Pride Picks is a new weekly column where we choose five songs, events, shows and other items of interest that showcase the talent from the LGBTQ community. Check out our five picks for this week (Aug. 20), and stay up to date by following Billboard Pride on Instagram and Twitter.
Track: Lydia Ford, “Bittersweet”
Irish-born singer Lydia Ford was inspired to pick up the guitar at the age of nine by pop-rock goddess Avril Lavigne, but you don’t hear that influence in her latest track, “Bittersweet.” Instead, the track is a breezy, electro-pop confection perfect for a chill vibes playlist.