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Adam Lambert AMA 2009 Performance Video

By Erica Bowen on November 23, 2009

Adam Lambert, pictures, picture, photos, photo, pics, pic, images, image, latest, new, AMA, American Music Awards, 2009, performanceHOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Adam Lambert dropped plenty of jaws with his AMA performance Sunday night, performing a risqué version of his debut single, "For Your Entertainment."

The American Idol runner-up closed the show by simulating oral sex from a male backup dancer to go along with a make-out session with his male keyboardist, among other sex-charged antics. When asked about the racy performance, which had to be edited for the West Coast feed, Lambert refused to apologize for pushing the envelope.

"You know honestly, if I offended some people... it's apples and oranges," he told Access Hollywood. "I'm not an artist that does things for every single person. I believe in artistic freedom and expression, I believe in honoring the lyrics of a song, and those lyrics aren't really for everybody either."

Even before he took the stage, Lambert told Access that he was worried about being the victim of a double standard if his performance got chopped.

"If it's edited, that's discrimination," he said. "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."

"I'm not going to be surprised that they edit it," the 27-year-old singer 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."

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