Until now, Keiynan Lonsdale has treated music more like a hobby than a career, occasionally releasing singles and music videos when the mood strikes.
In an interview with Billboard last year, the 27-year-old casually said, “I’m just going to make the music and go from there.”
Well, he may want to reconsider that now that his song “Preach” has proven to be a bona fide hit.
Lonsdale dropped “Preach” last Pride season as a follow up to his single “Kiss the Boy,” a queer anthem about, well, kissing boys.
“Preach” is a self-empowerment anthem about embracing and loving yourself for who you are.
In an email to The Fader, Lonsdale explained:
This week, the song officially passed the 1 million stream mark on Spotify. 1.2 million streams, to be exact.
That’s a lot of streams.
And nobody seems more thrilled about it than Keiynan himself.
