Music

Performing Arts Houston gives singer-songwriter Ben Chavez the room to expand his 2025 New/Now piece Last Day, County Fair into a full-length concept musical premiering this September at the Wortham Center.

Houston-born musician and visual artist Angela Uhegwu, who performs as S.O.U.L.A.S.P.H.E.R.E, weaves her Nigerian upbringing and queer identity into music, videos, and a spiritual exploration of her craft.

Houston-based cellist Nathaniel Cook joins the Recording Academy's Class of 2026, bringing a queer voice — and a genre-spanning career — to the table shaping the Grammy Awards.

Houston Pride Orchestra founder Ruby Ortiz on stumbling into music, being bullied out of a classroom, and building a space where queer musicians can finally feel safe.

A new ensemble is giving Houston's LGBTQIA+ string, woodwind, brass, and percussion musicians a place to belong — and a stage to be celebrated, not just tolerated.

Ahead of her long-awaited sophomore album, Houston singer-songwriter Sara Van Buskirk headlines the sixth Annual Miller Summer Mixtape — blending Americana and folk influences with radical, queer-forward honesty.

Stages brought Broadway satire to Houston with Spamilton: An American Parody, presented May 29 through June 21 alongside 21 Chump Street: The Musical. The fast-moving double bill gave audiences a playful evening of parody, pop…

A poem Dr. Nas Mohamed wrote in Arabic at 17—a promise to protect his own innocence—becomes "Let Your Love Shine," a World Cup anthem blending Quranic phrasing and American gospel. The fulfillment of a teenager's…

Houston DJ Athenz — a two-time Gayest & Greatest winner — is the official DJ for the Michelob Ultra Activation Zone at seven FIFA World Cup 2026 matches at Houston Stadium.

Phoebe Seymour brings musical-theater roots, live vocals, and offbeat pageant polish to Houston drag, carving out a persona shaped by Broadway, black lipstick, and a little weird-girl charm.