Chappell Roan, Orville Peck, Melissa Etheridge & More LGBTQ+ Icons to Be Honored With Elton John Impact Awards
Categoria: Musica
The award was first introduced in 2022 at the “Can’t Cancel Pride” virtual benefit concert & it's relaunching as a podcast series.
Por Billboard | 18/05/2026
Musicians Chappell Roan , Orville Peck and Melissa Etheridge ; actors Jonathan Bailey and Laverne Cox ; and tennis legend Billie Jean King are the six LGBTQ+ icons who are set to be honored at the 2026 Elton John Impact Awards, which will launch June 1 as a podcast series on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard and as an audio special airing across iHeartRadio PRIDE stations. Created by iHeartMedia and Procter & Gamble, and hosted by Billy Porter and iHeartRadio’s Elvis Duran, the Elton John Impact Awards celebrate trailblazing LGBTQ+ community members and prominent allies, while also giving back to LGBTQ+ organizations. The special will feature candid conversations with Elton John; his husband, David Furnish, chair of the Elton John AIDS Foundation; and this year’s honorees. Dove Cameron will perform John’s 1970 breakthrough hit “Your Song.” Related Elton John, Sam Smith & More to Appear at P&G and iHeartRadio’s Can’t Cancel Pride 2022 Billy Porter, Orville Peck & More Will Bring the Party to Your Home With 2024’s Can’t Cancel Pride Elton John Raises Over $9 Million For the Fight Against AIDS With Oscars Viewing Party “I’ve always believed in the power of storytelling to connect us and challenge us,” John said in a statement. “These conversations bring together the people who have shaped LGBTQ+ culture and fought for dignity at a time when the world too often looked away. Some are friends who stood beside me through the AIDS crisis, others are carrying the torch forward with the new generation. Hearing their stories and reflecting on how far we’ve come, and how far we still have to go, is deeply humbling. This is history that cannot be forgotten and these are voices that must be heard.” The Elton John Impact Award was first introduced in 2022 at “Can’t Cancel Pride,” a virtual benefit concert launched by iHeartMedia and Procter & Gamble. John was its inaugural recipient in recognition of his decades-long advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights and the fight to end AIDS. Since then, the award has honored trailblazers including Brandi Carlile and Porter, evolving into the Elton John Impact Awards podcast series. Over the course of five years, Can’t Cancel Pride raised over $17 million for LGBTQ+ nonprofits. The Elton John Impact Awards, which bills itself as the first-podcast awards ceremony, recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the LGBTQ+ community. This year’s honorees are: Jonathan Bailey, 38: Film, television and stage actor who launched The Shameless Fund to support LGBTQ+ charities. Bailey received a Primetime Emmy nomination for his performance in Showtime’s Fellow Travelers and a total of four Actor Award nods for Bridgeton and Wicked . Bailey is People ’s reigning Sexiest Man Alive – a huge step forward for representation. Laverne Cox, 53: A four-time Primetime Emmy nominee for outstanding guess actress in a drama series for Orange Is the N