Katie has a chat with emerging queer Black US singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun about her beautiful new album and about contemporary queer life in Nashville (where Joy lives) and the wider USA. There’s also fabulous new music by the great Dolly Parton, Australian legend Stephen Cummings, a 2023 WA Music Awards nominee, and more. Here is the playlist:

World on Fire – Dolly Parton

Runaway Sailor – Stephen Cummings

Give Me One Reason – Tracy Chapman

Keeping the Light On – Joy Oladokun

Pride – Joy Oladokun

Hide With Me – Kaiyah Mercedes

Something Else – Yxngxr1

Girls Like You – Olive Mae

Son of a Father – John Flanagan

Still I Find – Howlite

Visit Joy Oladokun’s official website and follow her on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Above: Screen shot from Katie’s chat with Joy Oladokun