Adam Lambert Rumored as ‘American Idol’ Judge to Replace Randy Jackson : July 10, 2012

It looks like their may be some major shake ups in the “American Idol” judges table when season 12 premieres, and Adam Lambert may be joining the show as a judge. Rumors tha ...

Album Review: Adam Lambert ‘Trespassing’ : June 21, 2012

It’s easy enough to pass Adam Lambert off as a cookie-cutter pop star, fully equipped with all of the forced attitude it takes to convince a 13-year-old that he can be their bad ...

Adam Lambert, Queen Show Finds New Life at London’s Hammersmith : April 16, 2012

After appearing with the surviving members of the band a twice in the past couple of years, it’s long been rumored that former “American Idol” contestant Adam Lambert will jo ...

Adam Lambert Expands Glam Nation Tour with New Dates : June 12, 2010

Adam Lambert, after selling out in markets across the country, has expanded his summer concert plans. The former runner-up of “American Idol” has added over two dozen dates to ...

Adam Lambert Takes to the Road on First Solo Tour : April 27, 2010

This summer, Adam Lambert will be embarking on his first US headlining tour ever as he continues to support “For Your Entertainment,” his debut album from last fall. After a f ...

Lambert Says His First Headling Tour Planned for Spring 2010 : December 17, 2009

Adam Lambert told Entertainment Weekly that he has started to plan a tour. It will probably begin Spring 2010. Lambert said, I think it will probably be in the springtime most li ...

ABC Blacklists Lambert for Controversial AMA Performance : December 03, 2009

Adam Lambert's hits keep on coming, but not in the good way. On Wednesday night on Twitter the runner up of American Idol confirmed that ABC had canceled another two performances ...

Adam Lambert's GMA Performance Canceled : November 26, 2009

In the wake of his controversial 'American Music Awards' performance, Adam Lambert got dropped like a hot potato by the higher ups of 'Good Morning America.' The flap in question h ...

Adam Lambert’s Sexually Charged AMA Performance Shocks Audience : November 22, 2009

In Adam Lambert's first performance on television since the season finale of season eight's American Idol, he aimed for the type of controversy Madonna and Britney Spears are more ...

Lambert Reveals Release Date, Cover Art and Album Title : October 27, 2009

The release date for Adam Lambert's major label debut titled “For Your Entertainment” will be November 23. It comes up with quite the album cover art. It might be kind of a s ...

Lambert Signs Record Contract with RCA & 19 Entertainment : June 10, 2009

Adam Lambert is one more step closer to being the newest glam rock superstar. The runner up for American Idol has signed deals with RCA Recordings and 19 Entertainment. He will s ...

Adam Lambert Outs Himself to Rolling Stone : June 09, 2009

Adam Lambert kept fans guessing about his sexuality for months. However all the speculation comes to an end in Rolling Stone's next issue where the runner-up for American Idol ope ...

KISS Invites Adam Lambert Out on Tour with Armor of Course : May 23, 2009

Adam Lambert, runner up of American Idol, has been offered an opportunity for joining the rock band KISS on their tour. Lambert, who in Wednesday night's finale of American Idol l ...

Why Adam Lambert Lost to Kris Allen in American Idol Finale : May 21, 2009

It really is true? The newest American Idol is Kris Allen. Seriously? Really? It's the biggest upset in the eight seasons of the show. Even more so then when Chris Daughtry go ...

Adam Lambert Finishs Second to Allen in Idol Finale : May 20, 2009

Despite finishing second in the American Idol contest and losing to Kris Allen, his fellow contestant in the singing competition, Adam Lambert chooses to stay positive. It doesn' ...

adam lambert Biography

American singer-songwriter and actor Adam Lambert was born on January 29, 1982 in Indianapolis, Indiana and grew up in San Diego, California. He was runner-up of “American Idol” during the show's eighth season in 2009. Lambert was identified by The Times as one of only a few mainstream pop artists that are openly gay to launch their career in the U.S. with a major label.

In November 2009, “For Your Entertainment,” Lambert's debut album, was released. In December 2009 the set debuted in the No. 3 spot on Billboard's 200 chart by selling 198,000 copies during its first week out in the U.S. Lambert received a Grammy Award nomination in 2010 for his song “Whataya Want from Me” in the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance category.

Adam Lambert's first solo tour, “The Glam Nation Tour,” kicked off on June 4, 2010. He toured across the U.S. with Orianthi and Allison Iraheta, and in the fall of 2010 the tour went international. An acoustic EP was released by Lambert in December 2010 called “Acoustic Live!,” which had been recorded in different countries. It is expected that Lambert's second album will be released sometime in 2011.