Semler on Coming Out in The Church, Hitting #1 and Being a Role Model

Semler is the first openly queer artist to hit #1 on the Christian music chart, which just happened yesterday! They have always used their voice to relate to others who have also grown up queer and in the church. Shannon sat down with Semler to talk about coming out in the church, being a role mo…

Bronze Avery on Finding His Voice Through Music, Racism within the Queer Community

Bronze Avery is here and is ready to make history with his music. As a black, queer artist, who spent a good chunk of his upbringing in Florida, Bronze discusses his upbringing as a Navy brat, how he found his voice through his music, racism within the queer community, and being perceived as a quee…

Ralph on Self-Discovery, Allyship and Coming out & New Music

Ralph is a singer/songwriter from Toronto and has been releasing music since 2015. We talk about Ralph being referred to as an “ally” rather than a queer artist during her come up, her self discovery and coming out journey, as well as how we both met our now partners. Her new EP “222” comes out on…

Peach PRC on Her Coming Out Story, "Perfect for You", Paris Hilton, Who Would Play Her in a Movie!

Peach PRC sits down for an interview with iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns to talk about her record "Manic Dream Pixie"  North American/Australian culture shock and her recent TikTok Ban! Peach PRC tells shannon about her dreams growing up to become a professional musician, reinventing the Paris Hilton…

Rêve on Pride Performances, Coming Out, Becoming the Performer She is Today!

Rêve grew up in Montreal and has seen massive success with her music in the last few years. She first shared her queerness with her audience with her song 'Tongue' and has since seen success with songs like Ctrl + Alt + Delete, Headphones and Whitney. Rêve is coming off of performing at Pride in T…

Pride Panel: Priyanka, T. Thomason, Leandra Earl, Mint Simon on 2SLGBTQIA+ issues in the Music Biz

iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns sits down with four prominent Canadian Queer artists Priyanka (Canada's Drag Race, eTalk), Leandra Earl (The Beaches) Mint Simon, and T. Thomason (Sullivan's Crossing, The Launch) to discuss 2SLGBTQIA+. The panel discusses their coming out stories, safety online and in t…

Mathew V on Bullying, Shame, and Being a Queer Artist in Jazz Music

Mathew V has taken the pop jazz world by storm. He was nominated for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year at last year’s Junos and just came out with a new album called “Anything Goes”! Mathew and I talk about the effects of bullying, experiences as a queer artist in the jazz world, and the shame t…

Karah from Pop-Indie Band Valley on Being a Queer Artist in 2023

Valley is a pop-indie band from Toronto that was nominated for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the 2020 Junos! Karah can be found behind the drum kit and lending her vocals to the group that has seen a ton of success, especially in the past few years. Shannon caught up with Karah to talk about w…

James Baley on Queer Representation & Role Models, Connecting to Your Queer Community

James Baley is a Juno-winning music creator who combines his R&B, gospel, and electronic influences to create soulful reflections and exuberant dance tracks for the church, club, and vogue ballroom. James is also a figure in Toronto’s ballroom scene. In today’s episode, we talk about having represe…

The Aces & The Beaches on Homophobic Fans, Fan Pressure to come out, Taking up Space

The Aces and The Beaches (or as they like to refer to themselves "The Baces") have a lot in common! Each group has a set of sisters, and each has members who are part of the LGBTQ+ community. In today's episode, I'm joined by two members of each group, Cristal and Alisa from The Aces, and Leandra a…