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Are we in a new era of queer female pop? - podcast

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With Billie Eilish’s Lunch in the charts and queer female artists winning big at this year’s Grammy awards, Chanté Joseph speaks to the queer music writers Charis McGowan and Sean B O’Neill about the trend for authentic and sexually explicit queer female pop music, and how we got here

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Music featured:

I Breathe Again, Adam Rickitt: written by Julian Gingel, Barry Stone; produced by Jewels and Stone; Polydor Records

Outside, George Michael: written by George Michael; produced by George Michael and Jon Douglas; Epic Records

I Want to Break Free, Queen: written by John Deacon; produced by Queen and Reinhold Mack; EMI

Smalltown Boy, Bronski Beat: written by Steve Bronski, Jimmy Somerville, Larry Steinbachek; produced by Mike Thorne; London Recordings

West End Girls, Pet Shop Boys: written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe; produced by Bobby Orlando; Bobcat Records

High School Confidential, Rough Trade: written by Carol Pope and Kevan Staples; produced by Gene Martynec; True North records

I Kissed a Girl, Katy Perry: written by Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Cathy Dennis; produced by Dr Luke and Benny Blanco; Capitol Records

Girls, Rita Ora (ft Cardi B and Charlie XCX): composed by Ben Diehl, Jonny Coffer, Andrew Wotman; lyrics by Rita Ora, Pardison Fontaine, Brian D Lee, Ali Tamposi Jordan Thorpe; produced by Andrew Watt, Jonny Coffer, Ben Billions; Atlantic Records

2 Become1, Spice Girls: written by Spice Girls, Matt Rowe, Richard Stannard; produced by Matt Rowe, Richard Stannard; Virgin Records

The Boy Is Mine, Brandy and Monica: written by LaShawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, Japhe Tejeda, Brandy Norwood; produced by Darkchild, Brandy, Dallas Austin; Atlantic Records

Billie Eilish wearing a hat and raising both hands
Photograph: Britta Pedersen/AP

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