Singer Adam Lambert turns 31 today (29 January) and is using the occasion to raise money for a cause close to his heart.

The 2008 American Idol runner-up asked his fans to donate $31 to the We Are A Family Foundation which creates and supports programs that inspire and educate people about mutual respect, understanding, and appreciation of cultural diversity.

Pop star and gay rights champion Kelly Clarkson has been chosen to perform at US President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony.

The American Idol winner will sing 'My Country Tis of Thee' at the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington DC on 21 January.

She will be joined by R&B superstar Beyoncé, who will sing the national anthem, and James Taylor performing 'America the Beautiful'.

Despite admitting she was a Republican at heart, Clarkson said she would vote for Democrat Obama over his support for gay marriage.

Pop star Kelly Clarkson has had rumors surrounding her sexuality for years, but it has never bothered her.

The ‘Catch My Breath’ singer and original American Idol star continues to get the speculation, despite recently becoming engaged to her fiancé Brandon Blackstock.

Speaking to Cosmopolitan magazine, the original American Idol winner attempted to explain where the unfounded rumors could stem from.

‘People think “Oh, she’s been single for too long”,’ she said. ‘That’s kind of an insult to the gay community.

Fantasia Barrino, the singer who managed to beat Jennifer Hudson and all other challengers to win season three of American Idol, apparently has a problem with gay marriage.

The Grammy winner took to her Intragram account and posted a rant which read in part: 'Its a lot going on that the Bible speaks about we should Not be doing: Weed legal in some places, Gay Marriage Legal BUT YET IM JUDGED!!!'

Singer Clay Aiken paid a visit to The Dr. Oz Show Wednesday (28 November) to weigh in on controversial ex-gay reparative therapy who said he was 'heartbroken' that the topic was even being featured on the daytime syndicated show.

'Just by the nature of the name, reparative therapy, you're implying that something needs to be repaired - you're implying that something's wrong in the first place,' Aiken said. 'I think that puts people back 10 steps on their (coming out) journey and my journey took 10 years.'

Will American Idol undergo another change at the judge's table before it returns for its 13th season next year?

E! Online reports that season eight runner-up Adam Lambert's name is being floated as a possible addition to the line-up which may or may not include the current roster of Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson.

Carrie Underwood may be supportive of gay marriage, but it doesn't look like the Country music superstar is eager to become an outspoken LGBT activist on a regular basis.

Ever since she said in an interview with British newspaper The Independent, that said she believes, as a Christian, everyone has the right to ‘love publicly,' Underwood has been criticized by some social conservatives.

While Carrie Underwood may be the musical darling of religious Conservatives in the US, she has risked a backlash by speaking out on gay rights.

In a profile interview with British newspaper The Independent, the country singer said she believes, as a Christian, everyone has the right to ‘love publicly’.

Elton John and George Michael have had albums debut at number one on the Billboard charts but neither were openly gay at the time. So Adam Lambert made some history on Wednesday (23 May) when his album Trespassing opened in the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart.

By selling 77,000 copies, Trespassing dislodged Carrie Underwood's Blown Away and outperformed Lambert's first album, For Your Entertainment, which had debuted at number three.

'Thank you to the Glamily for helping me make HISTORY!' Lambert tweeted to his 1.5 million followers on Twitter.

Gay singer-songwriter Will Young’s debut has topped a list of the bestselling singles of the 21st century in the UK.

Revealed by BBC Radio 1 in a list of the 150 bestselling singles, Young’s first single Evergreen/Anything Is Possible sold over 1.7 million copies.

Young slammed the double-A singles last year, calling them ‘dreadful’.

He said: ‘I can't bear 'Evergreen' or 'Anything is Possible', they're absolutely shocking. And you wouldn't believe the amount of money that was spent on those videos. F**king hell! Dreadful videos.

After denying reports earlier this month, Adam Lambert confirmed via Twitter on Tuesday (21 February) that he will be joining the legendary rock group Queen this summer as its lead singer at the Sonisphere Festival this summer.

'As many suspected, I can finally confirm: I have been invited by Queen to sing one very special concert! Sonisphere at Knebworth July 7th!' Lambert wrote on his Twitter account.

American Stronger singer Kelly Clarkson has told Now Magazine she is not a lesbian.

The singer, songwriter and occasional actress who made her name through TV talent contest American Idol has been subject to rumours about her sexuality but insists that if she was gay, she would just come out and say it.

She said: ‘I'm not gay. If I was, I'd say: “I love women!” That's why it drives me nuts. But I feel like even if I did say it, people would be like, ‘you're just trying to do that to win the gay audience’.’