Episodes

  • Semler on Coming Out in The Church, Hitting #1 and Being a Role Model
    Jun 30 2023

    Semler is the first openly queer artist to hit #1 on the Christian music chart, which just happened yesterday!

    They have always used their voice to relate to others who have also grown up queer and in the church.

    Shannon sat down with Semler to talk about coming out in the church, being a role model, and entering the Christian music industry while also not being accepted by most people in it. 

    Hear & Queer is a Podcast featuring iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns sitting down with queer-identifying musical artists during Pride Month, having conversations about their personal journey, queer perspectives in the industry, labels and more.

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    34 mins
  • Bronze Avery on Finding His Voice Through Music, Racism within the Queer Community
    Jun 29 2023

    Bronze Avery is here and is ready to make history with his music. As a black, queer artist, who spent a good chunk of his upbringing in Florida, Bronze discusses his upbringing as a Navy brat, how he found his voice through his music, racism within the queer community, and being perceived as a queer artist. 

    Hear & Queer is a Podcast featuring iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns sitting down with queer-identifying musical artists during Pride Month, having conversations about their personal journey, queer perspectives in the industry, labels and more.

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    24 mins
  • Ralph on Self-Discovery, Allyship and Coming out & New Music
    Jun 28 2023

    Ralph is a singer/songwriter from Toronto and has been releasing music since 2015.

    We talk about Ralph being referred to as an “ally” rather than a queer artist during her come up, her self discovery and coming out journey, as well as how we both met our now partners. Her new EP “222” comes out on June 30th! 

    Hear & Queer is a Podcast featuring iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns sitting down with queer-identifying musical artists during Pride Month, having conversations about their personal journey, queer perspectives in the industry, labels and more.

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    32 mins
  • Peach PRC on Her Coming Out Story, "Perfect for You", Paris Hilton, Who Would Play Her in a Movie!
    Jun 28 2023

    Peach PRC sits down for an interview with iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns to talk about her record "Manic Dream Pixie"  North American/Australian culture shock and her recent TikTok Ban!

    Peach PRC tells shannon about her dreams growing up to become a professional musician, reinventing the Paris Hilton classic "Stars Are Blind" as "Perfect for You" Enrique Iglesias' "Escape" and her connection with Bonnie McKee and Ava Max!

    Peach PRC tells Shannon her coming out story, and how her journey has helped her obtain a better sense of self!

    Peach PRC and Shannon Burns talk about Queer Representation in Media, and who would play her in a movie!

    Peach PRC and Shannon talk about misinformation on TikTok, and some crazy things she's heard about herself

    Hear & Queer is a Podcast featuring iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns sitting down with queer-identifying musical artists during Pride Month, having conversations about their personal journey, queer perspectives in the industry, labels and more.

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    20 mins
  • Rêve on Pride Performances, Coming Out, Becoming the Performer She is Today!
    Jun 27 2023

    Rêve grew up in Montreal and has seen massive success with her music in the last few years. She first shared her queerness with her audience with her song 'Tongue' and has since seen success with songs like Ctrl + Alt + Delete, Headphones and Whitney.

    Rêve is coming off of performing at Pride in Toronto and caught up with Shannon to talk about her coming out journey, jobs she had before doing music full time and how performing at weddings helped her be the performer she is today. 

    Hear & Queer is a Podcast featuring iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns sitting down with queer-identifying musical artists during Pride Month, having conversations about their personal journey, queer perspectives in the industry, labels and more.

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    21 mins
  • Pride Panel: Priyanka, T. Thomason, Leandra Earl, Mint Simon on 2SLGBTQIA+ issues in the Music Biz
    Jun 23 2023

    iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns sits down with four prominent Canadian Queer artists Priyanka (Canada's Drag Race, eTalk), Leandra Earl (The Beaches) Mint Simon, and T. Thomason (Sullivan's Crossing, The Launch) to discuss 2SLGBTQIA+. The panel discusses their coming out stories, safety online and in the real world, judgements of others in the business and in life, celebrity 'outings' and finding their voices as artists in the mainstream and the queer community. 

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    36 mins
  • Mathew V on Bullying, Shame, and Being a Queer Artist in Jazz Music
    Jun 22 2023

    Mathew V has taken the pop jazz world by storm. He was nominated for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year at last year’s Junos and just came out with a new album called “Anything Goes”! Mathew and I talk about the effects of bullying, experiences as a queer artist in the jazz world, and the shame that can come around dealing with your sexuality. 

    Hear & Queer is a Podcast featuring iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns sitting down with queer-identifying musical artists during Pride Month, having conversations about their personal journey, queer perspectives in the industry, labels and more.

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    28 mins
  • Karah from Pop-Indie Band Valley on Being a Queer Artist in 2023
    Jun 21 2023

    Valley is a pop-indie band from Toronto that was nominated for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the 2020 Junos! Karah can be found behind the drum kit and lending her vocals to the group that has seen a ton of success, especially in the past few years. Shannon caught up with Karah to talk about what it means to be a queer artist in 2023, labels, and how you don’t always need one, plus so much more! 

    Hear & Queer is a Podcast featuring iHeartRadio's Shannon Burns sitting down with queer-identifying musical artists during Pride Month, having conversations about their personal journey, queer perspectives in the industry, labels and more.

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    26 mins