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Out recording stars Ty Herndon and Michael Passons (founding member of the multi-platinum Christian pop group Avalon) drop the Dave Audé remix of their powerful new reimagining of the 1997 anthem, “Testify to Love.” Continue reading “Pride Music: Ty Herndon, Michael Passons, Melissa Greene ‘Testify To Love’ (Dave Audé Remix)”
In today’s edition of Pride Music, I revisit “That Kind Of Night” by out country music star Ty Herndon. Continue reading “Pride Music: Ty Herndon ‘That Kind Of Night’”
Groundbreaking country music artist Ty Herndon and Michael Passons (formerly of Avalon) share the official music video for their reimagined 2026 version of “Testify to Love,” featuring Melissa Greene.
The music video (directed by Ford Fairchild) wisely puts the focus on the pure authenticity of the three artists’ performances and totally on-point vocals. This is what honest, uncluttered joy looks like.
The video closes with “God’s love is for everyone. No exceptions.” And it’s clear exactly what message the trio is sending. Continue reading “Music Video: Ty Herndon + Michael Passons ‘Testify To Love’”
In this edition of Pride Music, I cover the oh-so-hunky country singer Ty Herndon, and his single “That Kind Of Night.”
Released on his album House on Fire, this marked his first album release since coming out as a gay man in 2014. Continue reading “Pride Music: Ty Herndon “That Kind Of Night””
Ty Herndon and Alex Schwartz (image via Instagram)
Ty Herndon (promo photo)
Bringing you 10 holiday songs for your uber-gay Christmas Day. All of these artists are proudly LGBTQ and celebrated for their artistry in their respective genres. 1. George Michael (back in his Wham! days) delivered unto us this now-required listening holiday pop gem, “Last Christmas,” in 1986.
2. Out country hunk Ty Herndon takes the iconic “O Come All Ye Faithful” into African rhythm territory here, and it totes works.
3. It doesn’t get any more camp than this: the first true bear band, Bearforce1, with their holiday mashup, “Christmas is here!”
4. Two-time Out Music Award winner Matt Zarley covered Mariah Carey’s “Miss You Most At Christmastime” to spectacular result as part of his ‘UnCOVERED’ cover song series.
5. Award-winning cabaret star Ann Hampton Callaway offers this uber-jazzy “Jingle Bells.”
6. Before winning an Emmy Award as an insane murderer on American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace, Darren Criss’ “Blaine” was singing and dancing the holiday classic “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” in high style with out actor Chris Colfer’s “Kurt” on GLEE.
7. Tony Award winner Levi Kreis (Million Dollar Quartet) gives you a little bit gospel, a little bit rockabilly on his new cover of “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.”
8. Elton John released his “Step Into Christmas” in 1973 and it raced all the way to #1 on the Billboard Christmas Singles chart that year.
9. Handsome out smooth jazz saxophonist Dave Koz shared this cover of “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)” on his 1997 release, December Makes Me Feel This Way.
10. Bright Light Bright Light gifted us with this synth-pop version of the classic “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
In November of 2016, hunky country singer Ty Herndon released his album House on Fire marking his first album release since coming out as a gay man in 2014. Speaking to Rolling Stone, Herndon said, “This album was a new education for me for my future, investing in my life as a songwriter and a producer and getting outside of my comfort zone. And lord knows I got outside of my comfort zone when I came out, but I came outside of my comfort zone to move into a life of pure authenticity. That was most important to me.” The “What Mattered Most” singer’s first music video from the new album was the musical romp, “That Kind of Night.” Check it out below.
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Sometimes, it just takes a while for some of us to embrace our authentic selves.
Country singer Ty Herndon, who had his first #1 hit in 1995 with the single “What Mattered Most”, has re-visited the song saying this new take – with male pronouns – is “the way I wish I could have sang it for you then.”
Watching the video is a deeply visceral experience as Herndon’s emotions are clearly front and center.
When you understand the journey we all go on to get to ‘here,’ the sense of freedom Herndon must have felt while recording the new version must have been palpable in the studio.
Herndon came out in People Magazine in 2014.
After spending the past few months criss-crossing the country performing at various Pride events, out country music artist Ty Herndon recently hit the recording studio with DJ Little Steve to cut four songs for his dance floor fans.
“I have truly had the time of my life playing Pride festivals across America,” says the hunky country singer. “But, as much as the fans love country music, I noticed that I needed to bump up the party factor a bit.”
Herndon plans on releasing one track each week for the next four weeks beginning with his cover of the Whitney Houston classic, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody.”
In addition to “Dance,” Herndon recorded to new versions of his own songs (“Living in a Moment,” “That Kind of Night”) as well as the Marc Cohn hit, “Walking in Memphis,” which became a big hit for Cher.
Herndon debuted the dance remixes this past summer at Market Days in Chicago.
It is interesting to note that Herndon says he was inspired by his Pride performances to record the remixes, but in listening to his cover of “Dance,” the openly gay artist omits the lyric “I need a man who’ll take a chance, On a love that burns hot enough to last.”
Instead, he chose to repeat an earlier gender-neutral lyric. Hmm…
Since coming out in 2014, the “What Mattered Most” singer has been a loud and proud advocate for the LGBT community partnering with several organizations, most notably GLAAD.
His annual Cancer for Love and Acceptance fundraiser for GLAAD features out musicians as well as LGBT allies. This year’s concert, hosted by Herndon and out CMT host Cody Alan, featured performances by Ty, country music icons Tanya Tucker and Vince Gill as well as out UK sensation Calum Scott and Michael Ray.
Check out Ty’s cover of “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” below.