LGBTQIA+ Artists In The Music Industry

WRITTEN BY NISHANT BHISE

TJ Osborne     TJ Osborne is a country music singer and part of the duo 'Brothers Osborne'. He is an out and proud gay artist despite the conservative bedrock that the Country Music is.

Kim Petras The trans artist is living a dream. She has been on the music scene for the longest time, but she got to shine with the feature 'Unholy' with Sam Smith

Steve Lacy        The former member of the band 'The Internet', Steve Lacy came on his after after the split. With his album 'Gemini Rights' and song 'Bad Habits', he became the breakthrough artist in 2022. The bisexual singer has worked with Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole before

Holland       Holland is one of the few LGBTQIA+ stars from South Korea, who went solo and released his first single in 'Neverland' in 2018 due to conservativc and stringent entertainment industry.

Sam Smith       One cannot resist Sam Smith's ballads in a lovelorn night! The singer came out as non-binary and genderqueer. He rose to fame with 'In the Lonely Hour', which debuted at No.2 on Billboard 20o

Lil Nas X       The singer was one of the most successful internet sensations that came out of pandemic. He has made some strong statements against the church and state system with regards to their oppression of the LGBTQIA+ individuals.

Elton John     One of the strongest LGBTQIA+ voices, Elton John paved the path for the young queer artists today. He debuted in 1969 with 'Empty Sky' after auditioning for Liberty Records

Queen Latifah      In 2021, at the BET Awards, Queen Latifah came out on the stage, but she has been tour de force in the male dominated hip hop industry becoming the voice of the black feminism and queerness

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