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June 19, 2026

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Five New Anthems That Defined Pride Month 2026

Pop music has always reflected and supported the LGBT community, giving people a way to express themselves and come together. From disco’s early days, which welcomed queer audiences, to today’s pop songs that celebrate identity, the genre has created spaces for joy and resistance. Stories of love, strength, and self-discovery become anthems that echo through Pride celebrations. As Pride Month 2026 wraps up, a new group of songs has stood out, blending catchy melodies, energetic production, and themes from queer life. These tracks shaped this year’s Pride soundtrack and captured its spirit of unity and freedom.

Here are five songs that stood out as the top Pride anthems of 2026.

Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter – “Bring Your Love”

This energetic collaboration is all about dancefloor freedom, with pulsing house beats and bold lyrics about strong connections and resilience. Released in spring 2026 as part of Madonna’s Confessions On A Dance Floor: Part II, the song took off after Madonna performed it live at a surprise free Pride Month concert in Times Square on June 4, in partnership with Grindr. The official music video, released June 15 and directed by TORSO with a cameo from Julia Garner, puts viewers in a lively nightclub full of dancing and attitude, reflecting the queer club culture at the heart of Pride. The song’s message of bringing love despite challenges really connects in LGBT spaces, where joy and community have always been powerful forms of resistance.

Watch the official music video:

Zara Larsson & Tyla – “Hot & Sexy (Girls Trip)”

This unapologetically bold and sensual track from Zara Larsson’s 2026 remix album Midnight Sun: Girls Trip delivers a confident celebration of female sensuality and self-assurance. Featuring South African star Tyla, the song’s infectious rhythm and empowering lyrics revolve around the iconic hook “Beautiful, fly, hot, and sexy.” The track directly samples the famous catchphrase from reality TV star Tiffany “New York” Pollard, who is widely regarded as a gay icon for her sharp wit, unfiltered personality, and enduring appeal within the LGBT community. Released in early May 2026 as part of the star-studded Girls Trip project, it quickly gained momentum heading into Pride Month. The official visualizer brings high-energy, sun-soaked visuals that match its playful yet fierce vibe. Critics have praised it as “radiant, sexy, and erotically charged,” highlighting how it pushes back against prudishness and celebrates women owning their desirability on their own terms, which is a message that resonates strongly within queer and feminist spaces during Pride.

Watch the official visualizer:

PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson – “Stateside”

This slick, viral remix mixes modern production with confident, uplifting energy, making it both futuristic and easy to dance to. The official music video, released in January 2026 and directed by Charlotte Rutherford, shows off the artists’ unique styles- PinkPantheress’s dreamy tartan world meets Larsson’s sparkling sequin vibe, creating a visual treat that fits right into Pride celebrations. The song appeared on many 2026 Pride playlists and “New Pride Anthems” lists, thanks to its bold attitude and club-ready beat. It’s a modern pop highlight that connects underground electronic music with mainstream sounds, showing how queer and queer-friendly artists keep shaping pop’s most exciting trends.

Watch the official music video:

Hayley Kiyoko – “Girls Like Girls”

Few songs carry the cultural weight of this sapphic classic, and many publications touted its 2026 revival through Hayley Kiyoko’s film Girls Like Girls (with a new version and full soundtrack released in June) made it feel more vital than ever. The song’s tale of queer longing and first love has been a touchstone for countless LGBT listeners since its debut, and the new lyric video, woven with scenes from the movie, breathed new life into it during Pride Month. Dubbed “Lesbian Jesus,” Kiyoko remains a trailblazer in queer pop. With the film’s mid-June 2026 release, the song became both a nostalgic anthem and a fresh invitation to embrace authentic love and self-acceptance. Its presence at this year’s Pride events reaffirmed its enduring legacy.

Watch the official lyric video (2026 motion picture version):

Tinashe – “No Broke Boys” (Disco Lines Remix)

This energetic dance remix turns the original into a true party anthem, with strong beats and lyrics about self-worth and not settling. It was featured in Tinashe’s own Pride 2026 (DJ Mix) on Apple Music, where she put together a special set for the month’s celebrations. The remix’s catchy disco-house vibe makes it perfect for clubs, parades, and after-parties, matching the freeing spirit of dance music that has always welcomed queer communities. While the original song has a visually striking music video, the remix’s popularity on the dancefloor and its spot in official Pride mixes made it a 2026 highlight. It’s the kind of song that gets everyone moving and ends a Pride playlist on a high note.

Stream/performances of the Disco Lines Remix (original video for reference):

May 8, 2026

May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 Mew Zikwryder

Giora Charts New Territory with the Release of FREEWAY EP

Giora is a London-based artist whose work includes singing, songwriting, production, performance, creative direction and sound art. On May 1, they released the FREEWAY EP on their own label, Holypop. Giora began their musical training in North London with classical piano, voice and music theory, later joining bands as a teenager. They studied orchestral composition at Juilliard in New York, which shaped their self-taught approach to electronic production and led to their debut release in 2020. Their 2023 album It’s So Quiet But I Hear You, received strong support from CLASH Magazine and features in NOTION and Wonderland Magazine. Giora has performed with artists such as Isabella Lovestory, Varg, Babynymph, Elisabeth Elektra, Puce Mary, Kelora and Felix Lee, and at events including CREEPY TEEPEE Festival in the Czech Republic, KWIA in Berlin, Bike Jesus in Prague, and London venues such as Gossamer Fog, Spanners, The Divine and The Glory. They have created sound installations for exhibitions at Rich Mix and Stanley Arts, and run Holypop, a label that promotes live events for queer experimental artists from the UK and Europe.

The FREEWAY EP explores experimental pop, addressing themes of existentialism, liberation, personal power and truth. It is one of Giora’s most revealing works and will appeal to fans of Depeche Mode, SOPHIE and Charli XCX. Produced and mixed by Giora with Czech producer Oliver Torr, and mastered by Canadian composer Zac Tiessen, the record opens with the title track’s syncopated drums, swirling synths and deep bassline. It continues with ‘EARTHQUAKE,’ featuring rave-inspired synths and a sweeping soundscape, followed by the vulnerable ‘POWER CANDY’ with lush synths, a breakbeat chorus and guitar motif. The stripped-back ‘GOD’S GIFT’ precedes the centerpiece ‘LONG LIVE MUSIC,’ which uses 80s synths, commanding drums and a hypnotic melody to chart a personal journey to freedom through music. The EP concludes with ‘IN THE END,’ blending breakbeats, experimental electronica and trance to celebrate living beyond the binary.

Giora had this to say: “This EP is a statement piece about freedom, truth and love. The freeway is a promise of openness, travel, connection. It is an expression of human nature. Freedom is yours to build not at the expense of anyone or anything else. The free way is acceptance, transformation and the ability to be exactly as you please…staying real and holding your own power and doing it with love.“

Stream the Freeway EP:

Follow Giora:

Website – Instagram – Facebook – Soundcloud – TikTok – Youtube – Spotify

April 30, 2026

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 Mew Zikwryder

Ollie Hunt Turns SPEEDY Into a Declaration of Pop Independence

Ollie Hunt does not want to walk forward; he wants to overtake in style. On ‘SPEEDY’, the Melbourne artist activates a fantasy of self-upgrade with glossy video-clip energy, a 2000s R&B pulse and an attitude that asks for no permission. The track moves with the confidence of someone who has already left doubt, emotional baggage and anyone unable to keep up firmly in the rear-view mirror.

The production has a flawless surface: tight drums, polished melodies and a hook built to linger after the first listen. There is something of Justin Timberlake’s sleek hedonism, Pharrell Williams’ rhythmic precision and the victorious coolness that connects with Tate McRae’s current pop universe. But Ollie Hunt does not simply copy references; he filters them through his own sensitivity, one that feels more confessional, more image-conscious and more aware of the emotional weight sitting beneath an apparently effortless pop song.

‘SPEEDY’ works because it turns “moving on” into a mental choreography. There is no excessive drama, no victimhood, no need to explain the wound. There is speed, style and a nearly cinematic confidence. It is a song about no longer justifying your growth to people who could not grow with you. Instead of looking back in anger, Hunt accelerates.

The context matters too. After the organic impact of ‘Running Back’, the growing reach of his EP Prelude and the strong response to ‘Ah!’, Ollie Hunt is starting to look like much more than a local promise. His world connects pop, fashion, vulnerability and global ambition with unusual clarity for an emerging artist. ‘SPEEDY’ does not just add another single to his catalogue; it points toward a sharper direction.

Stream ‘SPEEDY‘:

June 26, 2025

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 Mew Zikwryder

‘WHERE U R (angel with no feathers)’ Showcases FiFi Zhang’s Hyperpop Evolution

(FiFi Zhang / Courtesy PR)

FiFi Zhang, the Shanghai-to-New York electronic music force, launched her new single ‘WHERE U R (angel with no feathers)’ on June 25, 2025, via her own Liquid Pearl imprint. She’s a one-woman powerhouse—producer, singer-songwriter, DJ, visual artist, and music engineer rolled into one. After her 2023 EP So Beautiful So Lonely turned heads and racked up over 2 million streams for its lead track, FiFi’s been a fixture at festivals like Head In The Clouds across continents and a staple in New York’s underground at venues like Elsewhere. Her latest drop cements her as a game-changer in the scene.

The track itself, ‘WHERE U R (angel with no feathers)’, is a hyperpop stunner—think crisp, quirky sound design layered with vocals that feel like they’re floating through a dream. “‘WHERE U R (angel with no feathers)’ is my 1999 apocalyptic dream – filled with fragile emotions and escapist sentiments,” FiFi explains, and it shows. She pulls from Drum ‘n’ Bass, UK Garage, and House, twisting them into a sound that’s equal parts vulnerable and expansive, perfect for late-night listens or cutting loose on the dancefloor.

Set to drop on June 27, the visualiser is where FiFi Zhang really flexes her creative muscle. Picture her suspended in a futuristic glow, draped in avant-garde threads by Rick Owens, Ann Demeulemeester, PerceptionF, and Sisio, with LED angel wings minus the feathers stealing the show. It’s not just a video—it’s a statement, tying her music to a visual narrative that’s as striking as her sound. FiFi’s proving she’s here to push boundaries, one beat and one frame at a time.

Stream ‘WHERE U R (angel with no feathers)’:

Follow Fifi Zhang:
TikTok – Instagram – Spotify – YouTube – X – Facebook

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Tag: Pop

Five New Anthems That Defined Pride Month 2026

Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter – “Bring Your Love”

Zara Larsson & Tyla – “Hot & Sexy (Girls Trip)”

PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson – “Stateside”

Hayley Kiyoko – “Girls Like Girls”

Tinashe – “No Broke Boys” (Disco Lines Remix)

Giora Charts New Territory with the Release of FREEWAY EP

Ollie Hunt Turns SPEEDY Into a Declaration of Pop Independence

‘WHERE U R (angel with no feathers)’ Showcases FiFi Zhang’s Hyperpop Evolution

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