Adam Lambert provided the 2009 AMA audience with a hybrid of live music and gay erotica during his stage spot, which closed the show. His performance of “For Your Entertainment” included simulated sex, both gay and straight; dancers in S&M garb; and a kiss between Lambert and a male keyboard player – probably more controversial than anything else.

The public reaction to Lambert’s performance was mixed, and he wasn’t deaf to this. Since the performance, ABC has received more than 1500 complaint phone calls from upset viewers –  but the backlash hasn’t ended there.

The New York Times has now reported that Lambert’s Good Morning America performance that was originally scheduled for Wednesday, November 25 is now canceled. An ABC spokeswoman said, “Given his controversial American Music Awards performance, we were concerned about airing a similar concert so early in the morning.”

But, regardless of opinions and complaints, Lambert stands by his “in the moment” actions during the performance – and feels he is defending a bigger cause.

“It’s a shame because I think that there’s a double standard going on in the entertainment community right now,” Lambert said to Rolling Stone after the show. “Female performers have been doing this for years — pushing the envelope about sexuality – and the minute a man does it, everybody freaks out. We’re in 2009; it’s time to take risks, be a little more brave, time to open people’s eyes, and if it offends them, then maybe I’m not for them.”

This singer, recently dubbed a “Beverly Hills Botox Queen” by a celebrity gossip site, isn’t bound to be for everyone. But, to be fair, Lambert had tried to warn people. A week before the show, he told the Associated Press that his upcoming performance, sure to be sexualized, wouldn’t be doing anything new. It’s more a matter of who is doing it. In this case, it’s a blond kid from California who began his acting career as Linus in a school play of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown! Today he has tight clothes, dyed black hair, a touch of mascara, a possible rhinoplasty and the urge to provoke.

“We’ve seen female pop and rock performers do that for the last 10 years,” Lambert said. “You just don’t see men doing it very often. And I’m hoping to break down that double standard with this number.”

Lambert certainly tried, but only time will show if he succeeded.

The cheesy cover of Adam Lambert’s debut album garnered much criticism until the runner-up from last season’s cycle of American Idol cleared up the confusion via Twitter.

“Thank you to those who appreciate and understand that the album cover is deliberately campy,” Lambert wrote. “It’s a homage to the past. It IS ridiculous. For those that don’t get it: oh well…Glad to have gotten your attention. Androgyny. Rock n Roll.”

But, more important than the album cover is the massive collaboration inside. The feature track was produced by Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald, who works with Britney Spears and Katy Perry. There will also be a song written by Muse, and one by the Darkness.

Also on the album is a song by Lady Gaga, who says she had something just waiting for the right artist to come along.

“They called me. They asked me to write for him. I was actually like, ‘Geez, I got this record that I wrote a while ago.’ It’s, like, a total hit, smash record, but for some reason, like, I couldn’t get it right with me doing it, and I said, ‘Gosh, it would be perfect for him.’” Lady Gaga told KISS 106.1 Dallas.

The album drew mixed reactions from fans before Lambert’s tweets – mainly over the heavily retouched image on the front, in which Lambert appears wearing a fingerless glove and heavy eye make-up in front of a starry background. On first glance it appears Lambert may have had Botox or laser skin resurfacing to get that smooth appearance, but it’s just the magic of Photoshop.

Lambert’s album hit stores November 23.