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Each month I select 20 songs (10 songs twice a month) that I am either hooked on or am curious about. Most of the music I select are rock, hip-hop, R&B and pop songs.
My song selection comes from 20-30 CDs I get from various sources each month, as well as recommendations from iTunes and Amazon. I also check out the charts in US, UK and Japan.
Adam Lambert was the second place finisher during this year’s American Idol. He made headlines last month by locking lips with a male keyboardist on live broadcast of American Music Award. I didn’t watch it, but apparently it was raunchy enough to have the ABC network cancel his appearance on the morning and late night talk show. But last week, he was featured and interviewed on ABC’s Barbara Walter’s 10 Most Fascinating People of 2009. Also on the list were Lady GaGa, Sarah Palin, Michael Jackson’s three kids, and most fascinating went to Michelle Obama. Lambert got a lot of hot producers and musicians to write songs for him (though he co-wrote on several tracks). “Music Again”, written by The Darkness’ Justin Hawkins sounds just like one of The Darkness songs, and “Pick U Up” written by Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo sounds just like one of the Weezer songs, in a good way. “For Your Entertainment” is the first single off of the album, but has not reached top 40, despite all the publicity.
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