Nashville singer/songwriter Brody Ray publicly came out as a trans man on stage on season 13 of "America's Got Talent," receiving a standing ovation from the judges for his performance. "That was probably the most validating experience of my life," he recently told GRAMMY.com.
"When I was very young, music was one thing that got me through a lot of my emotional struggles. It was a way that I could express myself and let people know how I was feeling," Ray shared. Watch the full video below.
Catch Brody Ray's debut performance of his new single "Friend Zone," and many more epic sets, at the second annual TRANScendent Sounds Festival, airing this Saturday, June 26, at 3 p.m. ET / noon PT on GRAMMY.com and the Recording Academy's YouTube channel and Facebook page.
