The 2025 Rainbow Rodeo Reader's Survey
Before we hurtle into 2026 proper, let's take a moment to look at our readers' favorite albums from 2025 -- plus their top queer country moments and hopes for 2026.
Orville Peck
Critics' Choice: The Best Queer Country of 2025
The Rainbow Rodeo staff shares their favorite queer country moments of 2025 -- and our top three queer country albums of the year!
Orville Peck - Appaloosa
Bee Delores tips her hat to Orville Peck's stunning Appaloosa EP -- according to Bee, it's one of the best of the year.
Rainbow Ruckus 11/4: Orville Peck, Jobi Riccio, Palmyra, and More!
This week's Rainbow Ruckus features determination, drifting, duets, delights, and indecision.
Rainbow Ruckus 7/22: Diane King, Orville Peck and the Wiggles, Medium Build, and More!
This week's Rainbow Ruckus features that '90s country sweet spot, illicit drugs, natural highs, friendly purple dinosaurs, and unicorns!
Ram Ranch: The Legacy of Queercore in Country Music
Richard Marcus guides us through the history of queercore and its forgotten connections to country music
Reader's Choice: The Best Queer Country of 2024
Rainbow Rodeo readers pick their favorite queer country albums of the 2024.