KEVIN AVIANCE IS “BEAUTIFUL” AND UNBOTHERED
Kevin Aviance is not just having a moment—he is the moment. The legendary NYC nightlife icon, queer culture vanguard, and genre-bending performance artist returns, with his electrifying new single, “BEAUTIFUL”, and a bold music video that reminds us why he’s always been that girl.
Directed by longtime creative collaborator Francis Legge, the video plunges us headfirst into an AI-dreamed memory of the Palladium, the now-closed East Village mega-club where Kevin ruled the ARENA party in the early 2000s with unapologetic glamour, steel-sharp wit, and towering heels. But this is no dusty throwback—“BEAUTIFUL” is a crystal ball of past, present, and future. Using AI-integrated storytelling, the visual is a surreal collision of nightlife nostalgia and next-gen fantasy, a celebration of queer resilience that pulses with every frame.
The track is the first taste of HIPPOPOTAMUS!, Kevin’s upcoming album due later this year, and it’s already living up to the all-caps energy of its title. “BEAUTIFUL” is a statement—both sonic and spiritual—a reminder that survival can be sexy, and that reinvention is its own form of protest.
Of course, Kevin’s star hasn’t dimmed for a second. After being sampled on Beyoncé’s “PURE/HONEY,” he became the voice of ballroom for a whole new generation. And when Madonna summoned him to the stage during her Celebration Tour, it wasn’t just a cameo—it was a coronation.
And with “BEAUTIFUL,” he’s reminding the world that icons don’t age—they ascend.