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Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce presents Pride in Local Music

Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce presents Pride in Local Music | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The Austin and Nashville LGBT Chambers of Commerce are joining forces to produce the second Pride in Local Music, a livestream event celebrating local music through the rainbow heartbeat of...

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LGBTQ Musician Lana Blue Releases “I Was Never Yours”

LGBTQ Musician Lana Blue Releases “I Was Never Yours” | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The multi-talented songwriter just released her debut single “I Was Never Yours”, which Lana wrote after her first queer romantic experience, one that ended abruptly.

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Kehlani Talks Privilege, Queerness in 'Advocate' Cover Story

Kehlani Talks Privilege, Queerness in 'Advocate' Cover Story | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Ever since bursting onto the scene in 2014, R&B superstar Kehlani has proudly worn her queerness on her sleeve — and now, she's ready to honestly talk about her status as an LGBTQ icon. 

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'Genius: Aretha': TV Review

'Genius: Aretha': TV Review | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Cynthia Erivo stars as the Queen of Soul and Courtney B. Vance as her pastor father in Suzan-Lori Parks' decades-spanning Nat Geo miniseries 'Genius: Aretha.'

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Grammys: 3 LGBTQ Artists Vying for Best New Artist

Grammys: 3 LGBTQ Artists Vying for Best New Artist | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Of the eight Grammy nominees for best new artist, three -- CHIKA, Kaytranada and Phoebe Bridgers -- openly identify as LGBTQ. (A fourth nominee, Doja Cat, has made mixed comments on the subject.)

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Hemisphere Signs with Agency33 for LGBTQ Public Relations

Hemisphere Signs with Agency33 for LGBTQ Public Relations | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Acclaimed San Diego-based band Hemisphere has officially signed with Agency33 Public Relations for LGBTQ outreach. The band, led by openly gay front man Rob Shinno, has recently released their latest album American Dreams.

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Country Music Gets a Gay-Themed Show With Apple Music's 'Proud Radio'

Country Music Gets a Gay-Themed Show With Apple Music's 'Proud Radio' | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Country music has never been the first genre that most people would think of when they consider formats that would be openly proud of Pride, as it were. But the music has always had a significant gay...

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First Out: New Music From Janelle Monáe, Mxmtoon, Fletcher & More

First Out: New Music From Janelle Monáe, Mxmtoon, Fletcher & More | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Singer-songwriter Rod Thomas (Bright Light Bright Light's off-stage name) has opened up about his experience trying to 'fit in' among the gay community.

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Why I am an activist artist, by JChris

Why I am an activist artist, by JChris | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The Latino gay millennial singer-songwriter on his decision to be part of the solution.

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Cidny Bullens Paints a Rich Picture of Transgender Life in 'Walkin’ Through This World'

Cidny Bullens Paints a Rich Picture of Transgender Life in 'Walkin’ Through This World' | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Catching up with Bullens ahead of Walkin' Through This World, his first album since his transition

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Don't Miss: 'Different Stars,' a Queer Song Cycle

Don't Miss: 'Different Stars,' a Queer Song Cycle | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Karl Saint Lucy's queer song cycle, "Different Stars: A Reckoning with Time, Trauma, and Circumstance," premieres on August 15.

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Beyoncé has empowering message for LGBTQ grads: 'Your queerness is beautiful'

Beyoncé has empowering message for LGBTQ grads: 'Your queerness is beautiful' | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

As part of the Obamas' "Dear Class of 2020" livestream, the pop star delivered an uplifting message to grads: "Never stop being yourself."

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Lil Nas X: ‘I 100% want to represent the LGBT community’

Lil Nas X: ‘I 100% want to represent the LGBT community’ | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

He planned to hide his sexuality before his cowboy hit Old Town Road made him a superstar at 19. Now the rapper is ready to embrace life as a queer figurehead

Asauda's curator insight, October 16, 2021 12:21 AM

I'm very glad that Lil Nas X decided to come out to the world because it gives people like him, especially his fans, someone they can relate to and help them feel more accepted to the world.

Lil nas X is a big time superstar, so for him to be fully open with his fans and the world is a big deal and game changer for the music industry.

Keyasha hilton's curator insight, November 26, 2021 11:23 PM
I enjoyed this article, I related to Lil Nas X in a lot of ways. I think growing up deep down I always liked girls. I tried doing the straight thing and I did like boys, but things never really clicked between us. They always felt like I was too boyish or one of them. So coming out later on in life was kind of harder because everyone already has assumed that I would grow up lesbian. I mean in a sense they were right I guess, lol. Like Nas X, I contemplated even being my true self and being gay anyway. When finally coming out my parents kind of treated me like I had some kind of disease or something. I couldn’t sleep or get dressed around my little cousins or friends. It kind of put me in a dark place and had me scared to be myself and embrace the person I was created as. Fast forward to now, I am openly gay and dress how I feel most comfortable, as a boy. Music is my life and my therapy. So in a sense I eventually have to come out again when I enter the music industry as a multi-hyphenated music producer and artist. And that is the scary part. Having to be vulnerable all over again and this time to millions of people. But I’m getting better at excepting who I am, so they have no choice but to except me as well.  And like Nas X “I want to 100% represent the LGBTQ+ community”. This article was not from one of the major music websites like Billboard.com. However it was very resourceful information. It also related to the scoop it as a whole with being from the LGBTQ+ community and in the music industry as well. 
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Lil Nas X Talks UGG Pride Campaign and New Song, “Sun Goes Down”

Lil Nas X Talks UGG Pride Campaign and New Song, “Sun Goes Down” | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

When Lil Nas X released his chart-topping March hit “Montero (Call Me by Your Name),” he penned a letter to his younger self. “I know we promised to never come out publicly,” he wrote on Instagram. “I know we promised to never be ‘that’ type of gay person, I know we promised to die with the secret, but this will open doors for many other queer people to simply exist.”

kiarah hayes's curator insight, July 27, 2021 3:20 PM

in my opinion this is inspiring he's  taking a-lot of the punches for gay people in the future to be them selves and-not get punched as much 

 

bing that. msn is a regular new channel I would say th are reliable in the context of sharing with the world whats going on politically in an urban since. 

I dont believe that msn is a major source specifically for the studio music industry 

 

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Hayley Kiyoko on 'Emotional Experience' of 'Found My Friends' Music Video (Exclusive)

Hayley Kiyoko on 'Emotional Experience' of 'Found My Friends' Music Video (Exclusive) | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Hayley Kiyoko opens up to ET about finding friendship within herself amid a challenging time in her life, and why she felt liberated shooting the video for her new music video, 'Found My Friends.' The singer also shares how she found purpose in her music representing both the LGBTQ and Asian community.

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Lil Nas X, Clapback Champ

Lil Nas X, Clapback Champ | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The rapper’s new single, video and sneaker were merely the prelude to a brilliantly orchestrated main event: a virtuosic performance on Twitter.

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National Geographic Runs 1st-Ever National Grammy Spot for Premiere of Genius: Aretha Next Sunday

National Geographic Runs 1st-Ever National Grammy Spot for Premiere of Genius: Aretha Next Sunday | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Following a virtual premiere along with four drive-in events in New York, Atlanta, Detroit and Los Angeles this past Thursday, with an encore this afternoon, that attracted a combined 10,000+ of invited industry influencers, press and VIPs in attendance, National Geographic tonight premiered its first-ever Grammy® spot featuring Cynthia Erivo singing “Amazing Grace.”

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Hemisphere - America

Hemisphere - America | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Today, LGBTQ-led band Hemisphere has released a video to accompany the song “America”, which is included on their most recent album American Dreams.

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Sharing an Intimate Musical Vision

Sharing an Intimate Musical Vision | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Sarah Hennies’s highly personal explorations of “queer and trans identity, love, intimacy and psychoacoustics” are increasingly played by others.

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I was 7, gay and an outcast. Helen Reddy's songs were a lifeline

I was 7, gay and an outcast. Helen Reddy's songs were a lifeline | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The women who populated many of Helen Reddy's hit songs were outcasts and pariahs. A writer, then a young boy, found solace in them.

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MTV Beats Launches The First Ungendered Love Album By The LGBTQIA+ Community

In a first of of its kind move MTV Beats has come up with an album of ungendered love songs by the LGBTQIA+ community.

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S.G. Goodman & Becca Manari Share More Than Nashville Ties

S.G. Goodman & Becca Manari Share More Than Nashville Ties | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The two country-leaning singer-songwriters on their time in Nashville, addressing the darkness of life while staying in the light and the difficulties of thinking forward in the South.

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Singer Will Young on fame, having a breakdown and new book To Be a Gay Man

Singer Will Young on fame, having a breakdown and new book To Be a Gay Man | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Will Young lives in a pretty little terraced house on a quiet street not far from Clapham Common. I knock on his front door and immediately, from the other side, there comes the sound of barking

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The story of queer country music – and its message of hope

The story of queer country music – and its message of hope | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

As LGBTQ+ country artists like Orville Peck and Lil Nas X blaze a trail, Addison Nugent looks at the surprising and little-known tradition of queer country music that preceded them.

Jackson Szasz's curator insight, June 21, 2020 11:13 PM
This article from bbc radio speaks on the musician Lil Naz X and his outward expansion it to territory uncharted and how it makes the way for others to do so no matter their sexuality. I believe this is a message not wide speared enough and to have it spread by BBC Radio is fantastic.
Keyasha hilton's curator insight, November 27, 2021 8:44 PM
This article was very informative. I learned about some of the first gay country musicians that spaced the way for artist like LIl Nas X to be accepted today. I learned of The Sweet Violet Boys which we lead to believe recorded the first gay country song. Wilma Burgess was one of the first openly lesbian country singers back in the 1960s. She was unapologetically herself with her music, she made openly gay lyrics. The most intriguing however was Patrick Haggerty who was the lead vocalist, writer, and creator of the queer country group the Lavender Country. They were said to have created the first true queer self titled album Lavender Country. To this day the group has disbanded and regrouped countess of times only to still be touring as one of the greatest queer country music groups ever. Patrick Haggerty still being at the forefront of the group. I relate to this article because I want to be authentic like Wilma Burgess, accepted like Patrick Haggerty and bold like Lil Nas X and Orville Peck. I only aspire to be as successful as them in every aspect of the Music industry that i decide to take by storm, from songwriting to my win entertainment company. This article was not on a major informational resource for audio industry professionals. However it was a very reliable source. It also related very specifically to the LGBTQ+ role in the music industry.
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Ask Brian: What are the best ways to handle anxiety?

Ask Brian: What are the best ways to handle anxiety? | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

"The Gay Kid from 'School of Rock' is now a Hot Singer and Life Coach" - Brian Falduto is best known for his role in the 2003 film School of Rock. In June 2018, PrideLife Magazine named Brian one of "the 20 most influential, outspoken, and optimistic individuals on the planet," because of his work as a gay country music artist, an LGBT advocate, and an ICF certified professional life coach.

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