Cocktail Music: A Listener’s Guide to SXSW 2016
With a dizzying 2,200 acts on deck this year, it’s okay to be a little overwhelmed. It’s in the spirit…
‘Teen Wolf’ Heartthrob Keahu Kahuanui Cast in Gay Role on ‘The Originals’
As you may have noticed, MTV’s Teen Wolf is something of a revolving door for young Hollywood’s most promising gay…
Cocktail Music: ‘High Notes’ by Le Sera
This October, Le Sera kicks off their first-ever North American headliner tour at the Glasshouse in Pomona, CA, in support of their…
Cocktail Music: ‘Dancing on My Own’ by Jake McMullen
Leave it to Nashville singer-songwriter Jake McMullen to strip away the synths on Robyn’s “Dancing On My Own” and leave listeners…
Cocktail Music: Frank Infatuation by Real Numbers
Last night, Real Numbers announced their debut full-length album Wordless Wonder, due out October 14 off Slumberland Records. The band also…
Cocktail Music: Worship (Todd Terry Remix) by Years & Years
What’s not to love about English singer-songwriter Olly Alexander and his totally queer trio, Years & Years? Just when you thought…
Lily Tomlin to be Honored with SAG Lifetime Achievement Award
It’s been a long time coming, but Lily Tomlin receive one of the biggest entertainment industry awards, the SAG Life Achievement…
Cocktail Music: Moods by Sonny & The Sunsets
On their sixth official full-length recording, Sonny & The Sunsets joined forces with producer Merrill Garbus (tUnE-yArDs) to create Moods Baby Moods, their…
YouTuber Sam Tsui Ties The Knot in Wedding Music Video
After tying the knot with a wedding that took fans by surprise in April, YouTube-star Sam Tsui and his husband Casey Breves…
Cocktail Music: ‘Heart Speaks’ by Frank Gamble
Hot off an exclusive with BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac, London duo Frank Gamble dropped a club-friendly remix of their new single, “Heart Speaks,”…
Tiffany ‘New York’ Pollard Set to Host a New Gay Dating Show
Be still, my gay beating heart: Flavor of Love‘s Tiffany “New York” Pollard is back where she belongs, seated atop her reality…
Rock Star: Asteroid Named After Queen’s Freddie Mercury
Just when you thought Freddie Mercury’s flame couldn’t burn just the teeniest bit brighter, the Queen frontman goes and becomes an…
Colton Haynes Tearfully Accepts Human Rights Campaign’s Visibility Award
On August 27, Teen Wolf and Arrow actor Colton Haynes was awarded the Human Right Campaign’s Visibility Award for his…
Movies and Royals Shine at LA’s First TransNation Festival
The TransNation Festival launched its premiere edition in Los Angeles this weekend, merging a slate of excellent trans-themed films from…
Shanghai Crowns First Mr. Gay China
With an outpouring of votes, Meng Fanyu is China’s first-ever Mr. Gay, in the country’s only pagaent to not be…
Alicia Keys Releases Gay Love Song In New Album ‘HERE’
A heavy beat plays over the lilting piano melody, badum-bum, like a heartbeat. Then Alicia Keys sings, “What they’re gonna do ’cause…
Tyler Oakley Reveals New Talk Show on Ellen
Youtuber, activist, and LGBT icon Tyler Oakley has long been a powerful voice to gay youths online through his videos.…
Chris Pine and Barbra Streisand? The Video We’d Never Thought We’d See
Barbra Streisand’s 39th album is chockablock with Hollywood icons (Anne Hathaway, Daisy Ridley, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, and many more),…
Dolly Parton Says ‘You Need To Come On Out’
Country superstar Dolly Parton has long been a friend to the LGBT community and her many gay fans. In a…
Sainsbury’s Christmas Ad Features Gay Parents and Multiracial Families
We’ve all heard James Corden belting on his Carpool Karaoke series on The Late Late Show. Now, he’s brought his voice to Sainsbury’s…
Ellen Page and Kate Mara to Star in Romantic Drama ‘Mercy’
Ellen Page and Kata Mara are to star as star-crossed lovers in Israeli filmmaker Tali Shalom’s Mercy, Variety reports. Principal photography is slated to…
This Fleeky High School Senior Took His Yearbook Photo with a Ring Light
Earlier this week, makeup artist and all-around fierce high schooler James Charles went down in yearbook-photo history by bringing a fabulous…
It’s Madonna’s Turn to Carpool Karaoke with James Corden
Madonna is the latest celebrity songstress to join Jame Corden on a musical drive throughout LA. The 58-year-old appeared on The Late…
Marriott Sponsors a Pokemon Go Player’s Trip Around the World
Marriott Rewards is getting in on the world’s wacky obsession with Pokemon Go by sponsoring one player’s trip around the globe, all…
Tilda Swinton, Chloë Grace Moretz, Dakota Johnson, and Mia Goth Cast in Remake of ‘Suspiria’
It may be another remake that no one asked for (can you mess with perfection?), but a remake of Dario…
A Match Made in Prison, ‘Orange is the New Black’ Series Writer and Samira Wiley Marry
Samira Wiley, better known as Pussey Washington, married Orange is the New Black writer Lauren Moreli in a wedding described as a…
Lesbian Olympians Face In-Match Slurs
Now more than ever, LGBT athletes are coming out to play at the Olympics. But Rio may not present the…
‘Eat, Pray, Love’ Author Elizabeth Gilbert Comes Out
In a Facebook post that’s already making the rounds online at a lightning-fast pace, Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert has…
Happy Birthday Shirley Bassey!
When it comes to Divas, Dame Shirley Bassey is at the top of our list. Her concerts are legendary and…
Cocktail Music—SSION
SSION, pronounced “shun” is a musical group unlike many others. Vocalist Cody Critcheloe and his band of characters formed in…