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Kehlani is reflecting on her journey.

The 26-year-old It Was Good Until It Wasn’t star spoke out in an interview with Them. about coming out as a lesbian on Instagram Live earlier in the year.

Here’s what she had to say…

On coming out on Instagram Live last year: “I didn’t plan to come out in that way. I was going to just let my new music speak for itself. All the music I’ve been making has been from this new perspective and this new clarity. That s–t blew up and I didn’t expect it to when I said it — it just took its own life.”

On navigating the industry after coming out: “There was a lot that I, for the last couple years, felt like I was trying to figure out. And I feel like it was pretty obvious. I did a lot of big switch ups, where people would be like, ‘Oh, you getting nails longer than your hand now. When you first came out, you were wearing baggy pants and sports bras and blah, blah, blah.’ I think a lot of that came from me genuinely not knowing how to navigate myself versus who I had to be for the world.”

On exploring their identity in the public eye: “I was having full-blown identity issues [before]… [with] the balance of [my] masculinity and femininity. Especially being under the public eye. The pressure to be sexy, and what does sexy look like and mean and feel like to me? How does that trail into my participation in the fashion world? What does that mean for photo shoots? What does that mean for everything? There’s this extra gigantic layer of things that I have to think about besides just waking up and being myself.”

Find out what Kehlani said after her Instagram Live went viral.

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Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber wear black and white while arriving at Goya Studios on Tuesday night (June 8) in Los Angeles.

The model BFFs stepped out to celebrate their friend Stassie Karanikolaou‘s 24th birthday at a star-studded party.

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Kehlani is radiant in red while arriving at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards held at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday (May 23) in Los Angeles.

The 26-year-old musician chose a Tony Ward ensemble for the annual show, where she was nominated for Best R&B album for It Was Good Until It Wasn’t.

Kehlani‘s album was nominated alongside The Weeknd‘s After Hours, Jhené Aiko‘s Chilombo, Chris Brown & Young Thug‘s Slime & B, and Doja Cat‘s Hot Pink. The Weeknd won.

If you missed it, Kehlani was almost in a band with two other popular musicians, and you’ll never guess who!

Just recently, she also confirmed she was a lesbian.

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H.E.R. just made a pretty massive revelation!

The Academy Award-winning superstar sat down with Carlos Watson for an interview on The Carlos Watson Show.

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During the interview, H.E.R. surprisingly revealed she was almost in a band with some pretty familiar names.

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Kehlani is coming out, officially.

After a snippet of an Instagram Live went viral in which she declared herself to be a lesbian, the 25-year-old music superstar confirmed the news in a TikTok on Thursday (April 22).

“I’m just going to f–king say it, because everyone keeps bringing it up today! You know the video,” she started before going on to describe the Instagram Live that went viral.

Find out what she said…More Here! »

Kehlani is now identifying as a lesbian, she revealed during a friend’s Instagram Live on Tuesday (April 7).

The 25-year-old singer, who has previously identified as pansexual and uses she/they pronouns, opened up about her sexuality on social media.

“You wanna know what’s new about me? I finally know I’m a lesbian,” she said during photographer Jamie-Lee B‘s Easter live stream.

In her recent cover story with The Advocate, Kehlani said that her “straight passing” persona has given her “a lot of privilege.”

“I think a lot of artists who we talk about and say, ‘Oh, they had to come out or they had to do this,’ a lot of them can’t hide it,” she adds, while emphasizing that other Black musicians, who are gay or trans, have a much tougher time than she does in the industry.

Kehlani added, “I didn’t even really have to come out in my private life. I don’t walk down the street and people look at me and go, ‘Oh, I bet she’s queer’ or ‘I bet that she’s into women’ or anything like that because of the way I present.”

“That’s all privilege and I think that there are quite a few artists who were truly at the forefront but weren’t able to make the strides that I was able to make being 100 percent myself because of the way they present and the biases and the phobias of the American public and the world,” she continued. “I’ve been lucky, super lucky.”

Kehlani shares her two year old daughter, Adeya, with Javaughn Young-White.

Two other stars have opened up about their sexuality this week. Find out who they are here!

Kehlani hits the stage in a one-shoulder top to perform at the Audi Presents: Summer Drive-in Concert held at Calamigos Ranch on Thursday night (July 16) in Malibu, Calif.

The 25-year-old singer performed a handful of her music from her brand new album, It Was Good Until It Wasn’t, plus hits like “F&MU,” “Can I,” and “Toxic”.

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The event was held in appreciation of frontline and essential workers and Angelenos who are positively impacting their communities during this pivotal time, and included guests like Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade!

The concert also featured beats from Jasmine Solano.

To ensure that safety and health precautions were met, each guest enjoyed the concert from the comfort of a sanitized and socially distanced Audi vehicle.

If you missed it, check out the music video for Kehlani‘s “Bad News” now!

20+ pictures inside of Kehlani performing at the Audi Summer Drive-In concert…