Lil Nas X spurred dozens of thk piec, broke Billboard chart rerds, me out as gay and earned six Grammy nomatns. What did you do this year?
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- LIL NAS X MAK GRAMMY HISTORY AS THE FIRST OPENLY GAY RAPPER NOMATED TOP TEGORI
- LIL NAS X MAK HISTORY AS FIRST OPENLY GAY BLACK ARTIST TO W AT CMA AWARDS
- OSRS: SAM SMH ISN’T THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MAN TO W
LIL NAS X MAK GRAMMY HISTORY AS THE FIRST OPENLY GAY RAPPER NOMATED TOP TEGORI
* gay grammy winners *
Some of the most memorable Grammy performanc of all time have e om gay, bisexual, and lbian year, Lil Nas X, The Brothers Osborne, and Brandi Carlile are performg. Will one of them be the next legendary gay performance at the Grammys? Emem helped end homophobia 2001 when he performed his song "Stan" at the Grammys wh inic gay sger Elton John steppg for the hook.
Even though the song is technilly about a ranged and obssive fan wh a gay csh on Emem who murrs his girliend, was an overall posive for gay reprentatn. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis performed their Ally Anthem "Same Love" wh queer sger Mary Lambert while Queen Latifah officiated 33 gay marriag.
One gay in to another, Miley Cys joed the origal legend Elton John at the 60th Grammys 2018 to sg the classic Elton h "Ty Dancer. In the end, the famo gay in and Tim Rice won for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?
LIL NAS X MAK HISTORY AS FIRST OPENLY GAY BLACK ARTIST TO W AT CMA AWARDS
Lil Nas X beme the first openly gay black mician to w at the Country Mic Assn. Awards for his h "Old Town Road." * gay grammy winners *
Smh, who intifi as gay and non-bary, wrote a song lled "Wrg's on the Wall" for the 2015 Jam Bond movie, "Spectre, " wh fellow songwrer Jimmy Nap. "I stand here as a proud, gay man and I hope one day we n all stand as equals, " Smh said their speech. While acceptg the Amy Award, Smh wrongly said they were the first gay person to w an Osr, which was met wh backlash on social media.
Ball, an openly gay man, wrote "Amerin Bety, " which follows a suburban father who be terted his dghter's bt iend. Black wrote the 2008 movie "Milk, " which starred Sean Penn as Harvey Milk, a lol polician San Francis who fought for gay rights before beg assassated.
"To all the gay and lbian kids out there tonight who have been told they are ls than by their church or by ernment or by their fai, you are betiful, wonrful creatur, " he add.
OSRS: SAM SMH ISN’T THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MAN TO W
The openly gay filmmaker won another Amy Award 2003 for bt origal screenplay for his film "Talk to Her.
In 1985, Epste won the Amy Award for directg "The Tim of Harvey Milk, " a documentary that follows the gay polician's life before his assassatn. Legendary gay artists like Melissa Etheridge, The Indigo Girls, Ricky Mart, Elton John, and Gee Michael have all won at least one of the prtig mic award.
The lead sger and mician for English rock band Bloc Party is another fluential gay artist whout a sgle Grammy w. Gay sger Perfume Geni got his first ever nomatn as a part of the the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' song "Sptg Off the Edge of The World, " which was nomated for Bt Alternative Mic Getty Imag. “Right On Time” is also nomated for Bt Pop Solo Performance, the first time a gay woman is nomated for the award.