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Do we like Yuna?

Our score: 7 out of 10. A clean record on harm and a good-person pattern, held back because several articles wouldn't open and nothing turned up on LGBTQ+ issues either way.

Yuna is a Malaysian singer-songwriter who built an international R&B and pop career, and in May 2026 she became the first Malaysian artist past one billion Spotify streams across all credits. Local outlets reported that she heard about it from fans before anyone told her.

The biggest recent stoush is a quiet one. She has said she turns down brand work from companies seen as pro-Israel, and Kosmo reported in 2024 that she was among the first Malaysian celebrities to do it. Where you land depends on whether you read that as a principled stand over Gaza or as a politically charged boycott, but it is her own act and it reportedly cost her work.

On the harm check, the searches turned up nothing nasty: no words against LGBTQ+ people, women, migrants or the planet, and no run of dodgy collaborators. Honest gap, though: nothing she has said on LGBTQ+ issues surfaced at all, so this is a pass on what we found, not a deep dive.

Her best-known fight has been with critics at home. In 2022 Malay Mail reported that some people attacked her over a glittery outfit in a promo post. That is abuse aimed at her, and it counts for nothing against her.

The good stuff is mostly principle. Malaysian outlets report she has said she lost followers and work over speaking up for Palestine. The Star also reported in 2024 that she said Instagram blocked an account she was using for a Palestine charity fundraiser.

In 2026 she took on a different fight, saying AI music can't replace the human touch and raising copyright worries about AI trained on artists' work. She also put out a new mini-album and played a Kuala Lumpur show on 7 February, so she's still working steadily.