We'll Be Dancing to Brian Justin Crum's 'I & U' All Summer Long

PRIDE has the exclusive premiere of the music video for the America's Got Talent alum's new bop!

(Photo: Mark Mendoza)

Following up the release of his previous single "Circles," America's Got Talent: The Champions alum Brian Justin Crum is blessing the world with an infectious new bop called "I & U," and PRIDE has the exclusive music video premiere!

 

 

 

 

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Growing up in the theatre I was always told to “butch it up” if I wanted to be a star. I thought I was able to separate what that meant from life to the stage but as I got older I felt the need to appear MASC- bleeding into my day to day life. There were male pop stars that were glam/queer but they were all closeted and people could always cop it out to performance art. It wasn’t until @adamlambert hit the scene and was so unapologetically himself, gay/queer/glam, that we as artists were finally given permission to not only be glam but be OUT. As I prepare for the release of the video for “I & U” (which is the first time I’ve ever felt brave enough to dress my outsides the way my insides felt) I want to say thank you to every artist, especially Adam, that gave me the confidence to do so. Be proud of ALL that you are babies, you are perfect and lovable in the skin you are in! #HappyPride Styled by @davidgangel Seen by @imagesbymarkmendoza

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"The video for "I & U" is the freest Iʼve ever felt in my Queer expression," Crum told PRIDE about making the visuals for the track, which was co-written by #1 Billboard writers Melanie Fontana, Lindgren and Ferras. "I spent so many years trying to "butch it up" so that people around would feel more comfortable and so that I could fit into anyone's little box they wanted to put me in."

He continued:

"Being that it is Pride Month I wanted to dive deep into my expression, who I want to be in the world and what I want that to look like. I wanted to feature a diverse cast of women who are strong in their own expression as well. Growing up queer I was surrounded by women who supported me. My friends at school were all girls and it was their mothers (and my own) that loved me for who I was. I think itʼs very important that we as gay men rally behind women and fight with them as they have always fought with us."

Watch the premiere of Brian Justin Crum's "I & U" in the video below! And for more on Brian Justin Crum and his music, follow him on Instagram and Twitter, and subscribe to his YouTube channel!

We'll Be Dancing to Brian Justin Crum's 'I & U' All Summer Long