Queer Music News is a smattering of what’s going on in music by LGBTQ+ artists and the artists we love. Here’s a wrap-up of new music we’ve received in recent days for your Monday Mixtape.
MIKA drops new single ahead of album and tour
Multi-platinum, BRIT Award-winning, and GRAMMY-nominated pop singer MIKA released the official music video for his new single “Immortal Love” just before the end of the year. The song comes from his new album Hyperlove, his first English-language studio album since 2019. The album will drop on Jan. 23 via Republic Records.
The new single follows the track “Modern Times,” that marked the beginning of MIKA’s new era.
To support the ne record, MIKA will tour North America this spring. The Spinning Out Tour North America launches April 29, in Boston. The tour stops in Dallas on May 9 where he will headline The Bomb Factory in Deep Ellum. Tickets for the show are available here.
Watch the video for “Immortal Love” below:
RAEGAN previews new EP with the single “RAEGAN CORE”
On Jan. 7, pop singer RAEGAN released the single “RAEGAN CORE” which also serves as the title track from her forthcoming EP out this summer. She mixes a musical theater vibe with forward-thinking pop. Her music mixes queer girl vibes with theater kid ebullience.
“I wrote this song about being a campy girl in the city, claiming the night like it’s my stage and refusing to dim for anyone,” she said in the single’s announcement.
Watch the video for “RAEGAN CORE” below:
Indie artist Kara Major gives sick beats with “Gay in the Light”
Kara Major, LGBTQ+ activist and electronica artist released her new single, “Gay in the Light” in November. The dub beat track also serves as the singer’s coming-out anthem.
Listen to “Gay in the Light” below:
Concert calendar:
Jan. 17: BRESH at SILO Dallas.
Jan. 17: Carlita at It’ll Do Nightclub.
Jan. 21: Austra at Club Dada.
Jan. 23: MANIA – The ABBA Tribute at Majestic Theatre.
Jan. 24: Dr. Fresch at SILO Dallas.
Feb. 6: Bill Murray, Blood Brothers at Majestic Theatre.
Feb. 7: Felix Da Housecat at It’ll Do Nightclub.
Feb. 7: New Edition, Boyz II Men, Toni Braxton at American Airlines Center.
Feb. 13: Fantasia at Dickies Arena.
Feb. 22: Chaka Khan, Stephanie Mills, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle at Dickies Arena.
Feb. 27: Aimee Mann at Longhorn Ballroom.
Feb. 28: Jeremy Jordan & Age of Madness at Club Dada.
Feb. 28-March 1: Lady Gaga at Dickies Arena.
March 3: Nine Inch Nails at American Airlines Center.
May 3: Maren Morris at the Majestic.
–Rich Lopez
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