Justin Tranter: Is The Actual Queen of Pop

LGBTQ&A

Jeffrey Masters

Society & Culture

4.7 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Originally making a name for themself as the lead singer of the glam rock band, Semi Precious Weapons, Justin Tranter has transitioned to a behind-the-scenes role, effortlessly becoming one of the most successful songwriters working today. They've written for the biggest names in pop music including Selena Gomez, Britney Spears, Janelle Monae, Justin Bieber, Halsey, Ariana Grande, Gwen Stefani, and Kelly Clarkson. They join us this week to talk about why their "femme queerness" is so overwhelming to people, how the opportunity to write pop music happened by accident, and why we need to stop calling straight women "gay icons."

LGBTQ&A is hosted and produced by Jeffrey Masters. @jeffmasters1

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Jeffrey Masters.
0:07.8	I'm here today with Justin Tranter, who is one of the most successful songwriters working today.
0:14.7	Among many hit songs, they've written or co-written, that includes Justin Bieber Sari,
0:19.2	the number one single.
0:20.6	They've also written for Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Jan number one single. They've also written for
0:21.6	Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Janemonei, they did DNCE's Cake by the Ocean. It's a lot.
0:28.2	And before songwriting full-time, Justin was the lead singer of the band Semi-Precious Weapons,
0:34.6	the band toured with Lady Gaga at one point, so you'll hear us start off by
0:38.6	talking about the transition from a front person to this new behind-the-scenes role, and just
0:44.7	how shocking it can be for people in the industry then and now to see someone like Justin,
0:49.7	who is this overt, femme, queer person just existing in the world.
0:56.1	From Bluminary Media, this is LGBTQ and A.
1:03.3	Thanks for being here.
1:04.4	Thank you for having me.
1:05.2	Yeah, of course.
1:06.1	Let's jump in.
1:06.7	You were originally part of the band Sending Precious Weapons.
1:09.1	True.
1:09.4	You guys had a major record deal.
1:11.3	You guys put out records.
1:12.4	You toured with Lady Gaga.
1:14.0	From the outside, I consider that to be a massive success.
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