I had a chance to catch up with American Idol alumn Blake Lewis earlier this week to casually discuss his brand-new album, "Heartbreak on Vinyl." The record is a compilation of hot electro and pop tunes that the Seattle singer wrote and produced with people like Ryan Tedder (OneRepublic) and Dave Aude. Make sure to give this record a spin if you're looking for some catchy synth pop with a dance floor attitude. Also, preview and download an exclusive maxi EP of the album's first single "Sad Song" here.I appreciate how Blake chose to take an ...

UPDATED | 5:45 p.m. With no official promotion, gay ‘American Idol’ runner up Adam Lambert (photo) outdid Madonna Monday—and passed Barbra Streisand Tuesday—in Amazon.com pre-sales. This for a disc with no name that doesn’t even come out until Nov. 24. He’s more than hanging with gay icons; now they have to sit up and take notice. Beating Amazon’s perennial favorite Madonna by a longshot, Lambert’s pre-sales Monday came in second only to Streisand’s first release in four years. On Tuesday, he passed even Babs. Just to seal the score, Lambert also out-sold the Beatles and Susan Boyle for the second day in ...

With no official promotion, gay ‘American Idol’ runner up Adam Lambert (photo) outdid Madonna—and almost beat Barbra Streisand—in Amazon.com pre-sales on Monday. This for a disc with no name that doesn’t even come out until Nov. 24. He’s more than hanging with gay icons; now they have to sit up and take notice. Beating Amazon’s perennial favorite Madonna by a longshot, Lambert’s pre-sales Monday came in second only to Streisand’s first release in four years. Just to seal the score, Lambert also out-sold the Beatles and Susan Boyle. Not bad for an as-yet-unnamed debut with zero official publicity. Not only did RCA ...