After blowing everyone away on the eighth season of American Idol, Adam Lambert went on to release his debut album For Your Entertainment which included the international hit "Whatya Want From Me" and earned him a Grammy Award nomination. Adam followed this success with his second album Trespassing which became the first album to reach the number one spot in the US and Canada by an openly gay artist. His highly anticipated third album The Original High was his first for Warner Bros Records which was executive produced by Max Martin and Shellback and included the smash hit "Ghost Town".

Adam joined the cast of Glee for a six-episode story in 2013 and performed the role of Eddie in Fox’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He went on to judge on The X Factor Australia where his artist, Isaiah, won the show. In between touring the world with Queen, Adam has been exploring the world of film and TV with a cameo in Oscar winning film Bohemian Rhapsody as well as voicing character Emperor Maximus in animated-live action hybrid movie Playmobil: The Movie. In 2019, Adam released single "Superpower" on Sep 4th ahead of his highly anticipated EP Velvet: Side A which went into the top 10 download chart in the UK and US on release.

At the beginning of 2020, Adam Lambert launched the Feel Something Foundation; a non-profit organization in support of LGBTQ+ human rights. Adam released "Roses" featuring Nile Rodgers early February 2020, a track from his album Velvet, which was released 20th March. In October 2021, Adam took over the Venetian Theatre in Vegas for a very special six-night run of shows. At the start of the year, Adam joined the judging panel for new ITV (UK) Saturday night entertainment show Starstruck, alongside Beverley Knight, Sheridan Smith, Jason Manford, and host Olly Murs.