Adam Lambert Unveils Cover for New Single, ‘For Your Entertainment’

Opinions about Adam Lambert’s choice for a cover for his debut album, “For Your Entertainment,” continue to be divided. Some critics think the artwork is too ridiculous, which might eventually work against him, while there are also fans who also believe mainstream is not ready for this kind of shock. It’s not known whether this had anything to do with it, but Adam has come out with a cover for the upcoming single and it strikingly contrasting with the first one.

According to gossip blogger Perez Hilton, Lambert has officially issued a cover for the first single off the debut album, also named “For Your Entertainment,” this time choosing to tone down his outrageousness, presumably in order to avoid scathing comments of the kind he’s been getting for the first one. Coming entirely in black in white, the cover is still mighty fierce, as it shows the singer striking a Grace Jones-type of pose, while hiding his face behind the palm of his hand.

“Presenting… The cover for Adam Lambert’s new single, which will be premiering today. This image is noticeably different from his ultra glam album artwork, which was met with some harsh criticism. The single cover is definitely less campy and much more edgy. It’s very Rihanna / Russian Roulette. We like it!” Perez writes of the artwork. And, indeed, fans agree, there is very little campiness to the edgy shot, showing mostly Adam’s heavily made-up, piercing eyes and some sort of metallic glove.

As we were also telling you yesterday, the artwork for the album has been met with some harsh criticism, with many a music critic saying Adam was virtually throwing his future in the industry down the drain by coming out with a cover that put him in such a bad light. Others, entirely missing the point of the photo in question, criticized him for going for such colorful, “ridiculous” artwork.

Lambert addressed all this in a message on his Twitter page, saying he was grateful for both the support and the criticism. “Thank you to those who appreciate and understand that the album cover is deliberately campy. It’s an omage [sic] to the past. It IS ridiculous. For those that don’t get it: oh well... Glad to have gotten your attention.” he wrote on Twitter. Later on, he announced “For Your Entertainment,” the first single off the album, would debut on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show tomorrow – meaning, today.