By Ivan Aldersen
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- I am very happy with "American Idol's" latest winner, Kris Allen.
The self-titled debut album from this year's "American Idol" is finally here and it is among the best first efforts ever of any of the "Idol" winners.
more »Stars including Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift hit the red carpet at the 2009 Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tennessee. (28 photos) view photos »
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- With his rock 'n' roll wail, Adam Lambert has one of the wildest voices in "American Idol" history - and the star told the Los Angeles Times he figured out his sound himself.
"I started rejecting the proper way to sing and I started singing," he told the newspaper of his teenage training as an opera singer. "I was listening to more and more rock music and wondering, 'Wow, how does that person do that with their voice?'"
more »LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Adam Lambert has revealed the cover art for his first post-"American Idol" album.
The big-voiced singer is pictured on the sleeve in multi-colored eye shadow, caressing his face with a black leather glove.
more »LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Adam Lambert's first post-"American Idol" album isn't due out until November 24, but fans can already hear snippets of one of the epic new songs he has been working on.
A snippet of Adam's "Time For Miracles," the theme song from Columbia Pictures' upcoming Roland Emmerich sci-fi film "2012," starring John Cusack, hit AOL's Moviefone Web site on Wednesday.
more »LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Adam Lambert has announced his first post-"American Idol" album is due for release this fall.
Adam, who came in second in the FOX reality competition back in May, confirmed on his Twitter page that his album will be out in November.
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"Glad I was able to be a part of your last season on the show," Season 8 winner Kris Allen writes on Twitter more »
"I've just made it clear that I want Paula on the show," says the Idol judge more »
The embattled judge says she is "moved to tears upon reading the enormous amount of Tweets" more »
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Kris Allen is the new "American Idol."
Just under 100 million votes -- a new world record according to "Idol," were cast last night, but in the end, it was 23-year-old Kris Allen, from Conway, Ark. who walked home with the title of the Season 8 "American Idol."
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