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Diversity Rules Magazine | Aug 2023 | 19 He's released five full-length albums since: Tug of War, Under the Covers, The Way I Am, Glenn Souke- sian, and his new release, Permission. He has also re- leased two EP's, Next Chapter and Unity, and numer- ous Billboard char ng singles, including "The Way You Love Me," "That's Me," "Losing My Religion," "Let Me Live Again," and "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" with dance diva Pepper Mashay. His collaborators include Frankie Knuckles, Chris Wil- lis (David Gue a), Nervo (Kelly Rowlands, Kesha, Britney Spears), Wawa (Kylie Minogue), Redtop (Be- yoncé, Taio Cruz), Larry Peace (Prince) and Erik Griggs (Jordan Sparks, Chris Brown) as well as his current crea ve partners, Spin Sista and The Real RJS. In addi on to his own numerous Top 10 music vid- eos, Colton Ford was featured in Cyndi Lauper's video for her hit single, "Into The Nightlife," and he performed on the Lauper-helmed 2008 True Colors Tour. He was also a featured singer on Chris Reece and Mischa Daniels' 2010 albums on Armada Music (The Divine Circle and Where You Wanna Go), writ- ing the toplines for "Tonight" and "The Story." Colton was also named in A erElton.com's Top 50 Gay Male Musicians. On the big and small screens, Colton Ford was the subject of the acclaimed 2003 documentary, Naked Fame, and has had cameos in the films Another Gay Sequel by Todd Stephens and John Schlesinger's The Next Best Thingstarring Madonna and Rupert Ever- e . He co-starred for three seasons playing Sheriff Trout on Here! TV's The Lair, and was a featured pan- elist on the channel's resident chat fest, Threesome. On stage, Ford made his off-Broadway debut in 2012's Li le House on the Ferry, and in 2018, he co-starred in Studio C's Produc on of Howard David Rivers' crit- ically acclaimed play, And All The Dead, Lie Down, in Hollywood, California. In 2019, Colton Ford launched Woop Woop Produc- ons with Spin Sista and The Real RJS. Colton's Ford's "Permission" is a Woop Woop Pro- duc ons release and is available now on all major digital pla orms. The "Handle It" music video is on YouTube. Follow Colton Ford on Instagram and Twi er. .Be Part of Diversity Rules Are you a writer, mu- sician, poet, or other type of creative person looking for a venue to express yourself in but haven't been able to garner the attention you want? Diversity Rules Maga- zine wants to hear from you! Showcase yourself and your tal- ent in front of a diverse audience each month through the online digi- tal magazine as well as the website. Contact the editor to- day and find out how to be part of Diversity Rules Magazine. www.diversityrulesmagazine.com

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