Singer-songwriter Corook is hoping to supply a musical rebuke to President Donald Trump’s efforts to rescind LGBTQ+ rights by means of their effervescent new single.
The musician and TikTok persona, who’s queer and nonbinary, unveiled a lyric video for “They!” on Friday. The track, they stated, is consultant of their very own origin story and conveys “the mix of nerves and joy that comes with sharing your new pronouns with the world.”
“It’s no big deal, I’m more me now. I understand if you make mistakes,” Corook sings on the observe. “It’s all OK, I’m still the same, but now I go by ‘they.’”
For a lot of the previous month, Corook had been teasing “They!” on social media with brief movies that caught the attention of Justin Bieber and Meghan Trainor, amongst different pop stars. Final week, singer Troye Sivan shared a clip of himself on TikTok, set to a recording of Corook proclaiming “they/them energy!”
As a queer anthem that celebrates self-empowerment, “They!” feels auspiciously timed. Since taking workplace final month, Trump has signed a collection of government orders which have instantly impacted transgender, nonbinary, and intersex individuals, together with the broader LGBTQ+ group.
Although these orders hadn’t been signed but after they hit the studio to file the observe, they famous: “In a time when our identities are under constant attack, especially with figures like Trump attempting to legislate us out of existence, this song feels more vital than ever.”
“They!” is about to seem on Corook’s forthcoming debut album, “Committed to a Bit.” The Pennsylvania native has been energetic within the music trade for a while, with their songs “It’s OK!” and “If I Were a Fish” each going viral on TikTok.
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The brand new album “is a collection of songs that offers a glimpse behind the curtain of my experience — being both Corinne and corook, and the delicate balance of honoring each side of me,” they stated, referring to their offstage identify.
