Interview with Keiynan Lonsdale

We had the pleasure of interviewing Keiynan Lonsdale over Zoom video! Australian-raised, LA-cultured pop star Keiynan Lonsdale revisits the glory days of dance music on his new '70s-inspired release "Gods Of The Disco." The hypnotic track is an electrifying take on disco, combining the most irresistible elements of the genre to ensure maximum action on the dance floor with each spin. Directed by Chris Coats and incorporating Anthony "Skvtch" Gilbert's impeccable choreography, Keiynan also debuts a dance-inducing music video for the new single. The queer multi-hyphenate, who wrote and conceptualized the video, embraces his sexuality throughout as he is flanked by half naked shimmering male dancers adorned with outrageous costumes. The intoxicating music video features Keiynan hitting the dancefloor giving nods to Michael Jackson's iconic moves. Keiynan Lonsdale's debut album Rainbow Boy, released May 2020, is a love letter to the queer, black community as well as to his younger self. Equipped with a polychromatic, retro-futuristic R&B flair and innovative pop, this 14-track album is a show-stopping display of inclusivity that "gives us hope for what pop music can do" (GQ UK). Keiynan Lonsdale, the Australian/Nigerian dancer, singer-songwriter, & actor, has quickly made a global name for himself as a multi-hyphenate performer across film, TV, fashion & music. His cinematic vision and powerful voice continue to push the boundaries on what it means to be a leading man in Hollywood, and an influential force to his generation and the LGBTQ+ community as multi-talented artists. Keiynan is already the face at the forefront of queer Hollywood. He's starred in Love, Simon (for which he won an MTV Movie Award), The Divergent Series, CW's The Flash and Legends Of Tomorrow (one of the first openly queer actors to play a superhero), judged on RuPaul's Drag Race and more, including the Alicia Keys-produced dance comedy, Work It. Lonsdale has won GQ Australia's "Actor of the Year" and an LGBT Centre Youth Advocacy Award. In 2019, he made his Paris Fashion Week runway debut with Louis Vuitton. He walked the 2019 MET Gala pink carpet in a custom gown covered in over a thousand handmade, embroidered butterflies, created by Indian designer Manish Arora (Katy Perry, Rihanna, Kate Moss). Keiynan is next set to star in both Lionsgate feature My Fake Boyfriend and STARZ Step Up Series with Neyo and Christian Millian. We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com. www.BringinitBackwards.com #podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #KeiynanLonsdale #zoom Listen & Subscribe to BiB Follow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bringin-it-backwards--4972373/support. https://bringinitbackwards.com/