News Roundup: Adam Lambert, Mariah Carey, John Mayer
Here’s some of the odds and ends of music news this holiday weekend. There was a surprising debut on the U.K. album charts, while a familiar face topped the U.S.’ Adam Lambert is still feeling the effects of his American Music Awards performance, and Mariah Carey continues to live the life that only Mariah can live.
Check out our round up below…
- Music diva Mariah Carey lives a crazy life and carries a tumultuous schedule. After almost 20 years in the business she’s able to live in the lap of luxury, but its thanks to a lot of hard work. Find out if Carey’s lifestyle is really that demanding. [Gaurdian]
- After Adam Lambert’s “shocking” performance at last Sunday’s American Music Awards, the singer’s album sales will still debut strong in line with previous idol contestants and winners. Does that mean controversy really can work wonders for someone’s career? [LATimes]
- Reality star turned hit maker Susan Boyle is set for a record breaking album debut in the UK, with her disc, I Dreamed A Dream, which is set to sell 300,000 in its first week, making it the biggest and fastest-selling release of 2009. [THR]
- John Mayer’s Battle Studies topped this week’s U.S. album chart just as we suspected by selling over 286,000 units. He was followed by Andrea Bocelli’s My Christmas at number 2, and Norah Jones’ Fall (Blue Note) at No. 3. [Variety]
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