Congressman Robert Garcia Releases Second Annual Pride Playlist to Celebrate the Beginning of Summer
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) released his 2024 Pride Playlist to celebrate the end of Pride Month. The playlist includes songs from artists like Chappell Roan, Beyoncé, and Selena. This is the second annual Pride Playlist that the Congressman has released. You can listen on Spotify
or Apple Music
.
Garcia spoke
to The Hill, key excerpts below:
“Garcia, one of 12 openly LGBTQ members of Congress, released his inaugural Pride playlist last June on Spotify and Apple Music. This year’s collection of songs is meant to be a continuation of that, he said.
“Obviously you can listen to whatever song you want, but I did take some take to curate it to how I would listen to it,” he said. “You can actually listen to it in order from the first playlist, and this one for a total of 40 songs.”
Among some of this year’s musical selections: Janelle Monáe’s “Make Me Feel,” Carpenter’s “Please Please Please,” “Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels” by Todrick Hall, and Selena’s “Fotos Y Recuerdos.”
“I wanted to include stuff I’ve also liked for a long time and some songs that personally mean a lot to me from different points of my life,” Garcia said.
“All types of art and music are incredible and can change people’s perceptions on issues and can be very powerful,” he added, pointing to Beyoncé’s efforts to empower women and Roan’s use of her newfound platform to uplift LGBTQ voices.”
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