7 Queer Songs Your Favorite Artists Released This Week
From Superfruit and P!nk to MNEK and Imagine Dragons!
WerQ: A collection of the latest LGBTQ (and LGBTQ adjacent) music of 2017. Updated every Friday, for your convenience.
1. Heartthrob - Superfruit
Sleepover with Superfruit? Yes, please! The gay duo is looking for their very own 90s heartthrob in this nostalgic time warp music video.
2. What About Us - P!nk
Pink returns with a brand new single for anyone who's ever felt forgotten or overlooked. Expect the outspoken LGBT ally's new album Beautiful Trauma on October 31st.
3. Rainbow - Kesha
Kesha's embracing all the colors of the rainbow with the title single off her new album Rainbow." I've found a rainbow, rainbow, baby/Trust me, I know, life is scary/But just put those colors on, girl/Come and play along with me tonight."
4. Paradise - MNEK
The music video for this out singer's new single features a man looking to escape the modern world, religion, the monotony of everyday responsibility, and police violence, in search of paradise.
5. Walking the Wire - Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons' latest single explores the courage it takes to love without inhibitions. Frontman, Dan Reynolds, is addressing suicide rates among LGBTQ youth with the LiveLoud Festival in Utah later this month. The outspoken ally and former conservative Mormon wants to bring awareness to leading cause of death among LGBTQ teens.
6. Dealin' With It - Zeke Thomas
Rape survivor Zeke Thomas learns how to put the pieces back together after his assault in his honest new video.
7. Golden Boy - Boy Radio
This queer R&B singer wants to be your golden boy in his sultry and seductive new music video.
Bonus Track: We Could Run - Beth Ditto
The out musician revisits adolescent romance in a heartfelt video following two teenage girls in love.
WerQ: The Playlist
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Taylor Henderson is a pop culture nerd, music enthusiast, and equal opportunity stan. Follow him on Twitter for more content like this.
