''Taste Test'' is the debut

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by Canadian drag queen

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, released on July 16, 2021. Guests on the five-track collection include fellow ''

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'' contestant

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as well as ''

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'' contestant

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Composition

Priyanka has said of the EP's creative process: She has also said: Fellow ''

'' contestant

is featured on "Come Through" and ''

'' contestant

appears on "Snatch".

Promotion

"Cake" and "Bitch I'm Busy" were released as singles on May 28 and July 14, 2021, respectively, while "Come Through" premiered on the ''Canada's Drag Race Anniversary Extravaganza'' reunion special on September 6. A launch party was held at Vancouver's Hollywood Theatre on July 17. Four of the five songs on the EP had accompanying

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s, all of which combined into a single comedic

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story parodying ''

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'', concluding in a video game

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between Priyanka and villain Cheryl Hole in the "Snatch" video. The only song without a video made was "Afterglow"; instead, the video for her non-EP Christmas single "Sleigh My Name" featured a short coda linking "Come Through" with "Snatch". Each of the videos has also featured cameo appearances by one or more of Priyanka's castmates in the first season of ''Canada's Drag Race''; several have also included cameos by actor and dancer

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in a bit part as a television journalist reporting on the events of the videos' storyline. Several of the videos have featured choreography by

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Critical reception

The music video for "Come Through" received a nomination at the 2022 UK Music Video Awards for Best Hair & Make-Up in a Video.

Track listing

References

{{Reflist 2021 debut EPs EPs by Canadian artists LGBT-related albums Self-released EPs