The nation music artist might be acknowledged on the thirty third annual award ceremony on the Beverly Hilton in April.
Advocacy group GLAAD revealed Tuesday that Kacey Musgraves will obtain the Vanguard Award, which is offered to an LGBTQ ally who has made a big distinction in selling acceptance of the group, on the thirty third Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles subsequent month.
Among the many nation artists’ activism, she not too long ago joined GLAAD and Equality Texas to boost consciousness round anti-LGBTS payments proposed within the Texas state legislature. In 2017, she penned a love letter to the LGBTQ group on behalf of Billboard’s Pleasure Month marketing campaign, addressing the dearth of LGBTQ acceptance in nation music and sharing the influence that the group has had on her. “Whereas the profession stuff is nice, it’s fleeting. You modified me as a human,” Musgraves wrote.
Her 2013 single “Observe Your Arrow” options lyrics corresponding to “make numerous noise, kiss numerous boys, or kiss numerous women if that’s what you’re into … simply observe your arrow whereever it factors,” and was launched as a single on nation radio. Elsewhere, Musgraves has usually collaborated with LGBTQ artists corresponding to Troye Sivan. Her music video for “Rainbow” featured a queer younger man enduring household battle at dwelling on account of his sexuality.
“From talking out towards anti-LGBTQ laws in her dwelling state of Texas, to elevating consciousness about bullying affecting LGBTQ youth, to uplifting the work of LGBTQ artists, Kacey continues to boost the bar for what it means to be an genuine ally and to encourage her followers to do the identical,” mentioned GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis, in an announcement.
Earlier honorees of the Vanguard Award embody Beyonce and Jay-Z, Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, Antonio Banderas, Patricia Arquette, Elizabeth Taylor, Kerry Washington and Cher.
The GLAAD Media Awards will happen on the Beverly Hilton on April 2. Among the many further honors, Tick, Tick… Increase! star Andrew Garfield will current the Stephen F. Kolzak award to Pose star Michaela Jae Rodriguez.