It’s been a busy week for American Idol runner up Adam Lambert. First, he signed a record deal with RCA Records, with his debut CD to be released this fall. RCA is the defacto label for previous American Idol acts such as Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry and David Cook; as well as chart toppers like Christina Aguilera, Ray Lamontagne, Kings of Leon and the Foo Fighters.

One day after American Idol winner Kris Allen signed a record deal, runner-up Adam Lambert got one of his own.

“I’m thrilled that we’ve come to a creative and collaborative partnership and look forward to developing a really exciting album,” Lambert said in a statement Tuesday. “We are 100 percent on the same page and are all anxiously awaiting the start of the recordings. It’s going to be ridiculous! Get ready!”

Lambert, 27, is already preparing to start work on the album and will record it this summer — while on the road for the 50-city Idol tour, which kicks off July 15 in Portland, Oregon.

“To find a talent as exceptional as Adam Lambert is a rare and special event,” American Idol creator Simon Fuller said in a statement. “I am thrilled that American Idol was the platform for the world to discover this brilliant young man. He is unique and unforgettable and a certain star of tomorrow.”

The singer has already had four songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart earlier this summer, including “Mad World,” “No Boundaries” and “One.”

“There are no longer any rules in terms of where the world’s next superstars may come from,” Barry Weiss, chairman of the RCA/JIVE label, said. “We are thrilled to be getting involved with Adam Lambert as we all at RCA Records believe he is one of those rare, future global stars.”

[From Us Weekly]

And second, his cover story with Rolling Stone will hit newsstands tomorrow- and the theater kid-turned-glam-rocker will finally answer questions about his sexual orientation. Not that it matters.

Adam Lambert finally confirms his sexuality in the new issue of Rolling Stone (on stands tomorrow).

“I don’t think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I’m gay,” the American Idol runner-up says.

“I’m proud of my sexuality,” continues the rocker, who was photographed holding hands with interior designer Drake LaBry earlier this month. “I embrace it. It’s just another part of me.”

But Lambert, 27, from San Diego — who performed Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” on the Idol finale — says he’s not the poster boy for gay rights.

“I’m trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader,” he tells RS contributor Vanessa Grigoriadis.

Lambert admits that he was nervous about coming out while Idol was still on the air because contestants are under a media embargo, and he wanted to do it on his “own terms.” (He also says producers were open to him handling it however he wanted to.)

“I was worried that [coming out] would be so sensationalized that it would overshadow what I was there to do, which was sing,” Lambert tells the mag. “I’m an entertainer, and who I am and what I do in my personal life is a separate thing. it shouldn’t matter. Except it does. It’s really confusing.”

Lambert credits the FOX reality show with helping him gain self confidence.

“I finally checked into my self-worth for the first time in my life, and the fact that it coincided with Idol is so sweet,” he says. “I mean, I still have moments where I think, ‘Oh, my skin is terrible, and I’m a little fat — I should really go to the gym more.’ But for the most part, when I look in the mirror now, I finally see somebody who can do something cool.”

[From Us Weekly]

Well, there you have it. Mystery solved. As if there were ever any doubt. I hope this means Adam can move on from the speculation and just get down to the business of recording this CD. I can’t wait!

Here’s Adam Lambert at Hollywood Life’s 11th annual young Hollywood awards held in Santa Monica on Sunday. Images thanks to WENN.com .