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A white person with light skin and long brown hair wears a black blazer and is conducting, with their arms in motion.

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The Double Lives of Queer Church Musicians

Many of my colleagues and I have left church music leadership entirely.

Cat Dean —

Feb 15, 2022

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10 Black Queer Musicians To Vibe Out To This Summer!

Celebrate Black Music Month and Pride Month with these Black queer artists who deserve all the attention.

Cheyenne Matthews-Hoffman —

Jun 29, 2021

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Kehlani’s Virtual Concert Was My Queer Full Circle Moment

It wasn’t just a concert, but a gift for their younger self — wrapped in a melodic embodiment of empathy and present-day wiseness.

M —

May 28, 2021

interview

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A collage of the band Potty Mouth (three people in dark shirts layered over long sleeve tops), it's next to the covert of "Sunday Someday," which is styled like a 1990s Windows computer desktop

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A COVID Cancelled Tour Became Potty Mouth’s “Sunday Someday,” a Collaboration Album of Pop Punk Dreams

One year ago, Potty Mouth’s tour with No Teeth and Koji was cancelled due to COVID. The bands — who had never met before — starting making music together every…

danijanae —

Apr 2, 2021

interview

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Artist Grace Semler Baldridge poses on a bridge. They are wearing a black coat and have a neutral expression.

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With Chart-Topping Christian Album “Preacher’s Kid,” Semler Offers Companionship to Lonely Queers

‘”I thought if we could maybe get it into the top 40 on some Christian charts, then people who need it might find it and find comfort in it,” they…

Adrian —

Mar 23, 2021

interview

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A still of a moment from Jayli Wolf's "Child of the Government" video, in which the artist stands facing a tree in a field wearing a flowing white nightgown.

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Anishinaabe/Cree Artist Jayli Wolf on What Her New Single Says About the Sixties Scoop

Jayli Wolf talks about the video for her new single “Child of the Government” drawing from her family’s experiences of the Sixties Scoop, as well as how her bisexual identity…

Jackie Lipson —

Mar 12, 2021

interview

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A portrait of Mila Jam wearing bright green center-parted hair with hot pink bobby pins and a pink taffeta one-shoulder top with a dramatic ruffle

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Creative Interviewing Creatives: Mila Jam Is the Artivist the World Needs Right Now

“Most production companies and organizations feel like they check off their list of requirements by having one of us in the room. We need more inclusivity in lead roles, as…

Jackie Lipson —

Oct 29, 2020

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interview

music

Creative Interviewing Creatives: “Asymmetrical Artist” Victoria Canal’s New EP Will Make You Feel Something

You may have heard Victoria’s recent single in a Nike campaign to promote their Jordan Flyease, a shoe designed for athletes with disabilities. Victoria just dropped her new project “Victoria”.…

Jackie Lipson —

Sep 8, 2020

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Sasha Geffen’s “Glitter Up the Dark” Weaves a Shimmering Web of Queer Music History

Geffen digs into the collision between gender and technology in music and beyond to demonstrate how pop and rock music have been a vehicle for gender disruption for their entire…

Adrian —

Jun 23, 2020

album review

Chika

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It’s Chika 1, Rap Industry 0 With Her Debut EP “Industry Games”

Chika’s debut EP drops TODAY an she’s re-introducing herself with a major bang! Conscious, thoughtful, craftsperson-ly lyricism and bombastic beats. I can’t wait.

Abbie Jones —

Mar 13, 2020

Lesbian Musicians & Queer Female Artists

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VIDEO PLAYLIST: These Bangers from Rhythm + Flow’s Lesbian Rapper Londynn B

Londynn B is a lesbian Cardi B by way of Grace Jones — all charisma, swagger, and sex. With the bars to back it up.

Carmen Phillips —

Oct 29, 2019

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Queer Your Ears October 2019: New Music From Queer & Trans Musicians

It’s fall, so #feelingsfall continues — Claud has some baby gay angst anthems, Heather Mae has all the feelings if you want to cry, and Big Thief gets raw and…

Abbie Jones —

Oct 25, 2019

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The Double Lives of Queer Church Musicians

10 Black Queer Musicians To Vibe Out To This Summer!

Kehlani’s Virtual Concert Was My Queer Full Circle Moment

A COVID Cancelled Tour Became Potty Mouth’s “Sunday Someday,” a Collaboration Album of Pop Punk Dreams

With Chart-Topping Christian Album “Preacher’s Kid,” Semler Offers Companionship to Lonely Queers

Anishinaabe/Cree Artist Jayli Wolf on What Her New Single Says About the Sixties Scoop

Creative Interviewing Creatives: Mila Jam Is the Artivist the World Needs Right Now

Creative Interviewing Creatives: “Asymmetrical Artist” Victoria Canal’s New EP Will Make You Feel Something

Sasha Geffen’s “Glitter Up the Dark” Weaves a Shimmering Web of Queer Music History

It’s Chika 1, Rap Industry 0 With Her Debut EP “Industry Games”

The Double Lives of Queer Church Musicians

10 Black Queer Musicians To Vibe Out To This Summer!

Kehlani’s Virtual Concert Was My Queer Full Circle Moment

A COVID Cancelled Tour Became Potty Mouth’s “Sunday Someday,” a Collaboration Album of Pop Punk Dreams

With Chart-Topping Christian Album “Preacher’s Kid,” Semler Offers Companionship to Lonely Queers

Anishinaabe/Cree Artist Jayli Wolf on What Her New Single Says About the Sixties Scoop

Creative Interviewing Creatives: Mila Jam Is the Artivist the World Needs Right Now

Creative Interviewing Creatives: “Asymmetrical Artist” Victoria Canal’s New EP Will Make You Feel Something

Sasha Geffen’s “Glitter Up the Dark” Weaves a Shimmering Web of Queer Music History

It’s Chika 1, Rap Industry 0 With Her Debut EP “Industry Games”