DNC 2024 Features 50 Song Playlist For State Roll Call
Not to be outdone by their colleagues at the RNC, which featured great performances from Kid Rock and Jason Aldean, night two at the DNC in Chicago took it a step further.
A Whole Show at DNC 2024
The roll call at night two 2024 DNC has set social media on fire after a live DJ, DJ Cassidy, introduced each state with their own soundtrack! That’s right, 50 songs for 50 states.
Some songs were not surprising. Some examples were New York being introduced with “Empire State Of Mind”, and California having “California Love”. Other songs required a little bit of thought. For example, Rhode Island, the smallest state, was introduced by Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off”. For those who might not be in the know, Taylor Swift owns the most expensive private home in The Ocean State — a colonial-style mansion in Westerly. It’s a little bit of a stretch but I understand. Other states were given their songs solely based on artists from the area, notably, Michigan featured Eminem and Louisiana had DJ Khaled.
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Luckily, Hollywood Reporter collected all the songs and put them together for us to track. Not only did all 50 states get a song, but DC, Puerto Rico, and The U.S Territories were also given their time to shine.
See the long list below and find your favorite!
- Alabama: “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Alaska: “Feel It Still” by Portugal. The Man
- American Samoa: “Edge of Glory” by Lady Gaga
- Arizona: “Edge of Seventeen” by Stevie Nicks
- Arkansas: “Don’t Stop” by Fleetwood Mac
- California: “California Love” by Tupac and “They Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar
- Colorado: “September” by Earth, Wind Fire
- Connecticut: “Signed Sealed, Delivered” by Stevie Wonder
- Delaware: “Higher Love” by Whitney Houston and Kygo
- Democrats abroad: “Love Train” by The O’Jays
- District of Columbia: “Let Me Clear My Throat” by DJ Kool
- Florida: “Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty
- Georgia: “Turn Down for What” by Lil’ John
- Guam: “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter
- Hawaii: “24K Magic” by Bruno Mars
- Idaho: “Private Idaho” by The B-52s
- Illinois: “Sirius” by The Alan Parsons Project
- Indiana: “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough” by Michael Jackson
- Iowa: “Celebrate” by Kool & the Gang
- Kansas: “Carry on Wayward Son” by Kansas
- Kentucky: “First Class” by Jack Harlow
- Louisiana: “All I Do Is Win” by DJ Khaled
- Maine: “Shut Up and Dance” by Walk the Moon
- Maryland: “Respect” by Aretha Franklin
- Massachusetts: “I’m Shipping up to Boston” by Dropkick Murphys
- Michigan: “Lose Yourself” by Eminem
- Minnesota: “Kiss” and “1999” by Prince
- Mississippi: “Twisting the Night Away” by Sam Cooke
- Missouri: “Good Luck, Babe” by Chappell Roan
- Montana: “American Woman” by Lenny Kravitz
- Nebraska: “Firework” by Katy Perry
- Nevada: “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers
- New Hampshire: “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey
- New Jersey: “Born in the USA” by Bruce Springsteen
- New Mexico: “Confident” by Demi Lovato
- New York: “Empire State of Mind” by Jay Z and Alicia Keys
- North Carolina: “Raise Up” by Petey Pablo
- North Dakota: “Girl On Fire” by Alicia Keys
- Ohio: “Green Light” by John Legend
- Oklahoma: “Ain’t Goin Down” by Garth Brooks
- Oregon: “Float On” by Modest Mouse
- Pennsylvania: “Black and Yellow” by Wiz Khalifa and “Motownphilly” by Boyz II Men
- Puerto Rico: “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee
- Rhode Island: “Shake it Off” by Taylor Swift
- South Carolina: “Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine” by James Brown
- South Dakota: “What I Like About You” by The Romantics
- Tennessee: “9 To 5” by Dolly Parton
- Texas: “Texas Hold ‘Em” by Beyonce
- Utah: “Animal” by Neon Trees
- Vermont: “Stick Season” by Noah Kahan
- Virginia: “The Way I Are” by Timbaland
- Washington: “Can’t Hold Us” by Macklemore
- West Virginia: “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver
- Wisconsin: “Jump Around” by House of Pain
- Wyoming: “I Gotta Feeling” by Black Eyed Peas
- Virgin Islands: “VI to the Bone” by Mic Love