Category: Music

Articles Lana Del Rey Long Reads Music News Originals

Lana Del Rey at Wembley: A dreamlike ode to Americana

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‘Twas the night before Pride in London, and all was not quiet. Thousands of flower-crowned, boho chic, Tumblr-core fans descended on the 90,000-capacity Wembley Stadium to behold the wonder of the Sparkle Jump Rope Queen herself, Lana Del Rey. The anticipation was palpable. With a career that has spanned more than a decade, Lana has cultivated her own aesthetic and sonic identity – equal parts faded Americana, tragic romance and Southern Gothic surrealism. The final stop on her UK and Ireland stadium tour on 4 July fittingly seemed like a…

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Articles Culture Divina De Campo Drag Drag Race UK Kitty Scott-Claus LGBTQ+ Theatre Music Musical Theatre News Originals Performance Theatre

“It’s what Diana would want!” – Kitty Scott-Claus and Divina De Campo on new drag musical The Diana Mixtape

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Diana is, of course, already a queer icon – but if you needed a reminder of why she is so adored by the LGBTQ+ community, we have a quintet of queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race telling her story in what promises to be a fabulous new musical event this summer. Starring drag royalty Courtney Act, Priyanka, Kitty Scott-Claus, Divina De Campo and Rosé (yes, all five are playing Diana) – alongside Keala Settle as Queen Elizabeth II – and set to a high-camp soundtrack of all your faves (think Britney,…

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Articles Culture Jsky Manchester Pride Music News Originals Performance

Jsky to headline Manchester Pride, teases new music project Karanciaga

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Manchester Pride has announced more acts for this summer’s lineup, and joining already-announced headliners including Billy Porter, Olly Alexander and Leigh-Anne, Jsky will return for a headline set at the brand-new Mardi Gras stage at Mayfield Depot on Saturday 23rd August. This will be the fifth time the BBC Introducing star, Channel 4 host and Gaydio presenter has taken centre stage at the festival. “To be invited back to perform at Manchester Pride for the 5th year in a row honestly means so much to me,” Jsky said. “I never…

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Articles Classical Pride Culture Interviews Long Reads Music News Oliver Zeffman Originals

Oliver Zeffman is reclaiming music’s queer history with Classical Pride

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Gay Times speaks with Classical Pride’s Oliver Zeffman about the festival’s rapid rise and celebrating the art-form’s rich queer heritage. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS PHOTOGRAPHY BY EMILIA STAUGAARD  Within just three years, Classical Pride has expanded from a single concert into a trailblazing annual celebration. Founded by conductor Oliver Zeffman, the event has become the only large-scale Pride event in classical music – an art-form whose history is interwoven with the lives and legacies of countless LGBTQIA+ composers, from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Swan Lake and The Nutcracker) to Benjamin Britten (Peter…

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Articles Culture EVITA Jamie Lloyd Music Musical Theatre News Originals Performance Rachel Zegler Theatre West End

Rachel Zegler stuns in Jamie Lloyd’s dazzling revival of classic musical Evita – review

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How time flies – it’s hard to believe it’s been six years since we saw Jamie Lloyd’s revival of Evita at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. Some elements remain the same – the sparse staging across a simple set of stairs with a giant ‘Evita’ sign as the backdrop, the impressive choreography, the strong singing – although the show has of course been reconfigured for its new indoor staging at The Palladium, and there’s a fair amount of tech involved now too. Everything has been dialled up to the…

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Articles Culture Interviews Keke Palmer Long Reads Music News Originals

Dolls, Perfidy and ‘Tea, Boo’: Enter the Keke Palmer Cinematic Universe

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Keke Palmer joins Gay Times to unpack the camp, chaos and catharsis of Just Keke — a genre-bending visual spectacle packed with “perfidious acts” and nods to her most iconic pop culture moments. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS “There’s dolls, there’s cooking shows, there’s a variety show. There’s even a show within the show within the show – come on, a little embedded narrative!” Keke Palmer hilariously tells Gay Times of her new visual album, Just Keke. A vivid and unfiltered chronicle of the actress and singer’s lived experience with fame, motherhood,…

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Articles Culture Dua Lipa Music News Originals Radical Optimism

Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism Tour cements her status as a live powerhouse

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Listen. Twenty-two degrees in the UK is pushing it for me. Hit 25, and I’m kinda unbearable to be around. And 30? Don’t touch me, don’t look at me — don’t even think about me. I’m busy trying not to spontaneously combust. (I’m extremely weak and pathetic, by the way — dripping as I type this, actually.) So the fact that Dua Lipa performed an hour-and-a-half show in 30-degree heat, dancing, belting, not a bead of sweat in sight, was nothing short of Olympic-level pop stamina. Across the weekend, Dua…

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Articles Coming Out Story Culture KATSEYE Music News

“Happy Pride Month!”: KATSEYE’s Megan Skiendiel comes out as bisexual

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KATSEYE superstar Megan Skiendiel has come out as bisexual. The pop talent shared the exciting news during a live stream on Weverse, an app that focuses on the interaction between fans and their favourite music artists. While experimenting with hair extensions with bandmate Lara Raj, who is also queer, Megan wished her friend a “Happy Pride Month” before the former encouraged her to “just do it.” “Should I do it? Guys, I’m coming out, I’m bisexual,” the young singer said in response. After the pair celebrated the wholesome moment, Megan joked,…

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Articles Brat Charli XCX Culture Music News One Of Your Girls Primavera Sound SWEAT TOUR Troye Sivan

“Should’ve been me”: Troye Sivan makes out with dancer during Primavera Sound set

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Troye Sivan has gagged the girls, gays and theys again with his latest performance. Back in December, Charli XCX announced that she and the Australian talent would be bringing back their mega-hit SWEAT tour to Primavera Sound in Barcelona. “Ok, so I know it’s already been announced that I’m headlining Primavera next year, but I had this idea……… @troyesivan u wanna?” her caption read. In response, Troye uploaded his own Instagram post with the same photos and a cheeky caption, agreeing to Charli’s proposition. “K, here’s the plan..SWEAT reunion HEADLINING…

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Articles Culture Music News Reneé Rapp

Reneé Rapp returns with fiery punk-influenced single ‘Leave Me Alone’

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Reneé Rapp has ushered in her long-awaited new era with a pop-punk banger. The lead single from her upcoming sophomore album, ‘Leave Me Alone’ is a fiery anthem that lives up to the singer’s unapologetic, “fuck you Buddy!” attitude with lyrics like, “Sign a hundred NDAs but I still say something, leave me alone bitch I wanna have fun.” Rapp also seemingly shades The Sex Lives of College Girls, the HBO Max comedy she starred in until leaving early in season three to focus on her music career, with the…

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