Listen to IAmSheaDiamond's SummerOfPride playlist ahead of Billboard's PrideSummit
It took Shea Diamond over 30 years to reach the pop mainstream. The trans-identifying artist, who identifies as a female and prefers she/her pronouns, was incarcerated at various men’s correctional facilities in Michigan between 1999-2009. Throughout the grueling experience, Diamond honed her songwriting craft, and after her release, she moved to New York and focused her energy on trans activism.
The newcomer's most recent single -- “Don’t Shoot” -- dropped in June and was co-helmed alongside Tranter. The defiant protest anthem addresses the rampant gun violence that has plagued the U.S. for decades and was pegged to the fifth annual National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
“‘Don’t Shoot’ was one of the most difficult songs I’ve ever written, but also one of the most truthful songs to date,” Diamond tells“It put my pain and disappointments into words, my hopes for a better world, a safer world for people who look like me and experience the darker sides of life." The song also muses on the toxicity of hate that has infiltrated mainstream politics in the U.S.
As part of Billboard's inaugural Pride Summit tomorrow at Los Angeles’ 1 Hotel, Diamond will appear on the "Emerging Artists: We See You" panel alongside Bayli, Daya and K Flay. To fete the occasion, the soul-pop singer curated an exclusive Pride playlist including a mix of choice LGBTQ+ icons — Todrick Hall, Rupaul, Kim Petras, and more — as well as a handful of pop's chief allies — from Lizzo and Katy Perry to Julia Michaels and Imagine Dragons.
“This list is a collection of movers and shakers in the music industry," says Diamond. "They're either apart of the LGBTQ+ community and/or dope allies leading the way to acceptance and equality.""I discovered Lizzo last year, but this year I got to see her perform in person. Beyond her amazing performances is the confident woman that just gets it. A prominent advocate for the LGBTQ, she has inspired me to think outside of the box in my artistry.
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