Nominations for Glaad Awards

Sam Smith, Lady Gaga, Halsey, and Miley Cyrus are among the nominees for the 32nd annual GLAAD Media Awards’ Outstanding Music Artist category.

GLAAD also introduced a new music category for the 2021 ceremony.  According to a press release, The new Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist award recognizes LGBTQ artists who have achieved a breakthrough in the music industry during the year 2020 and “whose songs, music videos, or live performances have made a significant impact on LGBTQ visibility and acceptance.”

Actress Josie Totah, drag star Shangela, and actor Jonathan Bennett announced the nominees on TikTok Thursday (January 28th).

The full list of nominees for both music categories include:

Outstanding Music Artist
Adam Lambert, Velvet (More Is More/Empire)
Brandy Clark, Your Life Is a Record (Warner Records)
Halsey, Manic (Capitol)
Kehlani, It Was Good Until It Wasn’t (Atlantic)
Lady Gaga, Chromatica (Streamline/Interscope)
Miley Cyrus, Plastic Hearts (RCA)
Pabllo Vittar, 111 (BMT/Sony Music Brasil)
Peppermint, A Girl Like Me: Letters to My Lovers (PEG Records)
Ricky Martin, Pausa (Sony Latin)
Sam Smith, Love Goes (Capitol)

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Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist
Arca, KiCk i (XL)
Chika, Industry Games (Warner Records)
FLETCHER, The (S)ex Tapes (Capitol)
Keiynan Lonsdale, Rainbow Boy (Keiynan Lonsdale)
Kidd Kenn, Child’s Play (Island Records)
Orville Peck, Show Pony (Columbia/Sub Pop)
Phoebe Bridgers, Punisher (Dead Oceans)
Rina Sawayama, Sawayama (Dirty Hit/Avex Trax)
Trixie Mattel, Barbara (PEG Records)
Victoria Monét, Jaguar (Tribe Records)