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Contents:
- LIL NAS X MAK HISTORY AS FIRST OPENLY GAY BLACK ARTIST TO W AT CMA AWARDS
- 40 BT GAY SGERS & MICIANS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ+ SGERS)
- 2ND OPENLY GAY BLACK SGER ON MOTOWN RERDS CARL BEAN HAS DIED, WHO WAS THE FIRST?
LIL NAS X MAK HISTORY AS FIRST OPENLY GAY BLACK ARTIST TO W AT CMA AWARDS
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He is the first openly gay black artist to do so. Country sgers Shane McAnally and Brandy Clark, both of whom are whe and openly gay, shared the 2014 song of the year CMA Award wh Kacey Mgrav for “Follow Your Arrow.
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40 BT GAY SGERS & MICIANS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ+ SGERS)
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2ND OPENLY GAY BLACK SGER ON MOTOWN RERDS CARL BEAN HAS DIED, WHO WAS THE FIRST?
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