I don't exactly want to call it a Kris vs Adam thing, but it's inevitable.  We've seen it happen before: the American Idol winner slugging it out with the American Idol runner-up, although it doesn't necessarily mean actual adversity between the two.  You know what I mean, right?

Right now, it seems Adam Lambert is ahead of the battle: his album has reportedly gone to the second top slot on Amazon's pre-sales chart.  It's a really mean feat: one, the album (which still has to get a name) won't be released until November 24; and two, record label RCA has yet to announce that pre-orders for the glam rocker's post-Idol debut are possible.  In other words, it's the fan base that's keeping this whole thing rolling.  Applause to Glamberts everywhere.

The album, which Adam promised to be an "eclectic" mix of dance-rock and glam-pop, features contributions from OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder and Lady Gaga's producer RedOne, among others.  (As an aside, I don't expect Adam to do a Lady Gaga and show up all soaked in fake blood.  I was referring to her VMA get-up, yes.)

As for Kris Allen?  The Idol winner is still working on his album, which will be released on November 17, a full week before Adam's.  He's just announced on his Twitter page that he's working with Eg White, the Ivor Novello-winning songwriter behind Duffy's "Warwick Avenue" and Adele's Grammy-nominated "Chasing Pavements", among others.

I'm quite excited because I like both songs--just don't make it as odd as your first song, Kris.  Add to that the fact that Kris is collaborating with other artists such as James Morrison, David Hodges, and the Fray's Joe King.  I'm not sure if I got those named right--they are a lot of names.

A Kris vs Adam thing?  We'll see.





- Henrik Batallones, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
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