Fans have been thrust into a new Taylor Swift era with her latest release, The Tortured Poets Department. But one listener might not be so thrilled about the new album, as Matty Healy has responded to his alleged “diss track”. In a video which went viral online, The 1975 frontman was captured walking past paparazzi in Los Angeles, US on 24 April when he was asked about the “Taylor diss track”. The singer-songwriter chuckled before responding, “My diss track? Oh! I haven’t really listened to that much of it, but I’m sure it’s good.” While the person behind the camera doesn’t explicitly name whi ..read more

Singer, songwriter and all around icon Billie Eilish has opened up about her journey in coming to terms with her sexuality, including realising when she wanted her “face in a vagina”. The “What Was I Made For” singer made headlines in December after a reporter asked the Grammy winning artist about her sexuality on the red carpet of a Variety Hitmakers event. Eilish then slammed the headlines, singling out the reporter and asking them – and anyone else with questions on the topic – to “leave me alone”. A few months later, and Eilish has continued to make sapphics across the globe very, very hap ..read more

Singer Daniel Bedingfield has opened up about his sexuality for at a recent gig, discussing a “man [he] loved” and stating that you “had to be gay or straight” during his pop heyday. Originally reported by the MailOnline, Bedingfield made the remarks at a concert at the London Palladium to celebrate 22 years of his breakout hit, “Gotta Get Thru This”, on Tuesday (23 April). “In my era, you had to be gay or straight, or f**k you,” Bedingfield said, before revealing that his song “Borderline” is an ode to a woman, that he co-wrote with a “man [he] loved”. “I wrote this song with a man I loved ab ..read more

If you can’t make it to Malmö, Sweden for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, Olly Alexander‘s hometown has put together the next best thing: and his mum Vicki is helping promote the event. The It’s a Sin star is being celebrated in his hometown of Coleford, Gloucestershire with a huge Eurovision party. GloucestershireLive reported that the Coleford Eurovision party is being held to enthusiastically support Alexander when he steps onto the Eurovision stage representing the UK on 11 May. The 33-year-old queer musician will be performing his new song “Dizzy”. Olly Alexander is one of several LGBTQ ..read more

Pop superstar Katy Perry is being slammed by her LGBTQ+ fans for thanking Tesla founder Elon Musk for sending her a new Cybertruck car. In a post on X/Twitter, which is currently owned by Musk, Perry shared a photo of herself standing in front of her army green Cybertruck, her hand placed on its bonnet.  She unfortunately captioned it with “thx for the delivery @elonmusk,” alongside a hashtag reading “idol”, in reference to her role as an American Idol judge. In the replies, Musk was there to tell her that the Cybertruck “looks good” – despite around 4,000 of them having to be recalled by ..read more

Taylor Swift has explained why she wanted to write a song about Clara Bow, the Roaring Twenties actress and sex symbol who was rumoured to be bisexual. Ever since the music superstar announced The Tortured Poets Department at the Grammy Awards in February, fans have questioned why she wrote a song entitled “Clara Bow” – the actress who retired from fame little more than 10 years after appearing in her first film, Beyond The Rainbow, in 1922. Dubbed America’s first “It girl”, Bow was seen as a Hollywood sex symbol who led a life of wild parties and fan adoration – she reportedly received as man ..read more

UK Eurovision entrant and Years & Years singer Olly Alexander is set to make a cameo in an upcoming episode of BBC soap EastEnders. In the scenes, the queer musician, 33, will step into EastEnders’ famous boozer The Queen Vic for a pint after rehearsing for the Eurovision Song Contest near Albert Square. He’ll surprise the local punters as he rocks up and reunites with his old friend, Johnny Carter (Charlie Suff), with the residents set to rave about his approaching Eurovision performance. Alexander will represent the UK at the legendary song contest in Malmö, Sweden, next month, performin ..read more

We’re in the midst of Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine era, and it seems that even fellow artists can’t escape the pure wonder of the album, as Tate McCrae covered the singer’s track “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)”. In a clip from one of the London stops on her Think Later Tour which went viral on X (formerly Twitter), the “greedy” hitmaker paid homage to the pop icon’s record-breaking album with a cover of the emotive single. Putting her extensive dance training to one side and instead relying on her wispy vocals and a chair, McRae sang an acoustic version of Grande’s heartbreaking ..read more

Billie Eilish could be set to rack up some Victory Royales after the queer singer confirmed she will be a playable character in the latest Fortnite update. The Bad Guy singer is set to join the likes of Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, and more as an purchasable character as part of the latest update to the video game. Parachuting to the main stage on 23 April, Eilish will debut in season three of Fortnite Festival – a Guitar Hero-style mini-game on Tuesday – alongside several of her songs. The performer confirmed rumours that she would join the game’s roster in a post on X/Twitter on Monday (22 Apri ..read more

The members of Ateez, a South Korean boy band, have recently been inundated with racist and homophobic comments on Instagram. Following successful Coachella performances and an invitation to attend a game at Dodgers Stadium, the official Instagram page of the K-pop group posted photos of four of its members – Yunho, Yeosang, Wooyoung, and Jongho – at the baseball game, only to be met with horrendous remarks. Several comments underneath the posts included racist and homophobic language towards the members, calling them “gay”, derogatorily referring to them as “ladies” – despite the fact they’re ..read more