Wednesday Wrap Up: Is Adam Lambert a Queen?

A lot happening in the music world this week, but today’s biggest story caused quite a stir on the net this morning. It was reported earlier today that Adam Lambert, the controversial vocalist who emerged from American Idol a few years ago, was coming to to be legendary rock band Queen‘s new frontman. On the heels of Lambert’s new solo single and a sophomore album in the works, it seemed it couldn’t be true. And later, Lambert confirmed it was in fact untrue. His quote had been used by a “sneaky” reporter to build a story. More on that story, as well as the Top 5 stories of the week, below. 

5. Stream Jack White‘s “Machine Gun Silhouette”, the b-side to his debut single “Love Interruption” here.

4. Lady Gaga announces dates to her upcoming World Tour, hoping to turn the attention away from Madonna. Read more.

3. Adam Lambert is NOT going to be Queen’s new frontman, but he may perform with the group. Find out where here.

2. M.I.A. steals the spotlight from Madonna’s over-the-top Super Bowl Half Time show performance by flipping off the camera. Read more about incident.

1. Saturday Night Live poked fun at Lana Del Rey‘s now infamous performance on the show while actually coming to her defense. Watch Kristen Wiig’s take on the singer below.