Labels are confusing.
Olly Alexander, openly gay frontman of British electropop group Years & Years questioned the labeling of the group’s music as “GAY” music by a store in Germany.
@yearsandyears @alexander_olly i didn't know your genre was gay pic.twitter.com/vPOnJkTPT8
— theresa (@theresaruthh) May 26, 2016
The 25-year-old singer and keyboard player retweeted a photo taken by a fan, which showed his album in the ‘GAY’ section of a music shop, and didn’t seem too thrilled about it: “um ok let’s talk about this,” he added, and the hashtag #gaymusic started trending.
Even though he loves “being gay,” he questioned the store’s classification: “can u really label a sound or style of music ‘gay,'” he asked.
if u think my music is gay that's cool i love being gay and i love my gay music but can u really label a sound or style of music "gay"
— olly ✨ (@alexander_olly) May 26, 2016
A few minutes later, the singer tweeted that “being gay is the best!” and the jokes started happening.
me and my gay ass love gay music and being gay is the best ! Bye h8rs!
— olly ✨ (@alexander_olly) May 26, 2016
I'm gay for your music
— matty (@Truman_Black) May 26, 2016
I love saying I love being gay
— troye (@troyesivan) May 26, 2016
.@alexander_olly but is your song gonna be a top or a bottom?
— ADAM LAMBERT (@adamlambert) May 26, 2016
If you need a refresher, Years & Years’ songs King and Shine reached #1 and #2 on the UK Singles Chart, respectively.
(Top image of Olly Alexander via Twitter)
