Adam Lambert, who recently released a charted album, said that he is happy for the success that Boyle is having but he thought her recent album is just terrible. Lambert continued to say that Boyle’s rendition of “Wild Horses” was absolutely sacrilegious and a horrible treatment of the song. Lambert’s album “For Your Entertainment” sold close to 200,000 copies in its first week making it number three on the US Billboard charts.

The criticism that Lambert gave to Boyle’s recent record leads many to believe that Lambert is actually quite jealous of Boyle’s success. Both Adam Lambert and Susan Boyle have come to prominence in similar fashion. In May of 2009 Lambert finished second on American Idol.

Susan Boyle was first discovered when she appeared on Britain’s popular reality TV show “Britain’s Got Talent” in April 2009. Boyle released her first CD in November 2009. Since its release, her album has been one of the best selling albums in the world. She has also been an internet sensation as her song “Cry Me a River” has been viewed over 100 million times.

The singer has even beaten the flamboyant Adam Lambert, pop star Rihanna and the eccentric Lady Gaga, who have released their new albums at the same time.

Her album “I Dreamed a Dream” has recorded the best first week of sales since the “Black Ice”, the cult rock band AC / DC, with 784,000 copies in one week in October 2008, says a report by the firm Nielsen SoundScan.

Susan Boyle was also registered last week a flying start in Britain with 410,000 copies of “I Dreamed a Dream”, the highest total sales history for a first week in this country.

Although Boyle ultimately failed to win Britain’s Got Talent, her April audition for the show became an international YouTube phenomenon with over 300 million hits on YouTube alone.

Top 10 of Billboard Hot 200:

1. “I Dreamed a Dream” – Susan Boyle
2. “My Christmas” – Andrea Bocelli
3. “For Your Entertainment” – Adam Lambert
4. “Rated R” – Rihanna
5. “The Fame Monster” – Lady GaGa
6. “The Fame” – Lady GaGa
7. “The Time of Our Lives [Walmart EP]” – Miley Cyrus
8. “Fearless” – Taylor Swift
9. “Play On” – Carrie Underwood
10. “The Fall” – Norah Jones

Susan Boyel Does Have Talent, Tops US Charts

In what many are describing a s an S&M-themed performancem the American Idol runner-up flipped off the audience, kissed a male keyboard player and fondled several of his backup dancers, one of whom had his head pulled into Lambert’s crotch. The latter was edited out the West Coast replay.

The now openly gay singer was performing his new single “For Your Entertainment.”

Lambert, 27, said his goal was “not to piss people off, it was to promote freedom of expression and artistic freedom.”

On his Twitter account, Lambert wrote, “All hail freedom of expression and artistic integrity. Fans: I adore u.”

Later, responding to a tweet from Perez Hilton, the singer wrote, “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.’ ”

Were you offended by his performance?

Did You Find Adam Lambert's American Music Awards Performance Offensive?

Since his controversial performance at the American Music Awards, Adam Lambert continues to spark debate.

On Wednesday’s Early Show appearance by Lambert, producers blurred the singer’s open-mouth kiss with nother man during his controversial performance at Sunday’s AMAs.  Seconds later, an undistorted clip of Madonna smooching Britney Spears at the 2003 MTV VMAs ran.

A CBS rep explained the decision to Extratv:

“We gave this some real thought. The Madonna image is very familiar and has appeared countless times including many times on morning television. The Adam Lambert image is a subject of great current controversy, has not been nearly as widely disseminated, and for all we know, may still lead to legal consequences.”

What do you think of Lambert’s performance?

here are few comments from some of our readers:

G says:

I think poor Adam Lambert is confused about what it takes to make it in the business. Unfortunately he doesn’t realize that he already has the talent and doesn’t need to showboat in that kind of arena. If he’s trying to make a bigger name for himself, he’s going about it the wrong way. I don’t care for him personally so if this hurts his career, oh well.

M says:

I think he’s an idiot…enough said.

M2 says:

He just gets caught up in the moment…unfortunately his “moments” aren’t what mainstream America appreciates. I still love him though!

totopeg says:

Although Adam Lambert is an amazing talent, his performance had no place on TV. Maybe in concert. I would not want my children to watch that performance. And I will not be buying any CDs because of the images that won’t go away. And his comment about if a female performer had done the same thing is so very lame.

Mustang Momma says:

If he wants to act like that in one of his concerts that’s different. I don’t like it but at least I have a choice of buying a ticket and attending knowing the kind of show I might be exposed to. But there needs to be a sembalance of decency on TV. Especially where there might be a younger audience. What he did is inexcusable. I will never watch anything he is on. Not to mention the harm he has done to the gay cause in this country. He just played right into the gay sterotype that people object to. You have the right to your life as long as you don’t throw it in my face.

So was it ok for Madonna and Britney Spears to share a kiss on TV, but not Adam Lambert and a male keyboardist?

“I admit I did get carried away, but I don’t see anything wrong with it,” he said Wednesday. “I do see how people got offended and that was not my intention. My intention was to interpret the lyrics of my song and have a good time with it.”

Lambert was performing his song For Your Entertainment, which is definitely a sexual song.  During the tune, the singer may have gone too far with some suggestive moves.

The ABC network, which aired the AMAs, received several complaints about Lambert’s performance.  In light of the controversy, the network decided to cancel his scheduled appearance on Good Morning America.  ABC believed that it was too risky to trust the upcoming star in the live format.

Lambert believes that “if it had been a female pop performer doing (his) moves that were on the stage, I don’t think there would be nearly as much of an outrage. I think it’s because I’m a gay male.”

When he was offered the opportunity to apologize, Lambert declined.  He went on to point out that no children were in the audience at the gala, and parents need to be the people who control what their children watch on television.  He added, “I’m not a baby sitter, I’m a performer.”

Adam Lambert Not Sorry About AMA Performance

His performance went out live in the east but after producers saw it, it was edited for the west coast feed of the show.

In his performance Lambert French kissed his fellow male band member and simulated oral sex which were both substituted for audience shots in the feed to the west.

Lambert said after in an interview “You know honestly, if I offended some people, it’s apples and oranges. I’m not an artist that does things for every single person. I believe in artistic freedom and expression, I believe in honouring the lyrics of a song, and those lyrics aren’t really for everybody either.” Adding “If it’s edited, that’s discrimination, I will be a little disappointed because there is a little bit of discrimination going in this country. There’s a big double standard, female pop artists have been doing things provocative like that for years, and the fact that I’m a male, and I’ll be edited and discriminated against could be a problem.”

The singer did admit that an edited down performance would not shock him. “I’m not going to be surprised that they edit it,” he continued. “People are scared and it’s really sad, I just wish people could open their minds up and enjoy things, it’s all for a laugh, it’s really not that big of a deal.”

Back in 2003 Madonna and Britney Spears kissed live on the MTV Video Music Awards which wasn’t edited.

Lambert thanked all his fans via Twitter writing “All hail freedom of expression and artistic integrity,fans: I adore u.”

Meanwhile, ABC decided to cancel Lambert’s scheduled appearance on Wednesday’s Good Morning America after the controversy.

“Given his controversial live performance on the AMAs we were concerned about airing a similar concert so early in the morning,” an ABC News spokesperson told Access Hollywood.

The American Idol runner-up responded to ABC’s decions on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show.

“Obviously, I respect their decision,” said Lambert during a Tuesday appearance on Idol host Ryan Seacrest’s KIIS-FM radio show.

“They’ve got to do what they’ve got to do. It’s too bad. I think that there were a lot of fans that were excited to come see me at the Hudson Theater here in New York. So I think that’s probably kind of disappointing for them and I feel bad about that. But I don’t feel like I owe anybody an apology for anything.”

What do you think of Lambert’s AMA performance and the subsequent fallout?

Adam Lambert Speaks Out About Controversial Performance And GMA Cancellation

During his Sunday performance at the American Music Awards, The “American idol” Runner-up simulated oral sex, had a dancer on a leash, flipped the bird and kissed a male band member. Lambert has since defended his act, while ABC has fielded thousands or angry calls.

A spokesperson for ABC said, “Given his controversial American Music Awards performance, we were concerned about airing a similar concert so early in the morning.”

CBS also announced Tuesday that the singer would pass on the program “The Early Show” Wednesday morning, where he will sing and discuss the reactions to his performance on Sunday.

The cancellation of his visit to “Good Morning America” was first reported on the websites TVNewser and Hollywood Life.

What do you think of Lambert’s performance and the subsequent reaction?

GMA Says No To Adam Lambert

The 2009 American Music Awards took place Sunday night in Los Angeles and had country singer Taylor Swift winning five awards including the top award of Artist of the Year.

The 19 year-old beat out the likes of Kings of Leon, Lady GaGa, Eminem, and the late Michael Jackson for the title.

Swift offered her condolences to the Jackson family in her acceptance speech, live from London, “I just want to say that music has never been ultimately about competition and to even be mentioned in a category with Michael Jackson who we’ll miss and love forever is an unimaginable honour. And I just want to say I’m sending my love to the Jackson family and Janet.”

Michael Jackson was definitely remembered with his sister Janet opening the show with a medley of her songs and his brother Jermaine, sporting a sequined glove, accepting awards for Michael saying “We love you, Michael. It’s not just about the winnings, the awards, it’s mainly the message. The message that Michael had will live on forever…and he saw good in everyone and he wanted them to do good. To start with love and let’s love each other.”

Also taking home awards were the Black Eyed Peas, Whitney Houston, Keith Urban, Jay-Z and wife Beyonce Knowles.

Lady GaGa and Adam Lambert wowed the audience with their outrageous performances while Jennifer Lopez took a spill while singing her latest single Louboutins.

American Music Awards Recap

Will Smith, Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry, Adam Lambert, Paris Hilton and Paula Abdul are just some of the stars who turned out.

The film features footage of Michael Jackson rehearsing what would have been his comeback concerts in London just before his death this summer.

Michael’s brothers Jermaine, Marlon and Tito also walked the red carpet.

“It’s great to be here on the carpet for a premiere, but this is the saddest premiere I’ve ever been to,” Tito said.

Paula Abdul reminisced about choreographing Michael and the Jackson 5 on their Victory Tour in the early ’80s.

“Michael was one of the most dedicated people I’ve ever worked with in my life. There’s no one like him, there will never be anyone like him.”

This Is It opens today and will be in theatres for a two-week run.

Michael Jackson's "This Is It" Premiere