Heather Hazzan
Billboard Women in Music 2024
In between streams of the most recent Ariana Grande album, why not hearken to some new tunes out of your favourite LGBTQ artists? Billboard Pride is proud to current the latest version of Queer Jams of the Week, our roundup of among the greatest new music releases from LGBTQ artists.
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From Girl in Red’s new pop-rock jam to Maggie Lindemann’s latest EP, try just some of our favourite releases from this week beneath:
Girl in Red, “DOING IT AGAIN BABY”
Get able to rock out with Girl in Red’s latest feel-good anthem. “DOING IT AGAIN BABY,” the titular tune off the singer-songwriter’s forthcoming album, is a picture-perfect slice of pop-rock drama, as Girl in Red basks in her personal self picture. Celebrating her style, her sound and even her style in classic wines, this immediately irresistable jam is certain that will help you celebration your approach by the weekend.
Maggie Lindemann, HEADSPLIT
For all the parents who get caught in their very own head, Maggie Lindemann’s new EP HEADSPLIT is for you. On this eight-track assortment of absolute bangers, the rising star takes her basic pop-punk sound and elevates it with ease, mixing in some goth-rock, hyperpop and industrial for good measure. Singing about every little thing from purple flags (“Deprecating”) to crippling nervousness (“Taking Over Me”), Lindemann makes certain that HEADSPLIT lives as much as its title, in each ear-splitting sound and mind-bending lyrics.
Rainbow Kitten Surprise, “Superstar”
Following the departure of their bassist Charlie Holt earlier this week, indie rock group Rainbow Kitten Surprise is able to transfer ahead into their fantasy with their latest single. “Superstar” sees the group taking a extra pop-focused strategy to their well-established sound — tightening the manufacturing and layering in some delicate guitars that build to a pounding refrain, the place lead singer Ela Melo finds reassurance from her accomplice. From begin to end, there’s merely no denying that “Superstar” delivers on its promise.
Allison Ponthier, “Skin”
Leave it to singer-songwriter Allison Russell to ship a sequence of heartbreaking confessions with a delicate smile. Throughout “Skin,” the singer drops strains that can make your coronary heart drop (“She’s the people’s princess, pitchfork songstress, and I’m a gross fly on the wall” lands like a intestine punch), all whereas delivering her dreamiest, most blissed-out sound up to now. It’s an odd dichotomy that works in excellent synchronicity, as Ponthier yearns for the idealized model of herself over her most splendid tune up to now.
Jon Foreman feat. Joy Oladokun, “In Bloom”
You won’t instantly assume that the lead singer of Switchfoot and a fast-rising folks singer would make pairing on a tune — but with “In Bloom,” Jon Foreman and Joy Oladokun show that they most definitely do. The delicate strums and delicate drum beats underscore the duo’s introspective lyrics all through the beautiful new tune, as they search for hope in a world the place it typically feels briefly provide, superbly taking part in off each other’s voices with every passing verse. Spring could not fairly be right here but, however with “In Bloom,” it’d as effectively be.
Check out all of our picks on Billboard’s Queer Jams of the Week playlist beneath:
