Music Sam Smith praised for ‘fabulous’ BBC Proms performance Sam Smith has been praised for their ‘fabulous’ BBC Proms performance, wearing a custom-made Vivienne Westwood gown by Andreas Kronthaler. As they opened the show they said: ‘I have been thinking about this since I was a kid, and I just want to say to the BBC and everyone here. Thank you for having By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride 201 Dance Company to release annual Brighton & Hove Pride video to Sam Smith and Madonna’s ‘Vulgar’ The video will also feature queer icons Dolly Rocket and Dave the Bear and drag artists Ex-Girlfriend, Alik, Ophelia Payne and King Sammy Silver. As well as the inclusion of a drag king, who are often unrepresented or overlooked by the media, the video will feature queen families, trans individuals By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Music #DaleyPOP: Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock is bringing UK Garage music back whilst Sam Smith and Madonna are VULGAR😍 Music has been embedded in my life ever since I was in the womb, my Mum and Dad basically raised me on music, especially POP music! I grew up listening to Madonna, Mariah Carey, Kylie Minogue, Spice Girls, Britney Spears….even AQUA! I loveeee sharing my favourite songs and album every month with the By Dale Melita • 7 min read
Arts COLUMN: It’s… #DALEYPOP! #DaleyPop shares his favourite POP tracks with a sprinkling of Shania Twain, a splash of Nicky Doll, and a whole LOAD of Björk. By Contributor • 5 min read
Arts Sam Smith, Elliot Page and Harry Styles lead British LGBT Awards shortlist Dozens of LGBTQ+ celebrities, allies and queer TV shows have been nominated for the upcoming British LGBT Awards. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Naya Rivera Arts GLAAD Media Awards pay tribute to the late Naya Rivera GLAAD’s 32nd annual Media Awards saw a tribute to late LGBTQ+ icon Naya Rivera. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts Sam Smith criticises BRIT awards for non-binary exclusion Sam Smith has criticised the BRIT awards which pushed back plans to eliminate gendered categories. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Features & Longread OPINION: The Gays of Twitter Strike Again It’s the day after the academy awards and amongst the news that Leonardo DiCaprio had finally won the best actor Oscar, bleating, shady comments and pitchforks in hand were to be seen on Twitter as the gay community were up in arms. By Tommy The Queer Historian • 3 min read
