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The 25 Best Pride Songs of 2024 (So Far): Staff Picks
The 25 best songs by LGBTQ+ artists released in 2024 so far — including songs from Chappell Roan, Billie Eilish and more — as chosen by our staff.
Produced by Dan Nigro, “Good Luck, Babe!” soundtracked Roan’s meteoric ascent to fame in the first half of 2024 and invited thousands of queer and questioning folks to belt along to its cathartic chorus — whether they resonated more with the singer’s frustrated narrator or her identity-confused subject — at Coachella, Gov Ball and all the rest of the Missouri native’s headline-making live performances. While the track — originally written in 1981 by Ned Sublette — sounds a bit tongue-and-cheek about how the traditionally masculine idea of a cowboy shares a lot of parallels with gay culture (“what did you think all them saddles and boots was about?”), Peck’s baritone and Nelson’s Texas drawl add another layer of flair to create a new classic. Image Credit: Courtesy Photo Call it “Red Stag Supernova.” Zolita’s scorching, boots-knockin’ “Small Town Scandal” is essentially a country-fried version of Chappell Roan’s rollicking 2023 single, in which the California-bred singer-songwriter spills in delicious detail about ticking off (and titillating) the regulars at her local honky tonk by drinking whiskey and getting frisky with her same-sex dance partner (“Save a horse, ride a cowgirl”).
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