't fully owned by the parties involved with all the rights secured. We were really careful."
"I'm working [Adam's] brand with as much care as anybody could," adds Hecker. "I do not want to hurt this guy, I want this guy to be as huge as he should be, and I think this music is only going to help."
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[轉錄] Adam Lambert, Kris Allen Team With Top Hitmakers For Debut Albums

原文：http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/adam-lambert-kris-allen-team-with-top-hitmakers-1003986210.story
看來Kris的陣容也是相當令人心癢啊！冠軍果然還是有冠軍該有的資源～
June 19, 2009 04:18 PM ET 
Gary Graff, Detroit and David J. Prince, New York
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 embarassed. I think that's hiliarious.' 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."

[轉錄] 椎名林檎全新個人大碟6/26（五）台壓待望上市！

原文：http://emijpop.pixnet.net/blog/post/23798179

日本官網：http://www.emimusic.jp/ringo10th/ringo09/

椎名林檎 ／ 三文八卦

久等了！椎名林檎睽違六年的全新原創大碟！

★ 去年迎接出道10周年，再次創下許多暢銷紀錄的椎名林檎，終於萬眾期盼下，繼03年《加爾基 精液 栗子花》之後，睽違六年發表千呼萬喚始出來的個人原創大碟！

★ 邁入出道第11年之際所推出的全新專輯《三文八卦》，由椎名林檎本人包辦全作詞作曲，並啟用了接近各作品原始風格的編曲及演奏者，包括曾任「東京事變」前任鍵盤手、PE’Z的HIIZUMI MASAYUKI、以及知名音樂人服部隆之、齋藤NEKO、coba、「東京事變」的吉他手浮雲等豪華音樂人陣容。，讓這張睽違已違的個人大碟充滿了各式各樣絕妙的林檎音色！ 驚喜收錄了原數位限定發行「短暫少女DEATH JAZZ ver.」在內一共14首曲目。肯定是2009年絕對不容錯過的精采作品。

★ 集結了Rock、Funk、Jazz、Soul、R&B等風格，《三文八卦》精彩收錄〈旬〉〈流行〉〈餘興〉等14首作品，歌詞內容亦深具意涵，大膽解構流行樂界習以為常構築的無限青春世界等現象。在歷經樂壇10年的洗禮，椎名林檎大膽走出屬於自我的音樂世界，如同專輯「裸」的視覺意像一般，褪去了世俗的制限、呈現出最純粹、且最真實的椎名林檎。

台壓盤首批限量特典：日本原裝進口海報

【收錄曲目】

01 流行

02 勞働者

03 密偵物語

04 從原點開始

05 短暫少女

06 恰好的身體

07 旬

08 兩人的時間

09 假溫柔男

10 尖銳的手法

11 戀愛情事

12 平凡人

13 餘興

14 丸之內虐待狂（EXPO Ver.）

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[轉錄] Mariah Carey Sets Release Date For 'Memoirs'

原文：http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/mariah-carey-sets-release-date-for-memoirs-1003984790.story

June 16, 2009 02:06 PM ET 

Monica Herrera, N.Y.

Mariah Carey will release her twelfth studio album, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," August 25 on Island Def Jam, the singer announced today (June 16). The debut single, "Obsessed," is co-written and produced by Carey, The-Dream and Tricky Stewart and has shipped to radio, while a music video directed by Brett Ratner is forthcoming.

Carey announced the title of her new album back in May via Twitter, writing, "Bcuz I Love U, I want u to be the first to know the title of my new album "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel" Its very personal & dedicated to u." The singer followed up on June 9 with an excited Tweet about the first single:  "Seriously, this is one of my favorite songs ever," she wrote. "I love the whole album.  I’m completely immersed in it.  I can’t wait for you to hear it." Since entering the studio earlier this year, Carey has been giving updates about the album with regularity to her 600,000-plus followers on the microblogging site.

Island Def Jam mogul Anotnio "L.A." Reid is credited as executive producer on "Memoirs," while Stewart and The-Dream produced the majority of the tracks. The album follows 2008’s "E=MC2," which sold 1,300,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan and spawned Carey’s 18th No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 ("Touch My Body"), as she surpassed Elvis Presley as the artist with the second-highest tally of No. 1 hits in the rock era. 

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[轉錄] The New Issue of Rolling Stone: The Liberation of Adam Lambert

原文：http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/06/09/the-new-issue-of-rolling-stone-the-liberation-of-adam-lambert/#
老天，Adam登上滾石雜誌封面了！Adam ROCKS!!
6/9/09, 9:30 am EST

American Idol’s glamtastic runner-up Adam Lambert opens up in the next issue of Rolling Stone, speaking frankly about his sexuality, though he doesn’t think his revelation is particularly shocking.
“I don’t think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I’m gay,” Lambert says in the new issue of Rolling Stone, hitting newsstands this week. (Click here to check out exclusive video of his cover shoot).
The flamboyant Idol singer hits our cover and bares all, talking about his childhood (”I started to realize I wasn’t like every other boy,” he says), the drug-fueled Burning Man epiphany that led him to AI (”I realized that we all have our own power, and that whatever I wanted to do, I had to make happen,” he tells RS) and his run on the show (”I was like, ‘I’m going to glue rhinestones on my eyelids, bitch!’ “). And yes, he talks about his sexuality. “Right after the finale, I almost started talking about it to the reporters, but I thought, ‘I’m going to wait for Rolling Stone, that will be cooler,’ ” he tells us. “I didn’t want the Clay Aiken thing and the celebrity-magazine bullshit. I need to be able to explain myself in context.
“I’m proud of my sexuality,” Lambert adds. “I embrace it. It’s just another part of me.” Ultimately, however Lambert tells RS contributor Vanessa Grigoriadis that there are other parts of his life that he’s trying to keep front and center. “I’m trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader,” he says.
It was that mission — and his Burning Man “psychedelic experience” — that lead him to Idol after years in musical theater. “I knew that it was my only shot to be taken seriously in the recording industry, because it’s fast and broad,” he tells RS. (See photos of Lambert’s remarkable American Idol run here.)
He details his experience on Idol, his true thoughts on winner Kris Allen and how his sexuality impacted his Idol run in our cover story, “Wild Idol: The Psychedelic Transformation and Sexual Liberation of Adam Lambert,” which hits newsstands this week.
In case you missed it above, here’s our exclusive video from Adam Lambert’s cover shoot: http://www.rollingstone.com/videos/player/28566086
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[轉錄] Rolling Stone: Adam Lambert in His Own Words: Sexuality, Kris Allen and Life After Idol

原文：http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/28577050/adam_lambert_in_his_own_words_sexuality_kris_allen_and_life_after_idol
Rolling Stone's story "Wild Idol: The Psychedelic Transformation and Sexual Liberation of Adam Lambert" is on newsstands now. Check out our Lambert Hub for photos, video and more.

It was the conversation he could only have with us.
"Right after the finale, I almost started talking about it to the reporters, but I thought, 'I'm going to wait for Rolling Stone, that will be cooler,' " Lambert said. His patience paid off with a cover story in our latest issue (check out exclusive video of his cover shoot), and here, in his own words, more from Vanessa Grigoriadis' conversation with Lambert — his true thoughts on his Idol experience, his future in music and why he refuses to hide his sexuality.
On why he auditioned for American Idol:
I looked at the music business, and realized it is nearly impossible to make it with the way it is right now. No one is going to take a chance with an artist who is somewhat out there. The only way you have a chance being looked at by a label right now is if you are what everyone else is. So I realized that I wouldn't be taken seriously as a recording artist unless I had a huge platform. I saw that and I knew that Idol was the only thing that would do it — if it worked.
On Kris Allen and Allison Iraheta:
[Kris Allen] has a good heart and a good spirit. He's so mellow, he's so kick-back. He and I have a lot of love with Allison Iraheta: It felt like this kind of sibling thing. Just good energy, the three of us together. Kris and I both got very protective of her. We encouraged her to pick up the guitar and take risks musically. It always felt very positive ... good karma, you know? Kris doesn't need any advice, clearly. Even though he's really kick-back, he's got a very strong sense of self in a non-aggressive, non-intense way. It's cool.
On his early attempts at songwriting:
My songs were like campy, sexy electro, like Peaches and Goldfrapp. I can look back now and realize I wasn't very good at it. I was trying to put in way too many words. I was trying to be way too melodramatic and serious, you know? It's like what a junior high student does with poetry. But over the course of a couple years, I started really trying to listen to what worked out there in music, like hooks — and realized that less is more. The simple idea is better in a song.
On life after Idol:
I'm hopeful. I have a great opportunity right now. There are a lot of people who want to work with me that I really respect. And hopefully it works. I'm not cocky because I've seen a lot of guys come off this show and bomb, so I recognize that I could crash and burn. But if I play it safe, it's not going to work, so I might as well go for it with the same intention that I had on the show.
On where he wants to go musically:
I want to do something that has theatricality, a nod to the glam rockers that I love, but is also contemporary. It's not all going to be happy-go-lucky because I think it's important to explore other emotional parts of yourself as an artist, but there's a time and place for it. I would love to work with Madonna. I'm a big fan. I just want to play dress up and be fabulous. When you're a kid, you do the make-believe thing — you play dress-up and pretend. That's the child mentality, and I feel like if you're an adult and you can adopt the child mentality to something cool, that's what being a "rock star" is. It's just playing. It's Halloween. It's make-believe. It's fun. And who doesn't want to do that? That's the kind of music that I want to make — music that encourages people to play make-believe, escape and have fun.
On experiencing discrimination:
A few years ago, I did a musical with Val Kilmer, The Ten Commandments at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. I was finally personally awakened, wearing nail-polish, feeling attractive and comfortable in my own skin for the first time. We'd go out sometimes with Val, and it was the first time I'd ever been around a celebrity — it felt really fabulous. One night, we hung out at his house and Sean Lennon came over to jam with us. I was like, John Lennon's son? This is the coolest thing I've done in my life. But I had a lot of problems with the people putting on the show. One day, the director pulled me aside and said, "Can you turn it down? The producers are a little uncomfortable. It's a little too ... gay." I was like, "Um, are we doing a musical here? I'm sorry, there are fags all over the place, dude." It was very upsetting.
On making his sexuality public:
There are so many old-fashioned ways of looking at things, and if we want to be a progressive society, we have to start thinking in a different way. There's the old industry idea that you should just make sexuality a non-issue, just say your private life's your private life, and not talk about it. But that's bullshit, because private lives don't exist anymore for celebrities: they just don't. I don't want to be looking over my shoulder all the time, thinking I have to hide, being scared of being found out, putting on a front, having a beard, going down the red carpet with some chick who is posing as my girlfriend. That's not cool, that's not being a rock star. I can't do that.
"Wild Idol: The Psychedelic Transformation and Sexual Liberation of Adam Lambert" is on newsstands now.
Adam的滾石專區：http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/28565855/rolling_stones_essential_adam_lambert_coverage
Adam的照片們：http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/28169363/adam_lambert_american_idol_s_g

[轉錄] 'Idol' Runner-Up Adam Lambert Signs With 19 Recordings/RCA

原文：http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/idol-runner-up-adam-lambert-signs-with-1003981630.story
哥倆好還真是一前一後宣布喜事，我就知道兩個Simon一定都對Adam有意思＞＜還有看樣子最近Adam的成績某種角度可說是略勝Kris一籌啊！
此外，最近一個很大的消息就是，Adam在滾石雜誌中首度坦言自己的性向，總算是讓媒體沒有無聊文章可作了～（但以後「有聊」的文章恐怕會激增XD）
June 09, 2009 11:00 AM ET
Monica Herrera, N.Y.
Adam Lambert's bad luck apparently begins and ends with losing "American Idol." The 27-year-old has signed a record deal with 19 Recordings and RCA Records and is prepping his debut album for a fall release, 19 Entertainment announced Tuesday (June 9). The news comes one day after the company announced that 'Idol' winner Kris Allen signed a similar record deal with 19/Jive Records.
"I'm thrilled that we've come to a creative and collaborative partnership and look forward to developing a really exciting album," Lambert said in a statement. "We are 100% on the same page and are all anxiously awaiting the start of the recordings."
"It's going to be ridiculous!" adds Lambert. "Get Ready!!!"
A struggling theater actor before he auditioned for "Idol," Lambert was a favorite to win the show's eighth season until Allen's upset victory, but the singer doesn't seem to have lost any momentum since the loss. "Season 8 Favorite Performances," his 12-song set, sold 10,000 copies this week to chart at No. 52 on the Billboard 200 and has sold a total of 25,000 copies since its release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Allen's album, for those keeping track, is at No. 125 this week and has sold a total of 14,000 copies.
Lambert also has two singles on the Hot 100 this week, with his cover of "Mad World" seated at No. 44 and his version of the "Idol" coronation song, "No Boundaries," at No. 95. Allen currently has three songs on the Hot 100: "No Boundaries at No. 23, "Heartless" at No. 33, and "Ain't No Sunshine" at No. 94.
"To find a talent as exceptional as Adam Lambert is a rare and special event," said Simon Fuller, "Idol" creator/executive producer and the CEO of 19 Entertainment. "I am thrilled that 'American Idol' was the platform for the world to discover this brilliant young man. He is unique and unforgettable and a certain star of tomorrow."
Before they dive into the recording of their solo debuts, Lambert and Allen will join their fellow Top 10 "Idol" contestants on the American Idols Live tour starting July 5 in Portland, Ore. And Lambert's personal life will presumably continue to hold the public's attention. Lambert addresses the speculation over his sexuality for the first time in the new issue of Rolling Stone, saying “I don’t think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I’m gay...I’m proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It’s just another part of me.”

[轉錄] Jay-Z's Latest Blueprint Unfolding on 9/11

原文：http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b127756_jay-zs_latest_blueprint_unfolding_on_911.html?utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories

Fri., Jun. 5, 2009 11:30 AM PDT by Josh Grossberg

Jay-Z is drawing up a curious date for his latest Blueprint.

The Jigga Man's Blueprint³ will drop on Sept. 11, eight years to the day when the first Blueprint hit stores—and fell off the media radar in the wake of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C.

News of the release, which will be distributed by Roc Nation via Atlantic Records, leaked out via a Twitter posting by Sam Crespo, the label's VP of rap promotions, before it was taken down. The official announcement is expected to come Sunday at the Summer Jam concert in Giants Stadium sponsored by New York's Hot 97.

Jay-Z (real name Shawn Carter) has been hinting about the new material for some time, telling MTV News back in February that he was planning to head into the studio with Kanye West, who's producing and guest rapping.

"Kanye's in the process of making a new batch of music that's going to be phenomenal, and at the end of the day, when it's ready for the people, we'll serve it up," said Jay-Z. "If I don't have any time constraints...then I'll be Axl Rose out here. It'll be 12 years later and we'll be talking about my Chinese Democracy or something."

The Blueprint³ will be a follow-up to The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse, which debuted at No. 1 and sold 4 million copies. And despite being overshadowed by the events of 9/11, the original Blueprint did wind up topping the charts and selling 2 million copies.

The 39-year-old star announced last year that he was leaving longtime label Def Jam and forming Roc Nation in partnership with Live Nation.

Jay-Z is slated to kick off a U.S. tour with Ciara in Las Vegas on July 3.

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[轉錄] Adam Lambert Steps Out With Male Friend

原文：http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b126962_adam_lambert_steps_out_with_male_friend.html?utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories
Adam人好和氣喔！他看起來好像很幸福的樣子～wish them to be happy together^^（BF很有model的感覺耶！）
Today 11:50 AM PDT by Whitney English and Marc Malkin
Let the sexuality speculation continue.
American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert was spotted with a male companion at West Hollywood hot spot Guys and Dolls Monday night, further fueling the rumors that the singer is indeed gay.
Witnesses say the two, who arrived with several others, including Sophia Bush, were very affectionate toward each other at Guys and Dolls.
Onlookers say they sipped Grey Goose vodka cocktails and danced to songs like "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga before leaving a little after 2 a.m. (Speaking of Gaga, Adam was reportedly overheard saying he wants to plan a collaboration.)
Earlier in the day, the two were also spotted around town...
Before clubbing, the duo went shopping at Kitson Men, where "they were having fun shopping," says an eyewitness. "Adam bought the Marc Jacobs blazer for [his friend]," which reportedly cost $358.
Of course, despite all this retail therapy and hand holding (and the video below of the two), Adam himself has yet to verbally state his preference publicly. That is much to the chagrin of many who just have to know.
Because, really, that's what is important, right?

[轉錄] 'American Idol' Runner-Up Adam Lambert 'Thrilled' About The Future

原文：http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/american-idol-runner-up-adam-lambert-thrilled-1003976209.story

May 22, 2009 06:44 PM ET Monica Herrera, N.Y.

Adam Lambert may have lost the "American Idol" trophy -- surprisingly, many would say -- to his soft-spoken competitor Kris Allen, but he insists that he's not stinging over the defeat.

"To me it's not about the title of 'American Idol,'" the 27-year-old singer told Billboard.com Friday (May 22). "It's the experience. I got to make music and do a difference performance every week, and I was able to use "American Idol" as a platform to get myself out there and have a career."

Of the rumor that he is gay and that homophobia may have played a role in his loss, Lambert would only respond, "Probably," then laugh and move on. "There's no need to dwell on the negative. I'm just thrilled that I get to move forward and have a career in the music industry."

That career seems to have kicked into high gear, as the singer revealed that he is already in talks with 19 Entertainment to hash out a plan for his debut album. As he did on the 'Idol,' Lambert plans to explore a variety of different sounds on his first solo effort.

"My view of the record industry is that it's a little too specific; the labels tend to try and put one box around every artist and keep them in one genre," says Lambert. "We don't really have to go about it that way. Obviously we want the album to have a cohesive sound, but I think it can be a collection of different styles with me at the center of it. Everyone knows I'm singing, so that's the common thread."

Whatever the album will sound like, Lambert looks to have creative input. "In my talks with 19, I've expressed my desire to have a lot of involvement in the process. I know they have some producers lined up already, and I plan on being very present and involved." He added that fans can expect the project to be released within the year.

During his time on "American Idol," Lambert earned not only an outpouring of fan support, blogosphere buzz and media attention, but also celebrity love. Pop singer Katy Perry, who wore a Elvis Presley-like cape with Lambert's name emblazoned on the back during her guest "Idol" performance, had words of advice for her favorite contestant. "She said, 'Just make sure you stay close with the friends that you had before this all started,'" recalls Lambert. "'Surround yourself with people that keep you grounded.' That was really great advice."

Lambert made no mention of a possible collaboration with Perry, but he did suggest a dream pairing with another high-profile artist. "I'd really love to work with Slash," he said of the former Guns 'N' Roses frontman, who was a celebrity mentor on "American Idol" during Rock Week. "When we did the mentor shoot at the Roxy, I felt so at home with him onstage; I was just like, 'This guy is so rad.' "