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Queer Music Summer: New Albums Drop!
15 Jun
Summary
- Queer artists like Hayley Kiyoko and Adam Lambert are releasing new music.
- Zolita's album draws inspiration from a kundalini yoga cult experience.
- Summer 2026 features a diverse lineup of LGBTQ+ album releases.
Summer 2026 is shaping up to be a vibrant period for LGBTQ+ music with a host of new albums slated for release.
Hayley Kiyoko's "Girls Like Girls" soundtrack, released on June 12, offers shimmering pop inspired by sapphic romance. Kelela's "New Avatar," due July 10, promises a return to her indie roots and features a collaboration with PinkPantheress.
Adam Lambert's self-titled album, also out July 10, delves into '90s and early '00s influences. Steve Lacy's "Oh Yeah?" arrives July 17, exploring themes of displacement and self-discovery. Grammy-winning artist Syd is releasing "Beard" on the same date, described as a "coming of age album."
Zolita's "Hell's Belles," set for August 28, draws heavily from her six years in a kundalini yoga cult, with a campy music video already released. Mykki Blanco will close out the season on September 4 with "Cafe Paradiso," an album aimed at "artsky kids" and "cosmopolitan aesthetes."
