Songs For & By Transgender and Nonbinary People
By Ben Nelson NewMusicShelf has released the first-ever volume of songs written for and/or by transgender and nonbinary people. Anthology of New Music: Trans & Nonbinary Voices presents composers who highlight the multifaceted intersections unique to the lived experiences of transgender and nonbinary people and stands as a declaration that despite the many historical attempts...
ALONE Releases Ode to His Trans Siblings
By John Stein “Everything”, the debut single from the gender-bending Queer artist ALONE, pays homage to the shiny, brassy days of Motown while also serving as an affirming ode to the Transgender community. “I want my siblings to know that they are blessed, loved and perfect just the way they are,” says the artist who’s...
The Sound Of Identity: Lucia Lucas Makes History
By Ryan Turrin Winner of the 2020 Outshine Film Festival’s prestigious Programmers Award of Excellence, The Sound Of Identity is a groundbreaking feature documentary that Shout! Studios is proud to present on digital and on demand June 1, 2021. Profiling international Opera star Lucia Lucas’ historic performance at the Tulsa Opera, The Sound Of Identity lifts...
Dua Lipa & The Blessed Madonna
Remix Album Club Future Nostalgia Out today Club Future Nostalgia is a stellar collection of brand-new remixes and features from an incredible roll call of superstars, underground heroes and some of the world’s finest dance music talent. Featuring remixes handpicked by The Blessed Madonna, the mix tape also includes classic house and pop samples woven...
Nerdy Bear
Tom’s Got Game By Jacob Gomez Tom Goss’s sultry new R&B track, “Nerdy Bear,” is an ode to plus-sized gay men who enjoy super heroes and playing video games. The sexy crooner makes moves on the furred nerd in new summer jam “It would be hard to pinpoint what I love most about nerdy bears,”...
Madame X
Madonna’s Highly Anticipated Album Madame X Drops Globally On June 14th By Ryan Turrin Madonna’s 14th studio album Madame X to be released on June 14th. “Medellín,” co-produced by Mirwais, is the critically acclaimed first track of five songs to be released before Madame X comes out across the world on June 14th. NPR says,...
Queer Love Songs
Be Steadwell Releases New Album Queer Love Songs By Martha Tang Follow Up To 2017 Album Breakup Songs “Be’s songwriting is fresh and individual in the same personal storytelling way of Joni Mitchell or Carly Simon. Some might think it’s premature to align Be’s Queer Love Songs with such large and iconic artists but much...
Toni Braxton
Celebrates 25 Years In Music By Martha Tang Multi-platinum, seven-time Grammy Award®-winning superstar and icon Toni Braxton released SEX & CIGARETTES last month via Def Jam Recordings. SEX & CIGARETTES – the ninth album in Toni’s legendary career – is her first studio album since 2014’s Grammy-winning collaboration with Babyface, Love, Marriage & Divorce...
Davis Mallory
Davis Mallory Is “Under Your Spell” By John Stein Davis Mallory, the blond-haired blue-eyed fraternity brother who came out nationally on MTV’s The Real World, is delivering a love message this Valentine’s Day. Produced by KELLR, “Under Your Spell”, the first single from his upcoming EP LOUD, is a lush, heartfelt ballad about those...
King of Queens QBoy Reclaims His Throne
King of Queens QBoy Reclaims His Throne By Jamie Booth QBoy was one of the OG queer rappers who helped to lead, create and shape the sub-genre of hip hop known as homo hop in it’s infancy. When he first premiered in the late nineties, everyone reacted to QBoy as an oxymoron. International news...
Beat Box
Beat Box Summer’s Hottest Dance Beats By Jimmy Newsum Who remembers Will Smith, when he was one half of the hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, singing about summer, summer, summertime? If you’re among the boys shaking up dance floors today, you probably do not. The point is, even nineties kids...
La Voix
La Voix Brings Back The Voice By Jason Salerno La Voix made waves across the Atlantic last season with her vocal prowess on Simon Cowell’s hit competition show, Britain’s Got Talent. Now the gender-illusionist is taking aim at stateside lip-syncing queens, telling them it’s time to retire the copycat act and step up to the...
