(People.com) — As far as ABC is concerned, the controversy surrounding Adam Lambert still hasn’t cooled down enough for him to be handled. For the second time, the network has cancelled an appearance by the onetime American Idol favorite.

“Yes, sadly friends, ABC has canceled my appearances on Kimmel and NYE,” Lambert, 27, wrote on his Twitter account. “:( don’t blame them. It’s the FCC heat.”

The singer’s racy American Music Awards performance earned the FCC and the network thousands of complaints from viewers who thought his homoerotic gyrations inappropriate for TV.

(CNN) — Adam Lambert’s suggestive American Music Awards performance hasn’t hurt sales of his first album.

With stiff competition from a slew of holiday compilations and Susan Boyle’s first album, Lambert’s debut is still managing to sell well online.

“For Your Entertainment,” Lambert’s first album after his run on “American Idol,” where he came in second to winner Kris Allen, is the fifth most downloaded album on iTunes behind Lady Gaga, Susan Boyle, the “New Moon” soundtrack and John Mayer.