On March 29, 2010, Puerto Rican pop singer Ricky Martin came out publicly in a post on his official web site by stating, "I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am." Martin said that "these years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this kind of truth gives me the power to conquer emotions I didn't even know existed." Singer Adam Lambert came out after pictures of him kissing another man were publicly circulated while he was a participant on the eighth season of "American Idol". In June 2019, American rapper Lil Nas X came out, which later on made him the first openly LGBTQ person to earn the Song of the Year award at the 2019 MTV VMAs and a nomination at the CMAs.