Khalid’s rebirth: How coming out inspired his most liberated album yet
Less than a year after publicly coming out, Khalid has never been so “f**king happy”. In his Gay Times cover story, he discusses his first album as an out pop-boy.
Words by Sam Damshenas
“Songs like ‘tank top’ need to be celebrated!” says Khalid. Lifted from his fourth studio album After the Sun Goes Down, the house-infused floor-filler finds the Grammy nominee fawning over a “heartthrob in the tank top” — a shimmering ode to desire and a symbol of his full liberation as an openly gay artist.