Christmas time is here to sleigh! Here's a very queer playlist of some brand new jingle bell bops from our favorite LGBTQ artists (MNEK, Miley Cyrus, Wrabel), as well as some hits from some of our favorite pop divas (Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Allie X), and even a few Holiday classics!
"First Winter" - Wrabel
"Stopped Believing In Santa" - MNEK
"Last Xmas" - Allie X
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" - Miley Cyrus, Mark Ronson, Sean Ono Lennon
"Last Christmas" - Wham
"That's Christmas to Me" - Pentatonix
"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" - Sam Smith
"December" - Ariana Grande
"Christmas in Your Heart" - Sam Sparro
"Dear Santa, Bring Me A Man" - Alaska, Courtney Act & Willam
"Fairytale of New York" - Rostam
"I'll Be Home For Christmas" - Demi Lovato
"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" - Danielle LoPresti
"Santa's Coming For Us" - Sia
"Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" - David Bowie, Bing Crosby
Are you ready to dance the night away with Galantis?
Mega-pop producer Christian Karlsson is gearing up for a once-in-a-lifetime performance at the WorldPride Music Festival where queer fans from across the globe will hear a specially-curated set made just for them.
The musician is also hoping that the event will help combat all of the negatively surrounding LGBTQ+ equality in these very troubling times.
"We all need it right now! Love is love and love will conquer always. They can't drown love. It's going to always conquer. We just need to stand up and stay stuff. You always have to fight back," Karlsson says.
As gay rights continue to serve as a hot button topic politically, the star is reminding queer people and allies to keep up the good fight and that love always wins in the end.
"It's insane to even have the conversation about love is love. That, to me, is a bizarre thing to even talk about. We're here! I love working on my sets and changing things. I want people to know that though sets are unique, it's for them."
For over 10 years now, Karlsson has hit the studio with every A-list artist imaginable, including Britney Spears, Dolly Parton, Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez, Little Mix, Kylie Minogue, Madonna, and more.
It's certainly safe to say that fans will be able to sing along to every chart-topping single that'll be incorporated in Karlsson's very special performance.
"The DJ part of it is something that I love so much. I get to actually rework mashups of other people's music that I love. That's the best of being a DJ! I will never stop doing that."
As if the WorldPride Music Festival weren't enough, Galantis will be teaming up with Joel Corry at an official afterparty with Echostage.
The premiere party organizer recruited top talent including Trixie Mattel, Zedd, Purple Disco Machine, and more to make Pride in Washington, D.C. even more memorable for everyone in the LGBTQ+ community.
WorldPride Music Festival kicks off today! To see the full interview with Galantis, check out the video at the top of the page.
With a plethora of hits like "Let You Love Me," "Your Song," "Ask & You Shall Receive," "I Will Never Let You Down," and many more, the star is pulling out all the stops for her upcoming performance at WorldPride Music Festival in Washington, D.C.
"I'm literally so excited! I have performed at a lot of Pride's in my career and I just have this forever responsibility to show up for my LGBTQIA+ community, especially the ones that have had my back since 2012," Ora tells PRIDE.
Ora will not only be singing her catalog of hits, but she'll also be performing her newest steamy banger "Heat" for the first time at the queer festival.
"I keep coming back! One thing about Rita Ora... she's not going anywhere! My queens have always said that to me. You're getting everything you want! I'm going to take you through a timeline of feeling good. It's definitely sexy. It's perfect for summer. I'm going back into my sexy girl era!"
The bisexual singer has really found her home within the LGBTQ+ community and knows that she's very fortunate to have gay fans streaming her music all over the world.
"Where else can I go? Wherever the queens are, I'm going. Could I get any more queenie and any more fabulous? If that's not saying enough, I don't know what will. This is where I belong! This is where I'm happiest, so I'll be there."
"Heat" drops this Friday on all platforms. To see the full interview with Rita Ora, check out the video at the top of the page.
Pride Month is officially here and the LGBTQ+ community is coming together at a very crucial time to advocate for equality and celebrate queerness in a very visible way.
The WorldPride Music Festival in Washington, D.C. is bringing the biggest names in music together for a once-in-a-lifetime experience that queer people will remember for the rest of their lives.
MARINA is one of the entertainers slated to perform at the festival and the timing couldn't be better as her upbeat new record PRINCESS OF POWER drops the day she performs, Friday, June 6.
Ahead of her monumental performance, MARINA spoke with PRIDE about her exciting new album, why she believes gay people are more evolved than straight people, and what fans can expect at her upcoming tour later this year. Read below!
PRIDE: Congratulations on your new album, PRINCESS OF POWER! This is your sixth record, and your LGBTQ+ fans everywhere are so excited. How are you feeling in this moment?
MARINA: This moment in time... I feel remarkably calm! This is such a genuinely fun album for me. I want people to feel positive while listening to it. I think we need some light, joy, and celebration, and I know the gays are literally the best at continuing the party. Even when things are miserable, the gays are always partying! I always aim to empower people and give them strength, and my fanbase has done exactly the same for me. I wouldn't change anything about my fanbase.
How would you say this album stands out compared to your previous records?
This album is pretty varied. It still has those quite emotive tracks. Everybody knows I'm sad! There's still bangers, but the lyrics are tragic. That's just what I was needing in my life. I had some health issues that I hadn't been able to figure out for seven years. Once I started to recover from that, I wanted to change my life. I listened to a lot of 2000s Kylie, ABBA, Madonna, and a lot of '70s artists, actually. I had to write music at the energy I wanted to be in. That's how it started, and it exploded into this concept record. My intention was to always make music that had a bright energy.
The visuals from this album are so stunning, and some of your fans have even said that this era is taking them back to Electra Heart a bit. Would you say there are some similarities between the two records?
It could be the wig in "CUNTISSIMO!" It's also a really big pop record, but I don't know if it's that similar to Electra Heart. Electra Heart was about love being a threat and being very close-hearted to protect myself. This album is the complete reverse. It's about choosing to be open-hearted. It's actually really hard to be open-hearted in a world where it feels like you might get hurt. It's been very difficult, but it's been very positive. Love is the strongest and most powerful thing about me. It's not the vulnerable thing anymore. This album is going to hopefully enrich their lives in some way.
Not only is it amazing that PRINCESS OF POWER is coming out during Pride Month, but you're also going to be hitting the stage at the WorldPride Music Festival the day that it drops. You're really saying 'gay rights!'
It literally is for the gays! It was perfect timing. I didn't have to think about it! This community has been such a big part of my fanbase for so long. I'm so pro human rights, and we're living in a time where that feels threatened. The fact that this is taking place blocks from the White House is super powerful. We're going to look good, and I'm going to play seven or eight songs and maybe two new ones as well.
Following WorldPride, you'll also be performing at a slew of other big festivals over the summer. How excited are you to be hitting the road this year?
I'm ready! I haven't done U.S. festivals for a minute, and I'm doing some incredible ones. It's just going to prep me for my headline tour, which hasn't been posted yet, but will be soon! It's important for a record to live in the live arena. That's why I do this!
The LGBTQ+ community has really supported you since the beginning. What message would you love to send to your passionate gay fanbase?
You're all here for a reason... to teach humanity. Gay people are evolved in ways that straight people aren't. Your souls chose this path for whatever reason because you're strong people. I'm continually inspired by this community.
You've been there for us in so many ways. I think many people had their gay awakenings watching your "How to Be a Heartbreaker" music video!
Oh my God! That's too funny. I honestly didn't know that! I must be responsible, and I don't mind that. Honestly, I would love it.
Although Pride is a celebratory occasion, it's also rooted in protest and a fight for equality. What positive words would you like to share with people who may be a little fearful during these challenging times?
Sometimes, I don't know what to say to myself either. I will say, if you're going through a hard time, it means things are going to swing back around soon. That's how the life cycle works. You go from dark to light all the time. That's how you grow! My most difficult times in life... I've grown the most. We are here to be challenged and to grow through things together.
Taylor Swift attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California
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Swifties are celebrating after Taylor Swift revealed that she finally regained ownership of her masters after six years of drama.
Rumblings that the original recordings of Swift’s first six albums were up for sale once again started earlier this month. On Friday, the "Anti-Hero" singer confirmed that her team had negotiated a deal for her to buy them back from Shamrock Capital.
"I've been bursting into tears of joy at random intervals ever since I found out that this is really happening," she wrote in a letter shared to her website. "I really get to say these words: All of the music I’ve ever made… now belongs… to me. And all my music videos. All the concert films. The album art and photography. The unreleased songs. The memories. The magic. The madness. Every single era. My entire life’s work."
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Swift losing the opportunity to purchase her masters has been a major plot point in the narrative of her life ever since Scooter Braun swooped in and purchased Big Machine — and the masters — for $330 million back in 2019.
The two already were already known to have a contentious relationship, and his new ownership led to Swift re-recording four of the six albums to encourage fans’ decision to boycott streaming the original recordings. Even Braun’s decision to sell the masters to Shamrock in 2020 didn’t end the standoff, as one of the conditions of the sale was that he continue to profit from them.
In her letter, Swift expressed gratitude to Shamrock for how they handled the recent sale, calling their dealings "honest, fair, and respectful," and joking that "my first tattoo might just be a huge shamrock in the middle of my forehead."
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Despite the joyous turn of events, it’s clear that any bad blood between her and Braun still remains. Page Sixpreviously claimed Braun was the one encouraging Shamrock to sell to Swift, but a source told People that he had absolutely no involvement in the deal.
"This moment finally happened in spite of Scooter Braun, not because of him," they said.
It’s given the celebration on Swift’s behalf a delightfully petty bent to it, as fans simultaneously cheer on her success and Braun’s continued slide into irrelevancy.
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"taylor got all her masters back and scooter got fired by all his A-list clients... THE WORLD IS HEALING."
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"taylor swift owning her master while justin bieber had to sell his, kanye at his lowest, kim irrelvant, and scooter braun going broke taylor swift always wins in the end"
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"and one last FUCK YOU to scooter braun and scott borchetta !!!!!!!!"
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"wishing scooter braun + scott borchetta an absolutely horrible day as always may everything continue to go wrong in your miserable lives for what you did!! xx"
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"me going to add again the original versions of all Taylor Swift albums to my Spotify library"
At the time of purchase, Swift still has two more albums for which she intended to release re-recordings — her self-titled debut and 2017's Reputation. She also shared an update on where both of those currently stand, telling fans that her debut has been fully re-recorded but that she's barely gotten through a quarter of Reputation.
And unfortunately for fans clamoring for the latter, it doesn't sound likely that's going to change any time soon.
"The Reputation album was so specific to that time in my life, and I kept hitting a stopping point when I tried to remake it," she admitted. "To be perfectly honest, it’s the one album in those first 6 that I thought couldn’t be improved upon by redoing it… So I kept putting it off."
However, Swift did hint that she may still share the unreleased tracks that didn’t make the original album cut, and that fans shouldn’t fully give up hope on hearing Taylor’s Version of either her debut or Reputation just yet.
"Those 2 albums can still have their moments to re-emerge when they time is right, if that would be something you guys would be excited about," she said. "But if it happens, it won’t be from a place of sadness and longing for what I wish i could have. It will just be a celebration now."
Sapphira Cristál served one of the best runs ever seen on season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race as she secured four main challenge wins and dominated nearly every aspect of the competition.
Although she barely missed snatching the crowd after an epic lip sync battle against Nymphia Wind during the finale, Cristál says she'd be open to entering the werkroom again in the near future.
"Of course I want to compete on an All Stars one day! I was this close to getting that crown. All Stars crown... I would love to have it. I'm going to work my ass [off] for it. I would love another chance at the crown and to be on y'all's screens again," Cristál tells PRIDE.
Cristál may have just fallen short of victory last year, but her career has been nothing but a slew of wins since her time on the show.
The talented queen is the latest star to join the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! in Las Vegas and her newest album, The Cristál Ball, is officially out today on all platforms.
"It's always been a dream of mine to be on the Vegas Strip! This is just the beginning of that dream. It's a wonderful show to be in! I love music, so there's something for everyone on this album. The Cristál Ball is mostly about self-love and really enjoying one's own space."
Besides her wide array of talents, Cristál is also considered a beloved Drag Race alum for her motherly energy and wisdom that's inspired her fellow queens and fans around the world.
"No matter what people tell you, never forget to truly love and accept yourself. If you don't have anybody else, you've gotta be your number one cheerleader. You have to remind yourself that you're worthy of love and no one can love you the way you can."
The Cristál Ball is available everywhere now. To see the full interview with Sapphira Cristál, check out the video at the top of the page.