Canada’s Maggie Szabo Shares Pride Anthem “Don’t Give Up”

Canadian singer Maggie Szabo has released her popular Pride anthem “Don’t Give Up” for the first time on digital music platforms. This beautifully genuine and heartfelt song is dedicated to transgender youth worldwide who live in fear and face rejection and exclusion. The music video for the upbeat pop anthem was initially released in 2017. Szabo has dedicated her career to assisting the LGBTQIA+ community, using her music and online platform to combat social injustice and advocate for equity.

“We should all be treated equally and with love, no matter our gender identity, who we love, where we come from, and what we look like,” said Szabo. “Unfortunately, I’ve witnessed many situations where that’s just not the case, and that’s where the inspiration for ‘Don’t Give Up’ came from. Since writing the song, I’ve been blessed to have the opportunity to perform it with the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles at countless fundraisers, Prides, and various events around southern California. Too many stories have been shared with me where transgender youth are being discarded by their family and forced to live on the street. It’s really opened my eyes – even more – about the importance of awareness for the Trans community.”

In addition to releasing her own music, Szabo is a choice songwriter in the industry, writing with and for the best. Her latest hit, “SloMo”, written by Szabo, Leroy Sanchez, Keith Harris, Ibere Fortes, and Arjen Thonen, came in third at the internationally known Eurovision Song Contest. Maggie is also a co-writer on the “Welcome to Eden” soundtrack (#2 Netflix show in the U.S.). 

Download and stream “Don’t Give Up” on Apple Music and Spotify.