GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Music Artist

The GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Music Artist is an annual award that honors musicians who used songs, music videos, or live performances to accelerate LGBTQ acceptance. The artist may be LGBTQ or an ally. The award is given to an artist who has released a full-length, EP-length album, or single during the current eligibility period and the release must be sold through a major music retail store and/or a major online music store. In addition to the album itself, media interviews, public statements, and other information may be considered when selecting nominees and award recipients.[1] It is one of several categories of the GLAAD Media Awards, which are presented by GLAAD—a U.S. non-governmental media monitoring organization founded in 1985, formerly called the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation—at ceremonies in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco between March and June.[2]

GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Music Artist
Awarded forExcellence in music by LGBTQ people or allies
VenueVaries
CountryUnited States
Presented byGLAAD
First awarded2003 (2003)
2020 winner(s)7
Lil Nas X
Most awardsScissor Sisters

The award was introduced in 2003 as a competitive category at the 2nd GLAAD Media Awards where it was awarded to American rock band Two Nice Girls.[3] Initially, the category consisted of five nominees but this was increased to include up to ten nominees starting at the 28th GLAAD Media Awards. To date, there has been one tie, with both Adam Lambert and Frank Ocean winning the award in 2013 for Trespassing and Channel Orange respectively.[4] The current holder of the award is Lil Nas X for 7.

Winners and nominees

Three-time winner Rufus Wainwright
Two-time recipient K.d. lang
Three-time winners Scissor Sisters
Two-time recipient Lady Gaga
Frank Ocean received the award in 2013
Tegan and Sara won the award in 2014 and 2017
Year Recipient Work Nominees
1991 Two Nice Girls Like a Version
1992 Phranc (artist)
John Corigliano (composer)
Positively Phranc
"Symphony No. 1"
1993 Elton John
Garth Brooks
"The Last Song
"We Shall Be Free"
1994 Melissa Etheridge Yes I Am
1995 Melissa Etheridge
Indigo Girls
Disappear Fear
"I'm the Only One"
"This Train Revised"
Disappear Fear
1996 Boy George
Jill Sobule
Cheapness and Beauty
"I Kissed a Girl"
1997 Extra Fancy
Me'Shell N'Degeo'Cello
Sinnerman
"Leviticus: Faggot"
1998 Janet Jackson The Velvet Rope
1999 Rufus Wainwright
Queen Pen
Rufus Wainwright
"Girlfriend"
2000 Indigo Girls Come On Now Social
2001 K.d lang Invincible Summer
2003 K.d. lang and Tony Bennett A Wonderful World
2004 Rufus Wainwright Want One
2005 Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters
2006 Melissa Etheridge Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled
2007 Scissor Sisters Ta-Dah
2008 Rufus Wainwright Release the Stars
2009 K.d. lang Watershed
2010 Lady Gaga The Fame Monster
2011 Scissor Sisters Night Work
2012 Lady Gaga Born This Way
2013 Adam Lambert (tie)
Frank Ocean (tie)
Trespassing
Channel Orange
2014 Tegan and Sara Heartthrob
2015 Against Me! Transgender Dysphoria Blues
2016 Troye Sivan Blue Neighbourhood
2017 Tegan and Sara Love You to Death
2018 Halsey[5] Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
2019 Janelle Monáe Dirty Computer
2020[6] Lil Nas X 7
2020

References

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