The Year-End Roundup 2025
Before going on hiatus until January 15, editor Rachel Cholst highlights this year's trends and triumphs in queer country music -- and what's next for Rainbow Rodeo.
Rachel Cholst
Maia Sharp -- Tomboy
Maia Sharp excels at airing her doubts and insecurities with such compassion, you'll be able to forgive yourself for your own. On Tomboy, Maia Sharp does this by exploring those in-between spaces: in gender, relationships, life paths.
Rainbow Ruckus: The Holiday Playlist 2025
This holiday edition of Rainbow Ruckus features puppy dogs, the gift that keeps on giving, and waltzes filled with yearning.
Amelia Riggs -- CREATURE
The act of creation is exhilarating and terrifying -- and thoroughly explored in Amelia Riggs' examination of Susan Stryker's Frankenstein essay, CREATURE.
PREMIERE: Big Riverz Gets Us "Running"
PREMIERE: Queer country pop supergroup Big Riverz (Rae Spoon, Sofia Hicks, and Sarah Danger) are back with "Running," a '90s slacker bop about overcoming night terrors and forming true bonds.
Rachael Sage -- Canopy
Rachael Sage's Canopy is exactly the album we need when we need it: a reminder of what love looks like in every facet of life.
Kristen Ford -- Pinto
Kristen Ford explodes with charismatic energy on her arena-ready diary of a life coloring outside the lines, Pinto -- out now on Righteous Babe Records.