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eaglesvet
11-25-2009, 08:59 AM
Did anyone catch the East Coast (uncensored) version of Adam's live number on the AMAs Sunday night? It was on last, so pretty late; and then ABC had time to censor it for viewing on the West Coast. I watched on our DVR, because no one in our household could stay awake on Sunday; and then I promptly deleted it so the young 'uns wouldn't be able to see it!! (Of course, there's always YouTube, but I doubt they have that much incentive to see HIM...someone else, maybe, but they aren't big Adam fans.) Anyway, on first viewing of the song, I couldn't believe my eyes when Adam stuck the other guy's face in his crotch and gyrated around awhile! All of a sudden, though, the camera panned to the audience, so you knew the network was trying to close the barn door after the horse was out! Too late!

And when Adam kissed the keyboardist (keyBorder?)...that wasn't nearly so bad, since I really couldn't tell whether it was a man or woman, even with several rewinds and replays. I had actually decided it was a woman from my vantage point. It wasn't until the fallout the next morning that I realized part of the issue was that it was a man.

So, what does everyone think? I, for one, definitely think he went waaaay over the top...completely unnecessary, especially for his TV debut post-Idol. Everyone was looking forward to seeing what he would do as a musician and an artist, and I think he was just going for shock-value (which he definitely scored high on.) However, he will definitely lose a lot of the fans that he earned on Idol...namely, the families that watch that show and help propelled many of the former winners to current stardom. He will obviously win big with the young adults, however. That sort of presentation may have been better saved for after he had been 'around' awhile, and has had time to let his music do the talking. (Other than that song, I actually have liked much of his music.)

EagleLady
11-25-2009, 11:39 AM
I don't see anything wrong with showing affection, for a friend, or Partner, That is just my opinion

TimothyBFan
11-25-2009, 12:17 PM
Ok-I was going to leave this alone but now I just can't.

I am FAR from a prude and really don't care what anyone's sexual orientation is or how they "do it". I've been happily married for over 21 years and we manage to keep it "interesting"-so without volunteering to much info. :heybaby: The old saying different strokes for different folks...I will leave it at that.....

BUT I think he overstepped the line that many draw when he decided to do it on national tv during a show that you KNOW there are going to be kids watching or people that would be offended by it. I didn't watch it till the next day when I started hearing about it and curiosity got the better of me. I was not shocked by anything I saw but was AMAZED that he or anyone really thought that they would get away with it and not have repercussions from it (didn't anyone bother to tell him about a certain Super Bowl half time show a few years ago that was no where close to this?). That was about as close to porn with S & M as you can get without doing it right there on stage. I mean grabbing crotches, simulating oral sex, kissing the same sex (shocking--to some).... do not tell me that he didn't do it for shock value. Doing things for shock value has been done before, just ask Marilyn Manson, Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne and newer yet (who also was on that show) Lady Gaga! I'm not impressed! Yeah, Adam, I got it...you like the opposite sex and like leather and chains! Big Deal!!! But can you sing or play an instrument?

That being said, what really impresses me is when a true talented artist can get up in front of thousands of people with instruments and microphones AND carry a tune------ that's a rarity with LOTS of new artist out there! I'm sure I'm not alone in that here! Gee--wonder why I don't listen to new music anymore. Can't be because they have to resort to stuff like that instead of showcasing their talent which, unfortunately, not many have without the onstage antics.

JMHO!!!! Thanks for reading my comentaring on this subject!

Ive always been a dreamer
11-25-2009, 12:36 PM
Well, I didn't see the 'performance' and I don't consider myself a prude either. However, based on Eva's and Willie's descriptions here, I also think he crossed the line. Prime time television is not the appropriate media for this type of sexual content. As you both said, he is supposed to be showcasing his musical talents here.

Prettymaid
11-25-2009, 01:21 PM
I haven't seen the performance either. Has anyone noticed though, just like Idol Season 2, the runner up is getting all of the attention. I can't even remember who won this year!

EagleLady
11-25-2009, 01:25 PM
I didn't see anything bad or wrong about it. Marilyn Manson has done worse than that. JMO

Prettymaid
11-25-2009, 01:44 PM
I didn't see anything bad or wrong about it. Marilyn Manson has done worse than that. JMO

EL, just because somebody else has done something, or "done worse" does not mean that it's okay. If there are young children watching the show, the parents are going to have some 'splaining to do! Sexual acts or simulating sexual acts onstage when the venue has not warned that it's going to happen is opening the door to potentially seeing all kinds of things we don't want to. Surely you can understand that, right?

EagleLady
11-25-2009, 01:47 PM
EL, just because somebody else has done something, or "done worse" does not mean that it's okay. If there are young children watching the show, the parents are going to have some 'splaining to do! Sexual acts or simulating sexual acts onstage when the venue has not warned that it's going to happen is opening the door to potentially seeing all kinds of things we don't want to. Surely you can understand that, right?

Yes, I understand that, However, Like I said, Many have done the same thing or worse, and I am sure the parents turned the TV off after seeing it anyways.

Prettymaid
11-25-2009, 01:58 PM
Yes, I understand that, However, Like I said, Many have done the same thing or worse, and I am sure the parents turned the TV off after seeing it anyways.

But should the parents have to quickly turn the tv off, or should he have not done it in the first place? Remember, this is prime time viewing.

EagleLady
11-25-2009, 02:01 PM
Maybe both, but Performers do have a tendency to get caught up in the song and may do things, not necessarily appropriate, but what We've all seen before.

Prettymaid
11-25-2009, 02:03 PM
Maybe both, but Performers do have a tendency to get caught up in the song and may do things, not necessarily appropriate, but what We've all seen before.


But should we have to see it if we don't want to? Isn't what he did inappropriate for a prime time tv show?

EagleLady
11-25-2009, 02:04 PM
Yes, but Its what We've all seen before. Male and Female.

TimothyBFan
11-25-2009, 02:10 PM
Hey-I like whips & leather also (JK --a bit :hilarious:) but I don't use them in front of a tv audience or any other audience for that matter. I don't care whether any of us have seen it before or not-it does not need to be put on national tv during prime time. When I want to see that kind of stuff, I rent a video! I'm thinking the people that tuned in to that show that night wanted to see a musical performance not an S & M display!

EagleLady
11-25-2009, 02:12 PM
We'll have to agree to disagree. I guess it's because I am from this Generation in that I don't find anything wrong with the performance.

TimothyBFan
11-25-2009, 02:20 PM
And I am from the generation that has seen it and DONE it!!! Doesn't make it right!

EagleLady
11-25-2009, 02:22 PM
No, but it is what it is.

Ive always been a dreamer
11-25-2009, 02:37 PM
Well I'm not really interested in entering into an irrational debate here, but many of us 'older' generation members here have sons, daughters, nieces, nephews, etc. from the younger generation. I dare say that many of them also do not share the 'it is what it is' mentality. In our society, there are boundaries placed around what is and what is not acceptable and appropriate behavior, and that's the way it should be. People are simply not free to do whatever the hell they want. My guess is that the overwhelming majority of people in this country, both young and old, understand and agree with that.

EagleLady
11-25-2009, 02:40 PM
:-( Sorry If I offended anyone

Fan_For_Life
11-25-2009, 03:14 PM
I watched Adams performance on Idol when he did Led Zepplins song and can tell you that was exciting to hear and see, not some ridiculous performance as to what has been described. I suppose it is the thing to do now because it's live people do irrational things as if everyone in the world needs to see how wild n crazy they can be,whether it comes from the audience or performers on stage. I don't care what your sexual tendencies are I just wish people would save things like that and remain private especially when it comes to just falling short of commiting the act itself in front of millions of people.

Brooke
11-25-2009, 05:41 PM
Well, I haven't seen it yet, but it sounds like it was definitely inappropriate for prime time. I really liked Adam on Idol, but if he has to resort to this type of behavior to sell his music, he won't be on my list of new music to buy. If this is what these live awards shows are resorting to, they shouldn't be live.

MikeA
11-25-2009, 08:54 PM
Well, the dude has a great voice, but he obviously has a GREAT agenda as well! The stage isn't really where that agenda should be pushed.

The thing is, there are a lot of people who might have bought his music that won't now.

Compare him to Dilana. Remember, Dilana's version of "Ring Of Fire"...Lambert confessed that it inspired him to do a makeover on Mr. Cash's masterpiece.

Well, Dilana is not straight either...but she isn't making an issue out of it. With her, it's about the music.

Methinks that Mr. Lambert has a lot of maturing to go through and for his sake, I hope the growth process doesn't stunt his musical career...though I really don't care one way or another <LOL>

EagleLady
11-25-2009, 09:04 PM
I still don't see what the fuss is all about. Aren't Musicians entitled to artistic freedom?

MikeA
11-25-2009, 11:33 PM
I still don't see what the fuss is all about. Aren't Musicians entitled to artistic freedom?

Hmmm, they have places in Vegas where they teach erotica as a "fine art" so I guess you might have a point. Practice of such art though, is generally confined to more private venues than national television.

sodascouts
11-26-2009, 01:22 AM
I didn't watch this either but I heard about it. Apparently Adam Lambert is more interested in presenting himself as a sexual object than as a musician/singer. If I were making my debut, I'd want people talking about my voice, not my simulations of S&M and oral sex - but he made a deliberate choice to draw attention to his crotch rather than his vocal chords. Maybe he feels his crotch is more entertaining... but I daresay the vast majority of viewers would disagree.

GlennLover
11-26-2009, 03:13 PM
Adam Lambert was on Letterman last night. He wasn't interviewed. Thankfully the performance was without overt sexual coreography!

Maleah
11-26-2009, 10:11 PM
Obviously I made it very clear what I thought of this on Facebook but I'll post a comment here as well. lol First of all.....so the WINNER of Idol gets to give out an award but the runner up gets to perform?? Think the industry has an agenda at all? lol

I am from "this generation" as well and I found it completely offensive and disgusting. I could care less if you're gay or not. One of my best friends is gay and I'm the first person that he "came out" too. Whatever if that's what you want to do then that's your'e decision. Primetime national television is NOT the place to do a performance like that. I mean seriously....you bleep out words from Eminem and 50 Cent's song and then you SHOW Adam Lambert simulating oral sex, rubbing crotches, grabbing crotches, leading people in leather around in chains, making out with people on stage? I mean what the heck....is this music or broadway or your bedroom???? What? It should have all been edited out. Artistic integrity? Artistic vision? I'm sorry but I see no integrity in that. And my vision saw far more than it needed to. So he made out with a guy...did I want to see it? No. But yes Britney and Madonna and Christina have done it so if he had left it at that I would have gotten over it. But I have never seen ANY performance with all the groping, thrusting, fondling, and inuendo's that happened in his "performance." If nothing else ABC should have posted a "warning: explicit/graphic sexual material to follow" before his performance. And I KNEW that the moment that backlash appeared it would be "discrimination." It all boils down to this....if he wants to have performances like that then save it for your tour buddy. But it should not have been done on primetime tv. Oh and what was with all the over the top screaming?? I'll stop on the Adam subject because I could go all day about it.


And ANOTHER thing that annoyed me.....I read a review of the show where the reviewer had the nerve to be annoyed that Kelly Clarkson got a standing ovation "just for singing." He stated that she did nothing entertaining, no performance....just "sang her song." Excuse me??? Since when did a music show become about who can do the wildest on stage gimmick??? When did it become about something OTHER than the singer and the song? Kelly was one of my favorite performances of the night because she didn't NEED all the extra crap. She stood up there and she sang the heck out of that song. What a concept that someone could actually rely on their talent and their voice and not lip sync.


Whew......feel better getting all that out. :hilarious:

Troubadour
11-27-2009, 06:57 PM
Can't find the vid on youtube, but I saw some pictures on Google. Blimey! Does that keyboardist have any face left?

eaglesvet
12-01-2009, 09:13 AM
Adam Lambert was on Letterman last night. He wasn't interviewed. Thankfully the performance was without overt sexual coreography!
I saw his performance of the other single "What Do You Want From Me" on Letterman, and it was an absolutely top-notch Adam musical performance!! His vocals and stage presence were perfect for the song...professional, emotional--in short, everything his AMA performance should have been reach the wider audience. What a chameleon! It's too bad that more people probably saw the AMA song than Letterman, yet the latter performance really showcased his talents infinitely more.

eaglesvet
12-01-2009, 09:31 AM
Oh my gosh, Maleah, you took the words right out of my mouth!! They have Kris Allen dressed up in a style of suit that made him look like he was in high school, and then have him co-present with Demi Lovato (I think) and ask HER for advise because of her experience?? What was THAT all about...I think Kris's agent should have protected his image a bit more than that. He in no way seemed cool or with it on the show-- and from his style of singing back in the spring, he certainly seemed to be the cool mellow type. Remember when he dueted with Keith Urban oh the AI finale?? THAT would've been the image to portray to the current music-listening public when a new album is due out any day, don't ya think?

And you know I agree with what you said about Adam. I actually could've lived with the kiss of the keyBorder, since I had a tough time determining whether he was a woman or man from the distance of the shot. But the simulation of the oral sex is what really threw this waaay over the top for me, not to mention all of the various S&M innuendos and gropings here and there!

Finally, my two favorite performances were....drumroll...the singers with no gimmicks, namely Keith (of course:) ) and Kelly. Just the music, please...as long as there is talent to back it up!

Maleah
12-01-2009, 08:20 PM
I couldn't agree more EV!

And another thing that annoyed me....I read on yahoo news that Kris' cd was the poorest selling debut by any Idol winner and that Adam's was going to blow his away. I WONDER WHY??? His management and Idol's management have done NOTHING for him! EVERYTHING has been about Adam...THE RUNNER UP! No one can tell me that they weren't trying to push him on everyone to win Idol and now they're promoting by FAR more than they are the actual winner of the show. You don't hear anything about Kris showing up on any tv talk shows or late night shows or any awards shows! However...Adam is all over the place. The poor guy never had a chance...let's be honest. As soon as they could get him out of the publics eye they did and replaced him ten fold with Adam. I guess it's a good thing Kris is so easygoing and it doesn't bother him. Wouldn't you think it would make Adam feel a little silly if they're such good friends and Kris got practically thrown to the side so he could step up? I would feel a little bad...but then....that's just me. lol Hopefully Kris has a long career ahead of him. And hopefully his second cd will be something that he controls a little more and makes it a little more like his Idol style than all the pop/rock stuff that's out now days.

Whew.....that was another long one....or at least it felt like it when I was typing :hilarious:

Scott
12-01-2009, 10:14 PM
I saw Lamberace perform his little act.....................he's a cross between George Michael and Boy George.

In other words.......................a flash in the pan.:zzz:

Maleah
12-01-2009, 10:24 PM
An interesting article with comparisons between their two sales on yahoo. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/realityrocks/296665/a-tale-of-two-idols-sales/

Honestly, it wouldn't suprise me to even see Allison promoted more than Kris. lol

sodascouts
12-01-2009, 10:33 PM
http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/realityrocks__11/realityrocks-68488911-1256680036.jpg?ymk5PHCD9CzdHUQO

Boy George indeed!

"Do you really want to hurt me?"

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/images/boygeorge.jpg

EagleLady
12-01-2009, 10:35 PM
I don't have a problem with the CD Cover. I think it's very glam rockish.

sodascouts
12-01-2009, 10:38 PM
I was using it to compare him to Boy George.

EagleLady
12-01-2009, 10:40 PM
I honestly, don't see a resembleance.

Scott
12-01-2009, 11:11 PM
http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/realityrocks__11/realityrocks-68488911-1256680036_thumb.jpg?ymk5PHCDsTKc_5pr (http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=ArWJ1pP0FGJgNSxJaOjSFA7NwSUv/SIG=13996rm66/**http%3A//a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/realityrocks__11/realityrocks-68488911-1256680036.jpg%3Fymk5PHCD9CzdHUQO)

Boy vs. Girl

TimothyBFan
12-02-2009, 08:27 AM
Again--as I've said before---seen it already!!! Men glamming themselves up is old news in rock. Just ask David Bowie, Marc Bolan, any 80s hairbands and....
my favorite of course....Sweet....
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e136/williehoo/Legends%20of%20Rock/SweetBBCcol_02.jpg

It's old news. Give me something fresh and different, and here's a novel idea...maybe showcase your talent. Can he sing?

Prettymaid
12-02-2009, 09:08 AM
Adam Lambert can certainly sing - I watched him week after week on AI and came to the conclusion that he was the best talent vocally. But then you have the taste factor. A lot of people didn't like him because his singing was often 'over the top'. I also thought that Adam's looks and personality made him stand out from the other AI contestants.

It's all a matter of taste, really. I prefer my male singers to sing well, of course, translate the music vocally so that I am moved by it, and look like a man. I do not like the 'glam look'...at all...no way...uhg.

TimothyBFan
12-02-2009, 09:20 AM
I know he can sing....that was sarcasm! :hilarious: My point is why then, does he feel the need to do the other stuff? I just don't get it. Back when Sweet, Marc Bolan & Bowie were doing the glam thing, I believe it was for shock value also but it was also new. 80's hairbands were wearing makeup but there was also no doubt that these were men (know what I mean?). But it's not the norm or new any longer-so I guess I'm having a hard time with why he's gone so over the top with it and in a lot of cases turning people OFF from his music because of it. Personally, I could care less what he looks like as long as he can sing. I remember the one episode of AI that I saw last season, I was very impressed with the whole package but seems he's taken it a bit overboard now for some reason.

EagleLady
12-02-2009, 11:52 AM
He's entitled to artistic expression and freedom.

MikeA
12-02-2009, 12:06 PM
But EL, the rest of us are also entitled to our opinions as the appropriateness or inappropriateness of it.

And who knows, maybe the opinions expressed will in some way reach Mr. Lambert. I doubt it, but it could happen <LOL>

EagleLady
12-02-2009, 12:19 PM
I didn't say you weren't entitled to your opinions. All I'm saying is, he is expressing himself.

Ive always been a dreamer
12-02-2009, 12:22 PM
Well not to be rude, EL, but isn't that stating the obvious. I agree with Mike. I didn't comment on this before, but as Mike said earlier in the thread when we were discussing Adam's AMA performance - I highly question whether simulating sex acts and S&M on stage is considered "art". And with regard to his image, Adam can also do whatever he wants. But, as my mom used to always say "Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should". The public is also free to decide whether they like it or not. I'm with Soda and Willie here - been there, done that!

EagleLady
12-02-2009, 12:24 PM
No, that Isn't considered Art. But I don't see all the big fuss about it seeing as it's been done before. Just My Opinion

sodascouts
12-02-2009, 03:33 PM
He's entitled to artistic expression and freedom.

Why do you always say something like this EL? Seriously, pretty much every thread we discuss something controversial, you say "He's entitled to.." blahblahblah....

Some examples from three different threads:


I still don't get all the controversy surrounding FG, Don is entitled to his opinions and convinctions no matter how strong they are.
https://www.eaglesonlinecentral.com/forum/showpost.php?p=89175&postcount=82


Well, It's his opinion and he is entitled to it.
https://www.eaglesonlinecentral.com/forum/showpost.php?p=83658&postcount=17


Well He is entitled to his opinion like it or not.
https://www.eaglesonlinecentral.com/forum/showpost.php?p=74276&postcount=5

When you say this, it comes across as if you think people are doing something wrong by questioning another person's opinion, like if someone questions an opinion that means they think the other person's not entitled to have it. It's like you're trying to put a stop to any discussion.

Is that what you believe? Is that what you're trying to do? If not, then why do you keep saying this?

Sorry to come off as harsh - I welcome your opinions EL - but I'm just sick and tired of reading this same post over and over every time anyone wants to discuss anything on here.

EagleLady
12-02-2009, 03:43 PM
I do believe everyone's entitled to an opinion. I don't mean to come off as critical.

Prettymaid
12-02-2009, 04:28 PM
EL, let's say Mr. Lambert had gone a step further and actually had sex on stage while performing. Is that still okay because it's something we've seen before? Doesn't anything morally 'cross the line' for you?

EagleLady
12-02-2009, 04:34 PM
Now, actually having sex on stage WOULD be crossing the line for me

Fan_For_Life
12-02-2009, 04:41 PM
I think freedom of expression doesn't mean freedom to do whatever you want whenever you want. Surely if a man(just for the sake) walks up to someone and flashes them with his private parts would that come off as freedom of expression or indecent exposure? I think most would go with the latter , indecent exposure. And I think that's what most of us are opposed to is the lack of consideration for what others may consider inappropriate for public viewing.

EagleLady
12-02-2009, 04:43 PM
I understand, but Still, I also understand an Artist's Artistic expression, as long as it's appropriate.

Prettymaid
12-02-2009, 05:07 PM
When thrusting and grinding ones private parts against someone else during a primetime AMA televised show becomes "appropriate" it's time for me to stop watching TV. Maybe someday it will actually have to come to that.

Troubadour
12-02-2009, 05:52 PM
I watched a short interview with Adam Lambert on youtube today, out of curiosity, after reading this thread. From what he said, Adam Lambert and his supporters (one of whom was the presenter on the gay radio channel he was interviewed on) seemed to think that the public was in uproar because it was a male kiss, and a male dancer. They didn't seem to get that maybe it's got nothing to do with whether he's gay, straight or bisexual - merely that simulating sexual acts live on PRIMETIME television isn't appropriate to most people. That's it. I think if Leona Lewis was to thrust her crotch in a male dancer's face during a primetime performance as explicitly as Adam Lambert did, she would be all over the papers the next day, too. As much as I would love to see prejudice and discrimination stamped out, and I welcome any steps towards that goal, it's not fair to put a country's distaste over a very explicit televised performance down to 'narrow-mindedness', 'prejudice' and 'fear of homosexuality or individuality'. I think he entirely missed the point - or at least chose to see what backlash there was in his own way.

Maleah
12-03-2009, 12:31 AM
I 100% agree Troub....he COMPLETELY missed or chose to ignore the point as to why people were upset!

TimothyBFan
12-03-2009, 09:27 AM
Lou, I stand and applaud you for your well stated words! EXACTLY!!! :applause::applause::applause:

Brooke
12-03-2009, 02:09 PM
Looks like we're not the only ones that didn't like Adam's "performance"! His "freedom to express himself" may not make him much money! Maybe he should check with the Playboy channel!

http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=444937&GT1=28102


© FOX
Adam Lambert
ABC Cancels Additional Adam Lambert Appearances
Dec. 3, 2009, 1:44 AM EST
Entertainment Tonight
The repercussions for Adam Lambert's controversial performance at the American Music Awards just keep on coming. The singer confirms that ABC has cancelled his two upcoming appearances on the network -- "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and "New Year's Rockin' Eve."

Lambert tweeted, "Yes, sadly friends, ABC has cancelled my appearances on Kimmel and NYE. :( don't blame them. It's the FCC heat." Following his AMA performance in which he kissed his male keyboardist and exhibited suggestive choreography, ABC cut him from the "Good Morning America" lineup. He instead was invited to appear as a guest on CBS' "The Early Show."

The "American Idol" runner-up announced to fans on Twitter, "I AM doing [Jay] Leno though. And lookin into something for NYE." His debut solo album, "For Your Entertainment," is in stores now.

EagleLady
12-03-2009, 02:11 PM
I think He'll be just fine in the financial department

sodascouts
12-03-2009, 03:02 PM
I read the FCC doesn't monitor programs after 10:00 pm so it seems Mr. Lambert "misspoke."

It's obvious from the hasty redirection of the camera when Lambert went into his oral sex grind that he hadn't let the AMA people know just how far he'd go. Looks like ABC isn't too happy about his little "surprise."

eaglesvet
12-05-2009, 09:03 PM
I watched a short interview with Adam Lambert on youtube today, out of curiosity, after reading this thread. From what he said, Adam Lambert and his supporters (one of whom was the presenter on the gay radio channel he was interviewed on) seemed to think that the public was in uproar because it was a male kiss, and a male dancer. They didn't seem to get that maybe it's got nothing to do with whether he's gay, straight or bisexual - merely that simulating sexual acts live on PRIMETIME television isn't appropriate to most people. That's it. I think if Leona Lewis was to thrust her crotch in a male dancer's face during a primetime performance as explicitly as Adam Lambert did, she would be all over the papers the next day, too. As much as I would love to see prejudice and discrimination stamped out, and I welcome any steps towards that goal, it's not fair to put a country's distaste over a very explicit televised performance down to 'narrow-mindedness', 'prejudice' and 'fear of homosexuality or individuality'. I think he entirely missed the point - or at least chose to see what backlash there was in his own way.
It made absolutely no difference to me whether his acts were performed with males or females...the simulation of oral sex on TV is offensive to me, and I think, to many of the viewing public watching a music awards show (as opposed to a pornography channel.)

I read earlier tonight (I think on Yahoo, "The Music Week in Review"), that Adam's CD took the biggest one week dive in sales of the new releases; and in particular, the single in question, "For Your Entertainment." Gee, I wonder why? It seems that Susan Boyle's CD is rocketing away with the sales lead, but that Kris Allen's CD is also gaining a respectable following. I think I saw that Kris is also going to be making some TV appearances.