Loud and Proud 2025: IQ’s Pride soundtrack now live

Off the back of IQ Magazine's fifth annual Pride edition, our partner agencies have spotlighted fast-emerging queer acts to watch

News By Hanna Ellington | 27 June 2025

IQ Magazine’s fifth annual Pride takeover edition heralds the return of the Loud & Proud playlist, where we shine our our rainbow-coloured light on some of the queer acts currently taking stages around the world by storm.This year’s 12 notable artists appear here thanks to their representatives at ATC Live, Earth Agency, Midnight Mango, MN2S, One Fiinix Live, Primary Talent, Pure Represents, Solo, Wasserman, and X-ray Touring.Artists included in Loud & Proud 2025, along with their agents, are:Benedict Cork (UK) Christina Austin, Gary Howard & Lucy Pullin, UTA Cody Frost (UK) Jake Nevens, X-ray Touring Forest Cla

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