Filmed backstage on tour, the intimate, conversational-style clip was inspired by Madonna's 1991 documentary, 'Truth or Dare'
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Troye Sivan is revealing some of his dating turn-ons (and turn-offs) in a new campaign for gay dating app, Grindr.
Released Thursday, the new clip features Sivan and his “Something to Give Each Other” tour dancers sitting down for a rousing round of “Tap or Block,” a Q&A game based on the app’s features and prompts. The guys spill on everything from body hair, to hotel hook-ups, to whether the words “bro” or “dude” get them in the mood (spoiler: it depends).
The video was filmed backstage after Sivan’s final tour stop last year, with music by frequent Sivan collaborator Leland, and creative direction from Juxtapose Studio. Grindr says the intimate, conversational-style clip was inspired by Madonna’s 1991 documentary, Truth or Dare, which similarly captured the pop icon offering her unfiltered thoughts on everything from sex to music, while backstage on her “Blond Ambition” tour.
“Dating and hookups can be complex, sexy, messy, intoxicating, and confusing,” Sivan says, in a statement. “I love how Grindr and this campaign celebrate all of this with humor, honesty, and through community. It’s refreshing to show these conversations in an authentic way.”
Grindr, meantime, says the campaign extends its goal to be an app “at the forefront of conversations about queer sex, dating, and hook-up culture [while] blending humor, intimacy, and cultural relevance in a way only Grindr can.”
Sivan — who Grindr recently crowned as its 2024 “Babygirl of the Year” — is coming off a busy 12 months, with his co-headlining “Sweat Tour” alongside Charli XCX, and a celebrated GAP campaign. The singer is expected to be at the Grammy Awards this Sunday, where he’s nominated for Best Dance Pop Recording for “Got Me Started.”
Watch the Grammys live on CBS and Paramount+. You can watch Sivan’s Grindr “Tap or Block” video below: