🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Pride Month Artist Discovery COMMENT BELOW! 👇* read post in full first

Mika would be a fun one - i believe he's currently openly gay (previously talked about being unlabelled). Obvious choice for a song would be Grace Kelly (his most well-known) but Billy Brown, Apocalypse Calypso, Love Today and Tiny Love

Souls by Bones UK would be a great reaction, it’s about polyamory, which can be pretty overlooked. although i love the music, i don’t know much about about them specifically, but you really don’t need to, the music speaks for itself https://youtu.be/PPCE7CYpZIo?is=sleeNmWwpYEM_aEl

i don’t know how well you know st vincent, but she would be a great reaction. she’s married to a women, very private about her personal life, but openly queer. she has a song “sweetest fruit” which is dedicated to sophie, who i know you love. official audio - https://youtu.be/TT-goBoETr4?is=G6DmbS0sT703VRTE live - https://youtu.be/nL_GaHo47ls?is=8zR_Lv_IJ9i2M69-

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8s4R6dS/ I don't know if I'm allowed to leave links. But if I am, this is part of an interview that Cynthia Erivo did with Kevin McCarthy about how she plays with music. Feat No Good Deed and No Place Like Home. You spoke about this in one of your WFG reactions.

Coeur de Pirate - 'Somnambule' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5keCkSvLnyU Béatrice is a Quebec singer who's openly queer/pan. She's done a lot of wonderful music (including the soundtrack for the video game Child of Light) but I found this very charming live performance of hers recently and wanted to share it with your community.

Mortius - Rediscovery https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCYCBLElXbQRHzicq9zTYpnYN29XmhdJY They're openly bi and on the non-binary spectrum. They often simp over male characters in their videos (helpfully edited with a translucent bi-flag in those moments XD) and this is the best I could find with a quick search for their gender identity: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmortius/video/7525109269755088158

Im really hoping for Yu!😍

Sufjan Stevens [US folk/pop artist] the predatory wasp of the palisades is out to get us! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBse9Y6zucs mystery of love (from the "call me by your name" soundtrack) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zN98dHSFgQ will anybody ever love me? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_I8IGwqva4 he came out publicly as gay in 2023, but he's written about his sexuality in his music for as long as he's put music out, and he helped write the score for the movie "call me by your name". i included links to a few of his songs that are more open about his sexuality, including "will anybody ever love me?" which is off his latest studio album "javelin", which he dedicated to his late partner after his death.

[Pop] Slayyyter - $t Loser https://youtu.be/Z-2RqE7a8Q0? si=5EpmnS_6vxTKhqls slayyyter is an openly bisexual woman and has been making music for awhile, she's finally receiving her flowers for her most recent album WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA! i think this performance at coachella does an amazing job showing off her vocal range! 🏳️‍🌈

Jake Wesley Rogers - Cause of a Scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9QcYlaSkzg - this is live in 2022 in St. Paul, MN. He opened for Panic! at the Disco and this happens to be the specific show that introduced me to him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF0Va1yp57o - this is the official studio recording for comparison and because the live audio isn't the greatest quality. He has been very openly gay since he was in middle school and it's a central part of most of his music, so there's a lot of sources out there to verify but here's one from Seattle's PrideCast: https://www.seattlepridefest.org/pridecast/2022/5/9/pridecast-episode-17-jake-wesley-rogers

jhariah is a nonbinary artist!! their self-description is “no genre only drama” w heavy inspiration from my chemical romance and paramore (recently got to see him live and it’s a phenomenal show) https://youtu.be/uDCAOtqfgvs?is=A6boZGInUb55bvub rio romeo is a butch lesbian artist! their music is described as theatrical piano-driven alt pop https://youtu.be/lzmARIi-8I0?is=faDRioPDrop7A43q iniko is a nonbinary artist! they’ve described their music as a combination of soul, rock electronic, and global. here’s them performing their song yosemite https://youtu.be/joiiEkyGTQY?is=j73GArUzT26WEzZp hemlocke springs is a queer artist! very fun 80’s inspired pop! https://youtu.be/JORp3zTJKfM?is=oBwjDG32KFk2WJXo remi wolf if a queer artist! her music combines soul, pop, and funk! this is her performing a song on the tonight show! https://youtu.be/g5rTbMB0SEg?is=unNbZD9yGrdEtL0l

I think the pride category is just a very joyfull thing to have thats why I asked to keep it (Its also no problem for me if we dont keep it but I just thought I would ask) 😊🥰 As a queer person myself I think its good that you research on the artist and pick some that are openly queer for this specific purpose, anything else wouldnt be fair to the artist themself (as you could accidently feed into false narratives) or the LGBTQAI+ community🏳️‍🌈

Gigi Perez - Sailor song https://youtu.be/gzngapRm9-g?is=4ARPr6YSCOrTjb0Z Gigi has a lot of great live performances of this song (and others on her newest album), but I love this one because it’s so stripped back and raw. Gigi is openly a lesbian, which is also pretty clear in the lyrics of the song. She talks about it in this interview, which also includes a lot of background on this song and her most recent album: https://youtu.be/QukFNtOaeX8?is=NxOV1NK8SYwEybuk

King Mala - Martyr - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmwG8W9Nhg4 or King Mala - Sloppy (this one does swear, if that matters) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB4xafGlB_w They are openly queer in their songs and lyrics, unique artist that wants to help normalise queer relationships, and empower NBs and women of all denominations to embrace female empowerment and badassness! https://www.flaunt.com/blog/king-mala https://www.lockmag.co.uk/king-mala-stands-her-ground-on-she-calls-me-daddy/

I'd love to see you react to anything by cavetown! He's an openly trans and queer artist and I love him, here's a clip of him talking a bit about his trans identity https://youtube.com/shorts/WMIqZoo3fkM?is=xAhb-97YdBhv_8qq

Omar Rudberg - Mi Casa Su Casa https://youtu.be/VEZzvu7oIbU?is=toc7LwXJjhItAtPu https://youtu.be/p4T5m_ZKrCI?is=VqWhEa0sAfOGQMFw Omar Rudberg does not label his sexuality. While he has openly discussed his past experiences of having feelings for boys and is a prominent queer icon, he prefers to keep his personal life and sexual identity unlabeled rather than limiting himself to a specific term.

Troye Sivan - Angel Baby He was (I think) one of the first big youtubers to publicly come out as gay. His coming out video is here: https://youtu.be/JoL-MnXvK80?si=5J2N0K3FQOxHyLRx

Wrabel - The Village Wrabel is a cis gay man, but this song was inspired by some of his trans fans that he met, and I feel it is very powerful and relatable across the queer experience His coming out story: https://youtu.be/rW5dmTtsj1Q?si=B41jQg3WfWR-TtEp

To be honest I haven’t listened to his music, but Holland is the first openly gay K Pop artist. Definitely a trailblazer in that way with how conservative Korea seems to be

You should definitely try XLOV and their genderless concept. They are a four-member K-pop boy group which debuted last year. The group is composed of Wumuti (China - Uyghur, leader and producer), Rui (Taiwan), Hyun (South Korea), and Haru (Japan). They are the first K-pop male group to fully embrace gender-neutral aesthetics across their music, visuals, and performances. Their latest EP is out with SERVE as the main track. The live is https://youtu.be/puAzpYC03lM?si=fghvjkSLOrcRAWbF. The MV is https://youtu.be/NBZgirj_C2Y?si=XoiDZGk5eKscyikh Another of their tracks is 1&Only. The live performance is https://youtu.be/R6V4SEg1eb0?si=eUIfZrxJfpbk9Vea. The MV is https://youtu.be/NBZgirj_C2Y?si=XoiDZGk5eKscyikh

Bangetsu Tei - Shogyō Mujō City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZR_2ACJN24 Bangetsu Tei is a group made of singer Yoshitate Kyounosuke, a trans man, and his sister Izumo Fuyu, lyricist. They make songs based on traditional Japanese history and folklore. (Fun fact, Kyounosuke's also the voice provider of a Vocaloid, Nekomura Iroha) Here's his coming out video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvLZqVaCCCk

I'll just use this as a chance to ask since i personally wouldn't really put jeff satur as a pride artist specifically he's said before that he thinks love has no gender so its regardless of that and his movie paradise of thorn also heavily focused an a gay relationship but he's not gay himself as far as we know. Also most of his music has known thai female actors aside from rain weddding which was for paradise of thorns. That song is about getting married in the rain sice waterpouring is a part of thai weddings and there was no marriage equality which was also part of the movie

Flavor foley - ego renegade boy https://youtu.be/OSYmTw6_bjc All three members jamieP(She/it) , Vane lily(they/them) and Ricedeity(any pronouns) are openly queer vocaloid producers. Jamie has spoken in the past how she considers each vocal synth that sings her written songs to be trans like her. This song Ego renegade boy uses the vocaloid voicebanks kagimine rin and kagimine len( female and male voices by the same provider) to comment about the people surrounding a transmasc individual telling him that he has 'killed their daughter ' . Flavor Foley entire discography so far has been about identity and sexuality, the first album cardiac contrapoint was about different types of love, while their most recent songs starting from static talks about the different aspects of change either of your personal identity or the perceived identity by other people, it will be cool to see it broken down. Side note: they are the biggest western producers of vocaloid

you can check Pomme, she's openly gay, even in her songs. I've seen a few of her live stuff on youtube that are pretty cool . This one is a live version of "On brûlera" which is about a lesbian relationship : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySAsCIyp90Y An article about her being open about it: https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2023/02/05/pomme-j-aurais-aime-qu-on-me-dise-tu-peux-aimer-qui-tu-veux_6160591_3246.html

Underscores - music https://youtu.be/UNYqwpx7Cys Her entire catalog is extremely interesting, the best way to describe the music she produces and sings is hyperpop. Her recent album is extremely catchy and fun. April is openly trans. For a deep dive i can also suggest 'do it'

If you haven’t recorded anything yet have a look into the Stupendium who is a non-binary British geek rapper