{"id":2461016,"date":"2026-06-15T21:46:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T21:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2461016"},"modified":"2026-06-15T21:46:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T21:46:29","slug":"5-new-songs-you-need-to-hear-to-celebrate-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/5-new-songs-you-need-to-hear-to-celebrate-pride\/","title":{"rendered":"5 new songs you need to hear to celebrate Pride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ttsIcon-cIBsl\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 6 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"toggletip-tKLKF ttsToggleTip-DSCNQ\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"toggletipInfoButton-yoX4E\" aria-label=\"More information\" aria-controls=\":R89qn5:\" aria-describedby=\":R89qn5:\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M11 7H13V9H11V7ZM11 11H13V17H11V11ZM12 2C6.48 2 2 6.48 2 12C2 17.52 6.48 22 12 22C17.52 22 22 17.52 22 12C22 6.48 17.52 2 12 2ZM12 20C7.59 20 4 16.41 4 12C4 7.59 7.59 4 12 4C16.41 4 20 7.59 20 12C20 16.41 16.41 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/music\/topic\/Tag\/Songs%20You%20Need%20To%20Hear\" target=\"_blank\">Songs you need to hear<\/a>\u00a0is CBC Music&#8217;s weekly list of hot new Canadian tracks. This week, we&#8217;re celebrating Pride with new music from 2SLGBTQ+ musicians.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Scroll down to discover\u00a0the songs\u00a0our producers are loving right now.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\" custom content\" class=\"customHtml\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Physical Fanpage, Ralph<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"youtube\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Physical Fanpage\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nUKJQsT7_-Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been trying to write a love song for my parents for years, but \u2018I love you\u2019 almost felt too small? Too basic? How do you tell someone who\u2019s been your backbone since day one that you value them more than anything?\u201d Ralph asked in a caption <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZatgAoo6Fq\/\" target=\"_blank\"><u>on her Instagram<\/u><\/a>. Thus, <em>Physical Fanpage<\/em>, a companion single to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-N7Cf6N-u0g\" target=\"_blank\"><u><em>Love Nouveau<\/em><\/u><\/a> featuring R\u00eave, was born. Starting with tender guitar plucking and a voice recording of Ralph\u2019s father giving her a pre-show pep talk, <em>Physical Fanpage<\/em> is an ode to the little and small ways the Toronto pop singer\u2019s parents have shown up for her over the years: \u201cYou\u2019ve got me and I know it\/ Always in the front row.\u201d After the first chorus, the tempo picks up and the song turns into a glimmering breakbeat track as Ralph basks in the reciprocal love her parents have imbued her with. It\u2019s both heartfelt and fun, and a reminder of how fortunate we are to have people in our corner. Ralph\u2019s second album, <em>Love Nouveau<\/em> is out in November. Beforehand, she\u2019ll be performing at the opening night of Toronto Pride on June 26 and at Halifax Pride on July 24. \u2014 <em>Kelsey Adams<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ulysse, Jean-Michel Blais<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"youtube\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jean-Michel Blais - &amp;apos;ulysse&amp;apos;\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bXtboek7KpM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a decade since Quebec composer and pianist Jean-Michel Blais released his critically acclaimed debut album, <em>II<\/em>, and he&#8217;s marking the occasion with his most ambitious project to date. <em>Mirador<\/em>, his fourth record, will arrive on Sept. 25, and <em>Ulysse<\/em> is our first taste, a piece that opens with the full range of a 12-person baroque choir before Blais&#8217; piano takes the lead, guiding us through a vibrant dreamscape in just three minutes. <em>Mirador<\/em>, a word for lookout in Spanish, is Blais fully embracing his younger self, a musical kid, and a queer person with Tourette&#8217;s, as he explained via press release, who hid in his imaginary lookouts. The visuals for <em>Ulysse<\/em>, of a young child holding a flashlight under a blanket to read past bedtime, is a window into this sentiment: with <em>Ulysse<\/em>, Blais is letting us into his inner world. &#8220;The sensation of stepping out of a wardrobe, a renewed coming out, and freedom appears, not as promise, but as chosen risk, as adventure willingly embraced,&#8221; as he described. <!-- -->\u2014 <em>Holly Gordon<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Gas Station Lover, Lennikim<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"youtube\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gas Station Lover\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bOnJkEJaAQ8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGot those blue jeans\/ You just kill me\/ You can drive me anywhere,\u201d sings Quebec pop sensation Lennikim on his dreamy new single <em>Gas Station Lover<\/em>, painting a romantic picture of steamy moments in cars and pawn shops. Produced co-written by Connor Seidel (the Beaches, Charlotte Cardin) the sweet track feels like a coming-of-age film that captures the rush of a new infatuation. On <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYZvPrHpCln\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Instagram<\/u><\/a>, Lennikim explained that the track is about the idealized, shiny version of someone we build up in our heads, writing: \u201cTo be a gas station lover is to choose fantasy over reality, because the fantasy is always more exciting.\u201d And the lyrics adeptly immerse the listener in a picturesque relationship: \u201cWe could shop at Trader Joe\u2019s, hit the rodeo,\u201d he muses, fuelling the escapism. Sonically, it\u2019s very reminiscent of Troye Sivan\u2019s <em>Blue Neighbourhood<\/em> era with glowing synths and mellow vocals. With the dreamy imagery and palpable yearning, it\u2019s a sweet dream of a song, full of hope. <em>\u2014 Natalie Harmsen<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>High Body Count, Vivica\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"youtube\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HIGH BODY COUNT\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kTmMU2DNU9M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Last month, Vivek Shraya unveiled her latest project and alter ego: Vivica. Described as &#8220;a horny, chaotic, shapeshifting nepo baby with zero interest in respectability,&#8221; Vivica is where Shraya gets to channel pleasure, fantasy and ego in an act of defiance against the ongoing violence and threats against the transgender community. &#8220;I&#8217;ve often been inspired by the wound. I find the most painful place, dig deeper, and then resurface with art,&#8221; Shraya wrote <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX_1zLCjRXP\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\"><u>in a statement<\/u><\/a>. &#8220;I wondered what would happen if I went to a place I hadn&#8217;t explored before: the extreme opposite of pain.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Vivica&#8217;s self-titled album is a bold, unabashed display of desire and carnality. Highlight <em>High Body Count<\/em> is a slightly more tender moment, its shimmering synths providing a backdrop to a casual sexual encounter as Shraya repeats: &#8220;When you lie back, I am just a body in the night\/ When I cry out, you are just a body in the night.&#8221; While Shraya&#8217;s not as domineering here as she is on the album&#8217;s frenetic opener, there&#8217;s still an undeniable sense of control and power. Those hard and soft elements come together beautifully on <em>High Body Count<\/em>, a synth-pop gem that brings together the best of Shraya&#8217;s two worlds. \u2014 <em>Melody Lau<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Signs, DijahSB and Kwncy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"youtube\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Signs\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VJuzos9Ubb4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On <em>The Signs<\/em>, Toronto\u2019s DijahSB and Kwncy paired up for a groovy exploration of the uncertainty that comes with chasing love in the city. On their opening verse DijahSB dives into the necessity to move with caution when trying to navigate the dating scene: \u201cHeart gets broke so often\/ Love life feels so toxic\/ Now shit feels so awkward\/ Back to the streets like clockwork.\u201d The Keys and Krates-produced track bobs and weaves through punctuated percussion and vocal samples, as Kwnycy\u2019s earwormy chorus grooves over the rhythm, and although dating may end with being strung along, she concedes that the ride may be worth it. <em>The Signs<\/em> is the first single from DijahSB\u2019s upcoming album, which follows their 2024 Polaris-shortlisted album <em>The Flower That Knew. <\/em>\u00a0\u2014 <em>KA<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cbc.ca \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article Estimated 6 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. 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