GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Music Artist

It is one of several categories of the annual GLAAD Media Awards, which are presented by GLAAD—an American non-governmental media monitoring organization—at ceremonies held primarily in New York City and Los Angeles between March and May.

The following year, Phranc was recognized as Outstanding Recording Artist, while John Corigliano's "Symphony No.

The 6th GLAAD Media Awards in 1996 marked the only instance where three music-related awards were given, with Outstanding Music Album being presented for the first time to Disappear Fear's self-titled album.

For a music artist to be eligible, they must have released an album or extended play during the eligibility period, and have it be sold in a major record shop or digital music store.

[3] The artist must also use their music and live performances to "accelerate LGBTQ acceptance", with interviews and public statements also being taken into consideration.

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Phranc won Outstanding Recording Artist in 1992.
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Garth Brooks won for " We Shall Be Free " (1992).
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Elton John won for " The Last Song " (1992).
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Melissa Etheridge won Outstanding Recording Artist in 1994, also winning awards for " I'm the Only One " (1994), and Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled (2005).
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Indigo Girls won for " This Train Revised " (1994) and Come On Now Social (1999).
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Boy George won for Cheapness and Beauty (1995).
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Meshell Ndegeocello won for " Leviticus: Faggot " (1996).
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Janet Jackson won for The Velvet Rope (1997).
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Rufus Wainwright has the most wins in this category for Rufus Wainwright (1998), Poses (2001), Want One (2003), and Release the Stars (2007).
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k.d. lang won for Invincible Summer (2000), A Wonderful World (2002), and Watershed (2008).
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Tony Bennett won for A Wonderful World (2002).
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Scissor Sisters won for Scissor Sisters (2004), Ta-Dah (2006), and Night Work (2010).
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Lady Gaga won for The Fame Monster (2009) and Born This Way (2011).
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Adam Lambert won for Trespassing (2012).
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Frank Ocean won for Channel Orange (2012).
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Tegan and Sara won the award for Heartthrob (2013) and Love You to Death (2016).
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Against Me! won for Transgender Dysphoria Blues (2014).
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Troye Sivan won for Blue Neighbourhood (2015).
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Halsey won for Hopeless Fountain Kingdom (2017).
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Janelle Monáe won for Dirty Computer (2018).
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Lil Nas X won for 7 (2019) and Montero (2021).
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Sam Smith won for Love Goes (2020).
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Fletcher won for Girl of My Dreams (2022).