Friday’s Big Reveal — Tunes, Tea and Chart Drama – «Outed on Friday!» Week 50 2025

From Hampus Carlsson to Zedned and Hilma Nikolaisen — Outed on Friday! serves club pop, seasonal singalongs and the tracks set to shake the LGBTQ Music Chart.

«Outed on Friday!» Week 50 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.

Hampus Carlsson — «Greta eller Ingrid»

From Swedish Hampus Carlsson’s debut single «Sommarplågor» in 2013 to today he’s stormed hundreds of club and festival stages, racked up over five million Spotify streams, unleashed eye‑catching music videos and even chalked up world‑record tours — and that’s just the warm‑up. Now, after a whirlwind run that reads like a pop‑star fairytale, Carlsson is flipping the script: a bold new chapter is about to begin, and fans are braced for something bigger, brasher and utterly unmissable. Lucky pick by LGBTQ Music Chart.

Teo Entertainment — «Clothes»

Russian gay artist and a refugee that lives in Finland. Submitted by artist/record label/management.

Asbjørn & La Boum Fatale — «freak of all freaks»

Asbjørn is that cool Nordic wind — all brittle charm, bad bones and delightfully strange ears — your prescribed dose of melancholy with a wink; he doesn’t trash hotel rooms, he simply dances in a way that makes you realise he’s the new sound of pop. La Boum Fatale, meanwhile, has always been a testament to collaboration, creative exchange and the kind of friction that sparks something dangerously brilliant.  Lucky pick by LGBTQ Music Chart.

Zedned — «Dumped»

Zedned is the sort of contemporary artist tabloids love to pin a label on — a rising star with a sound all his own and lyrics that hit like a confession; since surfacing in the early 2020s he’s made waves by fusing pop, indie and electronic textures into something at once sleek and bruised, serving up heart‑on‑sleeve songs about love, identity and raw vulnerability that feel both intimate and oddly anthemic — the kind of performer who whispers secrets on record and leaves you humming them for days, proof that pop can still surprise and sting. Submitted by artist/record label/management.

Hilma Nikolaisen — «Do you know it’s Christmas»

Once the steady hand on the bass for Norwegian legend late Anne Grete Preus, she stepped out from the shadows with her solo debut Puzzler in 2016 — a record that earned her a Norwegian Grammy nomination and glowing reviews both at home and abroad. Now she’s back, trading sideman status for centre stage with «Do you know it’s Christmas?», the jaunty new single lifted from her album «Hear Hear! (Songs for the baby Jesus season) — proof that the quiet force who once anchored a legend can still surprise and steal the show. Lucky pick by LGBTQ Music Chart.

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.

* Updated 15 December 2025 01:43 CET – Corrected wrong text about Zedned — «Dumped» and Hilma Nikolaisen — «Do you know it’s Christmas».