3/24/2023 0 Comments Peppermint drag queen![]() ![]() We started writing literally almost a year to the day ago. I was excited to reunite with them on this project. In writing, I collaborated with my longtime friends and partners, Corey Tut and Adam Joseph. Matt Katz-Bohen, who is in Blondie, is my guitarist. Daniel Shevlin from Well-Strung, which is a queer-centric string quintet, he played the cello on several songs. ![]() Some of them are singers, like Laith Ashley - he's a really popular trans man who's a brilliant performer, activist and artist - he is featured in a song called "Every Morning." Jerome Bell is a guest vocalist on the next album - that will come out in the new year. There are several features that I'm very proud of. But I'm determined to get this music out. Like, if a UFO crashes or I don't know what's going to happen in 2020. ![]() Now, I'm ready to release it into the world. But it really allowed me to sit with the material a little bit more and perfect it. The plan was to go on tour - I had so many shows already booked - and the album would have been released in May. One of the singles, " What You're Looking For," we released in February right before the pandemic. Previous honors include GLAAD Media Award nomination alongside Lady Gaga & Kehlani for Outstanding Music Artist (2021), “Best Songwriter” by World of Wonder’s Wowie Awards 2020, Conde Nast’s “Queeroes” award (2018), Variety’s prestigious “New Power of New York” list, and was named one of Out magazine’s “OUT100” portfolio of the most influential LGBTQ people of the year.Anybody that's a die-hard Peppermint fan has already heard bits and pieces of the music. Peppermint was nominated for a 2022 GLAAD Media Award in the Outstanding Online Journalism category for her contribution to the Discovery+ “Legendary” series. Previous honors include GLAAD Media Award nomination alongside Lady Gaga & Kehlani for Outstanding Music Artist (2021), Conde Nast’s “Queeroes” award (2018), Variety’s prestigious “New Power of New York” list, and was named one of Out magazine’s “OUT100” portfolio of the most influential LGBTQ people of the year. “Legendary” series and was awarded 2020 “Best Songwriter” by World of Wonder’s Wowie Awards. Peppermint is currently nominated for a 2022 GLAAD Media Award in the Outstanding Online Journalism category for her contribution to the Discovery+ Peppermint takes every available opportunity to speak at universities and to various communities on the issues. ![]() She partnered with RuPaul Drag Race Winner Sasha Velour for a college speaking tour that focused on the challenges faced by transgender and non-binary people in today’s political climate among various other topics. AIDS Fund” and is involved in the HIV Vaccine trials network. Peppermint, who is the ACLU’s first-ever Artist Ambassador for Trans Justice HERE has raised six-figure sums for prominent LGBT rights groups, partnered with MAC Cosmetics’ “M.A.C. Recent projects include guest stars in the 2023 Netflix series, Survival of the Thickest with comedian Michelle Buteau, guest starred in Hulu’s hit rom-com movie, "Fire Island" alongside Saturday Night Live's Bowen Yang, Joel Kim Booster & Margaret Cho, co-starring in OUTtv’s “Call Me Mother” drag competition series, co-hosting Amazon Prime talk show “Translation,” guest starring in season one & two of Amazon’s “Harlem,” hosted (New York & San Francisco) and presented (Los Angeles) at the 2020 & 2022 GLAAD Media Awards, hosting/moderating Black Queer Town Hall with co-creator Bob The Drag Queen, guest appearance on Ryan Murphy’s Emmy award winning series “Pose,” recurring role on the CBS series “God Friended Me” and a guest role on the Fox scripted drama “Deputy.” She has released six albums Hardcore Glamour, Servin’ It Up, Sugar & Spiked,Black Pepper, A Girl Like Me: Letters To My Lovers and Moment of Weakness: Letters To My Lovers available on all streaming platforms. About Peppermint: A longtime key figure in queer nightlife, actress & singer Peppermint regularly performs to sold-out crowds around the world. ![]()
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