More AMA Performance Responses

Yahoo reports that ABC received 1500 calls complaining about Adam's performance last night: "The network characterized the response as "moderate." Before his performance, Lambert said that he wanted to break down a double standard that existed where female performers are often sexually provocative while men don't do it that often."

The Zodiac Show: "One year ago, almost to the day, we saw Adam perform one of his original songs at an underground club in downtown LA, just trying to get his music out and be seen. Now he's closing the AMA's, has a hit album dropping (created in collaboration with the best songwriters/producers in the world)...all while staying true to his artistic integrity. This has happened because of the moves he's made. He is an artist on a journey, holding nothing back. We applaud and support him, and love watching him evolve without apology right before our eyes!"

Entertainment Weekly: "A day after the AMA broadcast, he’s all anyone wants to talk about, and his was the only performance worth considering in multiple ways. Conventional measures of “good” and “bad” went out the window for a few moments. Flouting convention: how rock & roll. Using TV instead of music as a way for a singer to maintain prominence: how pure pop."

The Star: "Lambert, who is openly gay, came out after the show with both barrels blazing, talking about "discrimination" if the pre-taped performance was edited. It wasn't."

MTV: "In addition to dragging a female dancer around by the ankles, pushing a male dancer's head into his crotch and simulating oral sex, walking a pair of male hoofers around like dogs on a leash, and furiously thrusting his hips at every opportunity, Lambert took a moment mid-song to fervently make out with (an allegedly straight) male keyboard player."

 Rolling Stone: "“I think he’s just afraid and so is his management,” offered celebrity blogger Perez Hilton. “It’s difficult because he doesn’t have that many people to look up to. There are only a few openly gay successful pop stars.” Said Etheridge: “We in the gay community, we’re never happy. We want everyone to say we’re like everybody else, but then if someone doesn’t act like everybody else, we get mad. We kind of want it both ways. I know how it is in this industry and in the world. When you’re an out gay person, you take on a lot and you never ask for it.”"

A Few Tweets From Adam:

• Hope u had fun tonight! We did.

• All hail freedom of expression and artistic integrity. :) fans: I adore u.

• @PerezHilton Thank you for the support. It WAS a bit pitchy. Don't know what was goin on with the sound. Same thing always went down on idol

• @PerezHilton but I had a blast and am looking forward to my upcoming performances.