There’s no denying that Pride will look much different this year and the feeling of togetherness and shared experiences has never been more important. As the world’s largest audio streaming platform, Spotify has the unique ability to inspire and drive positive change through the power of audio!
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Unlike Any Other, is Spotify’s global Pride campaign celebrating LGBTQIA+ creators and connecting them to fans and supporters around the world. Unlike Any Other is all about empowering LGBTQIA+ creators to embrace their uniqueness and connect them to new and existing audiences through the power of music and podcasts.
Out Now: Unlike Any Other – the official Pride playlist highlighting the infinite amount of music genres represented by our queer community and features Janelle Monáe, Frank Ocean, Sam Smith, Lil Nas X, and more.
Pride-Themed Playlists – includes a variety of curated Pride-themed playlists for every listener, such as Pride Classics, Transcend, Club Resistance, and more.
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House of ___ Ballroom Playlists – as highlighted in televisions shows Kiki, Pose, and now LEGENDARY, the house and ballroom community has made its mark in greatly inspiring modern pop culture. This playlist series, in partnership with Pose runway choreographer Twiggy Pucci Garçon, celebrates this iconic movement with curated playlists by top figures of ballroom culture, including Jason Ozzie Ash, Byrell the Great, Jack Mizrahi Gucci, and Jonovia Chase.
Written By Us – artist-curated playlists created by popular singers and songwriters Shane McAnally, MNEK, Tayla Parx, and more.
LGBTQIA+ Voices – an official podcast playlist, followed by the launch of key curated podcast playlists by Jeffrey Masters, Wesley Morris & Jenna Wortham, Cameron Esposito, and more.
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VINCINT an artist who is part of Out Now: Unlike Any Other, told Spotify: “Unlike Any Other to me means being and celebrating my uniqueness in any way I like! Taking all my weirdness and unusual habits and showing how great they are.”
A key element of Spotify’s 2020 Pride creative is the Progress Flag, which was designed by Daniel Quasar in 2018. The Progress Flag adds five stripes to the traditional rainbow Pride flag to represent trans and non-binary individuals, marginalized communities of color, those we have lost to AIDS, and those living with HIV today.
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Download the Spotify app via the Android or iOS app store or by heading to www.spotify.com– to embed Spotify into a website – right-click on any playlist, go to ‘share’ and copy embed code.
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