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| 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. While Allen has been experimenting with some urban-influenced styles, he's honing the material for the album in a John Mayer/Jason Mraz direction. "Each writing session has been a learning experience," he says. "I think that we are trying to figure it out and that it's going the right way and I'm really excited about it. I can't wait." |
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| Lambert and Allen are planning their solo debuts with 19 Entertainment, and the company says it's equally invested in the recording and promotion of both. "It wouldn't even enter our heads to think about prioritizing anyone over anyone else," says Iain Pirie, head of 19 Entertainment U.S. "Kris has a very real, organic approach to his music, and Adam has a very contemporary and expressive way of performing. We're absolutely thrilled with both of them, and they both have their own niche. There's almost no overlap between the two artists, which is a dream situation." ... Allen likely won't take as many risks as Lambert will on his debut; Allen hopes his album will be pop-rock in the vein of the Fray and Gavin DeGraw. But he's not concerned. "I think 19 is really respectful of who I am as an artist and what I want to go for," Allen says. "I'll have some say, but even if I don't have as much as I want, it's OK. I can't complain." |