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Adam Lambert’s AMAs Moves: Too Hot For TV? 

Adam Lambert’s show-stopping performance at the 2009 American Music Awards shocked the crowd – and not because of his trademark rock ‘n’ roll wail.

Dish Of Salt: Friday TV Round-Up

Our AccessHollywood.com TV expert, Laura “Dish of Salt” Saltman, breaks down what’s happening in the world of TV over the weekend. Plus, which “Battlestar Galactica” babe is scrub-a-dub-dubbing into CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory?” And news on what some “American Idol” alumni are up to for the holidays.

Read all of the details…. after the jump!

Jennifer Lopez & Adam Lambert Ready For AMA Stage

Jennifer Lopez plans to include a boxing ring, fireworks and an on-stage costume change in her performance. “American Idol” runner-up Adam Lambert will incorporate leather, chains and handcuffs into his.

Adam Lambert On Going Up Against The Girls On November 23 & His ‘Bondage’ Themed Music Video

Adam Lambert’s first post-“American Idol” album is due out on November 23, the same day as Rihanna, Shakira and Susan Boyle’s new efforts, but the rocker isn’t running scared.

ROLL CALL: Adam Lambert: ‘I Don’t Want To Be A Gay Poster Child’

Plus, is “Twilight” changing the way we speak? Is Johnny Depp really “The Sexiest Man Alive?” And, find out who made today’s Daily Eww!

Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans!

‘Idol’ Winner Kris Allen Remains Humble On New Album

Kris Allen knows he’s not garnering as much attention as Adam Lambert — and that’s OK with him.

Since foiling Lambert at the “American Idol” finale last May, the 24-year-old singer-songwriter from Conway, Ark., has not appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine and declared he’s gay. His music can’t be heard during the credits of the apocalyptic action flick “2012.” And you won’t find him posing in a racy Details photo shoot with a naked woman.

Janet Jackson To Open American Music Awards

Janet Jackson will kick off the 2009 American Music Awards with a special opening medley, Access Hollywood has learned.

Adam Lambert: ‘I Had To Teach Myself’ How To Sing

With his rock ‘n’ roll wail, Adam Lambert has one of the wildest voices in “American Idol” history – and the star told the Los Angeles Times he figured out his sound himself.

“I started rejecting the proper way to sing and I started singing,” he told the newspaper of his teenage training as an opera singer. “I was listening to more and more rock music and wondering, ‘Wow, how does that person do that with their voice?’”

Mary J. Blige, Green Day, Keith Urban & Shakira Added As ‘American Music Awards’ Performers

Mary J. Blige, Green Day, Keith Urban and Shakira have joined the already star-filled list of performers set to take the stage at the “2009 American Music Awards,” Access Hollywood has confirmed.

These artists join other previously announced acts including Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Eminem, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez, Black Eyed Peas, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry and Adam Lambert.

ROLL CALL: Pamela Anderson Is Living In A Double Wide Trailer!

Plus, Adam Lambert is ready to start dating –find out what he’s looking for in a guy! Who wouldn’t let Emmy Rossum and Adam Duritz sing? And, Madonna and Jesus hit the town!

Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans!

Adam Lambert Splits With Longtime Boyfriend

“American Idol” alum Adam Lambert is a single man, once again.

Lambert and longtime boyfriend Drake LaBry have called it quits, according to several online reports.

Lady Gaga On Her Halloween Costume, Kanye West & Her Emotional New Album

For the fashion forward Lady Gaga, every day could be Halloween – but the star told Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush in an interview for “The Billy Bush Show” that she’s hoping to dress down on the holiday.

“I’m excited for this year because I found out that some people will be dressing like me, so I’m hoping I can just not dress up and go out unnoticed,” Gaga said.