She knows she didn't invent the idea of ”gay pop,” but the pop singer and internet personality JoJo Siwa would like to see the subset become an “official genre” of music.
During an interview at SiriusXM's Hits 1 Miami With Mack & JenSiwa clarified the comments she made in a viral video interview Advertising sign, saying she just wants to see more queer art recognized. “Well, here's the thing – 'gay pop' is something that people have done, but it's not an official genre of music,” he explained. “It's a style, but it's how there's rap, there's rock, there's R&B, there's pop – if you look at the iTunes charts… that should be a literal genre of music.”
The previous Dancer moms The star continued, saying that she doesn't think the current categorizations for LGBTQ+ artists are adequate. “There are so many gay pop artists … but I think these gay pop artists deserve a bigger home than what they have right now,” he said.
Siwa first talked about the concept of “gay pop” during an interview Advertising signTetris Kelly about her new song “Karma,” when she claimed she told her label (Columbia Records) that she “wanted to start a new genre … called 'gay pop.'” Commenters quickly called out the singer for claiming that they've created a “genre” that's been around for years — even LGBTQ+ pioneers Tegan and Sara share a video on TikTok where they silently stared at a camera following the 20-year-old's comments.
In a later interview with TMZ, Siwa clarified that she did not mean to say that she “invented” the concept of “gay pop” music. “I'm not the inventor of gay pop, definitely not. But I want to be a part of making it bigger than it already is,” he said. “I am not the president [of gay pop], but I might be the CEO or the CMO. I can be the CMO, the chief marketing officer, and use my marketing tactics whether people like it or not.”
Elsewhere in her SiriusXM interview, Siwa lamented the continued backlash to her comments. “I could say I want world peace and everyone would say 'How dare you want world peace!' he said. “People ask me all the time, they say, 'Do you feel like you have to be very careful about what you say?' And I say “No, because no matter what I say, it falls anyway.”
Watch an excerpt from Siwa's interview below:
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