Lambert's Old Label -- We Got It in Writing!

121. "Adam co-wrote songs & worked on demos for them-they were not intended to be heard by the public."

Then why would a struggling artist do these demos if they were never intended to be heard by the public? Sounds kind of dumb to me. Isn't it optimal that these would be heard to give a struggling artist some exposure and some revenue? His logic is flawed and he's just trying to deflect his dishonesty. If he was dishonest or "forgot" about it, though I would find that hard to believe, then he should have been disqualified but he kept his mouth shut about it. Surely, he must have known that this would come out eventually.

"And to all those saying he was ineligible - nonsense, many idols have had previous recording contracts - David Cook for example - and many have albums out already - Kris Allen.... "

If indeed Adam was signed, which I believe he was, then he violated the terms imposed by A.I. for contestants. Surely, he didn't forget about it, having occured a few months prior to the auditions, He should have produced that contract to A.I. producers to see if it was a really a "contract." How would A.I. know about it if Adam kept his mouth shut about it. It isn't like the A.I. producers could access some database or google it. They shouldn't have to do anything. He signed onto A.I. and no doubt the agreement he signed clearly spelled out the restrictions.

David Cook WAS NEVER SIGNED NOR EVER UNDER CONTACT TO ANY LABEL. He did not plan to audition for A.I. and was only there to support his brother and this is public record. Cook produced an independent album on his own in 2006 called Analog Heart with most of the recording done in someone's house. He was about to put out another independent album prior to A.I. but when he inadvertently became a contestant, he did NOT release it. He could have released it because it was independent and was not "signed" to any label or anything, but he didn't. He didn't want any conflict. In addition, his first independent album which was available on Amazon.com, was pulled during the competiton and no longer available to purchase. As far as I know, Kris Allen was also never "under contract" and might have done some independent demos that he produced himself.

The only person who was under contract at some time was Carly Smithson, but her contract expired prior to her auditioning for A.I. and then it didn't sell even a thousand CDs. I am sure I heard that a couple of other Season 8 contestants had some singles out, which were independent also but none were under contract with any label or had any agreement with any managers prior to their becoming contestants on A.I.

How many other budding artists out there had a contract, which got them nowhere, didn't sell much, etc., who were not eligible to be contestants would have liked to have the exposure that A.I. gives but knew about the restrictions and followed the rules. Adam Lambert was taking care of himself and I guess he figured he had nothing to lose. What are they going to do about it now? It's too late because he managed to get to be the runner-up. I bet if this came out earlier when he wasn't in top 12, they would have disqualified him.

Posted at 1:58PM on Jul 12th 2009 by val

122. So what exactly is the point that TMZ is trying to make? That "so-called" document is not a contract. It just shows the division of money for co-writing the songs. Adam isn't being paid for singing the songs. It doesn't violate AI rules to be receiving royalties for song writing. It also does not violate the rules if Adam was under a recording contract before Idol. The rules state only that the contestants cannot be under contract to someone else at the time they sign up for the show. Adam wanted to make sure that his fans knew that his official album was a lot different than the music he did a few years ago. What's wrong with that? That's a sign of artistic growth, isn't it? Honestly, TMZ, doesn't anyone there do research? Or do you just enjoy looking stupid? Anything for attention!

Posted at 7:54PM on Aug 6th 2009 by LSCHN