It does matter if he is gay. first of all he is promoted as a hetrosexual male singer singing to FEMALES. all his songz are geared towards the FEMALE community. So obviously it MATTERS. MOST OF HIS FANBASE IS FEMALE. Most of the people who listen to him are FEMALE. IF it becomes accepted that he is a GAY MALE MOST of that would GO AWAY...... The homosexual male base would not compensate for the female fan base and his GOLD RECORD STATUS would be a thing of the past and no movie deals and whatever else he wants to accomplish in the entertainment industry would definitely NOT HAPPEN! I am a hetrosexual female ....I care whether the male artist that I am listening to is GAY OR NOT. I CARE ABOUT THE VOICES AND MESSAGES I GET . I am not into liars and unfortunately the truth about me is ... i have been through reading alot of posts of different sites ...alot of different sites ... i have been convinced that this man is GAY..... GUESS WHAT .... THREW AWAY and deleted all his albums.... I will not invest another penny or minute listening to him or supporting his carrer.. I CARE.