Adam Lambert

Adam Lambert, You already knew Adam Lambert was going to release his second major-label album, Trespassing next month. But did you know that it is one of two CDs the former “American Idol” runner-up will be dropping this year?

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the second release, Beg For Mercy, is not necessarily one that Lambert wants out in the world, but it will see the light of day thanks to the settling of a lawsuit.

Colwel Platinum Entertainment had sued Lambert over claims that the singer had interfered with its attempts to release Mercy, which was recorded before Lambert rose to stardom as the runner-up in the eighth season of “Idol.” The two sides reportedly came to terms with each other and the lawsuit was dismissed less than four months after Colwel accused the singer of allegedly making a false claim under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and sending a takedown notice to Amazon.com after Colwel had the album on the site.

The company claimed that it owned a 50 percent share of the publishing in the recordings and that according to its contract with Lambert it had the right to promote and sell his music. Now, Colwel has dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice and gotten assurance from Lambert that he won’t stand in the way of Mercy’s release.

Both sides also made it clear that Lambert’s deal with Colwel never, as rumored, made him ineligible for “Idol,” though Colwel’s original complaint in the case mentioned that it might have.

“The Colwel Platinum Entertainment lawsuit against Adam Lambert has been resolved,” read a statement from the company to the Reporter. “Adam has withdrawn any objections to the release of ‘Beg For Mercy’ and he has approved the use of his songs and performances in these pre-‘Idol’ recordings which are interpretations of his artistic vision at the time. Neither Colwel Platinum Entertainment, Inc. nor Malcolm Welsford ever stated that Adam was not eligible to participate in American Idol when he did so and regret that the lawsuit’s allegations were misinterpreted.”

Adam Lambert News

Adam Lambert News, Adam Lambert is joining rock band Queen for one concert this summer, at Sonisphere 2012.

The former American Idol singer tweeted: “As many suspected, I can finally confirm: I have been invited by Queen to sing one very special concert! Sonisphere at Knebworth July 7th!”

Adam had previously tried to play down his comments that he planned to perform a tribute to the late Freddie Mercury, the band’s lead singer.

But he added: “Sorry to be coy about the details the past few weeks, but I made a promise to keep it under wraps as best I could. Gonna be a surreal night!”

Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor have confirmed that the American singer-songwriter will perform vocals for the band’s headline set on the second day of the Sonisphere 2012 rock festival. The concert takes place on July 7 at Knebworth Park.

Adam, 30, has sung with Queen before. In 2009 he performed We Are the Champions on the US reality show that made his name and then last November he sang an eight-minute set at the MTV Europe Awards to celebrate Queen’s Global Icon Award.