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Fearless

(18,421 posts)
Thu May 24, 2012, 10:16 PM May 2012

Adam Lambert: First Openly Gay Musician To Debut at Top of Billboard Charts

"With Trespassing Adam Lambert confirms his superstar status and makes history as the first openly LGBT vocalist to have an album debut at the number 1 position of the Billboard album charts...

Other LGBT recording artists, including Elton John and George Michael, have had number 1 albums, but prior to coming out publicly."

http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2012/05/23/adam-lambert-first-openly-gay-musician-debut-top-billboard

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Adam Lambert: First Openly Gay Musician To Debut at Top of Billboard Charts (Original Post) Fearless May 2012 OP
STOP THATs SILLY ELI BOY 1950 May 2012 #1
Can you clarify what you mean? I don't understand your statement. Thanks! n/t Fearless May 2012 #2
no more so than your post mitchtv May 2012 #4
Why do I get the feeling you are in a little bit over your head here and kestrel91316 May 2012 #5
Great! William769 May 2012 #3
so howz the career going for the guy who won Idol over Adam Lambert? what's his name? nt msongs May 2012 #6
Silly you! Kris Allen never won! One of those funky clerical errors! Fearless May 2012 #7
Excellent SoutherDem May 2012 #8

SoutherDem

(2,307 posts)
8. Excellent
Sun May 27, 2012, 11:16 AM
May 2012

This will be the first if many.

As it was pointed out there have been other who were not out. Maybe artists will see being gay isn't a death nail in your career.

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