Outmusic Inc. is the premiere 501c3 non-profit charitable organization that serves as the umbrella to LARA the LGBT Academy of Recording Arts home to the OUTmusic Awards. All donations are non-refundable tax deductible donations. The organization was created to promote the advancement and appreciation of LGBT music culture & heritage as a recognized artform, create opportunities to support the development of young aspiring artists, increase visibility in honoring, documenting and archiving the contributions and achievements of marginalized LGBT artists into music & entertainment history.  

PAST WINNERS 

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Change Begins With Me

Matt Zarley 

 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Change Begins With Me

Matt Zarley

 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Slings and Arrows

Jeffery Straker

 

BEST PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Little Kid

Michael V Doane 

 

BIELLO-MARTIN LOVE SONG

What A Beautiful Day

Brett Every

 

HUMANITARIAN SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Now's The Time

Frankie Love

 

BEST POP SONG

The Only Thing

Todd Alsup

 

BEST ROCK SONG

Come Along feat. Cee Lo Green

Vicci Martinez

 

BEST R&B/SOUL SONG 

Live Your Life

Nhojj 

 

BEST FOLK/COUNTRY SONG

Everywhere Is Home

Antigone Rising

 

BEST HIP-HOP/RAP SONG

It's Over Now

KIN4LIFE

 

BEST ALTERNATIVE SONG

Let Go

Love Darling

 

BEST DANCE/ELECTRONICA

Loves Got A Hold On Me

Frenchie Davis

 

BEST JAZZ/CABARET SONG

Maoz Tsur (Rock of Ages)

Avi Wisnia

 

BEST SONG ON A SOUNDTRACK/INSTRUMENTAL

Gabby's Song (A Tribute To Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford)

Mark Barnes

 

BEST SPOKEN WORD

Loose Woman

Red Summer

 

BEST SPIRITUAL/INSPIRATIONAL SONG

I Am Changing

Jason Walker

 

BEST INTERNATIONAL SONG

Love Over Fear

Virago

 

BEST CD COVER ARTWORK

Haunted By You

Rachael Sage

 

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By presenting the Outmusic Awards, LARA is dedicated to ensuring that LGBT music culture and heritage is recognized and celebrated as an integral contribution to media, music & entertainment history.​

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It is important that the contributions and achievements of LGBT people are included in the history of the world. The more LGBT people are known for their contirbutions, the more impact we can make in changing hearts and minds.

 

If you are a Recording Artist, Duo/Group, Creative Industry Professional or a Patron of the Arts that simply loves what we are doing, please join us today and spread the word. 

 

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The Outmusic Awards is the biggest night in LGBT music & entertainement. Our mission is to educate, raise awareness and ensure that the contributions and achievements of marginalized LGBT artists and creative industry professionals are acknowledged, documented, celebrated and archived into media, music and entertainment history. To support our missions, we film the OUTMUSIC Awards live to tape. LARA relies heavily on the tax deductible donations to support the production of this important event and video archives.  

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