With the music industry bustling as loud as ever this year with almost every fan-favorite artist jumping on the bandwagon and going on a tour while continuously being in the pursuit of climbing higher up on the charts, a lot could go unnoticed. One tried and tested method to catch every eye in the room and now, even on the Internet, is an on-stage kiss. To further amp up the ante, if it is the award-winning Finneas O'Connell at the helm of affairs, it is bound to generate shockwaves. However, it has surprisingly not.

Either putting the age-old tactic of the 'on-stage kiss' to use or simply getting lost in the moment, Finneas O'Connell kissed his guitarist. It is also worth mentioning that Connell is in a relationship with Claudia Sulewski and that said the guitarist on the receiving end of the kiss was a male. The twisted nature of the entire ordeal has left fans understandably unfazed.

Not very long ago, Finneas O'Connell made his relationship with Claudia Sulewski official on the Oscars 2024 red carpet. Sulewski, who is also a prominent YouTuber, has starred in his music videos. However, the singer's kiss with his guitarist has rubbed fans the wrong way even with his relationship kept aside, and it is unlikely that his sister will return the favor and stand up for him this time around.

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As videos of Finneas O'Connell's on-stage kiss with his guitarist, started making rounds, it triggered a row of backlash for the singer.

The concept of being on-stage, like it or not, is eternally tied down to impressing the audience. This is why when artists become popular through on-stage performances, audiences often feel like they are catering to them even when the artist is not on-stage. This is why with Finneas O'Connell kissing his guitarist on-stage fans have naturally expressed their opinions and the reasons regarding their distaste goes beyond a hindrance in the usual performance, but a much deeper accusation of queer baiting.

Fans who have no knowledge of Finneas O'Connell being gay owing to the artist never insinuating that he is anything but straight all packed with the fact that he has an Internet famous girlfriend triggered many as they accused the singer of fetching attention.

Whether Finneas O'Connell's relationship with Claudia Sulewski is still intact and whether he has any explanations to give regarding his sexuality remains unclear for now. While some fans even quipped that it was just a simple peck, it has upset fans regardless.

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