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Originally posted by iheartBrit
I don't think being gay has anything to do with it, but a male artist does need to come in and not be afraid to shake things up
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This.
Someone needs to come in and do something that's different. A gay male artist cannot come onto the scene and make the same kind of music and expect to be successful. It's why Lambert is struggling now.
Think Bruno Mars, he would be successful even if he was gay as his music is widely different from what's on the radio and from his fellow male peers. He fills a unique niche.
I think someone like Simon Curtis could potentially make it big, but I doubt he will. I'm just waiting for a male pop/rock singer equivalent to the likes of Kelly Clarkson, P!nk, and Katy Perry. If you think about it, there isn't a male on the radio who has made an album of pure pop/rock music that's isn't bordering on the typical David Cook/Lee Dewyze crap. Lambert tried it with WYWFM and scored a Top 10 hit. Not sure why he didn't keep going with that formula!