GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist
The 2023 recipient: Dove Cameron
Awarded forExcellence in music by LGBTQ people or allies
VenueVaries
CountryUnited States
Presented byGLAAD
First awarded2021; 3 years ago (2021)
2023 winnerDove Cameron

The GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist is an annual award honoring musicians who use songs, music videos and live performances to accelerate LGBTQ acceptance. The artists may be LGBTQ or allies. Artists are eligible who have released a full-length or EP-length album, or single sold through a major retail or online music store. In addition to the music itself, media interviews, public statements and other information may be considered when selecting nominees and award recipients.[1] It is one of several categories of the GLAAD Media Awards presented by GLAAD, a US non-governmental media monitoring organization founded in 1985 (formerly called the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) at ceremonies in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco between March and June.[2]

The category was first presented at the 32nd GLAAD Media Awards in 2021 and is a companion to the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Music Artist. The inaugural recipient of the award was rapper Chika for her EP Industry Games. In the first two years of the category, artists were nominated for a specific album/EP however, as of the 34th GLAAD Media Awards, artists are instead nominated for their work as a whole.

For a music artist to be eligible, they must have achieved a breakthrough in the music industry by releasing an album or extended play during the eligibility period, and have it be sold in a major record shop or digital music store.[3] The artist must also, through their music and live performances, have made a "significant impact on LGBTQ visibility and acceptance", with interviews and public statements also being taken into consideration.[3] Artists nominated for Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist cannot be nominated for Outstanding Music Artist in the same year.[3]

Since its inception, the award has been given to 3 music artists. At the 34th GLAAD Media Awards in 2023, the award was given to Dove Cameron.

History

Winners and nominees

Table key
‡ Indicates the winner

2020s

2020s winners and nominees
Award year Artist Album Label Ref(s).
2021
(32nd) 		Chika ‡ Industry Games Warner [4]
[5]
Arca Kick I XL
Fletcher The S(ex) Tapes Capitol
Keiynan Lonsdale Rainbow Boy
Kidd Kenn Child's Play Island
Orville Peck Show Pony Columbia / Sub Pop
Phoebe Bridgers Punisher Dead Oceans
Rina Sawayama Sawayama Dirty Hit / Avex Trax
Trixie Mattel Barbara Producer Entertainment Group / ATO
Victoria Monét Jaguar Tribe
2022
(33rd) 		Lily Rose ‡ Stronger Than I Am [6]
[7]
Arlo Parks Collapsed in Sunbeams
Asiahn The Interlude
Girl in Red If I Could Make It Go Quiet
Jake Wesley Rogers Pluto
Japanese Breakfast Jubilee
Joy Oladokun In Defense of My Own Happiness
Lauren Jauregui Prelude
Lucy Dacus Home Video
Vincint There Will Be Tears
2023
(34th) 		Dove Cameron ‡ [8]
Brooke Eden
Doechii
Dreamer Isioma
Ethel Cain
Isaac Dunbar
Jordy
Omar Apollo
Reneé Rapp
Steve Lacy

References

  1. ^ "Official GLAAD Media Awards Categories". Glaad.org. September 21, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "GLAAD Media Awards Selection Process". GLAAD. September 10, 2011. Archived from the original on August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Official 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Categories". GLAAD. Archived from the original on May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  4. ^ Ramos, Dino-Day (January 28, 2021). "GLAAD Unveils Nominees For 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards; Deadline's New Hollywood Podcast Honored with Special Recognition Award". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  5. ^ Dawson, Lamar (April 9, 2021). "Schitt's Creek, Lilly Singh, Star Trek: Discovery Among GLAAD Media Award Winners". NBC News. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "The Nominees for the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards". GLAAD. September 15, 2021. Archived from the original on March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  7. ^ Aquilina, Tyler (April 3, 2022). "Hacks, Drag Race, and More Honored at 2022 GLAAD Media Awards: See the Full List of Winners". Entertainment Weekly. Dotdash Meredith. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  8. ^ Complex, Valerie (January 18, 2023). "GLAAD Announces Nominees For The 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards". Deadline Hollywood.
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