Kris Allen Daily: 06/19/09

Friday, June 19, 2009

AI Season 8 Album & Other News

Entertainment Weekly reports that Walmart will be releasing the American Idol Season 8 album. Right now the album is set to be "Wally-World"-exclusive. This is the first time a physical copy of some a season's tracks have been released since Season 5. Seasons 6 and 7 were released via iTunes only.

Here's the track listing:
1. Kris Allen, "No Boundaries"
2. Danny Gokey, "Stand By Me"
3. Allison Iraheta, "I Can't Make You Love Me"
4. Matt Giraud, "Human Nature"
5. Adam Lambert, "Mad World"
6. Kris Allen, "She Works Hard for the Money"
7. Lil Rounds, "I Surrender"
8. Scott MacIntyre, "Just The Way You Are"
9. Michael Sarver, "You Are Not Alone"
10. Megan Corkrey, "Walkin' After Midnight"
11. Anoop Desai, "Always On My Mind"
12. Adam Lambert, "No Boundaries"

Seems like Heartless or Ain't No Sunshine would have been a better Kris choice, since Adam got his signature song and songs that Michael and Anoop did good were featured, but She Works Hard for the Money isn't bad.

Also, David Hodges' latest tweet says that he is working on another song for Kris. Follow or tweet David here.

Kradam Billboard Article

An interview today from Billboard.com about Adam and Kris's new works, the tour, who they are working with, sounds they hope to do, and of course: Adam's crush on him.

Kris Allen and Adam Lambert, the winner and runner-up of last month's "American Idol" finals, are doing double duty these days: both are rehearsing for this summer's "American Idols Live" tour while working with some of the top pop songwriters and producers on material for their forthcoming debut albums, each of which are due on 19 Recordings in the fall.

"I've been writing a lot with a lot of different people, and it's going well," Allen says. In fact, sources tell Billboard.com that he's been working with some of the top songwriters and producers, including David Hodges (Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry), Salaam Remi (Nas, Amy Winehouse) and Claude Kelly (Akon, Leona Lewis). Allen also hit Timbaland's studio in Virginia Beach to work with Joe King of the Fray, whose take on Kanye West's "Heartless" inspired Allen's own performance of the song during the competition. Allen attended the group's show that evening after the writing session.

Meanwhile, Lambert's recent revelation of the straight boy crush he has on his former "Idol" roommate has left Allen unfazed.

"He was so funny," Allen says. "He texted me that day, like, 'I'm so embarrassed.' I'm like, 'No, are you serious? Don't be embarassed. I think that's hiliarious.' My wife, she's so funny. She was like, 'Tell Adam I have a crush on HIM.' "

"He is something different that no one's probably seen before, at least in a long time. But we're two completely different artists as well, so I don't think either one of us have anything to worry about."

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