The Competition

11 contestants fight for the title of Mr. Los Angeles Leather 2018. But only one will win.

Ben has a love story that sounds like it’s straight out of a R-rated Disney movie.

Meet contestant Yoshi: a gold star gay, he's in a polyamorous relationship with his husband, and he's the only Asian American competing this year.

A profile episode of contestant Jose: a National Guard veteran and father of two. Jose’s an advocate for more Latinos becoming involved in the leather community.

Spike says he can kick your ass and do your makeup. He's one of the contestants vying for the title of Mr. LA Leather 2018.

11 contestants fight for the title of Mr. Los Angeles Leather 2018.

The Competition returns on September 2.

11. And The Winner Is... by The Competition

The top 12 contestants compete for the 6 spots in the final round.

The top 20 contestants compete for 12 spots in the 15th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas.

The top 30 contestants compete for 20 spots in the 15th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas.

The competition is a couple weeks away and the contestants are feeling the pressure.

Our last profile piece of one of the Top 30 contestants in this year's Cliburn Competition. Meet Rachel Kudo.

Sun-A Park is another pianist who made it into the Top 30.

Daniel Hsu is 19 years-old and is one of the youngest contestants in the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

Who made the first cut from 146 pianists to 30? Martin Leung? Jaemin Shin? Lindsay Garritson?

These three contestants have one last chance to compete in The Cliburn before they age out of the competition.

How do you "make it" in the classical music world? Well, entering competitions is one of the only ways to get noticed.

The Competition begins on February 9.