Music

Sofya is a singer/songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Los Angeles. A classically trained pianist and cellist, she taught herself songwriting and music production upon deferring from Berklee College of Music last year.

Growing up as a first generation Chinese-American, Sofya unapologetically defied tradition to pursue and share a vulnerable and true version of herself through music & by being an active, vocal member of the LGBT community.

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The Internet is an American band from Los Angeles, California. It currently consists of vocalist Syd, keyboardist Matt Martians, bassist Patrick Paige II, drummer Christopher Smith, and guitarist Steve Lacy.

Their music is a blend of R&B, hip hop, jazz, funk, and electronic dance music. They have released four studio albums and three extended plays since their formation in late 2011. The band's 2015 album Ego Death was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album.

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Zoë Montana Hoetzel (born September 23, 1994), known professionally as Zolita, is an American singer-songwriter. She gained viral success with the music video for "Explosion", which has over eight million views on YouTube as of May 2018. Following its success, she released the music videos for the singles "Holy" (2016) and "Fight Like a Girl" (2017) directed by herself. On October 13, 2015 she released independently her debut extended play Immaculate Conception, and on May 18, 2018 she released her second extended play Sappho.

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Alyson Rae Stoner (born August 11, 1993) is an American actress, voice artist, singer, dancer and model. Stoner is best known for her roles in Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005), The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005–2007) and the Step Up series (2006, 2010, 2014).

She has been a dancer for several artists, such as Missy Elliott, Eminem, Kumbia Kings, Outkast and Will Smith. Stoner is also known for hosting Disney Channel's Mike's Super Short Show (2001–2007) and for voicing Isabella Garcia-Shapiro in Phineas and Ferb (2007–2015).

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Janelle Monáe Robinson (born December 1, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, and producer who is signed to Atlantic Records, as well as her own imprint, the Wondaland Arts Society.

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Beatrice Elin Elisabeth Blennberger (born 9 January 1987), better known by her stage name Beatrice Eli, is a Swedish musician from Stockholm, Sweden. She first gained attention with her 2012 single "The Conqueror", which was released on her debut EP It's Over. The EP contained 4 songs and was released in October 2012. Beatrice Eli's debut album, Die Another Day, was released on October 22, 2014 through Razzia Records.

Eli says she was raised by deeply religious Christian parents, and her style is different to theirs. She told a journalist that "they understand that I didn't become the nice Church girl they wanted me to be." As for her songwriting, she says, "I've always written about my feelings." She says Die Another Day "is about sex, drugs and girls."

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Alexandra Lilah Denton (also known as Aleksandra Lilah Yakunina-Denton, born 17 June 1991), known professionally as Shura, is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. She is best known for her work in the genres of electropop and synth-pop.

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Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson (born 29 October 1987), known professionally as Tove Lo (lo is Swedish for lynx), is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Called "Sweden's darkest pop export" by Rolling Stone, she is known for her raw, grunge-influenced take on pop music. Her honest, complex and autobiographical lyrical content has led to her being dubbed "the saddest girl in Sweden".

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Sabrina Louise Bernstein (Sizzy Rocket) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. (Born April 16, 1992).

In 2016, she released her debut album, “Thrills” and toured nationwide as direct support for Kitten. In 2016, she started independent record label/brand Diet Punk Records through which her punk side project with The Kick-Drums, Shiny Wet Machine, was released.

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Catey Shaw (born Catherine Elizabeth Shaw; April 2, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer. She gained prominence with her 2014 song "Brooklyn Girls", which went viral and was covered by numerous news media outlets.

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Mary Danielle Lambert (born May 3, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter and spoken word artist. She worked with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis on a track on their album The Heist. Lambert is the featured artist of their LGBTQ rights single, "Same Love". Lambert's contributions to "Same Love" draw upon her experiences as "a lesbian growing up in a tumultuous, Christian upbringing."

Lambert took the content she created for "Same Love" and used it to develop the song "She Keeps Me Warm" which she released on July 30, 2013. A music video was released on Vevo on August 24.

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Avalon Jean Young (born July 16, 1994) is an American singer from San Diego, California who finished in the Top 8 on Season 15 of American Idol.

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"Growing up in San Diego, I loved to draw, dance and, above all, I loved to sing, but I was terrified to show anyone my voice. Maybe that’s why The Little Mermaid was my favorite. I’d write songs in secret, record them on garage band and never let them see the light of day. It wasn’t until I was about to graduate college with a degree in Fine Art, that the urge to sing overcame my fear. Almost immediately things started happening and I realized that music was the path I was meant to take. My 12-year-old self would be so excited if she knew she’d end up where I am now."

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Rachael Cantu (born 8 June 1981) is an American singer-songwriter. She was born and grew up in Orange County, California. She currently lives in Los Angeles.

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Muna (stylized as MUNA) is an American electronic pop band consisting of Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin, and Naomi McPherson.

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Dorothy Miranda "Dodie" Clark (born 11 April 1995) is an English singer-songwriter, author, and YouTuber from Epping, Essex. Known for her light melodies juxtaposed by emotionally complex lyrics, Clark began her career performing piano and ukulele covers and has since shifted to her own original songs.

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Cynthia Nabozny (born May 13, 1993), known as CYN, is an American singer and songwriter from Detroit, Michigan. She is signed to Katy Perry's Unsub Records, a subsidiary of Capitol Music Group. Her debut single Together was released on July 14, 2017.

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Mikaela Straus (born December 19, 1998), known by her stage name King Princess, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer from Brooklyn, New York. She is signed to Mark Ronson's label Zelig Records, an imprint of Columbia Records.

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Luna Blake is a singer/songwriter based in LA.

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Laura Pergolizzi (born March 18, year disputed) is an American singer and songwriter who performs under the stage name LP. She has released five albums and one LP. She has written songs for other artists including Cher, Rihanna, the Backstreet Boys, Leona Lewis, Mylène Farmer, and Christina Aguilera.

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Simon Curtis (born March 18, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. Born in Michigan and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he first gained recognition for his role as Royce Du Lac in the 2009 film Spectacular! before venturing into pop music, during which he released his debut extended play Alter Boy in 2008, his debut full-length studio album, 8Bit Heart in 2010, and in 2011, he released his second studio album (and first commercial release) RA; the two later releases were released through his independent label, BoyRobot Records.

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Superfruit (often stylized as SUP3RFRUIT) is an American musical and comedy duo consisting of Mitch Grassi and Scott Hoying, both known as members of the a cappella group Pentatonix; it is also the name of their comedy show, which is featured on their eponymous YouTube channel.

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Osvaldo Supino is one of the most recognized and award winning Italian artists, with 8 singles, 3 albums and 1 ep on the iTunes top10, 2 Nickeclip Awards, 1 Mei awards, first italian winner at LAIFFA Awards in LA, 1 Unicef Award, record as first Italian ever with 3 nomination at BT Digital Music Awards in Uk. In his career collaborated with some of the top producers of pop music such Tempo Stokes („AKA“ Jennifer Lopez, Nelly Furtado), Trey Vittoe (Selena Gomez), Charlie Mason (Miley Cyrus) creating an unique sound that stands out from the typical Italian music, appreciated today from thousands and thousands of people.

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Keiynan Lonsdale (born 19 December 1991) is an Australian actor, dancer, and singer-songwriter. Lonsdale released musical recordings, including "Higher" in 2015 and "Good Life" in 2017 and “Kiss The Boy” in 2018 and "Preach" in 2018.

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Isaac Sakima known professionally as SAKIMA, is an English singer-songwriter. Sakima's music frequently explores LGBT themes not typically portrayed in mainstream music.

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Mashrou’ Leila (sometimes transliterated as Mashrou3 Leila or Leila's Project) is a Lebanese five-member indie rock band. The band formed in Beirut, Lebanon in 2008 as a music workshop at the American University of Beirut. The band has released four studio albums: Mashrou' Leila (2009), Raasük (2013), Ibn El Leil (2015) and The Beirut School (2019); and an EP, El Hal Romancy (2011), while causing many controversies due to their satirical lyrics and themes.

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Born in the tropical climate of north Brazil’s Amazonian region of Pará, and currently living in São Paulo, Jaloo’s distinctive approach to music has gained him a wide fanbase since the release of his self-produced debut album #1 last year. It’s a varied release which takes the playful roughness of Brazilian electronic genre tecnobrega and reworks it with global sounds, whether murky electronic beats on “Vem,” or scrappy pop melodies on “Tanto Faz.” 

Uzoechi Osisioma "Uzo" Emenike (born 9 November 1994), professionally known as MNEK, is a British singer and Brit and Grammy-award-winning songwriter and record producer. He has been nominated for a Grammy and he received the ASCAP Vanguard Award.

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Doug Locke is an American singer, songwriter, model and actor. As a recording artist, he is known mononymously as Locke. Locke was born in Houston, Texas to Gene and Aubrey Locke. 

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Morgan Isaac Karr, better known by his stage name morgxn, is an American indie pop singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles.

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Brendan Maclean is an Australian singer-songwriter and actor.

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Holland (홀랜드) is a South Korean singer. He debuted on January 22, 2018 with the single "Neverland". He is the third openly gay idol and the second openly gay male idol.

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Alfie Arcuri is an Australian singer-songwriter best known for winning the fifth season of The Voice Australia in 2016. He signed with Universal Music Australia. His debut studio album Zenith was released in July 2016 and peaked at number 5 on the ARIA Charts.

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Lyon Hart is a New York-based singer/songwriter.

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Vardaan Arora grew up in India and moved to New York City at the age of 18, to atusy at NYU. He's also an actor, known for Blindspot (2015), Gypsy (2017) and Deception (2018).

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The Irrepressibles is the creative guise of British musician Jamie Irrepressible (f.k.a. Jamie McDermott).

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Tyler Aaron Glenn (born November 28, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is known as the lead vocalist and keyboardist of the American rock band Neon Trees and as a solo artist.

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Mike Hadreas (born September 25, 1981), better known by his stage name Perfume Genius, is an American indie pop musician based in Seattle.

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Known for his incredibly personal lyrics and experimental album formats, this Danish pop singer first rose to fame in 2012 after the release of his debut album Sunken Ships. He then went on to release the unique album trilogy Pseudo Visions.

Thomas Patrick Goss (born April 30, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Goss has self-released five studio albums, one live album, two EPs, and multiple non-album singles.

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Shea (pronounced she-uh) has always had to fight to live her truth. Indeed, she has fought to live her very she-ness. As a black transgender woman, that’s just what she does every time she walks out into the world--representing herself and amplifying the voices and experiences of her community. But now after all of her struggle, this game-changing new singer-songwriter is living her dream with Seen It All, her soulful and soul-baring debut EP (Asylum Records) that was executive-produced by hit songwriter Justin Tranter.

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Kim Petras (born 27 August 1992) is a German singer and songwriter, currently based in Los Angeles. Petras was born and raised in Cologne, where she had become subject of media coverage after undergoing gender transition at a young age. Petras began recording music as a teenager, releasing her debut extended play One Piece of Tape in 2011. 

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Sateen is New York City’s music duo & a real-life couple, consisting of vocalist, Queenie, and instrumentalist/producer, Ruby.

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Teddy Geiger (born September 16, 1988; also known as teddy<3) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Geiger's compositions and productions have sold over 50 million units worldwide, and have been nominated for BMI Song of the Year "Stitches" by Shawn Mendes (2015) and Grammy Award-nominated single "In My Blood" (2018).

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AH-Mer-AH-Su is the music project of artist Star Amerasu, whose music and art is based upon her experiences as a black, transwoman in society which effortlessly blends her voice with intricate beats and twinkling synths. Her voice has been compared to Nina Simone and her music is a synthesis of choir kid meets club kid creating a whole league of it's own.

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Since releasing his debut album At The Seams in 2013, Eli has been featured in the Huffington Post and the Advocate. He’s opened for Grammy-winner Kimya Dawson and the Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, and founded Queer Country West Coast, a regular series featuring LGBTQ country artists in the Bay Area.

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MC Xuxú (1988) is a Brazilian musician. She came out as trangender at 17.

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Skylar Kergil (born May 19, 1991) is an American transgender activist, singer-songwriter, public speaker, YouTube personality, and artist. Kergil has documented his transition from female-to-male on YouTube since 2009, to educate viewers about gender identity, hormones, surgeries, and life.

Lower Dens are an American indie pop band from Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The band was formed in 2010 by Jana Hunter, Geoff Graham, Abram Sanders and Will Adams. Lower Dens has released three albums: their debut on Gnomonsong and a follow up album on Ribbon Music. Their third album, Escape from Evil, was released on March 31, 2015 on Ribbon Music.

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Melbourne trio Huntly have built a reputation as one of Australia’s most evocative live electronic acts. Pulsing between the borders of Melbourne’s experimental R&B scenes, Huntly set new standards for innovative songwriting, production and live performance, capturing genuine lust and heartache affectionately known as “doof you can cry to”.

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The Canadian powerhouse Mohawk started her career singing as a Shania Twain impersonator in her hometown of Welland, Ontario before sharing the stages with the world’s top artists including Tegan and Sara and Lady Gaga. As a two-spirit person, the Canadian Mohawk songstress is a vocal advocate for indigenous youth.

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The Cliks are a Canadian rock band consisting of Lucas Silveira (vocalist/guitarist), with rotating members. Native to Toronto, they are the first band with a transgender leader to be signed with a major record label. 

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Mal Blum (born July 7, 1988) is an American songwriter, musician, writer and performer from New York.

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Aye Nako is a punk band from Brooklyn, NY. The band originated in 2010 and promotes a "community-oriented, anti-capitalist, LGBTQ-friendly ideology". After self-releasing a well-received debut album titled Unleash Yourself, in 2015 the band released The Blackest Eye on Don Giovanni Records.

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Tunde Olaniran is a musician from Flint, Michigan. In 2014, Olaniran released his first EP titled Yung Archetype. Olaniran released his first full-length album in 2015 titled Transgressor. In 2018, Olaniran released his second full-length album titled Stranger. Olaniran is gender non-conforming.

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Told Slant is an indie-pop band from Brooklyn. It is led by Felix Walworth. Told Slant was formed at Bard High School Early College where Walworth met Kalb and started playing music together. Told Slant was scheduled to play at the 2017 South by Southwest festival but canceled over fears that the festival would aid in deporting foreign artists.

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Ariel Zetina is a Chicago based artist, focusing in music production and deejaying. Though her music can be considered techno, she takes inspiration from Chicago house, Belizean genres punta and brukdown, and the queer club scene worldwide. 

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The Berlin-based producer is probably best known for her 2014 vocoder and beatboxing track ‘I Never Loved This Hard, This Fast Before’ — featured on Swedish romance Something Must Break — as well as a collaborating on electro-pop project Fever Ray‘s 2017 album Plunge.

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Schmekel is an all-transgender, Jewish folk punk band from Brooklyn, NY, known for their humor. The Forward cites Schmekel as an example of the cultural movement "Queer Yiddishkeit." ("Schmekel" means little penis in Yiddish.)

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Jake Zyrus (born May 10, 1992) is a Filipino singer and television personality. "Diamond" is his first English single since coming out as a trans man.

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