iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns sits down with queer-identifying musical artists during Pride Month to have conversations about their personal journey, queer perspectives in the industry, labels, etc.
Semler on Coming Out in The Church, Hitting #1 and Being a Role Model
Semler is the first openly queer artist to hit #1 on the Christian music chart, which just happened yesterday!
They have always used their voice to relate to others who have also grown up queer and in the church.
Shannon sat down with Semler to talk about coming out in the church, being a role model, and entering the Christian music industry while also not being accepted by most people in it.
Hear & Queer is a Podcast featuring iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns sitting down with queer-identifying musical artists during Pride Month, having conversations about their personal journey, queer perspectives in the industry, labels and more.
29 Jun 2023
Bronze Avery on Finding His Voice Through Music, Racism within the Queer Community
Bronze Avery is here and is ready to make history with his music. As a black, queer artist, who spent a good chunk of his upbringing in Florida, Bronze discusses his upbringing as a Navy brat, how he found his voice through his music, racism within the queer community, and being perceived as a queer artist.
Hear & Queer is a Podcast featuring iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns sitting down with queer-identifying musical artists during Pride Month, having conversations about their personal journey, queer perspectives in the industry, labels and more.
28 Jun 2023
Ralph on Self-Discovery, Allyship and Coming out & New Music
Ralph is a singer/songwriter from Toronto and has been releasing music since 2015.
We talk about Ralph being referred to as an “ally” rather than a queer artist during her come up, her self discovery and coming out journey, as well as how we both met our now partners. Her new EP “222” comes out on June 30th!
Hear & Queer is a Podcast featuring iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns sitting down with queer-identifying musical artists during Pride Month, having conversations about their personal journey, queer perspectives in the industry, labels and more.
28 Jun 2023
Peach PRC on Her Coming Out Story, "Perfect for You", Paris Hilton, Who Would Play Her in a Movie!
Peach PRC sits down for an interview with iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns to talk about her record "Manic Dream Pixie" North American/Australian culture shock and her recent TikTok Ban!
Peach PRC tells shannon about her dreams growing up to become a professional musician, reinventing the Paris Hilton classic "Stars Are Blind" as "Perfect for You" Enrique Iglesias' "Escape" and her connection with Bonnie McKee and Ava Max!
Peach PRC tells Shannon her coming out story, and how her journey has helped her obtain a better sense of self!
Peach PRC and Shannon Burns talk about Queer Representation in Media, and who would play her in a movie!
Peach PRC and Shannon talk about misinformation on TikTok, and some crazy things she's heard about herself
Hear & Queer is a Podcast featuring iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns sitting down with queer-identifying musical artists during Pride Month, having conversations about their personal journey, queer perspectives in the industry, labels and more.
27 Jun 2023
Rêve on Pride Performances, Coming Out, Becoming the Performer She is Today!
Rêve grew up in Montreal and has seen massive success with her music in the last few years. She first shared her queerness with her audience with her song 'Tongue' and has since seen success with songs like Ctrl + Alt + Delete, Headphones and Whitney.
Rêve is coming off of performing at Pride in Toronto and caught up with Shannon to talk about her coming out journey, jobs she had before doing music full time and how performing at weddings helped her be the performer she is today.
Hear & Queer is a Podcast featuring iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns sitting down with queer-identifying musical artists during Pride Month, having conversations about their personal journey, queer perspectives in the industry, labels and more.
23 Jun 2023
Pride Panel: Priyanka, T. Thomason, Leandra Earl, Mint Simon on 2SLGBTQIA+ issues in the Music Biz
iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns sits down with four prominent Canadian Queer artists Priyanka (Canada's Drag Race, eTalk), Leandra Earl (The Beaches) Mint Simon, and T. Thomason (Sullivan's Crossing, The Launch) to discuss 2SLGBTQIA+. The panel discusses their coming out stories, safety online and in the real world, judgements of others in the business and in life, celebrity 'outings' and finding their voices as artists in the mainstream and the queer community.
22 Jun 2023
Mathew V on Bullying, Shame, and Being a Queer Artist in Jazz Music
Mathew V has taken the pop jazz world by storm. He was nominated for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year at last year’s Junos and just came out with a new album called “Anything Goes”! Mathew and I talk about the effects of bullying, experiences as a queer artist in the jazz world, and the shame that can come around dealing with your sexuality.
Hear & Queer is a Podcast featuring iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns sitting down with queer-identifying musical artists during Pride Month, having conversations about their personal journey, queer perspectives in the industry, labels and more.
21 Jun 2023
Karah from Pop-Indie Band Valley on Being a Queer Artist in 2023
Valley is a pop-indie band from Toronto that was nominated for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the 2020 Junos! Karah can be found behind the drum kit and lending her vocals to the group that has seen a ton of success, especially in the past few years. Shannon caught up with Karah to talk about what it means to be a queer artist in 2023, labels, and how you don’t always need one, plus so much more!
Hear & Queer is a Podcast featuring iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns sitting down with queer-identifying musical artists during Pride Month, having conversations about their personal journey, queer perspectives in the industry, labels and more.
20 Jun 2023
James Baley on Queer Representation & Role Models, Connecting to Your Queer Community
James Baley is a Juno-winning music creator who combines his R&B, gospel, and electronic influences to create soulful reflections and exuberant dance tracks for the church, club, and vogue ballroom. James is also a figure in Toronto’s ballroom scene. In today’s episode, we talk about having representation and role models, accepting your queerness while growing up in the church and connecting to your queer community.
Hear & Queer is a Podcast featuring iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns sitting down with queer-identifying musical artists during Pride Month, having conversations about their personal journey, queer perspectives in the industry, labels and more.
15 Jun 2023
The Aces & The Beaches on Homophobic Fans, Fan Pressure to come out, Taking up Space
The Aces and The Beaches (or as they like to refer to themselves "The Baces") have a lot in common! Each group has a set of sisters, and each has members who are part of the LGBTQ+ community. In today's episode, I'm joined by two members of each group, Cristal and Alisa from The Aces, and Leandra and Jordan from The Beaches. Together we have a discussion about taking up space, fans trying to get celebrities to come out, dealing with homophobic "fans" and so much more!
Hear & Queer is a Podcast featuring iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns sitting down with queer-identifying musical artists during Pride Month, having conversations about their personal journey, queer perspectives in the industry, labels and more.
13 Jun 2023
Ryland James on Coming out Publicly and Growing up in a Religious Environment
Ryland James is a Canadian pop singer who released his first EP in 2020. He has opened for Alessia Cara and Snoop Dogg has even posted a video on his Instagram, praising Ryland’s singing abilities. Ryland also came out publicly in 2021. In today’s episode, we talk about what led to his decision to come out publicly and our shared experience of growing up in a religious environment while also trying to figure out our own sexualities.
Hear & Queer is a Podcast featuring iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns sitting down with queer-identifying musical artists during Pride Month, having conversations about their personal journey, queer perspectives in the industry, labels and more.
8 Jun 2023
Ria Mae on Parenthood, Tegan and Sara, and How Being Queer can be Exhausting
Ria Mae is a Juno-nominated singer/songwriter from Halifax, Nova Scotia, who has had massive success in the music industry with songs like Bend, Clothes Off, and Too Close. Shannon sits down with Ria to ask about getting into the music industry, being a parent, Tegan and Sara, posting on social media, and how being queer can be exhausting.
Hear & Queer is a Podcast featuring iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns sitting down with queer-identifying musical artists during Pride Month, having conversations about their personal journey, queer perspectives in the industry, labels and more.
6 Jun 2023
Jamie Fine on Queer Relationships, How Soon is TOO soon to U-haul with your partner!
Jamie Fine is an Ottawa-born singer, songwriter, and artist - she is smart, talented, and very funny!
Jamie was once part of the musical duo Elijah Woods x James Fine, but has since stepped out solo with a signature style of her own.
Jamie sits down with Shannon Burns to discuss their coming out stories, being in queer relationships, Ottawa's queer scene and how soon is too soon to U-haul with your partner.
Introducing Hear & Queer; A new Podcast featuring iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns sitting down with queer-identifying musical artists during Pride Month, having conversations about their personal journey, queer perspectives in the industry, labels and more.
1 Jun 2023
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