LGBTQ news and entertainment
In this episode of The Randy Report podcast: • Team LGBTQ brought home the medals at this year’s Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo Continue reading “Podcast: Out NFL Player Carl Nassib, Team LGBTQ Scores At Olympics”
After a year in quarantine, Fab The Duo is back with their euphoric new single “Good Distraction,” a post-pandemic paean to unbridled freedom with an upbeat chorus and top-shelf production. The dynamic duo, Greg Driscoll and Brendan Eprile, penned the tune aiming for something that “uplifts the lonely, empowers the sad, and gives listeners an exhilarating three-minute distraction from the world.” Continue reading “Out Music: Fab The Duo Offer Up ‘Good Distraction’”
Out country music artist Hayden Joseph celebrates flip-flops, farmer tans, Shock Top and backyard BBQs with his laid-back summer bop, “Backwoods Bougie.” Continue reading “Out Music: Hayden Joseph Doesn’t Mind Being ‘Backwoods Bougie’”
Some news items you might have missed: • HuffPost: The FDA says it is working “as quickly as possible” to grant full approval for the COVID-19 vaccines. Full approval will hinge on several months of additional data. Continue reading “News Round-Up: July 30, 2021”
Queer R&B singer-songwriter Stephonne drops his lush new groove, “The King’s Gambit” today. Continue reading “Out Music: “The King’s Gambit” Is A Game Stephonne Aims To Win”
GRAMMY Award-nominated multi-platinum pop superstar JESSIE J joins forces with GRAMMY, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning Billy Porter to release “I Want Love (twocolors Remix)” via LAVA/Republic Records. Continue reading “New Music: Jessie J & Billy Porter “I Want Love (twocolors remix)””
Lil Nas X in ‘Industry Baby’ (screen capture)
While hip-hop and rap aren’t my usual music genres, I totally appreciate the art, the vision, and the expression. The provocative video is just the latest in a string of home runs for the Grammy Award winner proving he’s totally not a ‘one-hit-wonder.’ The video also serves as a fundraiser for The Bail Project, a “national nonprofit organization on a mission to end cash bail, one of the key drivers of mass incarceration and structural racism in the U.S. criminal legal system.”
NIKO releases his latest summer single, ‘Amore’ (photo: McCall Olsen)
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Milahroy and friend in ‘My Malibu’ (screen captures)Out singer/songwriter Milahroy invites you to follow the furry goodness on the way to My Malibu (feat. theLMNOP).
The bouncy indie bop has a fun, infectious folk/pop vibe that conjures up echoes of Mumford and Sons – only more fun.
Aye – Ridin’ on a wave / Ya I’m sailin’ away to my oasis Aye – Ridin’ on a wave / Sunset I’m chasin’ Makin my way to you / Need to have my Malibu
“‘My Malibu’ isn’t a place or a person – it’s where I go when I open that guitar case & grab my instrument – it lights me up,” says Milahroy. “I feel I enter this oasis that is unworldly.”
In past music videos, the handsome artist has been kidnapped by dark forces (“Cool“), chased by zombies (“D.F.O.“), and hidden away in his own personal disconnection (“Daylight“). But in “My Malibu,” our hero is out in the wilderness searching for his happy place with a gorilla bro and a beach-bound granny. Sounds silly? That’s pretty much the point. That could sound kind of random, but like all of his music videos, there’s meaning in all things Milahroy. 
“As for the gorilla & grandmother, there’s a big balance between the masc/fem energy in myself & my upbringing,” explains the artist. “I’ve had both my grandmothers present during my childhood, they would babysit a lot & watch over my siblings and I.” “As for the gorilla, my father is where I get all my fur! I used to hate it – but when I learned to let go & accept it, I began to love it!” 
The whole endeavor is light-hearted and full of whimsical imagery. Whether partying in the woods with his furry bro, or flying high above cotton-candy pink clouds, the song represents those ineffable ideas that feed our souls. “‘My Malibu’ could be anything that lights us up, whether it’s our person, a location, an inanimate object or even a memory that keeps us going.” The new single is available now on Spotify, Apple Music and other digital streaming platforms. Follow Milahroy on Instagram here. 
Singer/songwriter Michael Fairman (photo: Ryan Hutchins)
“Better Late Than Never” builds on Fairman’s previous releases – “Thing About Me” “Can’t Let You Go” and “Other Side” – three songs about the seemingly insurmountable challenges faced by the underdog, whether at love or in life. “As a man in mid-life trying to get my music heard, I know about climbing mountains,” says Fairman. “I am told multiple times a week that this is a pipe dream, but I don’t let it stop me. I’m proud to be representing boomers.” “It may have taken me an extra thirty years than it did Shawn Mendes to get to this point, but my life experience makes me more confident now in my craft as a singer-songwriter.” https://www.instagram.com/p/CQXWnTfDg_6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Fairman recognized his passion for music early in life releasing his first recordings through a small label in Chicago as a teen. Once he graduated high school, he moved to Los Angeles and then to New York to pursue his career as a recording artist. His story is a familiar one: he formed a band, played out in clubs, invited record label execs, but…they seldom came. Eventually, finances dictated he hit pause on music and returned to Los Angeles where he launched a successful career in entertainment journalism and TV production. Today, Fairman is the founder and editor of the popular daytime soaps channel https://michaelfairmantv.com “The time wasn’t right, but that doesn’t mean I can’t try again,” Fairman reflects. “Back then, artists were at the mercy of someone seeing them live in order to land that major label deal. In today’s digital age, artists can put out their music for the world to hear and decide if it fits their musical tastebuds.” “Better Late Than Never” is available on Apple Music and Spotify. Follow him on Instagram here. https://www.instagram.com/p/CRMOeH8DVOD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link