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Troye Sivan has released the lead single and title track from his upcoming fourth studio album — a love letter to womanhood, trans women and femininity. Ben and Mikey break down the 90s-inspired dance track and its cinematic, nostalgic music video, starring screen legend Nicole Kidman and drag superstar Sasha Colby.The boys also celebrate the recently announced 2026 MTV VMA nominations, with Madonna leading the pack with 11 nods — the most she’s ever received in a single year — fresh from extending her UK chart record with Kylie collaboration ‘Love Sensation’.Elsewhere, the boys discuss Jessie Ware’s latest music video for ‘Sauna’, which sees her getting hot and heavy in a lift-cum-bathhouse. Naturally, this prompts them to reminisce about some of the greatest pop culture moments to have taken place in a lift.Queer is a full list of what was discussed:🎧 Music:LOVE SENSATION (Madonna and Kylie Minogue)MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS 2026SAUNA (Jessie Ware)SHE’S THE BEST (Troye Sivan)EVOLVE [CLUBSOS VOL. 1] (5SOS)

This week, the boys dive into Role Model’s 70s-inspired concept album, where he adopts an alter ego to explore their favourite topic: the passage of time. It sounds like it could make a great novel — but does it make a great record?Elsewhere, gay screams could be heard around the world as Madonna and Kylie released not one, but two new versions of Confessions II track ‘Love Sensation’. After all these years, was the result worth the wait for a collaboration between the original Queen and Princess of Pop?Queer is a full list of what was discussed:🎧 Music:LOVE SENSATION (Madonna & Kylie Minogue)RAVERS (Ellie Goulding)CHUCK TIMELY & THE HOURGLASS (Role Model)

Meme queen and comedian Meg Stalter has enlisted queer indie-pop band MUNA for a remix of her lesbian pride anthem, ‘Gay’ — and Ben thinks it marks the beginning of a serious pop career. Does Mikey agree?Elsewhere in this week’s bonus episode, the boys share their thoughts on the erotic psychological thriller ‘The Housemaid’, Ben recommends the latest entry in the MCU, and Mikey attempts to raise the tone with his review of ‘Shuggie Bain’ — the devastating yet tender portrait of a family in crisis in 1980s Glasgow.Queer is a full list of what was discussed:🎧 Music:GAY [MUNA REMIX] (Meg Stalter feat. MUNA)📚 Books:SHUGGIE BAIN (Douglas Stuart)🎬 Films:THE HOUSEMAID (Lionsgate)SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY (Marvel)

Ariana Grande has released her eighth studio album — but could it be her last? Following the announcement of her upcoming hiatus, Ben and Mikey unpack some of the album’s hidden meanings and discuss the toxicity of fandom. Elsewhere, the boys get excited about the long-awaited collaboration between Madonna and Kylie Minogue, before debating whether the new song from Robyn and Zara Larsson has the greatest title for a remix of all time.Plus, they reveal the latest record broken by Charli XCX and run through the nominees for the 2026 Mercury Prize.Queer is a full list of what was discussed:🎧 Music:MUSIC, FASHION, FILM (Charli XCX)LOVE SENSATION (Madonna & Kylie)THE MERCURY PRIZETALK TO ME, ZARA (Robyn & Zara Larsson)HAMMOND SONG (Wolf Alice)PETAL (Ariana Grande)

Ben and Mikey have died and gone to Eternia after finally watching Nicholas Galitzine wield the Sword of Power in ‘Masters of the Universe’. But can the himbo with a heart carry an entire blockbuster on his very broad shoulders?Meanwhile, Ben shares his thoughts on ‘Ladies First’, starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike. What subtle detail in this exploration of gender struck him as a thoughtful nod to the non-binary community?Elsewhere, the boys recommend the queer romance novel ‘Atmosphere’ and the drama miniseries ‘The Five-Star Weekend’.Queer is a full list of what was discussed:📚 Books:ATMOSPHERE (Taylor Jenkins Reid)🎬 Films:MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE (Prime Video)LADIES FIRST (Netflix)📺 TV:THE FIVE-STAR WEEKEND (Sky/NOW TV)

If the dancefloor is dead and Brat has been buried, then ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ is the eulogy for Charli XCX’s magnum opus. But is this actually a rock album? Do we get a rebuttal to ‘Actually Romantic’? And in a world obsessed with culture and commerce, what does Charli think it actually all means?🔗 Head to the link in our bio to listen to the episode in full.Queer is a full list of what was discussed:🎧 Music:MUSIC, FASHION, FILM (Charli XCX)

Mikey shares his thoughts on ‘Flesh’, the winner of the 2025 Booker Prize — an epic coming-of-age story that follows one man's journey from an awkward teenager in Hungary to the heights of London's elite. What was it about the novel that Mikey admired but ultimately stopped him from loving it?Meanwhile, Ben reveals whether Netflix's adaptation of ‘People We Meet on Vacation’ felt like the perfect getaway or more of a holiday headache.Elsewhere, the boys recommend ‘The Split’, Sharon Bolton's gripping thriller, and ‘Why Are You More Successful Than Me?’, Richard Bacon's insightful new podcast.Queer is a full list of what was discussed:📚 Books:THE SPLIT (Sharon Bolton)FLESH (David Szalay)🎬 Films:PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION (Netflix)🎙️ Podcasts:HOW TO FAIL (Elizabeth Day)WHY ARE YOU MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN ME? (Richard Bacon)

Rose Gray has gone straight from the club to your arms with her latest single: a hauntingly beautiful slice of pulsing pop that pleads for less talking and more forking. Is her sophomore album shaping up to surpass the sublime heights of her debut?Jessie Ware keeps things suitably sensual with another taste of her sixth album, ‘Superbloom’. The temperature rises on ‘Sauna’, now given the remix treatment by Horse Meat Disco. But can the remix outshine the original? Ben and Mikey weigh in.Elsewhere, it’s been a baffling week in pop culture. The boys share their thoughts on the FIFA World Cup Halftime Show, explore how Ella Langley has matched a chart record previously held by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, and reveal which new album left them reaching for the antihistamines.Queer is a full list of what was discussed:🎧 Music:CHOOSIN’ TEXAS (Ella Langley)SAUNA [HORSE MEAT DISCO REMIX] (Jessie Ware feat. Horse Meat Disco)JUST BE BODIES / CLUB TO YOUR ARMS (Rose Gray)DAUGHTER FROM HELL (Gracie Abrams)📺 TV:FIFA WORLD CUP HALFTIME SHOW (YouTube)