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Last night I saw this Welsh popster (real name Rod Thomas) at Manhattan’s Mercury Lounge, where his well-received set drew heavily from last summer’s Life Is Easy, which yielded one of my favorite tracks of 2014. Thomas collaborates with Scissor Sisters member Del Marquis on the latter’s Slow Knights project, and the pair performed a duet near the end of …

“For a new multimedia show at Marianne Boesky Gallery, the perennially tongue-in-cheek provocateur reimagined his X-rated 1972 cult classic with a cast of children.”

The official Eurovision channel looks back on the win of Conchita Wurst, arguably the venerable contest’s most popular winner in decades.

For the second year in a row, my favorite track of the year is by out and openly HIV+ singer/songwriter John Grant, whose collaboration with Hercules & Love Affair spawned a gorgeous modern dance video interpretation of Grant’s tale of coming out positive to a lover. Culled from my Spotify playlists, here’s my top ten for 2014. 1. John Grant …

Via the Guardian: Sir Elton John and David Furnish have officially married – exactly nine years after they tied the knot in a civil partnership ceremony. The veteran musician married his partner at their Windsor estate on Sunday, with a number of stars expected to attend the ceremony. John has posted a photo of himself, pen in hand, sitting next …

Via Pink News: It has been announced this week that Conchita Wurst will make a return to the contest in Vienna – as a presenter. The singer was confirmed as host for the Green Room segment of the show, interviewing the current acts. She will be joined by an all-female presenting team, with Mirjam Weichselbraun, Alice Tumler and Arabella Kiesbauer …

Via the Hollywood Reporter: In partnership with the Liberace Foundation for the Performing and Creative Arts, Hologram USA reported that it has started work on a hologram-like version of the famous entertainer for a feature-length live show that be would staged in such a way that “Liberace” would be able to interact with the audience. “This is a major step …

Sam Smith today became this year’s only artist to sell one million albums in both the UK and the United States. Smith is only the second artist to hit platinum status in the US this year, following Taylor Swift’s 1989. The multi-artist soundtrack for Disney’s Frozen is the year’s biggest domestic seller with 3.4M copies.

(Tipped by JMG reader Alan)

Via the BBC: A fan of Erasure sparked an impromptu singalong on the London Underground with his own version of the band’s A Little Respect. Neil Francis, who sings at venues around Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, was waiting at the Kentish Town station when he decided to break into song. “I love the sound of the acoustics in the tube …

Next week Elton John and David Furnish will get married after 21 years together. The couple is said to have invited just 50 of their closest friends and family to their home in Windsor, England to watch them exchange vows. They will tie the knot on December 21st: a celebration of their 21 years together, and the anniversary of their …

Stereogum recaps: Too Bright, the intense and powerful new album from Perfume Genius, is one of the year’s best, and it’s also given us the haunted, surreal, generally unforgettable videos for “Queen” and “Grid.” Today, we get a third, for “Fool,” that’s very much in line with the last two. The video has a very glammed-up Mike Hadreas rollerblading down …

For the first time ever, Grammy nominations were not announced all at once today and instead they’ve been trickling out on Twitter since early morning. So far gay crooner Sam Smith has in fact been nominated for five Grammys including Best New Artist, Record Of The Year, and Song Of The Year. The nominations for Album Of The Year, for …

Really cute. These guys are gay, you know. (Tipped by JMG reader Daddy Ray)