Janelle Monáe Will Have You Slipping Down the “Water Slide” This Weekend With Their New Video
It makes me want to spend a day at the pool with a bunch of cool, Black queer folks.
Leaning Into Pleasure at the Janelle Monáe Listening Party
The leftover swirls of emotion from the sheer queerness of the event, of the attendees, of the joy, are still sustaining me, even as Pride month comes to a close.
Playlist: The Saddest Songs Ever, According to Queer Cancers
“Happy” Cancer season! Here are some songs to cry to, selected by a group of Cancers.
“Age of Pleasure” Has a Track For Each Summer Sexy Mood
It feels like fingertips brushing down a jaw or a back; pure seduction.
Eight LGBTQ+ Country Music Singers on Pride and Queering Country
Harlan Howard said “All you need to write a country song is three chords and the truth” — I’m pretty sure queer folks have a lot of truth to tell.
Countdown to Pride: 100 Songs To Get You Ready for Running Into All Your Exes Next Month
Get angry, get horny, get introspective!
Janelle Monáe’s “Lipstick Lover” Music Video Has Fully Melted Our Brains
This queer Black feminist sex positive pool party has shattered everything inside me.
Eurovision 2023 Starts Today! Here Are the Songs by Bisexual Contestants Loreen and Alessandra
Bisexual contestant and previous winner Loreen is favored to win the whole thing.
Playlist: What I Think Each Yellowjacket Would Listen To
The music has been so consistently good that I was inspired to make individual playlists for our six main Yellowjackets.
Joy Oladokun’s “Proof of Life” Will Save Your Soul
With soulful refrains and sounds that wrap you in warmth, it’s a reminder that we’re not so alone in this sh*t of a world.
Hayley Kiyoko Was Told She Couldn’t Bring Drag Queens Onstage for Nashville Performance
They joined her anyway, but Kiyoko’s reaction to anti-drag laws still holds true: “This is so f*cked.”
Caroline Rose Breaks Free
“I didn’t really involve any business people, which is probably the best thing an artist could do — not involve any business people.”
The Sounds of Gen-Z: Five Queer R&B Artists That Blend Sultry with Sweet
“These queer artists honor the genre’s roots while breathing new identities and stories into it.”
“Forever Means” EP Creates Perfect Bridge Between Angel Olsen’s Past, Present, and Future
As I finished the EP, I found myself immediately starting it over to listen again from the beginning.
boygenius Joins MUNA to Play “Silk Chiffon” at Coachella and Dance Close in a Gay Way
We are here today because we are gay.
Ranking The National Songs by How Much I’ve Cried to Them
Trying to get sober was like pulling teeth.
Spend Your Easter Weekend With the 90s Fever Dream That Is the Indigo Girls-Led ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
It hooked me from the opening staging — that chugging rock guitar, the Pure Moods candelabra in the background, the of-a-specific-time aesthetics and choreography (“The Temple” includes inflatable sex dolls being tossed through the air like beach balls) that makes the whole thing feel like a pile of “Keep Austin Weird” t-shirts gained sentience.
The Sounds of Gen-Z: Five Queer Rappers Making Waves
A new generation of rap girls transforming the genre that reflect the sounds and moments of today.
Underrated Queer Artists Who Should Be in Your Rotation
All of the artists on this playlist have less than 10,000 monthly listeners, with many having less than 100 in total.
Playlist: Welcome to My Dyke SoulCycle Class
Lifting weights half-naked in my apartment? That calls for 190 to 200 BPM house and pop music only.