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A Great Big World is not aaid of gay and straight love, and that's unual for a mastream pop act the days. The duo talks about a new terview.

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A GREAT BIG WORLD'S NEW VIO CAPTUR GAY MAN'S RELATNSHIP WH DYG FATHER

Directed by Se Oh, the clip morn dance to nvey a story about a young gay man (alternately played by Ayd Eyikan and Travis Wall) and his actured relatnship wh a homophobic father (Col Cunliffe).

“I’ve spent many years therapy reflectg on my childhood trmas, ” said Kg, who is gay. The most provotive song may be “Everyone Is Gay, ” which the duo preach tolerance for people whose sexual inti are neher gay nor straight.

The discsn of “Everyone Is Gay” giv Axel and Vacro an opportuny to clarify they are not, fact, datg each other. "The fact that I was unfortable sgg , as someone who's gay, showed me and Ian that we have to spread this msage bee I shouldn't be sred to say what's pop mic.

A GREAT BIG WORLD FEARLSLY CELEBRAT GAY AND STRAIGHT LOVE ‘HOLD EACH OTHER’: LISTEN

"The duo's puttg the fishg touch on their sophomore LP and say that the album will still be classic A Great Big World, jt a b more "grown up.

Mil duo A Great Big World is not aaid of sgg about gay love, and that's unual for a mastream pop act the days. Their new track “Hold Each Other” featur sets of lyrics sung by Ian Axel, who is straight, and Chad Kg, who is gay.

Kg, who me out as gay eight years ago, told The Huffgton Post an terview that he and Axel didn't tend for “Hold Each Other” to be a polil statement. Instead, he hop the pronoun swap will ronate among listeners who have experienced the stris ma toward gay and lbian equaly over the past several years. “It was a ltle unfortable for me, even as someone who is gay, bee you're jt not ed to hearg that a pop song.

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HOT OFF THE HEELS OF THEIR DOUBLE-PLATUM SUCCS, THE NEW YORK DUO RELEASED THEIR LATT ALBUM IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? ON TUDAY (JANUARY 21).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT IF YOU'RE EXPECTG A BUNCH OF SONGS JT LIKE "SAY SOMETHG," YOU'RE FOR A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I WOULD SAY OUR SOUND IS UPBEAT, FUN, POSIVE MIC, MOSTLY," IAN AXEL TOLD MTV NEWS, NOTG THE EXCEPTN OF THEIR NAWAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BIS GETTG LOVE OM XTA, A GREAT BIG WORLD HAS RECEIVED A FLOOD OF ACLAS OM KELLY CLARKSON TO ONEREPUBLIC'S RYAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LOVE WHEN A GREAT SONG OUTTA NOWHERE & EXPLOS. KDA LIKE THIS: "SAY SOMETHG" BY @AGREATBIGWORLD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}— ONEREPUBLIC (@ONEREPUBLIC) NOVEMBER 6, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN ADDN TO "SAY SOMETHG," IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? ALSO CLUS THE MELODIC "SHORTY DON'T WA," THE JOYO "THIS IS THE NEW YEAR" (WHICH WAS VERED BY THE ST OF "GLEE") AND "EVERYONE IS GAY," AN ENERGETIC BUT POWERFUL SONG THE BAND TOOK ON TO HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR THEIR IENDS' LGBTQ SE OF THE SAME {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WE WISH WE HAD A SONG WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER TELLG EVERYTHG WAS OK AND WE N BE WHO WE ARE AND WE'RE BETIFUL," AXEL SAID, REMEMBERG THE TIM THEY WERE BULLIED THEIR YOUTH. "WE FELT LIKE WE WERE DOG SOMETHG RIGHT WH OUR TIME AND ENERGY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Also clus the melodic "Shorty Don't Wa, " the joyo "This is the New Year" (which was vered by the st of "Glee") and "Everyone is Gay, " an energetic but powerful song the band took on to help raise funds for their iends' LGBTQ se of the same name.

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