JoJo Siwa Wants ‘Gay Pop’ to Be an ‘Official Genre’

She is aware of she didn’t invent the concept of “homosexual pop,” however pop singer and Web character JoJo Siwa wish to see the subset turn into an “official style” of music.

Throughout an interview on SiriusXM’s Hits 1 Miami With Mack & Jen, Siwa clarified the feedback she made in a viral video interview with Billboard, saying she merely desires to see extra queer artwork get acknowledged. “So, right here’s the factor — ‘homosexual pop’ is a factor that folks have completed, however it isn’t an official style of music,” she defined. “It’s a model, however it’s how there’s rap, there’s rock, there’s R&B, there’s pop — in case you look on the iTunes charts … this must be a literal style of music.”

The previous Dance Mothers star continued, saying that she doesn’t really feel the present categorizations for LGBTQ+ artists are adequate. “There’s so many homosexual pop artists … however I believe that these homosexual pop artists do deserve an even bigger residence than what they’ve proper now,” she stated.

Siwa initially spoke concerning the idea of “homosexual pop” throughout an interview with Billboard‘s Tetris Kelly about her new track “Karma,” when she claimed that she informed her label (Columbia Data) that she “needed to start out a brand new style … known as ‘homosexual pop.’” Commenters shortly known as out the singer for claiming to have created a “style” that has existed for years — even LGBTQ+ pioneers Tegan and Sara shared a video on TikTok the place they silently stared right into a digital camera following the 20-year-old’s feedback.

In a later interview with TMZ, Siwa clarified that she didn’t intend to say that she “invented” the idea of “homosexual pop” music. “I’m not the inventor of homosexual pop, for certain not. However I do need to be a bit of constructing it greater than it already is,” she stated. “I’m not the president [of gay pop], however I is likely to be the CEO, or the CMO. I might be the CMO, the chief advertising and marketing officer, and use my advertising and marketing ways whether or not individuals prefer it or not.”

Elsewhere in her interview on SiriusXM, Siwa bemoaned the continued backlash to her feedback. “I may say I would like world peace, and everybody can be like, ‘How dare you need peace for the world!’” she stated. “Individuals ask me on a regular basis, they’re like, ‘Do you are feeling like it’s important to be very cautious about what you say?’ And I’m like, ‘No, as a result of it doesn’t matter what I say, it’s happening anyhow.’”

Watch a clip from Siwa’s interview under: