'Call Me Maybe' Singer Is Pro LGBT Equality
Carly Rae Jepsen, whose video for her infectious single "Call Me Maybe" ends with the singer losing the boy of her dreams to another guy, says she's always been at ease with gay people, during an interview with Time magazine.
WATCH: Adam Lambert Performs New Single on American Idol
Pop superstar Adam Lambert returned to the stage of Fox's American Idol to perform his new single "Never Close Our Eyes" last night. The 30-year-old singer-songwriter rose to prominence while appearing on the eighth season of the music competition program, during which he was ultimately voted runner up. Lambert's acclaimed latest album, Trespassing, is now available. Watch him perform "Never Close Our Eyes" below.
Rapper T.I. Doesn't Care If Gays Get Married
Rapper T.I. says everyone should just mind their own business when it comes to same-sex marriage. "I don't care enough one way or another," he said during an interview on Hot97, according to Gawker. "If something doesn't affect you, you should not take a strong position against it." T.I. seems to have a laissez-faire approach to marriage equality that Gawker points out might be "a good rule of thumb" for the right wing.
Donna Summer: LGBT Roots Versus Rumor
Writer Clay Cane remembers interviewing the original Lady of the Night about an unrelenting rumor that she was homophobic.
Dolly, Liza, Janet, Ellen, Other Celebs React To Death of Donna Summer
Janet Jackson says the late Donna Summer "changed the world of music with her beautiful voice and incredible talent," while Dolly Parton says Summer had "one of the greatest voices ever." "We will miss Donna Summer! She changed the world of music with her beautiful voice and incredible talent," Jackson says in a statement released to the media.
EXCLUSIVE: Donna Summer Denied Making Antigay Remarks That Hurt Her Career
Donna Summer, whose post-'70s career was compromised by antigay remarks she allegedly made at a 1983 concert, disputed ever making the comments, blaming them on an angry journalist, and lamented the impact of AIDS on her close friends, during a 1989 interview with The Advocate.
Barbra Streisand Says She's Shocked At Death of Donna Summer
Barbra Streisand says she is shocked at the death of Donna Summer, with whom she recorded the disco empowerment anthem "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)," saying Summer looked so vital when she last saw her a few months ago. The 1979 collaboration between the two vocal powerhouses was recorded for Streisand's Wet album and as a new track for Summer's compilation double album entitled On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes 1 & 2. It quickly climbed to the top of the Billboard charts where it remained for two weeks.
Will Adam Lambert Become First Openly Gay Solo Artist To Debut At Number 1?
Donna Summer: Our Queen of Disco Dies at 63
The singer told The Advocate during the '80s AIDS crisis that, “I’m hurtin as much as anyone else at the amount of people who are gone.”
Tupac Wasn't Homophobic, Family Says
The family of Tupac Shakur denies claims made by music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight that the late rapper was homophobic, using as evidence Shakur's close friendship with the late gay designer Gianni Versace, reports TMZ.
Elton John Throws Hissy Fit Onstage in Las Vegas
The ever-so-fabulous singer of "The Bitch Is Back" showed off his famous temper over the weekend while onstage at Caesars Palace's Colosseum in Las Vegas, home to his Million Dollar Piano show. According to Norm Clark of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, 65-year-old John threw a tantrum, making " a watery mess onstage and tossing a stool while hinting that heads were going to roll. Stagehands had to repeatedly come out and mop up water from the stage after John intentionally splashed water from his container four times.
Clay Aiken: Future Politician?
Clay Aiken, the famously gingered gay dad who may just win The Celebrity Apprentice next Sunday, appeared on CBS's Face the Nation Sunday and handled the topic of marriage equality so well that Entertainment Weekly's Adam Vary said he looked "like a polished politician."









