Gay men adored her. We still do. The ill-will she produced during her contentious 1980s "Jesus" era was so tough on us because we still cared about her. Aside from the sensational music she made, her legacy will always be as a Gay Icon. The 1970s were an epoch that brought huge … [Read more...]
#FirstLook: ‘Spinning Gold’ Chronicles 1970s Label Behind Donna Summer, Village People, KISS, & More
Jeremy Jordan stars as Casablanca Records founder Neil Bogart in Spinning Gold, about how the maverick recording label made Donna Summer, KISS, Village People, and many others household names. The film stars a bevy of notable folks playing musical legends, including … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Donna Summer
December 30, 1948 - Donna Summer: "God had to create disco music so I could be born and be successful." She was born LaDonna Adrian Gaines. A five-time Grammy Award winner, she was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach Number One on the Billboard … [Read more...]
Madelyn Cline and Chase Stokes Heat Things Up in Kygo’s Remix of Donna Summer’s “Hot Stuff”
Real-life couple Madelyn Cline and Chase Stokes definitely have chemistry in the sexy new video for "Hot Stuff," a remix of Donna Summer's disco classic by Norwegian DJ Kygo. The Outer Banks stars met during filming and started dating soon after meeting. They told [Read more...]
Sam Smith Covers Donna Summer’s Disco Classic “I Feel Love”– Love It or Lump It?
Sam Smith puts his famous falsetto into overdrive with a cover of the Donna Summer disco hit "I Feel Love," first produced by Giorgio Moroder in 1977. Wrote Smith: “As a queer person ‘I feel love’ has followed me to every dance floor in every queer space from the minute I … [Read more...]
Ariana Grande Joins Barbra Streisand On Stage for a Surprise Performance of “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)” – WATCH
During her Tuesday night concert at Chicago’s United Center, Barbra Streisand brought Ariana Grande onstage for a surprise performance of “No More Tears (Enough is Enough)”. The song, of course, was originally a 1979 hit with the late disco legend Donna Summer. Grande killed … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Disco Diva, Donna Summer
December 31, 1948– Donna Summer In late summer of 1975, I was at a club in West Hollywood, dancing my ass off, when this hot shirtless redhead gave me a huge smile and stuck a little brown bottle under my nose, as we moved, all of sudden, I felt super … [Read more...]
#TransformationTuesday: QWERRRKOUT feat. Kalista Stage
Transformation Tuesday just got a whole lot QTer…New queers featured every week! Tag us, take a pic of us and follow us on Instagram at [Read more...]
#DiscoDiva: Is a New Musical About the Life of Donna Summer Coming To Broadway?
According to New York Post theater critic Michael Riedel and his spies what is being called "The Donna Summer Project” was just workshopped by Jersey Boy's director Des McAnuff. It's … [Read more...]
The WOW Report’s Super-Fab 4th of July Playlist! The 17 Songs YOU NEED to Be Playing at Your Barbecue!
We've compiled THE PERFECT playlist for kicking back by the pool at your Fourth of July shindig! WE've got 'em all – from Miley Cyrus to [Read more...]
