“It’s been a very humbling experience and I’m very grateful to be able to share my truth and have people welcome the truth and also relate to it,” she told Harper’s Bazaar. Looking forward to the future, Kiyoko has no concrete plans for a second album, but she is keen to continue writing music that empowers her LGBTQ fans. She is also touring the US for the whole summer, and in August she is supporting Panic! At The Disco.
The show is set at a South Side, Chicago high school and explores a life-changing event from five different points of view. Hayley Kiyoko is currently playing the lead role of Lexi Himitsu in Five Points a new teen drama which aired on Facebook Watch at the beginning of June. ““We can’t police the way people express their sexuality,” he said. There’s not one way to come out.” Sympathising with Ora’s position, Olly Alexander from Years & Years also chimed in elsewhere. “I think the narrative is shifting already. “This song is about liberation and freedom and empowerment and celebrating who you are,” she later told Billboard. She added that the song reflects her own personal experience. Rita Ora later issued a statement of her own, confirming that she has had relationships with both men and women in the past. I feel I have a responsibility to protect that whenever possible. “This type of message is dangerous because it completely invalidates and belittles the pure feelings of an entire community. “I don’t need to drink wine to kiss girls I’ve loved women my entire life,” she said, posting on Twitter. Responding to the track, Kiyoko took issue with this line in particular. However, in recent months Kiyoko also hit the headlines after she criticised Rita Ora’s latest track ‘Girls’ – a track which also features Charli XCX, Cardi B, Bebe Rexha, and the divisive chorus “red wine, I just wanna kiss girls”. For young queer fans, the power of watching a gay woman infiltrate that world with ease while singing songs that normalise LGBTQ desire is hugely valuable. Well, first and foremost, Hayley Kiyoko is getting a lot of attention thanks to her excellent debut album ‘Expectations’ is a much-needed antidote to heteronormative pop music, and the songs speak for themselves.
Why is everybody talking about her right now? Fans are now calling her the Lesbian Jesus. It no doubt paved the way to Hayley Kiyoko’s debut album ‘Expectations’, a bold and glossy feast of female pronouns, love songs for women, and a refreshing swerve away from the more tragic LGBTQ narratives that dominate pop culture elsewhere. On top of this huge surge in success, ‘Girls Like Girls’ also marked a major turning point for Hayley Kiyoko. The video soon became a Tumblr mega-hit, and it currently has 92 million hits on YouTube. Depicting two teenage girls harbouring a mutual crush, the two protagonists soon join forces, and fight back against the video’s creepy straight man who won’t leave them alone. Then, the singer – who identifies as a gay woman – wrote ‘Girls Like Girls’, and co-directed the video that changed her entire career. Well, up until Hayley Kiyoko put out her second EP This Side of Paradise, she had never really explored her own sexuality in her music. A large factor was most likely that Hayley Kiyoko’s acting schedule was suddenly jam-packed.
The Stunners later supported Justin Bieber on tour, but never released an album they split up by the time 2011 came around. Fellow artist Tinashe was also in the band, and they released a handful of singles together including ‘ Dancin’ Around The Truth’. Shortly after she fronted Hede, Hayley Kiyoko was approached by pop star and Hairspray star Vitamin C, and ended up joining pop group The Stunners as a result. What happened after that? And how the hell did she end up supporting Justin Bieber? They played a few shows and released one single called ‘ Warehouse’ before disbanding. She carried on acting throughout her teens – saying it was a way to support her musical ambitions – and formed a garage band called Hede in 2007. Disappointingly, it was not a tribute to “I’m Amy, and I’m an indie”, but it was Kiyoko’s first time in front of a camera.
As a kid she was spotted at an ice rink by Nickelodeon, and presented a short segment about her favourite hobby, titled I’m Hayley, a Skater. Like many other first rate pop stars – Ariana Grande, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera – Hayley Kiyoko’s break came in the world of children’s telly.
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