Former American Idol contestant Adam Lambert is facing legal action over allegations he violated the TV show’s rules by auditioning while under a music publishing contract.  Rocker Adam Lambert rose to fame in 2009 when he competed on the singing competition.  Executives at Colwel Platinum Entertainment filed a lawsuit against the star in California Central District Court in Los Angeles last Tuesday (01Nov11) alleging he worked with the company before he found fame on the talent show and signed a publishing agreement.

The lawsuit suggests that Adam knowingly violated the American Idol rules when he joined the season eight crew.  He is reportedly still under a Colwel Platinum Entertainment music services agreement and co-publishing agreement, when he appeared on Idol.  The company has launched the lawsuit because Lambert violated their agreement during his career following his Idol success.

Colwell Platinum has been promoting a new Lambert album called Beg For Mercy, which Adam apparently had no idea about.  After hearing the buzz, Adam himself commented on Twitter about the recent turn of events saying Beg For Mercy project is same as ‘Take One’ which contains some songs he worked on with his guitarist Monte Pittman 5 yrs ago and never finished.  There is a song by that title too.  He said that this release comes as a surprise to him.  The company spent $200,000 producing the recordings, only to have them taken down by Adam’s reps.

The lawsuit states that upon further information and belief, the rules governing appearances on and participation in American Idol when Lambert was a contestant provided, among other things, that contestants were ineligible if as of date of the audition they have a music-recording contract.  According to the lawsuit, a violation of this provision was grounds for disqualification.

The legal papers add that Lambert, through his authorized agent and representative knowingly materially misrepresented to Amazon.com in the takedown notice that Amazon promotion and sale of the album infringe Lambert’s rights.  Now, however, Lambert’s reps have convinced Amazon to remove “Beg for Mercy” for its catalog.

The label argues that Lambert got paid for recording songs while under contract and that the agreement stipulated the company would have the right to use Lambert’s name, nickname and biography in connection with advertising and promoting the tracks.  The lawsuit seeks a declaration that Colwel Platinum Entertainment bosses own half the publishing share of recordings made during Lambert’s time with the company, as well as an unconditional right to promote and sell the material, according to Billboard.com.

Though he has yet to release an official statement on the suit, Lambert, who is currently working on his second album, appears to have spoken cryptically of the suit on his Twitter account on November 5.  He said to remember than in any dispute, reserve judgment until all the facts surface from ALL parties adding that guilt and innocence come with a complete story.   Meanwhile, Lambert took to the stage Sunday for a spectacular performance alongside Queen at the MTV Europe Music Awards.

Emerging from the American Idol Season 8, Adam Lambert has become one of the most successful non-winners of the said competition.  After the success of his debut single, “For your Entertainment,” Lambert’s yet to be named follow up album is to be released on next year’s first quarter.  His first single debuted on number three in the Billboard 200 on December 2009, selling 198,000 copies in the United States in its first week.  Reportedly, the singer’s switching of management during the cycle of the recording and his perfectionist nature contributed to the delay of his second album’s release.

“Here’s the deal: there have been a couple of creative set backs on the first single,” he tweeted on Sunday. “Mainly cuz I’m a perfectionist. Ha. Seems as though the single will explode in November. I’m sorry for the delay- but trust me, it’s worth it.” He also wrote, “as of now, album will be released in the spring. Feb/march?”

RCA Records COO, Tom Corson has a parallel statement as to that of Lambert’s.  He told a Hollywood reporter, “We moved the album back because the creative process is still unfolding.” The executive notes that it’s “not because we’re not excited about what we’ve got, we just think we can top it, but we’re right there on the cusp.”  According to Corson Adam has been more involved in putting up this album that on his debut, he said, “Adam is definitely more involved than ever and I think he’s really enjoying that. Those first records when you come off of Idol, the timelines are really tight, so it’s an artificial experience. Now he has room to breathe and time, he doesn’t have to come off TV, onto a tour and then have an album out for Christmas.”

RCA CEO, Peter edge believe that American Idol was the perfect platform for an artist like Adam Lambert.  “Adam is a great example [of how] when you’re right for that kind of format, it’s a fast way to get attention,” he told THR. “I don’t know that Adam Lambert would have found it easy to get a record deal, but from the show, you saw how unique he was, what a great voice and great performer he was. That would have been very hard to do through conventional ways.”

Sharing some updates through his Twitter feeds, the singer has revealed portions of lyrics, such as:  “Lost inside communication breakdown / Better just read my lips / Comin’ in clearer when we get down / Iceberg / Just the tip” and “All along, I tried to pretend it didn’t matter if I was alone.”  Adam’s sophomore release is one of the most anticipated albums of 2012.  According to the singer, the album is going to be very pop, very rock, and maybe even a little dark.  As confirmed by Corson, Adam Lambert’s follow-up album is to be released will be somewhere on February or March.  “Definitely first quarter,” he added.

Great Photo collection of Adam Lambert.

Recently, the MTV updated their list of nominees for the first “O Music Award” and getting the third nomination is Adam Lambert. He got two nominations for at least two categories when they first revealed the upcoming awarding event last week. The MTV however, allowed write-in voting starting Saturday and right now, more nominees are listed to the categories because of this. a particular development on the write-in voting is that Lambert may now include to his nomination categories list, Must Follow Artist on Twitter. Other popular artists receiving nominations depending on the write-in voting include Trey Songz, Kanye West and 30 Seconds to Mars. Mathieu Jomphe (Billboard) is also getting a nomination for Best Remix for his own Billboard Remix of the Aftermath song by Lambert.

There are actually 20 categories in this event to honor artists, supporters and individuals that influence the manner people share, discover and admire music. “O Music Awards” is by now draws tremendous attention to music enthusiasts, garnering over 100,000 votes within the first day of voting, affirmed by the Forbes.

Singer superstar Adam Lambert also took on Twitter to reveal the news that the newest album of Scarlett Cherry is out in the market and may be ordered initially. The release of the album is set on this coming April 26. As the fans remember, Scarlett is the wife of Lee Cherry, a photographer and the latest calendar of Lambert composed of photos taken by Lee.

Lately, Lambert is always revealing his support for several artists’ works. Similar to other folks, Adam Lambert loves an array of diverse genres, and his own fans truly appreciate always exposing to current music and Lambert’s suggestion as well. Lambert on his own is preparing for his upcoming album, the anxiously awaited repercussion to his debut. Most of his fans expect to hear the latest music that he started to create.

About Lambert’s birthday, he requested his supporters to donate to a foundation that intends to offer fresh water for developing countries individuals. Through the assistance of his generous supporters, Lambert was able to meet his objectives. Their campaign has ended and together with his fans, they collected about $323,255 for the charity.

Before the campaign started, Lambert wrote saying he was excited to become a part of the foundation: water as well as be able to return to needy people. He asked other people to join and help him donate for a remarkable charity.

He added that on his 29th birthday on January 29, which he considered his golden birthday, he would appreciate if people will share some blessing for the cause and he will consider it as the best gift he could ask on his birthday.

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