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Adam Lambert is Hot

Adam Lambert planned to shake up the American Music Awards and he did not disappoint. People surprised by the performance's strong sexual content had apparently not read the lyrics to his new single, "For Your Entertainment." It's all there.

"It’s alright

You’ll be fine

Baby, I’m in control

Take the pain

Take the pleasure

I’m the master of both

Close your eyes

Not your mind

Let me into your soul

I’ma work ya ’til your totally blown

Oh, do you know what you got into?

Can you handle what I’m ’bout to do?

‘Cause it’s about to get rough for you

I’m here for your entertainment.

Oh, I bet you thought that I was soft and sweet (bet ya thought)

‘Ya fallen angel swept ya off your feet

Well I’m about to turn up the heat (turn up the heat)

I’m here for your entertainment."

Adam Lambert, 'For Your Entertainment' [Full Lyrics]

What makes America great is one has the freedom to listen to Taylor Swift or Adam Lambert and decide what best floats their boat. I would take Adam Lambert any day of the week, but I'm glad people have a choice. There are those whose religious beliefs would have every woman in a burka. While standards and practices vary by region and change over time, freedom is forever. Adam Lambert has proven he is not afraid of generating a bit of controversy in artistic expression.

"Part of what I love about being a live performer is that sometimes you just are in the moment and sometimes things just happen...Adrenaline is a crazy, crazy, crazy feeling. Some of the things I love most about performing is when you're up there and all of the sudden you just have these feelings, this rush that comes over you...I do feel like there's a bit of a double standard in the entertainment community, on television, on radio. I feel like women performers have been pushing the envelope, especially, for the past 20 years. And all of the sudden a male does it and everybody goes 'Oh, we can't show that on TV.' For me, that's a form of discrimination and a double standard. And that's too bad."

Adam Lambert

Buy Adam Lambert's album 'For Your Entertainment' here. [Buy]

Adam Lambert 'For Your Entertainment'

She's Right Again

"It's always wrong to hate and its never wrong to love."

Lady GaGa

Janet Jackson Looks To The Past For "Make Me" Video

Earlier this week Janet Jackson released "Number Ones," a career retrospective double album, spanning 34 tracks. Included in the package is the brand new song, "Make Me," which contains lyrical nods to brother Michael's hit, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough."  In the video Miss Jackson looks stunning, dances her heart out, and once again pays homage to her late brother, with sets that resemble those from their groundbreaking "Scream" video.  Janet is scheduled to kickoff the 2009 American Music Awards with an 8-minute hits medley extravaganza this Sunday (11/22).

Janet "Make Me"

Rotation in Kings and Queens of Tweens

Some of the biggest pop stars in the business began as tween idols, including Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera. Presently Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers hold kiddy court, but are beginning to break out of tween fame as they mature. That is where 15 year old Justin Bieber comes in. He is riding the crest of change after becoming a YouTube sensation.

New York police had to shut down an appearance at the Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, NY, after a tween crowd 3,000 strong lost their collective minds and began pushing and shoving while waiting for the golden child. Some fans had camped out overnight for the event. The mall melee sent 5 fans to the hospital with minor injuries.

"I entered a local singing competition called Stratford Idol. The other people in the competition had been taking singing lessons and had vocal coaches. I wasn't taking it too seriously at the time, I would just sing around the house. I was only 12 and I got second place."

"I put my singing videos from the competition on YouTube so that my friends and family could watch them, but it turned out that other people liked them and they started subscribing to them. That's how my manager found me. He saw me on YouTube and contacted my family and now I'm signed!"

Justin Bieber

In October of 2008, Justin Bieber officially signed to Island Records and released his debut album 'My World.'

Justin Bieber 'One Time'

Amy Winehouse Hospitalized For Implant Malfunction

Oh dear.  When it was reported earlier in the week that Amy Winehouse had been hospitalized, everyone assumed that the "Rehab" singer was back on the hard stuff.  Turns out that one of Miss Winehouse's showroom new boobs had exploded.  Amy's dad, Mitch, was helpful enough to give all the gory details to the British press:

"It wasn't because she had a cold. She's fine, she just had a little (pointing to his chest) leaky something or other. She saw something oozing out on to her top. She was worried as they looked wonky and to see stuff seeping out was horrible."
Mitch Winehouse

Amy Winehouse "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"

Record Pre-order Sales for Susan Boyle Album

Amazon reported Welsh singing sensation Susan Boyle's album has racked up the highest pre-sale orders in their 14 year history. While they did not release sales figures, the pre-orders bode well for her album 'I Dreamed a Dream' due to be released November 24th.

Ms. Boyle became an international star after appearing on 'Britain's Got Talent,' though she lost the competition in the final round. [Pre-order Album]

"Susan's album is clearly capturing the hearts of our customers around the globe."

Craig Pape, Amazon Senior Manager

She Did It, Too

“I have the same goal I've had ever since I was a little girl. I want to rule the world.”

Madonna