by American Idol Blog on February 15, 2011
Filed under: American Idol Remember way back when Season 9′s Alex Lambert claimed, via Twitter, to be living on the streets ? Then a rep from 19 Entertainment, which has a development deal with Lambert, claimed the contrary, citing a retainer from which Lambert recieves monthly checks. Well, Lambert, who’s been tweeting away over the past month, had this to tweet about 19 Entertainment’s reponse: “19 entertainment put me on a retainer> > ?” Then, in a response to a tweet from fellow season 9-er Andrew Garcia asking what a retainer is (umm), Lambert followed up: ” $$$ dude! These guys have been telling the media they been payin me! Makin me look like im lyin! It’s a shame dude!”
by Erica Fields on January 23, 2011
Who knew this would be so fun to watch? First, Alex Lambert tweeted that he was living on the streets of LA. Then 19E said that Alex is on retainer and there was no way he was homeless.
by Katie on January 23, 2011
Last week, Alex Lambert tweeted disturbing news to fans–that ever since leaving the If I Can Dream house last year, he’d been homeless and sleeping on the streets. A day later, a rep from 19 Entertainment, told reporters that the company was paying Alex a monthly retainer and that the American Idol Top 16 contestant
by Alison Bailey on January 20, 2011
Remember the guy from Idol season 9 who had the mullet? Well it turns out, he’s homeless. According to the Huffington Post , Alex Lambert has been tweeting from coffee shops how he has been sleeping on the street and behind buildings since he has nowhere to live in Los Angeles.
by Steven on January 19, 2011
After tweeting that he’s homeless and living on the streets of LA, Alex Lambert’s reps tell Entertainment Weekly that he’s not homeless. A spokesperson for 19 Entertainment, an Idol production company that manages many of the show’s contestants, confirmed to EW that Lambert did tweet those messages. But the rep also was also emphatic: “He’s not homeless. I don’t know where that came from.” The spokesperson added some evidence that Lambert, who’s on a development deal with 19, should have the means to pay for housing: “He’s on a retainer, and he’s getting money every month
by Erica Fields on May 27, 2010
Filed under: Features , Blogosphere , Life After ‘Idol’ Alex Lambert finished in the Top 24 on this season of ‘Idol.’ Many viewers were shocked by his elimination and felt he’d gone too early — enough to gain the attention of Simon Fuller , who offered Lambert a spot in the ‘If I Can Dream’ house. ‘IICD,’ which airs 24/7 or in segments on Hulu.com , centers around a group of actors, musicians and models living together while honing their crafts and searching for fame. Lambert, who joined Something Pitchy’s podcast last week, guest-blogged about attending the ‘Idol’ finale and what life has been like for him post-’Idol.’ It’s been a month and a half since my run on ‘American Idol’ ended.
Alex Lambert continues to work toward his dream of making it as a singer. The Top 24 castoff, who was invited to join Simon Fuller's Web reality show “If I Can Dream” shortly after his “American Idol” elimination, had his first real gig on Wednesday night at The Min t . Sharing the bill with “Dream” housemate Justin Gaston, Alex's short set included a soulful rendition of his original song, “Butterflies,” as well as a few covers, among them: Kings of Leon's “Use Somebody,” which he played to a packed house. Afterwords, we sat down with the North Richland Hills, Texas, native for a quick chat about the performance, his musical plans for the future and who's going to win “Idol.” Plus, Alex clarifies a comment he made about Crystal at the May 13 Young Hollywood Awards.
by Erica Fields on May 23, 2010
Check out the video of Alex Lambert’s latest demo called “I Didn’t Know”, after the jump. Alex is living in the If I Can Dream house where he’s taking voice lessons, writing songs and cutting fabulous demos like the one posted here. Alex may be one of the few kids to break out of Season 9. According to Connie D
Filed under: Features In a very special edition of SomethingPitchy , the ‘Idol’ crew was joined today by season 9 semifinalist Alex Lambert (via Skype) to talk everything from his experience on the show, predictions for next week’s finale and his new Internet series, ‘If I Can Dream.’ The surprisingly candid Lambert held nothing back as he spoke about such hot-button topics as Casey James and Lee Dewyze, whom he is predicting to take home the season 9 title. Also joining the discussion today were SomethingPitchy regulars Jim Cantiello ( MTV News ), Gaby Dunn ( AOL TV ), Rae Votta ( AOL Music ), Rickey Yaneza ( Rickey.org ) and host Andy Scott. Watch the exclusive video broadcast after the jump.
Alex Lambert played a concert at the Mint last night, and I’ve got some videos for y’all here. After getting the boot from Idol back in the semis he was recruited by Idol creator, Simon Fuller , for his web reality show, If I Can Dream . Last night, cameras followed him to the Mint for his first-ever LA club show. Check it out after the jump… videos via genbug89 Videos after the JUMP… Butterflies Didn’t Know – Original Use Somebody I’ve Been Working Wonderful World
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