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By the end of the LP, he stands proudly in his queerness and confidence like in the sexy, reggaeton-infused “Eslabón de Bombón.” As a gift for Pride month, Blue re-recorded a fan-favorite track as “Soy Tu Payaso Papi 3000” with a fresh ’80s pop-like angst.
Villano Antillano
Villano Antillano has become one of the most powerful queer voices in reggaeton and Latin trap music today.
Despite skepticism from his fashion industry peers, MANCANDY has dropped numerous pop-reggaeton bangers with videos that showcase his stylish designs, also scoring exciting collaborations with Tomasa del Real and Mexican urbano wunderkind BrunOG along the way.
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King Jedet
Making a splash alongside Ms.
Nina in femme empowerment anthem “Reinas,” King Jedet boldly introduced themselves to the world by spitting, “Soy un tío con vestido” over the song’s shimmering reggaeton beat. In 2021, she teamed up with Ana Macho for the trans-positive banger “Muñeca” and openly queer rapper Young Miko in the sassy “Vendetta.” Villano is the latest artist to collaborate with Argentine producer Bizarrap.
An openly gay woman, Miko raps unapologetically about the sensuality of queer courtship, as heard on the breezy bangers “Wiggy” and “Castigada.” The rapper says this bold queerness gives her work a strong individuality. Becerra’s second album La Nena De Argentina is due out later this year.
Tokischa
This past year, Tokischa toured the U.S.
and Latin America with her Popola Tour. Among the biggest Latin acts in the world right now are Anitta, Kali Uchis, María Becerra and Tokischa, who proudly represent for the LGBTQ+ community.
About the connection she shares with her LGBTQ+ fans, Anitta tells Billboard, “I think they are so lovely and supportive and at the same time, it’s like a big family.
Within a genre that I’ve listened to all my life, I had never heard a song where I could say, ‘Wow!
“I’ve had obstacles in my career, and they’ve been more on the industry level musically speaking with A&Rs, labels and music streaming platforms. RuPaul recently tweeted her support of Pabllo Vittar’s historic moment at Coachella. In “Dime Como Hago,” the openly bisexual artist sings in Spanish, “I know you’re tired of him / In the nights, you dream about this girl.” With the release of her debut album Animal, Becerra received a Latin Grammy Award nomination for best new artist.
Arca has created her own lane that’s authentically true to the visionary musician that she is.
5 Latin queer musicians to listen to during Hispanic Heritage Month, including Omar Apollo
These queer songbirds are bringing their sazón to the party.
Pop singer Omar Apollo, whose album “Ivory” featured heartfelt tales of same-sex romance, was up for best new artist at the 65th annual Grammy Awards in February.
As a transwoman and non-binary artist, Arca is doing away with the music industry’s need to box everything under different labels. The illustrator-turned-DJ identifies as non-binary, and their sets are exploratory sonic journeys that dip into reggaeton and ballroom while firmly rooted in disruptive intention and sweaty dance floor transcendence.
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Cultura
Cuban-American reggaetonera Cultura is determined to change the overwhelmingly male landscape of urbano music and she is drawing inspiration from game-changing reinas like Ivy Queen, as well as the soundtrack of her childhood upbringing in Miami.
The Venezuelan producer has become an important figure in EDM as the genre continues to evolve with her progressive songs.
“Sometimes as gay people we limit ourselves a lot from achieving our dreams because we believe they won’t happen on the basis of being gay,” he says. The fear only stops you.
Vittar is the most-followed drag queen on Instagram with over 12.6 million followers. The rising Venezuelan star went viral among the online LGBTQ+ community thanks to his sexy music video “Quítate La Ropa,” which showed guys perreando, or twerking, for him in a locker room. While Apollo prefers to not publicly label his sexuality, he has a history of being openly queer in his songs, going back to 2017’s “Beauty Boy.” On his debut album Ivory, Apollo is the most open he’s ever been about having relationships with men.
“Eventually, I was like: ‘I can’t live in service for other people. The Puerto Rican rapper has broken barriers as one of the first transgender artists in the Latin hip-hop scene. Becerra further explored queer love on her 2022 studio album “La Nena de Argentina” with the heartbreak anthem “Inspiradora.” Becerra takes pride in creating LGBTQ+ visibility for queer women through her music.