Hayley Kiyoko
How Making Panorama Helped Hayley Kiyoko Heal
The first time Hayley Kiyoko performed on a two-foot-wide stage, she was playing at a mall in Oregon for five people. It was around 2013 and she was promoting one of her earliest records, A Belle to Remember. The night before Kiyoko speaks with SPIN, however, was notably the first time since then that she had played a gig on a stage that small—and it happened to be her most memorable one yet—the first-ever Pride performance at Vice President Kamala Harris’s residence where rainbow balloons, streamers and lights adorned the home. “It was just a casual pool party at the vice president’s residence,” the singer quips over Zoom, tucking a strand of her light blonde bob behind her ears. Kiyoko has come a long way from that mall gig in Oregon. Since the release of Kiyoko’s 2018 debut album, Expec...
Hayley Kiyoko’s ‘Notes of HUE’ Playlist
With everyone STILL (mostly) sequestered and self-quarantining due to COVID, we’ve asked our favorite artists to come up with playlists that keep you entertained. Here is singer-songwriter Hayley Kiyoko: A bold collection of songs to empower and inspire confidence in everyone! Each of these songs has their own shade of emotion and personality but together they create a bouquet anyone can enjoy. Similar to scent, we all connect and make memories with music in different ways. Embrace what makes you, you! bLAck pARty – “Bloom”Not only does his song’s message really resonate in a hopeful way, but bLAck pARty is a great friend who is also featured in the photo campaign for Hue! Blood Orange – “Best to You” This song is so romantic and the instrumentation is brilliant. Blood Orange is ...
