LGBT music
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LGBT music or stylized by others as GLBT music is music focusing on LGBT issues performed by LGBT
artists and performers. The lyrics are largely about empowerment
, same-sex relationship
s, love
, acceptance
, freedom
, gay pride
and the courage to "come out
" to the general public. Starting in the 2010s
, LGBT music became popular amongst Americans
and also became a trend. A festival of LGBT music, LGBT Music Festival, exists.. This is a reaction to the music's industry positions of earlier years.
recognizes the name LGBT music whereas the minorities stylized the genre as GLBT music. The origin of the genre arose during the 1980s, when Dance
, House
and Freestyle
music domintated the music world in the United States. LGBT artists began performing popular music in their own ways, giving the name "LGBT music"
LGBT music became a popular trend and genre starting in the 2010s with Lady Gaga
, Kesha
, Adam Lambert
and Ricky Martin
opening doors for other LGBTs in the music world.
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
artists and performers. The lyrics are largely about empowerment
Empowerment
Empowerment refers to increasing the spiritual, political, social, racial, educational, gender or economic strength of individuals and communities...
, same-sex relationship
Same-sex relationship
A same-sex relationship is a relationship between two persons of the same sex and can take many forms, from romantic and sexual, to non-romantic close relationships. The term is mainly associated with gay and lesbian people...
s, love
Love
Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...
, acceptance
Acceptance
Acceptance is a person's agreement to experience a situation, to follow a process or condition without attempting to change it, protest, or exit....
, freedom
Freedom
-Philosophy:* Free will, the ability to make choices* Political freedom, in the context of the relationship of the individual to the state* Economic freedom-Computing:...
, gay pride
Gay pride
LGBT pride or gay pride is the concept that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people should be proud of their sexual orientation and gender identity...
and the courage to "come out
Coming out
Coming out is a figure of speech for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people's disclosure of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity....
" to the general public. Starting in the 2010s
2010s in music
For music from a year in the 2010s, go to 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19This article describes trends in popular music in the 2010s....
, LGBT music became popular amongst Americans
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and also became a trend. A festival of LGBT music, LGBT Music Festival, exists.. This is a reaction to the music's industry positions of earlier years.
Origin of the term
The majority of the gay worldGay community
The gay community, or LGBT community, is a loosely defined grouping of LGBT and LGBT-supportive people, organizations and subcultures, united by a common culture and civil rights movements. These communities generally celebrate pride, diversity, individuality, and sexuality...
recognizes the name LGBT music whereas the minorities stylized the genre as GLBT music. The origin of the genre arose during the 1980s, when Dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
, House
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
and Freestyle
Freestyle music
Freestyle or Latin freestyle, sometimes referred to as Latin hip hop, is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in the early 1980s. Mostly popular during the mid 80s to the early 90s...
music domintated the music world in the United States. LGBT artists began performing popular music in their own ways, giving the name "LGBT music"
LGBT artists
- see also: LGBT musicians
LGBT music became a popular trend and genre starting in the 2010s with Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
, Kesha
Kesha
Kesha village is a small village nestled in the mountains of Yongshun County, northwestern Hunan province, China, located at latitude 29 05' 50", longitude 109 57' 9". The name is pronounced in Standard Chinese. The official language is Manderin Chinese....
, Adam Lambert
Adam Lambert
Adam Mitchel Lambert is an American singer, songwriter, and actor from San Diego, California. In May 2009, he finished as the runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol...
and Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin
Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
opening doors for other LGBTs in the music world.