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Billie Eilish, Victoria Monét, Chappell Roan and more LGBTQ+ artists score VMA nominations

Good news incoming: the nominees for the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards are queer as hell. While a majority of the categories are dominated by Taylor Swift and Post Malone with their number-one collaboration ‘Fortnight’, there’s a lot of rainbow representation here – particularly amongst queer female artists. Following her meteoric rise to fame, Chappell Roan has earned two nominations for Best New Artist and MTV Push Performance of the Year for her rising smash ‘Red Wine Supernova’. It’s worth noting that ‘Good Luck, Babe!’, her breakout pop anthem currently…

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Finneas claps back at TikToker for calling Billie Eilish’s Guess verse “predatory”

Finneas has come to the defence of his sister Billie Eilish over her ‘Guess’ remix verse. On 2 August, the ‘Birds Of A Feather’ singer teamed up with Charli XCX for the addictive club banger, which is included on the deluxe edition of the former’s viral sixth studio album BRAT. Since its release, the track has been hailed as a new sapphic anthem due to Eilish’s unapologetically queer lyrics and flirtatious banter aimed at Charli, such as, “Charli likes boys, but she knows I’d hit it” and “Charli, call me if…

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The sapphics are ‘combusting’ over Charli XCX and Billie Eilish’s steamy Guess remix

With Charli XCX and Billie Eilish’s remix for ‘Guess’, it’s now a sapphic brat summer. On 1 August, Charli released a new version of her addictive club banger, which features on the deluxe edition of her viral sixth studio album BRAT, with the ‘Lunch’ singer contributing flirtatious lyrics such as, “Charli likes boys but she knows I’d hit it” and “Charli, call me if you’re with it”. The equally iconic music video, directed by Aidan Zamiri, starts with Charli performing the first verse at a raucous underwear party, before Eilish…

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“You are insane”: Troye Sivan simulating oral sex on tour goes viral

Troye Sivan’s saucy tour antics are going viral on Gay Twitter. On 29 May, the Australian pop star kicked off his Something to Give Each Other Tour in Lisbon, Portugal, where he was met with a rapturous response for simulating oral sex on stage and making out with one of his backing dancers. The former occurred during a performance of his song ‘Got Me Started’, with Troye singing into a microphone held at the crotch of a dancer, while he locked lips with another for ‘Rush’. Although the microphone-related moment received…

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“I was in awe of her”: Charli XCX’s new song will explore her relationship with SOPHIE

Charli XCX has revealed that her sixth album will feature a song that explores her relationship with SOPHIE, who she revered as an “unbelievably magic person.” ​“There was a lot of distance between us because I was in awe of her and wanted to impress her,” the ‘Speed Drive’ singer told The Face. ​“She believed in me in ways that I didn’t believe [in] myself. But I felt like I would never be interesting enough to operate in her world outside of the studio, which was the safe space where…

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Charli XCX has released a list of “marketing ideas” sent to her and they are wild

Charli XCX has shared a list of “marketing ideas” that she was sent “last week”, and some of the suggestions are scandalous. In a new post shared to her previously empty Instagram grid, that infers a new era is imminent, the ‘Speed Drive’ singer posted a new image of herself captioned: “Things have been boring without me. Swipe for some marketing ideas I was sent last week.” From “Charli for President” to “Charli Leaks a Sex Tape,” the list is definitely out there. The list opens with “Charli gets her…

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Charli XCX is reportedly writing songs for Britney Spears’ new album

Britney Spears and Charli XCX are reportedly teaming up on new music.  Over the last few years, fans have been waiting with bated breath for the Princess of Pop to release a new album.  Her last record, Glory, dropped in 2016 and was well-received by fans and critics alike.  While she has released several singles since then – including her chart-topping Elton John duet ‘Hold Me Closer’ and her will.i.am collab ‘Mind Your Business’ – the beloved talent has taken a noticeable step back from making music.  In her best-selling…

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Blood and guts in high school: Bottoms is peak she/they culture

Director Emma Seligman discusses her chaotically brilliant second film ‘Bottoms’ Words Megan Wallace My friends and I have this game. Take an object, any object – what pronouns would it have? Give it a try. A camping chair: they/them. A hot pink bicycle: she/her. Bottoms, the new teen sex comedy about a sapphic fight club: deeeeeefinitely she/they.  The second feature film from Shiva Baby director Emma Seligman explores “ugly, untalented gays” PJ (Sennott) and Josie (Edebiri), as this BFF duo plot to a) hook-up with cheerleaders and b) escape their…

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Charli XCX and Sam Smith’s new single ‘In The City’ is a queer banger

Britpop icons Charli XCX and Sam Smith have united with their single ‘In The City’. The track is a vibey, queer club-ready banger and we are here for it. The single is an ode to the queer community and the relationships you form with your chosen family. Charli explained in a press release: “The song is about finding the people you truly love and connect with through wild nights out and partying in magical places. “It’s about feeling accepted, the magnificence of being welcomed into queer spaces and those once…

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“Really disheartening”: Charli XCX defends Sam Smith from “hateful” trolls

Charli XCX has doubled down on her support of Sam Smith, just days after the announcement of their first song together. Ahead of the release ‘In the City’ (20 October), the pop songstress released a TikTok video defending Sam against an onslaught of online hate. Charli opens the video and says: “I’m about to release a song with Sam Smith, and the experience so far has been really interesting because never in my life have I seen somebody receive so many hateful comments online. “It’s been really disheartening, but at…

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