LGBT, He says, “hundreds of photos but i am not alloud to post pics of the shoot guys sorry! I think we’ve got a little bit of a Jimmy Neutron vibe going there as well. A post shared by ADAMLAMBERT (@adamlambert) on Nov 23, 2017 at 5:02pm PST, “I was feelin my gender fluid (and fully photoshopped) glam rock fantasy,” Lambert recalled in the post. All rights reserved. Speaking to Digital Spy, the artist said that music industry gatekeepers are still clamping down on expression – insisting that gay men sing about gender-neutral ‘lovers’ while straight men are free to sing about ‘women’. Luckily we’re in a moment right now with streaming where there’s more power put back into the artist’s and audience’s hands. but just 8 yrs ago it was a much different climate.”. i love u all but i cant give away images. When it came to his artistic direction, Lambert now says RCA Record executives didn’t always have his back. ©2020 Verizon Media. “The powers that be released a second cover for retailers who felt ‘uncomfortable’ [with] the original.”. Year Album Label AllMusic Rating User Ratings ; 2009 ... Find Adam Lambert discography, albums and singles on AllMusic. Queen star Adam Lambert has revealed that music execs meddled with an album cover featuring him in full make-up. Trans, By Curtis M. Wong. I think it’ll happen slowly but surely. And the photo of Adam? Lambert continued: “It’d be nice if there was more. Yesterday, we gave readers a chance to listen to a trio of new singles by American Idol champion Kris Allen. Adam Lambert has spoken about struggling with his mental health (Rachel Murray/Getty Images for GLAAD). September 25, 2020, Enter your email to receive a daily roundup of the top LGBT+ news stories, Lady Gaga joined the band for a one-off surprise performance in Australia. Queen star Adam Lambert has revealed that music execs meddled with an album cover featuring him in full make-up. The audiences are there for it, but the industry needs to come around a bit more to it. Lambert rose to fame in 2009 after finishing as runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol. Adam Lambert Says His 'Gender Fluid' Album Cover Was Toned Down "It was a much different climate," the singer writes. More: Lambert, 35, marked the anniversary of his album’s release last week with an Instagram post that revealed just how far the music industry has come in the past eight years. Adam said, In a recent interview with Velocity Live Radio from the Long Island press hour, Adam Lambert talks about his album, the tour, and taking some downtime when it’s over. Part of HuffPost News. Jasen Kaplan “celebrity makeup artist” twittered all day Thursday from the location of Adam Lambert’s album cover shoot. "It was a much different climate," the singer writes. I’ve been doing this for years!'”. He explained: “Anniversary of my first official album For Your Entertainment ! Lambert, who is currently touring Europe with legendary rock band Queen, said he’s happy to have helped paved the way for artists like Smith, 25, and Sivan, 22. I was feelin my gender fluid (and fully photoshopped) glam rock fantasy. It’s been eight years since Adam Lambert stepped out of the “American Idol” spotlight with his debut album, “For Your Entertainment.”. 08/14/2009 mj santilli Adam Lambert, American Idol 388. Heh. I’ve been doing this for years.’”. “They need to see that it actually works in order for them to feel comfortable with it. The band has had a number of other stand-ins over the years. Indeed, a number of queer-identifying artists willing to explore gender and sexuality in their music and performances have been riding high on the charts in the years since the release of “For Your Entertainment.”, Grammy winner Sam Smith, who happens to be a pal of Lambert’s, recently made headlines for rocking stiletto heels and shunning gender labels, noting, “I don’t know what the title would be, but I feel just as much woman as I am man.”. Released on Nov. 23, 2009, the album established the singer-songwriter as a pop provocateur, thanks to his sexed-up performance of the title track at that year’s American Music Awards. Adam Lambert Says His 'Gender Fluid' Album Cover Was Toned Down. “It’s funny, because I look at kids rocking some nail polish or a little glitter and I’m like, ‘Do you guys think this is new? Today is National Voter Registration Day! Later that year, he released his debut album, For Your Entertainment, which debuted at number three on the U.S. A cross between Big Boy and the Michelin Man? Released: The Adam Lambert Album Cover! Taking to Instagram, he tweeted two alternate covers for his debut album For Your Entertainment, released after his stint on Idol. Greg Doherty via Getty Images Adam Lambert celebrated the eighth anniversary of the release of his debut album, "For Your Entertainment," with a revealing Instagram post. Sign up for membership to become a founding member and help shape HuffPost's next chapter, Register to vote and apply for an absentee ballot today. “That’s not what I’m doing. That’s the reasoning for some of that pronoun stuff.”. The kids coming up right now are less hung up on stereotypical gender roles,” he told the Express and Star on Friday. I love cheesy singing shows of all kinds, whether reality or scripted. Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. In any case, the photo is gone off of Kaplan’s twitter page.