Friday’s Big Reveal — Tunes, Tea and Chart Drama – «Outed on Friday!» Week 52 2025

Week 52: Outed on Friday — queer pop roundup with Kedde, jclr; («Her Closet Dreams»), Kim Petras, Bazz («Stay Fabulous») and RetroPopBoy & Bazz’s campy «He’s My Boy».

«Outed on Friday!» Week 52 2025 — The Weekend That Brings the Noise

It’s Friday, the inboxes are finally quiet and the club lights are flicking on — and «Outed on Friday!» has your official weekend soundtrack. From glittering club pop to cheeky seasonal singalongs and heart-on-sleeve balladry, this week’s roundup promises drama, hooks and plenty of reasons to hit replay.

New Releases Set to Ruin Your Sleep (In The Best Way)

Five sizzling new singles are poised to crash the LGBTQ Music Chart next week, and they’re not asking politely. If you’ve been hoarding votes like a miser with coins, now’s the time to spend them — your fave could rocket from barroom banger to chart-topper with one decisive click. Voting opens every Monday at the LGBTQ Music Chart site; make it part of your Monday ritual and give that track the shove it needs.

The Radio Scoop: Tim Graham’s Weekly Revelation

If you missed the live reveal on the LGBTQ Music Chart with Tim Graham, don’t panic — the show is still the place for exclusive spins, hot takes and the kind of commentary that can make a sleeper track blow up overnight. It’s the queer music fix your weekend deserves: tune in, turn it up and bask in the chaos.

Artists — This One’s for You: Submission Rules (Yes, They Matter)

Want your song played next Saturday? Submit. Follow the rules. Seriously. Too many promising tracks get bounced for tiny missteps — the number one offence is not having an active BlueSky account. If you’re serious about being heard, get your socials in order and follow the submission checklist to the letter. Artists who skip it get left at the back of the queue while the rule-followers dance past them.

Featured Acts: Who’s Serving This Week

Catch these tunes on next week’s radio show — don’t miss them.

Kedde — «If you kno u kno»

Kedde, a new Danish talent, crafts pop anthems from personal experiences, blending artistic courage, intimate lyrics, and danceable rhythms. His songs, born from feeling like an outsider and finding belonging in Copenhagen’s queer scene, balance club beats with acoustic elements. Kedde’s authentic voice creates space for queers and outsiders. Lucky pick by LGBTQ Music Chart.

Jclr — «Her Closet Dreams»

Stop the presses — South African queer wunderkind jclr; has just dropped a proper stunner. Blending pop, R&B, rock, country, Latin flair and African beats into a warm, genre‑fluid stew, he flits from intimate storytelling to foot‑tapping uplift with the sort of melodic honesty that sticks in the mind. His new duet «Her Closet Dreams» is an emotional R&B ballad that feels like a secret finally given voice: two singers cradle the quiet, internal moments of trans becoming, holding space for tenderness, self‑recognition and a kind of emotional rebirth. With soft production, cosy R&B textures and a cinematic hush that makes every line land, it’s both deeply personal and oddly universal — the sort of record that makes you sit up, listen and feel a little braver afterwards. Submitted by artist/record label/management.

Kim Petras — «I like ur look»

Kim Petras has stormed the charts and the awards stage, becoming the first openly transgender solo artist to hit No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and landing a landmark Grammy win that sent shockwaves through popdom. Petras has turned personal history into pop history, and she’s done it with the kind of candy‑coloured, high‑gloss pop that sticks in your head and refuses to leave.  Lucky pick by LGBTQ Music Chart.

Bazz — «Stay Fabulous»

Hold the front page — Bazz, the cheeky UK pop up‑and‑comer, is serving pure feel‑good dance pop with a grin and a mission. His debut album ‘No One Asked To Hear Me Sing’, released in October, announced him as a writer‑producer who loves to create, and his new single «Stay Fabulous!» is the sort of clapback anthem you blast at anyone who’s ever tried to belittle you online or in person. It’s bright, bold and unashamedly defiant — a fist‑pumping, shoulder‑squared tune about strength, self‑worth and refusing to be small. If you need a soundtrack to brushing off the haters and sashaying back into the room, this is it. Submitted by artist/record label/management.

RetroPopBoy & Bazz — «He’s My Boy»

Stop the presses — RetroPopBoy is back, following his LGBTQ Music chart No. 1 smash «Sorrow Town» with a cheeky new single «He’s My Boy», this time teaming up with fellow chart‑topper Bazz. The twist? The tune was penned by pop hit‑factory Stock Aitken Waterman for Mandy Smith’s 1988 debut (and only) album but never saw single light — until now. Bazz and RetroPopBoy have roped in producer/remixer Bearly Disco, who’s cranked the camp‑o‑meter to 11 for a version that’s glittery, giddy and utterly unmissable. Watch the video on YouTube to catch them fighting over their new office recruit! — it’s all sass, sequins and proper pop theatre. Submitted by artist/record label/management.

Playlist Note: Fresh Friday Drops

Our playlist refreshes every Friday — some of this week’s featured singles might appear later depending on release timing across Amazon Music, Apple Music, YouTube and Spotify. Follow the playlist on Apple Music  or Spotify so you don’t miss the moment something becomes your new obsession.

Final Beat

This week’s «Outed on Friday!» is less a bulletin and more a calling: support the artists, vote early, and don’t let the rules trip you up. Whether you’re heading out or staying in, these five releases give you everything from confessional pop to holiday eye-rolls and rousing anthems. Now go on — make it loud. Make it queer. Make it legendary.