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First Out: New Music from Rina Sawayama, King Princess, Arlo Parks & More
Rina Sawayama, “Lucid” For fans of both Rina Sawayama’s debut album, Sawayama, and Lady Gaga‘s dance-pop haven Chromatica, this new single is exactly for you. Sawayama teams up with Chromatica producer BloodPop on “Lucid,” a pure electro-pop banger where the star decides to dissociate into her own dream world, conjuring up her fantasy relationship while the throbbing house beats and glittering synth runs pulsate around her. “Me and Lauren Aquilina wrote this together on the floor of my tiny rented living room back in early 2018,” Sawayama said of putting the new song together. “BloodPop sent us the beat and the melody flowed out so easily that I remember at one point I started hoovering ’cause I knew ...
Elton John Teams Up With TikTok For Special World AIDS Day Campaign
First, the new partnership will roll out an “HIV/AIDS Education & Awareness Quiz,” aimed at helping TikTok users learn more about the disease. Then, on World AIDS Day itself, John will be throwing a virtual special live via TikTok, featuring stars like Sam Smith, Rina Sawayama, and more. “I’m excited to recognize World AIDS Day with TikTok and my Foundation this year to celebrate progress that we’ve made and mark what we can do collectively to end the AIDS epidemic,” John said in a statement released with the news. “HIV may seem a disease of the past, especially with COVID-19 in the headlines, but it still affects everyone. We all need to care about HIV and end the discrimination around this disease. There’s a great line-up for our TikTok Live to bre...
Shawn Mendes Tells Elton John How Camila Cabello Became a ‘Calming Presence’ in His Life
Four years after performing together at an LA concert, Elton John and Shawn Mendes are back together — this time to chat about music, love and just about everything in between. For the new cover of VMan magazine, Mendes was interviewed by the pop legend about his upcoming album Wonder, his career so far, and how his girlfriend Camila Cabello has become a “very calming presence,” as John put it, in his life. {“nid”:”9485598″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Shawn Mendes Shares How Quarantine 'Stillness' in Miami Sparked Inspiration for 'Wonder'”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/columns\/pop\/9485598\/shawn-mendes-quarantine-stillness-wonder-apple-music\/”,”media̶...
Janelle Monae Graces One of Four Out Magazine ‘Out100′ Covers
Janelle Monáe graces the cover of Out magazine’s Out100 issue, which honors the 100 most influential LGBTQ+ people of the year. Monáe, actor Wilson Cruz, activist and Black Lives Matter organizer Janaya Khan, and actor and director Joe Mantello each have a cover for this year’s issue, which will also feature music artists Lizzo, Alex the Astronaut, Nyssa, Hamed Sinno, Gia Woods, Pablo Alborán and S.G. Goodman on the Out100 list. “Janelle Monáe’s art does what art should do: reflect the times we’re in,” says Out editor in chief David Artavia. “Janelle weaves the truth inside her music, style, and activism, empowering her millions of fans to find the truth in themselves. Not only is her work in music legendary and as she continues to give stunning performances i...
Kylie Minogue’s ‘Disco’ Blasts to No. 1 In U.K.
Kylie Minogue is queen of the U.K.’s album chart, and she sets some impressive records along the way. The Australian pop icon’s 15th studio album Disco (BMG) dances in at No. 1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, her eighth leader and third in as many years. {“nid”:”9481149″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Kylie Minogue's 'Disco' Dances to Lead on Midweek U.K. Chart”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/news\/9481149\/kylie-minogue-disco-lead-midweek-uk-albums-chart\/”,”media”:{“width”:”1548″,”height”:”1024″,”extension”:”jpg”,”mime_type”:”image\/jpeg”,”type”:”image”,&#...
Ben Platt Says He Had COVID-19 in March
Ben Platt has revealed that he was diagnosed with COVID-19 several months ago. Responding to a question posed on Twitter on Sunday (Nov. 15) — “Do you personally know anyone that has contracted COVID-19?” — Platt said that he had, back in March. “it was like an awful flu that lingered for 3 weeks or so,” he wrote of the symptoms he experienced. “thankfully made a full recovery. so many haven’t been as lucky and will continue not to be.” {“nid”:”9484295″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Ben Platt Celebrates '10 Gay A– Months' With Boyfriend Noah Galvin”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/news\/pride\/9484295\/ben-platt-celebrates-10-months-boyfriend...
Ben Platt Celebrates ’10 Gay A– Months’ With Boyfriend Noah Galvin
Ben Platt is celebrating a new milestone with boyfriend Noah Galvin. The “Grow As We Go” singer took to his Instagram Story this week to share an adorable selfie with his arm around Galvin. “10 gay-ass months,” he captioned the sweet snap. "dez meses muito gays" Ben Platt via Instagram Stories pic.twitter.com/KT3aftXrzD — Ben Platt Brasil (@benplattbr) November 12, 2020 {“nid”:”9457193″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Ben Platt & Cynthia Erivo Team Up With The Trevor Project to Share Steps to 'CARE' for LGTBQ Youth”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/news\/pride\/9457193\/ben-platt-cynthia-erivo-the-trevor-project-national-suicide-prevention-month-care\/”,”...
‘Nothing But Love’: Halsey, Troye Sivan & More Celebrate Joe Biden Winning Presidency
After a long week of waiting, many in the LGBTQ+ community are celebrating Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ big win on Saturday (Nov. 7). “There’s more work than ever to be done, but a moment of pause and relief is warranted here for so many Americans who deserve it after so much fear,” Halsey wrote on Twitter. “It’s nice to see a celebration after all these years.” Lady Gaga also tweeted, “@JoeBiden @KamalaHarris and the American people, you just gave the world one of the greatest acts of kindness and bravery humanity has ever seen. Red heart Raising handsRaising hands nothing but love for our new Commander in Chief and the 1ST female VP elected to the White House. Also, way to go PA.” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating s...
Kylie Minogue Gets the Party Started With ‘Disco’: Stream It Now
Speaking to fellow antipodean Zane Lowe on Apple Music earlier this week, Kylie shared her vision for a Disco tour, whenever that may be. “It’s a dreamscape right now, the idea of touring, if, when, how, if, when, why, what. But my vision I have, whether this would come to be or not, is usually the concert is… I’ve never performed in the Round,” she enthused. The Melbourne native imagines “the biggest disco ball ever made” dominating the ultimate superclub. “And I just would love the idea of a show where almost people don’t feel like they have to look at what’s going on on stage. We’re just all at a big nightclub.” The pop princess performed songs from it during last month’s global streaming event Kylie: Infinite Disco, co-directed by Kate Moross and Rob...
Tegan and Sara, Peppermint & More Celebrate Sarah McBride Becoming First-Ever Transgender State Senator
After a long election night (Nov. 3), Americans everywhere are feeling more anxious than ever. With a nail-biting race between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden still not decided as votes around the country continue to be counted, many Americans are looking for good news where they can find it. For the LGBTQ community, though, some good news did take place on election night. On Tuesday evening, Sarah McBride, a 30-year-old candidate vying to become a state senator in Delaware, won her race, making her the first transgender state senator and highest ranking transgender official in United States history. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Bea...
Kylie Minogue Reveals She Nearly Cut a Song With Prince
“Well, I had an almost dream come true, which was with Prince,” she recounts. Following his show at London’s Earl’s Court in the early ‘90s, Minogue met the Purple One and summoned the courage to mention her album plans. “We just kind of hung out. I don’t even know what that means, but we hung out and he kind of put me on the spot a bit. He was like, ‘So where are your lyrics?'” After some back and forth, Prince sent his driver to Kylie’s apartment with a tape. “There’s a cassette in my hand with Prince singing, a song called ‘Baby Doll,’ that I kind of was involved with, but he who slept four hours a night or something and just created stuff the rest of the other 20 hours. That was my almost, we didn’t record it.” How close did it get to a full studio t...
Sam Smith Unveils ‘Love Goes’: Stream It Now
After months of delays due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Sam Smith finally unveiled their third studio album Love Goes on Friday (Oct. 30). Featuring previously released singles “Diamonds” and “My Oasis” with Burna Boy, Smith recently revealed to Apple Music’s Zane Lowe that Love Goes is their first “proper heartbreak” record. “I’d say [this was] the first proper time I’ve been actually heartbroken. That feeling of they’re gone, you can’t sleep, the really, really bad feeling,” they said. “The others were the idea of it and it was pure unrequited love. This, I would like to say that we loved each other. So, I definitely, definitely loved him. So yeah, it was prope...
