With their new song “Cheerleader,” singer-songwriter Liza Anne redefines themselves with a queer anthem for the ages, accompanied by an epic music video starring comedian/actor Eva Victor that shatters old tropes of high school popularity and spotlights queer culture and anyone who has been othered.

On the track, Liza said, “With Cheerleader, it was so important to me to create a space of healing in a physical place where before, I wasn’t fully free. To return to an actual high school gymnasium with a queer cast feeling euphoric and fully celebrated felt so important – we were all physically in a place that smelled like being bullied and reminded me of stuffing who I was so far down I could hardly reach them. To return joyful and fully ourselves was powerful. It went beyond a visual or an aesthetic or a creative choice and became a therapeutic catharsis for all of us – I don’t even think I knew how much lighter I was going to feel. Being gay is a fucking miracle and I feel so surrounded by love and support right now, it’s almost overwhelming. Queerness is so beautiful, I feel like I am home. I am so happy to be here.” 

This is Liza Anne’s first single since coming out as gay and non-binary, proof that embracing oneself magnificently yields creative magic. Liza Anne, who previously made their artistic home in Nashville, moved to New York and found their truest self in a city that embraces all people.