Billboard – August 10, 2019

(C. Jardin) #1

THE STARS ALIGN


BILLBOARD AND THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER’S FIRST PRIDE SUMMIT WILL BRING


TOGETHER SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT QUEER ARTISTS AND ENTERTAINERS


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hough Pride month is over, the celebrations go on: Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter will host their inaugural Pride Summit


on Aug. 8 at the 1 Hotel West Hollywood. The all-day event brings together some of the biggest LGBTQ artists and allies


today — including this issue’s cover stars, who will reunite for a special panel, as well as castmembers and creatives from the


groundbreaking FX drama Pose — for a series of conversations highlighting the opportunities and challenges facing queer


people in the entertainment industry. The summit also features an installation of “The Art of Finding Love” by visual artist Michael Kalish


and the awarding of two Billboard Pride scholarships, which cover the full cost of the music industry essentials course at New York


University. The event will conclude with performances by Big Freedia, Daya and Trixie Mattel at The Peppermint Club in West Hollywood.


Emerging Queer


Artists: We See You


10:15 — 11 A.M.


Several breakout musicians


— including pop star


Daya, soul singer Shea


Diamond and viral sensation


Greyson Chance — talk


with artist-activist Terra


Lopez about what it means


to be an up-and-coming


queer performer, finding their


places in the industry and


what kind of support would


make a difference.


Pride In The


Corner Office


12:10 — 1 P.M.


Billboard consumer editorial


director Ian Drew talks


with executives including


Warner Music Group’s


Eliah Seton, Terrorbird


Media’s Jess Caragliano and


Kobalt Music’s Rick Marcello


about their experiences


with homophobia, the value


of inclusive workplaces


and how being out informs


what they do.


Drag And Music: From


Drag Race To The


Top Of The Charts


2 — 2:45 P.M.


Hollywood and fashion are


taking drag artists seriously,


so why is the music industry


lagging behind? Mattel,


Alaska Thunderfuck, Manila


Luzon, Blair St. Clair,


Peppermint and Producer


Entertainment Group’s


Ryan Aceto discuss why


with Billboard staff writer


Stephen Daw.


They/Them Write


The Songs


3 — 3:45 P.M.


Some of today’s most


accomplished behind-the-


scenes hitmakers — Justin


Tranter, Shane McAnally,


Teddy Geiger and Victoria


Monét — open up about their


creative processes, what


it’s like being the only queer


songwriter in a session and


how the music business


can open more doors for


rising talent.


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ILLUSTRATION BY MAX-O-MATIC


Fr o m l e f t : D i a mo n d , C h a n c e , D aya , G e i g e r, Mo n é t , Mc A n a l l y a n d Pose’s Mj Rodriguez.

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