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renee rapp

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The Most Chaotic Lyrics From Every Track on Reneé Rapp’s New Extremely Gay Album ‘Bite Me’

“I think wе almost made a baby / I mean, we can’t, but we came so close”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Aug 1, 2025

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More Than Just a Film Score, Taul Katz’s ‘Just Kids OST’ Beautifully Captures the Many Layers of Young Trans Life

Katz has just released their debut album, a luminous, delicate, and immersive collection of music originally composed for Just Kids, a new documentary that centers the stories of three trans…

Lío Mehiel —

Jun 13, 2025

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miley cyrus

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New Miley Cyrus Tracks, Ranked by How Likely You’ll Hear Them at Pride Parties

You know what, it actually is her “gayest” album ever…in the sense that queer people are absolutely going to eat this shit up. 

Stef Rubino —

Jun 3, 2025

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Lucy Dacus Falls in Love on ‘Forever Is a Feeling’ — Why Does it Sound So Rote?

Although the album sounds charming in its own right and especially upon first listen, Forever is a Feeling is mostly filled with mid-tempo compositions and lyrical sentimentality that’s missing the…

Stef Rubino —

Apr 3, 2025

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Japanese Breakfast’s Latest Album Solidifies Michelle Zauner As the Poet Laureate of Sadness

Rarely does sadness sound this big, instrumentally, on an album with the kind of indie-pop, alt-country, folk-rock twists this one has, and even more rarely do we get an album…

Stef Rubino —

Mar 25, 2025

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lady gaga

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Lady Gaga’s ‘Mayhem’ Is a Return To Form AND an Evolution in Sound

Mayhem offers a celebration of her past, a reflection of her present, and a small glimpse into what we might see more of from her in the future.

Stef Rubino —

Mar 7, 2025

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margaret cho

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Margaret Cho’s New Music Album Begs the Question: What Can’t Margaret Cho Do?

Where many artists this far into their careers might feel comfortable resting on the signatures and routines they’ve built, Cho proves once again that she’s consistently and successfully evolving, not…

Stef Rubino —

Feb 18, 2025

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The TRAИƧA Compilation Album Is Queer and Trans Artistic Collaboration at Its Finest

TRAИ​Ƨ​A features the work of over 100 artists and musicians across many genres, disciplines, and levels of experience.

Stef Rubino —

Dec 16, 2024

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Doechii’s Sweaty, Swampy ‘Alligator Bites’ Is Florida as F*ck

The Swamp Princess isn’t done with herself or with us yet.

Stef Rubino —

Sep 5, 2024

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Megan thee Stallion

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Megan Thee Stallion’s New Album Is a Coronation

It is radical for a woman like Megan, who has had her sexuality be used against her, reclaim it in a way that recenters her pleasure.

Taylor Crumpton —

Jul 3, 2024

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kehlani

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Kehlani’s New Album ‘Crash’ Is an Explosion of Queer Sensuality

Kehlani has never been afraid to lay it all on the line in their music, but Crash is representative of a new kind of swagger — one that reminds us…

Stef Rubino —

Jun 22, 2024

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Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’ Demands You Get Your Ass on a Dancefloor

It’s not difficult to understand why queer people love Charli XCX so much.

Stef Rubino —

Jun 8, 2024