FA’s Spotlight on LGBTQ New Releases
Happy Pride Month! Dance music wouldn’t be where it is today without the LGBTQ community. Many core values align with dance music and festival culture, including the pillars peace, love, unity & respect. However, inclusiveness is prime and we can thank the LGBTQ community for that inclusivity. From the underground origins at The Warehouse in Chicago in the 1980’s to today, dance music and LGBTQ culture will always be intertwined. To celebrate Pride Month & the LGBTQ community, we’ve curated a Spotify playlist to highlight new releases from dance music’s brightest stars.
Ducky — HYPER BLOXXD & Where We End
Pumping out 8-bit inspired bass music left & right for the past few years, DUCKY is a force to be reckoned with. Openly non-binary and identifying as they/them, DUCKY doesn’t let gender identity get in the way of their artistry.
Kandy — Bounce Haus
After coming out in 2018, KANDY has allowed himself to express his colorful personality through his bass-fueled music, visuals and fashion.
Kaleena Zanders & BIJOU — One Life
Kaleena Zanders has one of those soulful voices that is timeless, which is a reason you’ve heard her vocals from artists like SNBRN, BIJOU, AC Slater, Moon Boots, and many more. A staunch activist of the queer Black community, Zanders’ energy radiates positivity.
Blancmange — Blind Vision (Honey Dijon Remix)
Curating vinyl-obssessed blends of house music for over 30 years, Honey Dijon is an icon of the music, fashion, and trans rights worlds.
Solo — GRiZ ft. Probcause
GRiZ is not just a sax-wielding, future funk-producing, easy-going DJ/Producer, but an artist with a heart of gold as well. Known for throwing GRiZMAS in his hometown Detroit each Christmas season, it’s 12 days full of music and giving back to the community.
KAYTRANADA — DO IT
This Haitian-Canadian DJ grew up listening to hip hop and regularly mixes urban influences into his electronic music.
UNIIQU3 — Rave In My Room
This up-and-coming Jersey Club artist is worth discovering. UNIIQU3 loves to spread the good vibes through making people’s booty dance.
REZZ & Grabbitz — Someone Else
REZZ has been climbing the dance music charts for over five years with her unique bass pounding beats. Informally coming out earlier this year by revealing her relationship with dubstep artist Lucii, we stan all artists who feel free to be themselves.
Porn & Chicken — Weed
Known for their long-running party in Chicago consisting of raunchy bass beats with porn as the visuals and fried chicken being served, Porn & Chicken certainly live up to their name. Openly Bisexual member Dom Brown is a multi-faceted artist, MC, activist and more.
Moore Kismet — Flair
At the tender age of 15, Moore Kismet has proven himself to be a formidable bass producer since he was 7 years old. Openly pansexual and known to express his true self within his sets, Kismet is an artist about to reach the stratosphere.
FLETCHER — Forever (SOPHIE Remix)
Transexual producer SOPHIE’S synthesized takes on dance-pop music has gotten her collaborations from the likes of Charli XCX, Madonna & Vince Staples.
Ruby Rose — Quarantine
Ruby Rose has been a lesbian icon for many years. An actress, model & DJ, check out her latest single ‘Quarantine’, perfect for 2020.
Maya Jane Coles Presents Nocturnal Sunshine — Gravity ft. RY X
While Maya Jane Coles is known for her techno beats, her Nocturnal Sunshine alias pumps out more bass-driven productions with a hip-hop and dub influence.
MAX — Missed Calls ft. Hayley Kiyoko
Hayley Kiyoko is part of the new wave of openly gay singers that just don’t give a f**k what you think about them.
J. Worra — Bounce Back
House music producer J. Worra had a strong 2019 and comes into 2020 even stronger with her new tracks like ‘Bounce Back’.
