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Amplify Articles Fandom Fred Roberts LGBTQ Music LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ fans LGBTQIA+ music Music News Queer Troye Sivan

Fred Roberts wants to be the future of gay pop

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The London-based artist on why we need more gay male musicians, his diaristic debut EP Sound of My Youth and transforming into his truest self.   WORDS BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH PHOTOGRAPHY BY JONO WHITE There’s a boyish eagerness to Fred Roberts. The rising 21-year-old artist wants his music to connect, to resonate, with his audience in the way his favourites – like Troye Sivan – have with him. On his debut EP, Sound of My Youth, the singer unravels his queer coming-of-age story through open-hearted lyricism and moving pop ballads. “I…

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Amplify Articles Baby Queen Billie Eilish Cassyette Lesbian LGBTQ+ Music Artist Music New Music News Olivia Rodrigo Originals Reneé Rapp Sapphic TikTok Towa Bird

Towa Bird is a new kind of American hero

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The British-Filipino musician on making the ultimate sapphic sex song, touring with Reneé Rapp and getting matching tattoos with Deb Never in East Hollywood.  WORDS: ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH HEADER DESIGN: YOSEF PHELAN PHOTOGRAPHY: MIKAYLA LOBASSO LIGHTING: ZACH ARQUILEVICH PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANTS: VIN STRATTON, SIYOON KIM, NELE MOENS   Towa Bird wants to be the lesbian Paul McCartney. On pop rock lead single ‘Drain Me!’, she mixes distorted guitars and pitchy synth-like sounds to pull off a hedonistic head rush anthem about lesbian sex – a song she grimaces at, thinking about how…

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Alfonso La Cruz Amplify Articles La Cruz LGBTQ+ Music Artist LGBTQIA+ community Long Reads Music News Original Reggaeton

Rising reggaetonero La Cruz bares it all

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In this bilingual interview, the Venezuelan reggaetonero behind ‘Quítate La Ropa’ opens up about shifting paradigms within El Movimiento’s mainstream. WORDS BY E.R. PULGAR HEADER DESIGN BY YOSEF PHELAN PHOTOGRAPHY BY JONATHAN IVAN  STYLE BY JOSHUA ALAN CLARK “Let’s do it even if it’s in the car,” Alfonso La Cruz says smiling.  It’s 9pm in Madrid when I connect with La Cruz, who performs under his surname. He’s attentive, answering questions while balancing an iPhone on his steering wheel. The Venezuelan reggaetonero exudes Scorpionic charisma as he details a breakthrough…

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Adventure Time Amplify Articles Culture Dirty Hit Lava La Rue LGBTQ+ Community LGBTQIA+ artist Long Read Music News Originals Rina Sawayama Twilight

Final Fantasy: Lava La Rue is levelling up their lore

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The West London artist on the game-changing plans behind their debut album, how they fell in love with Twilight’s emo vampire universe and why signing to Dirty Hit marks a new era. WORDS BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH HEADER DESIGN BY YOSEF PHELAN PHOTOGRAPHY BY CLARYN CHONG STYLING BY AMY HOLDEN-BROWN MAKE UP BY MAYA MAN It’s a drizzly afternoon in Ladbroke Grove but that hasn’t stopped Lava La Rue – born Ava Laurel – from showing up in full stereo. We’re taking shelter in the headquarters of their new indie label,…

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Amplify Articles Chrishell Stause Culture G Flip LGBTQ+ Community Long Reads Music News Selling Sunset

G Flip is the non-binary role model they never had

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The Australian musician on their Nicole Scherzinger-influenced queer awakening, the thirst-trap that kickstarted their romance with Selling Sunset’s Chrishell Stause and their new pop-rock album, Drummer.  WORDS BY CLAIRE MOUCHEMORE PHOTOGRAPHY BY CALLUM WALKER HUTCHINSON AND NAZRIN MASSARO HEADER DESIGN BY YOSEF PHELAN “I’m a proud they/them,” G Flip says, seated in their signature skater boi slouch. It’s a warm Wednesday afternoon in St Kilda, Melbourne and we’re sitting on the rooftop of the grand Victorian Pride Centre, a shiny new hub for Australian LGBTQIA+ communities – a place where…

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Amplify Articles Barry Keoghan Culture Dicks: The Musical LGBTQ+ Community Long Reads Music News Original Originals Saltburn Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Welcome to the ‘Sophaissance’: the return of Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s brand of chart (and FYP) dominating pop

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The British musician weighs in on that Barry Keoghan scene in Saltburn, her camp classic Heinz campaign, and answers burning questions from her die-hard fans. WORDS BY NICK LEVINE COVER DESIGN YOSEF PHELAN PHOTOGRAPHY BY LAURA LEWIS Sophie Ellis-Bextor isn’t just having a moment – she is the moment. Everyone who’s watched Emerald Fennell’s prickly, provocative, queer-coded black comedy Saltburn is obsessed with the scene where Barry Keoghan’s character, scheming social climber Oliver Quick, dances to ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ in the nude. Thanks largely to the film’s popularity on…

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Amplify Articles Cobrah Culture Long Reads Music News Originals Videos

Spit, whips and video games: Inside the world of COBRAH

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The Swedish artist discusses the subcultural origins of her sound and the creation of her demonic new EP SUCCUBUS. PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAN SJÖLUND COVER DESIGN BY ANISA CLEAVER COBRAH has always been a rule breaker. As a teen, she was immersed in her home town’s metal shows, before diving into the worlds of kink, BDSM and queer clubs. Now, she’s bending pop music into new and unexpected shapes.  In 2018, the musician stepped out with self-released single ‘IDFKA’. Layering the irreverent refrain “I don’t fucking know anymore” over gasps and…

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Amplify Articles Culture Gay Times Honours GAY TIMES Honours 2023 HAAi Interviews LGBTQ Music Long Reads Music News Originals

The ascension of HAAi

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The Aussie producer and DJ talks queer acceptance, her new DJ-Kicks mix and the power of collaboration. WORDS BY ALICE MOREY CREATIVE DIRECTION, PHOTOGRAPHY AND STYLING BY IMOGENE BARRON DESIGN BY ANISA CLEAVER PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANCE BY TOM LOMBARD MAKEUP BY CHANTAL AMARI USING TOM FORD BEAUTY HAIR BY JADAH DALE USING BLEACH LONDON NAILS BY SHOREDITCH NAILS SPECIAL THANKS TO JARRAD CARLIN, ALICE AND GUY PELLY, LEANNE ELLIOT YOUNG, HELEN POVEY, FABIA JONES RUSSEL, VINNY SHEILS AND ELLIE SHAW Three days before the launch of her new mix for DJ-Kicks,…

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Amplify Articles Culture HUNGAMA LGBTQIA+ community Long Reads News Original Originals South Asian LGBTQ+ Community South Asian LGBTQIA+ community

Future heritage: Introducing the new South Asian queer vanguard

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HUNGAMA founder Ryan Lanji presents a conversation with musicians Ray Laurèl and Shivum Sharma, mixed media artist Aadam Sheikh, and creative consultant Emman Debattista to discuss how they’re redefining South Asian queer culture. WORDS BY MISHTI ALI ART DIRECTION BY ANISA CLEAVER CURATED BY RYAN LANJI South Asian queerness is a defiant celebration of who we are. It’s a combination of unapologetic self-expression and joyous representation. Here, in the UK, the LGBTQIA+ scene has been boldly shaped by a large minority of South Asian voices. One of these most notable…

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