LGBT musicians

sapphic-playlists:

 Artists of color are bolded. 

Lesbian/Bi

• Adult Mom – Indie pop band
• Alex the Astronaut – Alternative Pop
• Alix Dobkin – 1970s lesbian folk music
• Alix Olson – Early 00s alternative and spoken word
• Ally Hills – youtuber pop 
• Amanda Palmer – Alt Pop
• Amandla Stenberg – R&B inspired Pop
• Amy Winehouse – ballads
• Angel Haze – Rap
• Angie – Hiphop inspired Pop
• Ani Difranco – 90s Folk
• Asha Santee – folk
• Azealia Banks – Rap/Hiphop
• be steadwell – R&B/alt pop
• Beatrice Eli – Pop
• Bec Sandridge – Pop
• Bella Thorne 
• Bikini Kill – Riot grrrl band 
• Bitch and Animal – Folk pop band
• Boyskout – early 00s pop
• Brandi Carlisle – Americana/Folk
• BRE-Z – hiphop/rap
• Caitlyn Scarlett – hiphop inspired pop
• Catey Shaw
• Catie Curtis
• Cyberbully Mom Club – indie pop band
• Charlotte Day Wilson – R&B ballads
• Chely Wright – country/folk
• Chynna – rap
• Clairo – alt pop
• Cris Williamson – 80s lesbian folk
• Daisy O Connor – folk
• DEV – pop
• Demi Lovato – pop
• disappear fear
• Dizzy Fae – R&B
• Dodie Clark – youtuber alt pop
• The Dollyrots – punk pop rock
• Domo Wilson – rap
• Doria Roberts – early 00s pop
• Dream Wife – indie rock
• Elektra
• Ember Swift
• Etta Bond
• Frankie Cosmos – alternative
• Frankie Simone – pop
• Gia – pop
• Gina Young – riot grrrl inspired rock
• girl in red – alternative pop
• GIRLI – uhhh idek how to describe her music
• Girlpool – folk/alternative
• Girlyman – alternative/folk
• God is my copilot – punk rock
• God-des & She – hiphop/rap
• Gossip – indie rock
• Grace Petrie – folk
• Grace Petrie and the PC Brigade – folk
• GRLwood – riot grrrl inspired punk rock
• Halsey – pop
• Hayley Kiyoko – pop
• Heavens to Betsy – rock
• Holly Miranda – alt pop
• Holly Near
• Hunter Valentine
• Hurray for the Riff Raff
• IAMDDB -hiphop/rap
• It was romance – indie rock
• Indigo Girls – lesbian folk duo
• Jamie Anderson – folk
• Janelle Monae – hiphop/pop/rap
• Janis Ian – folk
• Jasmine Kennedy – folk
• Jay Som – alternative pop 
• Jen Cloher – alternative
• Jen Foster – folk pop
• Judy Small – folk
• Julia Weldon
• K.D Lang – lesbian 90s folk pop
• Kaki King – indie rock
• Kate Nash – pop
• Kate Reid – indie
• Kehlani – R&B/pop
• Kelela – R&B
• Kesha – Pop
• King Princess – Pop
• Kitty – pop 
• Kodie Shane – Rap/Hiphop
• Ladyhawke – Electric pop
• Lady Gaga – Electric pop
• Laura Marling – alternative pop
• Lauren Ruth Ward – rock
• Lauren Sanderson – R&B
• Lavender Country – Country/folk
• Le Tigre
• Lesbians on Ectasy – Rock
• Lights – electropop
• Lipstick Homicide – rock
• Lovers – alternative/folk
• Lowell – alternative pop
• LP – ballads
• Lucie Blue Tremblay – lesbian 80s folk
• Lzzy Hale/Halestorm
• Mal Blum – alternative/indie
• Mara Levi – britpop
• Marika Hackman – indie rock
• Maris – indie pop
• Mary Lambert – pop ballads 
• Melange Lavonne – rap/hiphop
• Miki Ratsula – indie pop
• Miley Cyrus – pop/country
• Mirah – alternative pop
• Moaning Lisa – indie rock
• MUNA – pop
• Nakala – indie R&B
• Natasha Kmeto – pop ballads
• Naz & Ella – indie pop
• Ness Nite – R&B/hiphop
• Nicole Dollanganger – alternative pop
• Nicolette Forte – indie/alternative
• Oh Pep!
• Palehound – folk/alt pop 
• Partner – soft/alt rock
• Peaches – genre crossing pop music
• phem – genre crossing pop music
• PVRIS – rock
• Qiao Qiao – chinese lesbian singer
• Ria Mae
• Rita Ora – pop
• S.J Tucker – alternative/folk
• SALES- electropop
• Sami Grisafe – ballads
• Sapphic Lasers – indie pop
• Sara Renberg – indie rock
• See – electropop
• Sequin Sally – alt pop
• Shura – pop
• Sia – pop ballads
• Siya – rapper
• Sizzy Rocket – pop/electropop
• Skin
• Sleater-Kinney – riot grrrl era rock
• Sofya Wang – pop
• Soko – alt/indie pop
• Sophie B. Hawkins – 90s lesbian folk pop
• St. Vincent – electropop/indie rock
• Starley
• Studio Killers – electropop
• Syd – R&B
• Tegan and Sara – pop
• Tender Forever – alternative pop
• Teresa Trull – 80s lesbian folk
• Thao & The Get Down Stay Down – alt/indie pop band
• Theesatisfaction
• The Aces – poppy girl group
• The Blow – alt pop/early 00s pop
• The Butchies – late 90s butch lesbian soft rock band
• The Degenerettes – rock
• The Ditty Bops – britpop band
• The Greeting Committee -indie/folk band
• The Internet – R&B band fronted by Syd
• The Japanese House – alt/indie pop
• The Veronicas – pop/electropop
• The xx
• Tiara Thomas – R&B/hiphop
• Tiffany Gouche – R&B
• Tret Fure
• TT the Artist – rap/hiphop
• TORRES – pop/alt pop
• Torrey Mercer – indie pop
• Tove Lo – pop
• Tracy Chapman – 80s lesbian folk 
• Tribe 8 – riot grrrl era punk rock
• Two Nice Girls – 80s lesbian folk
• Tyra B
• Veruca Salt – indie rock
• Von Grey – electropop/ballads
• Whitney Lindquist – indie pop
• Willow – pop/R&B/alt pop
• Wyvern Lingo – folk/folk pop
• Young M.A – rap
• Zolita – pop
• Zoe Lewis – alternative/alt pop

Gay/Bi

• A Great Big World – pop
• Adam Lambert – pop
• Anthony Rapp – broadway singer 
• Big Freedia – queen of bounce 
• Billie Joe Armstrong/Green day – emo boy rock
• Billy Gilman – country
• Bloc Party – english indie rock band
• Brayton Bowman – rhythm/blues singer-songwriter
• Brendon Urie/Panic! at the disco – todays emo boy pop rock
• BROCKHAMPTON – hiphop/rap
• Cakes Da Killa – hiphop/rap/electronic
• Cub Sport – indie pop
• David Bowie – 80s pop 
• DreBae – hiphop/rap
• Doug Locke – pop/rhythm and blues 
• Elton John – 70s/80s ballads
• Frank Ocean – R&B
• Freddie Mercury/Queen – rock
• Hercules and Love Affair – dance/disco
• Holland – K-Pop idol
• Joey Graceffa – youtuber pop
• John Grant – singer-songwriter, former alt rock band member 
• Kadie Elder – pop
• Kaytranada – hiphop/dance
• Keiynan Lonsdale – pop
• Kele Okereke – english indie rock, former member of bloc party
• Kevin Abstract – rap/hiphop, member of brockhampton
• Kidd Kenn – hiphop/rap
• Lavender Country – Country/folk
• Le1f – rap
• Leo Kalyan – dance/electronic
• Leuan/Holly Lavender – indie alternative 
• Matt Alber – folk rock/alt rock
• Matt Fishel – pop
• Michael Blume – pop
• Mika – pop/ballads 
• MNEK – pop/R&B/dance pop
• MRSHLL –  Korean R&B singer
• Mykki Blanco – rap/hiphop/alt hiphop
• Neon Trees – pop rock band 
• Pansy Division – 90s pop punk/queercore/alt rock
• Pet Shop Boys – 80s dance pop/art pop
• Perfume Genius – electropop/indie pop/art pop
• Rico Dalasam – hiphop/rap
• Rostam Batmanglij – electropop/indie rock, former member of vampire weekend 
• Rupaul – drag race pop
• Sam Smith – pop ballads 
• serpentwithfeet – experimental
• Shamir – indie rock/disco/hip house
• Steve Grand – country
• Superfruit – pop duo
• Sufjan Stevens – indie folk/alt rock/baroque pop
• Taylor Bennet – rap
• Tom Goss – singer-songwriter
• Trixie Mattel – drag race pop 
• Troye Sivan – pop/alt pop
• Ty Herndon – country
• Tyler Glenn – singer-songwriter/pop rock, fronts neon trees
• Tyler the Creator – rap/hiphop
• Vardaan Arora – pop
• VINCINT – pop
• Woodkid – pop/art pop
• Years and Years – electropop/britpop/dance pop 

Trans/Nonbinary

• 1.8.7/Jordana LeSesne – trans woman, dance music 
• Adult Mom – nonbinary, indie rock
• Against Me! – band fronted by a queer trans woman, rock 
• Ah Mer Ah Su -trans woman, electropop
• Amandla Stenberg – nonbinary lesbian, pop
• Angel Haze – queer & nonbinary
• Anohni – trans woman
• Athens Boys Choir – trans man, spoken word/hiphop
• Billy Tipton – trans man, 1950s jazz musician 
• Cavetown – trans man, alternative 
• Cayetana – one of the members is nonbinary
• Ezra Furman – genderqueer
• G.L.O.S.S – trans-feminist band
• imbi the girl – nonbinary
• Jake Edwards – bisexual & nonbinary 
• Jesus and his Judgemental Father – band fronted by a trans man
• Katastrophe – trans man, hiphop
• Katey Red – trans woman, creator of sissy bounce music 
• Kim Petras – trans woman, electropop
• King Princess – genderqueer lesbian, pop 
• Laith Ashley -trans man
• Lars Randa – trans man
• Lucas Silveira – trans man
• Mal Blum – queer & nonbinary, alternative 
• Mina Caputo/Life of Agony – trans woman
• Miss Blanks – trans woman
• Miss White – trans woman
• Native Cats – one member is a trans woman
• Ness Nite – genderqueer lesbian
• Nervus – bisexual trans woman
• Peppermint – trans woman
• PWR BTTM – nonbinary band 
• Quay Dash – trans woman
• Rae Spoon – nonbinary 
• Ryan Cassata – transman
• Sateen – one member of the married lesbian duo is a trans woman
• Sam Smith – genderqueer
• Shawnee/She King – two spirit
• Shea Diamond – trans woman
• She/Hers/Her – trans woman
• Skyler Kergil – trans man
• Smoothboi Ezra – nonbinary, indie alternative
• Steam Powered Giraffe – band fronted by a trans woman
• Sons of an Illustrious Father – has genderqueer members
• SOPHIE – trans woman, electropop
• The Cliks – band fronted by a trans man
• The Spook School – fronted by a gay trans man, indie rock
• Wendy Carlos – trans woman, filmscores and compositions 
• Wilmer “Little Ax” Broadnax – trans man, 1950s hard gospel singer
• Worriers – genderqueer

Janelle Monae is pan