Here’s every song that was played during the 2024 DNC music-themed roll call

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hosted this year by DNC Secretary Jason Rae, the in-person roll call is primarily a spectacle in which each state and territory’s delegates are called on to verbally cast their votes for Harris and Walz. “I had a personal goal here, which was to turn the entire convention into a party,” Cassidy told The New York Times. Together, they decided on songs that were meaningful to the state and captured the spirit of “unity and celebration.” Find every song that was paired with each state and territory below. open image in gallery Atlanta rapper Lil Jon performs two of his hits at the 2024 DNC Alabama – “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd Alaska – “Feel It Still” by Portugal The Man Arizona – “Edge of Seventeen” by Stevie Nicks Arkansas – “Don’t Stop” by Fleetwood Mac California – “Next Episode” by Dr Dre; “California Love” by Tupac; and Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” and “Not Like Us” Colorado – “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire Connecticut – “Signed, Sealed, Delivered ” by Stevie Wonder Democrats Abroad – “Love Train” by The O’Jays District of Columbia – “Let Me Clear My Throat” by DJ Kool Delaware – “Higher Love” by Kygo and Whitney Houston Florida – “I Won’t Back Down” by Florida native Tom Petty Georgia – “Welcome to Atlanta” by Jermaine Dupri; a surprise live performance from Atlanta rapper Lil Jon of his 2002 hit “Get Low” and his 2013 hit “Turn Down for What” Guam – “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter Hawaii – “24K Magic” by Hawaii native Bruno Mars Idaho – “Private Idaho” by The B-52’s Illinois – “Sirius” by The Alan Parsons Project Indiana – “Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough” by Indiana-born Michael Jackson Iowa – “Celebration” by Kool & The Gang Kansas – “Carry On Wayward Son” by the appropriately named rock group Kansas Kentucky – “First Class” by Louisville-born music star Jack Harlow open image in gallery R&B singer Patti Labelle performs at night two of the 2024 DNC Louisiana – “All I Do Is Win” by New Orleans’ own 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 Detroit-raised rapper Eminem Minnesota – “1999” by Minnesota-born legend Prince Mississippi – “Twistin’ the Night Away” by Sam Cooke Missouri – “Good Luck, Babe” by Missouri pop star 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 New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen New Mexico – “Confident” by Albuquerque’s Demi Lovato New York – “Empire State of Mind” by native New Yorkers Alicia Keys and Jay-Z North Carolina – “Raise Up” by Greenville-born hip-hop artist Petey Pablo North Dakota – “Girl on Fire” by Alicia Keys Northern Marina Islands – “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell Ohio – “Green Light” by Springfield’s own John Legend Oklahoma – “Ain’t Goin’ Down ” by Oklahoma country icon Garth Brooks Oregon – “Float On” by Portland-based band Modest Mouse Pennsylvania – “Motownphilly” by Philadelphi’s Boyz II Men; “Black and Yellow” by Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa Puerto Rico – “Despacito” by Puerto Rican artist Luis Fonsi Rhode Island – “Shake It Off” by Rhode Island homeowner Taylor Swift South Carolina – “Get Up” by born and raised South Carolina singer James Brown South Dakota – “What I Like About You” by The Romantics Tennessee – “9 to 5” by Tennessee legend Dolly Parton Utah – “Animal” by Provo rock band Neon Trees Vermont – “Stick Season” by Vermonter Noah Kahan US Virgin Islands – “VI to the Bone” by Mic Love Virginia – “The Way I Are” by Norfolk native Timbaland Washington – “Can’t Hold Us” by Seattle-based duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis West Virginia – “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver Wisconsin – “Jump Around” by House of Pain Wyoming – “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas