Preacher’s Daughter album coverMusicNewsEthel Cain is the first openly trans artist to have a US top ten albumAlmost three years after its release, Cain’s debut album Preacher’s Daughter has entered the top ten of the US Billboard 200ShareLink copied ✔️April 15, 2025MusicNewsTextSolomon Pace-McCarrick Following its long-awaited vinyl release, Ethel Cain’s debut album Preacher’s Daughter has entered the top ten of the US Billboard 200, making her the first trans artist to achieve this feat. The critically acclaimed album failed to chart when it was initially released back in 2022, but has since grown in popularity. Spiking in sales after to the recent vinyl pressing, Preacher’s Daughter sold an equivalent of 39,000 units between April 4 and April 10, marking Cain’s most successful week to date. The record for the highest charting album by a trans artist was previously held by German singer-songwriter Kim Petras, whose 2022 debut album Feed the Beast peaked at number 52 in the States. Petras remains the first trans artist to achieve a number one single in the US with 2022 single “Unholy featuring Sam Smith”, which also saw her become the first trans artist to win the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group the following year. This victory for trans artists is not least significant considering the ongoing backsliding on LGBTQ+ rights under US President Donald Trump, who has seen trans people’s genders forcibly changed on passports and official state documents. It is in this context that Cain previously announced that her upcoming international tour will be partnering with LGBTQ+ charity The Ally Coalition, with $1 from every ticket sale being donated to organisations committed to serving the trans community. The tour is set to follow the release of Cain’s second album, Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You, in August of this year. The project is reported to continue the elaborate storyline set out in Preacher’s Daughter, featuring a reference to Cain’s fictional first boyfriend, Willoughby Tucker. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREBehind-the-scenes at Oklou and FKA twigs’ new video shootBjörk calls for the release of musician ‘kidnapped’ by Israeli authoritiesZimmermannKindred spirits and psychedelic florals: Zimmermann heads to 70s Sydney ‘Her dumbest album yet’: Are Swifties turning on Taylor Swift?IB Kamara on branching out into musicEnter the K-Bass: How SCR revolutionised Korean club culture‘Comic Con meets underground rap’: Photos from Eastern Margins’ day festWho are H.LLS? Get to know London’s anonymous alt-R&B trio‘Cold Lewisham nights’: Behind the scenes at Jim Legxacy’s debut UK tour All the pettiest pop beefs of 2025Has the algorithm killed music discovery? What went down at Fari Islands Festival