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“I felt like I couldn’t be myself”: Chappell Roan gets candid about her religious upbringing

Chappell Roan has opened up about the difficulties of navigating her queerness and religious upbringing. On 15 December, Apple TV released A Carpool Karaoke Christmas with Zane Lowe, which featured Dua Lipa, Lady Gaga and the ‘Hot to Go’ singer. During Chappell’s segment, the 26-year-old talent was joined by her parents, Kara and Dwight, as they drove around her home state of Missouri. While she delivered iconic renditions of ‘Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl’ and ‘Pink Pony Club,’ the beloved talent also peeled back the curtain on her religious upbringing…

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Super Bowl LVII: Apple teases Rihanna’s performance with an epic ballroom-inspired trailer

Apple Music has tapped the New York City ballroom scene to tease Rihanna’s upcoming Super Bowl performance.  Since she released her critically acclaimed 2016 album Anti, the beloved entertainer has taken a step back from music and focused on her other successful business ventures – like Fenty Beauty and Savage X Fenty.  However in September, Rihanna surprised fans when she announced her Super Bowl LVII halftime show – which is set to be her first live performance in five years. With the coveted football game taking place on 12 February,…

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Sam Smith let their “freakiness out” with Kim Petras on new song Unholy

Sam Smith has opened up about becoming confident enough to let their “freakiness out” and how this channelled itself into the making of Unholy. The 30-year-old’s latest single, which features Kim Petras, has become an instant smash hit and is currently pacing for a top five debut in both the UK and US. “I was holding it back until I knew I had it,” they told Zane Lowe in-studio on Apple Music 1. “Well, with Unholy, I just loved that song so much and I wanted to ease into this…

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George Michael’s hits have been covered by LGBTQ+ artists for special Apple Music playlist

George Michael’s incredible back catalogue has been made available in Spatial Audio for the first time, and is available to stream on Apple Music now. To celebrate the release, Apple Music collated a group of LGBTQ+ artists to reinterpret some of the pop icon’s most famous songs for their George Michael Covered playlist. The impressive roster of LGBTQ+ artists includes Years & Years, MNEK, Jake Shears, SELF ESTEEM, Billy Porter, Pale Waves, Calum Scott, Tiana Major9 and Serpentwithfeet. To listen to George Michael Covered, you can stream it in Spatial…

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Hope Tala reveals stunning new single Mad

London-based artist Hope Tala opens up about her new Paul Epworth produced single Mad. Following the announcement on the single, Hope shared insight into the meaning behind the single. “I wrote Mad about having feelings of frustration and hysteria in a long-distance relationship. It’s about being unable to communicate properly, and feeling lost in loneliness – so it’s ironic that I wrote most of the song a week or two before the first lockdown started in the UK. Foreshadowing, almost,” she said in a statement. Speaking exclusively to GAY TIMES,…

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