Category: LGBTQ+ artists

Articles Chappell Roan Culture LGBTQ+ artists LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ TV Music News Reading and Leeds

Chappell Roan announced as headliner for Reading and Leeds festival 2025

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Chappell Roan has been confirmed as a headliner for the Reading and Leeds festival next year. Taking place during the bank holiday weekend – 21 August- 24 August – the beloved superstar will be joined by other showstopping artists like Hozier, Conan Gray, Bring Me The Horizon, Becky Hill, Pale Waves and Travis Scott. More music acts will be announced in the coming months. In a statement, Melvin Benn – the managing organizer for Festival Republic – gushed about Chappell’s inclusion, describing her as “a new pop star poised to define…

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Articles Bashkka DJ False Idols Interview LGBTQ Music LGBTQ+ artists Music News

Bashkka’s euphoric electro sound is all about queer reclamation

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DJ, producer and songwriter Bashkka on what it means to unlock your “baddest bitch” spirit, taking inspiration from queer icon Grace Jones and her upcoming appearance at Drumsheds’ False Idols. WORDS BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH PHOTOGRAPHY JULIES ERTELT “Creativity flows through me like a wild river, twisting and turning with no regard for predictability,” the Munich DJ says. “It’s the kind of force that can be sparked in my mind by just anything. A particular emotion, a word, an encounter with a stranger on the dance floor, or by a rhythm…

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Articles Culture LGBTQ+ artists LGBTQ+ New Music Music New album News Reneé Rapp

Reneé Rapp releases debut album Snow Angel

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Singer-songwriter Reneé Rapp has released her highly anticipated debut album Snow Angel. The star’s new release includes her catchy lead single ‘Pretty Girls’ which has been coupled with a music video directed by Cara Delevingne. The music video, as described by Rapp’s press release, is a “cinematically stunning visual representation of both the nostalgic thrill and anxious uncertainty of falling in love”. Alongside the release of Snow Angel, the 23-year-old is gearing up for her first major headlining tour, Snow Hard Feelings Tour, which includes a slew of dates planned across…

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Articles Culture LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ Artist LGBTQ+ artists Maddie Zahm Music Music news News Queer Indie

Maddie Zahm announces debut album Now That I’ve Been Honest

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‘Fat Funny Friend’ breakout star Maddie Zahm has announced her new single ‘Where Do All The Good Kids Go?’ The American singer has built a die-hard following for her candid lyrics on identity, body dysmorphia and growing up in a religious environment. On her new single, the LA-based artist breakdown her transition from church to up-and-coming musician. “‘Good Kids’” is a bridge from the EP to the album in order to set my listeners up for the journey that comes with owning your truth. When I left the church and…

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anti-tras legislation Articles Boygenius Culture Julien Baker LGBTQ+ artists LGBTQ+ News Lucy Dacus Music News Phoebe Bridgers Trans Rights trans youth

Boygenius condemns the rise of anti-trans bills at Coachella 2023: “Trans lives matter”

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Boygenius slammed the rise of anti-trans legislation during their Coachella performance. Over the last few years, Republican lawmakers have ruthlessly targeted the rights of trans individuals. Since the start of 2023, over 400 anti-trans bills have been introduced across 48 states. According to American Civil Liberties Union, Arkansas, West Virginia, Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho have already passed laws banning trans people from life-saving health care, sports participation, and using bathrooms aligned with their gender identity. In response to the continued attacks on trans people and the LGBTQ+ community as a…

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Articles Culture Equity Program GLOW LGBTQ Music LGBTQ+ artists LGBTQ+ News Life Music News Spotify

Spotify announces GLOW program in support of LGBTQ+ artists and creators

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Spotify has introduced a new initiative centred on supporting LGBTQ+ artists and creators around the globe.  On 25 January, the music streaming giant announced their brand new equity program, GLOW – which was conceived to “amplify LGBTQIA+ artists and creators.” “The LGBTQIA+ community has greatly influenced music, and both music and culture have long been moved by the community in return,” Spotify said in a press release. “Today, Spotify introduces GLOW… our latest initiative to support people of this historically marginalised community of voices and reassert our commitment to equity…

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Articles Country Music Culture Drag Drag Race LGBTQ+ artists LGBTQ+ News Maren Morris Music News RuPaul's Drag Race

Maren Morris apologises for country music’s homophobia during Drag Race Untucked

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Maren Morris apologised to the queens during Drag Race: Untucked for country music’s treatment of the LGBTQ+ community.   On the third episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 15, the young talent served as a guest judge alongside RuPaul, Michelle Visage and Ts Madison.  For their third maxi-challenge, the queens were tasked with selling their vision of the afterlife – aka “The Queer After – by creating their own infomercials. After watching their heavenly infomercials and presenting their “Metallica” ensembles on the main stage, the 15 contestants headed backstage to relax…

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Articles Culture LGBTQ+ artists LGBTQ+ News MTV Music News Video Music Awards

MTV VMAs 2022: Here’s a round-up of the night’s best LGBTQ+ moments

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The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards was filled with an array of unforgettable LGBTQ+ moments.  For this year’s festivities, LL Cool J, Jack Harlow and Nicki Minaj hosted the beloved ceremony – which featured appearances from Fergie, Avril Lavigne, Taylor Swift, BLACKPINK, Lizzo and more.  Alongside the show’s star-studded roster, the evening was also filled with an array of LGBTQ+ winners and moments. Dove Cameron, who released her sapphic anthem Boyfriend earlier this year, took home the coveted Best New Artist Award.  “Wow. Thank you so much. I’m so floored,…

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Articles Culture ElyOtto LGBTQ+ artists Music News Transgender

Hyperpop star ElyOtto releases debut musical project Hellscape Suburbia

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Canadian hyperpop trans singer and producer Elliot Platt, aka ElyOtto, has released his debut EP via RCA Records. ElyOtto first-time EP follows the new artist’s meteoric rise as an online star. His new project title, Hellscape Suburbia, is inspired by his dissatisfaction with cookie-cutter suburbs and the hellscape that is generic repetition. The EP, which features eight songs, blend the inspired sounds of Kid Trash, Dorian Electra and more “You can hear subtle differences in my work as I grow and shape my sound,” Elyotto says in a statement. “It’s…

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