{"id":2219746,"date":"2026-01-02T12:22:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T12:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2219746"},"modified":"2026-01-02T12:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T12:22:19","slug":"hear-the-music-from-new-york-city-mayor-zohran-mamdanis-swearing-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/hear-the-music-from-new-york-city-mayor-zohran-mamdanis-swearing-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Hear the music from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s swearing-in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A wide multicultural swath of New Yorkers voted Mayor\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/zohran-mamdani-won-nyc-everywhere-100216057.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Zohran Mamdani;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> into office two months ago. So, it made sense that the music serenading those at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/inauguration-live-updates-zohran-mamdani-121703295.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mamdani's swearing-in and block party event;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Mamdani&#8217;s swearing-in and block party event<\/a> on Thursday, Jan. 1, was a diverse, mixed playlist of tunes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">New York-based disc jockey DJ mOma served as master of musical ceremony playing welcome music ahead of the inauguration and during a seven block-long street party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m just so happy and proud to be part of it,&#8221; DJ mOma said in a post on Instagram. He spun a medley of world music, soul, hip-hop, R&amp;B, and rap \u2013 so appropriate as Mamdani nearly a decade ago was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/mr-cardamom-zohran-mamdani-nyc-171631823.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:a rapper who went by Mr. Cardamom;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">a rapper who went by Mr. Cardamom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>People attend a block party to mark the inauguration of Zohran Mamdani as the new Mayor of New York City, at Canyon of Heroes along Broadway, in New York City on Jan. 1, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His set included an international selection of sounds including tracks ranging from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/12\/31\/jennifer-lopez-56-haters-always-naked\/87975421007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jennifer Lopez's;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jennifer Lopez&#8217;s<\/a> 2001 song &#8220;Play&#8221; to &#8220;Thari Mummy Ne Chawe Pawno Delhi Walo&#8221; by Bharatraj Masinia, a singer from India&#8217;s Rajasthan region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jay-Z and Stevie Wonder got multiple plays in the set. Jay-Z tracks included &#8220;Beware of the Boys,&#8221; a remix of the 1998 song from the British-Indian recording artist Panjabi MC, itself a remix of an original song is performed by Indian bhangra singer Labh Janjua, and, of course, &#8220;Empire State of Mind,&#8221; his duet with Alicia Keys. Also in the playlist: &#8220;As&#8221; and &#8220;Another Star,&#8221; from Wonder&#8217;s 1976 album &#8220;Songs in the Key of Life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Popular hits from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/12\/03\/bad-bunny-spotify-wrapped-top-global-artist\/87553254007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bad Bunny;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bad Bunny<\/a> (&#8220;NUEVAYol&#8221;) mixed with the seventies pop track &#8220;Dancing Queen&#8221; from ABBA. Walkup music continued during the swearing-in with snippets heard of &#8220;Everyday People&#8221; by Sly &amp; the Family Stone and &#8220;This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)&#8221; from Talking Heads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here&#8217;s a playlist of welcome music played at the swearing-in of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">DJ mOma said he hadn&#8217;t expected to play music for the event. But he got a call from the mayor and said it was a &#8220;huge honor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Mike Snider is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can follow him on Threads, Bluesky, X and email him at \u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@mikegsnider\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:mikegsnider;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>mikegsnider<\/em><\/a><em> \u00a0&amp; \u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/mikegsnider.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@mikegsnider.bsky.social;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>@mikegsnider.bsky.social<\/em><\/a> <em>\u00a0&amp; \u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeSnider\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@mikesnider;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>@mikesnider<\/em><\/a><em> &amp; msnider@usatoday.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/01\/01\/new-york-city-mayor-zohran-mamdani-music-playlist\/87983850007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's swearing-in music playlist;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s swearing-in music playlist<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source ca.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A wide multicultural swath of New Yorkers voted Mayor\u00a0Zohran Mamdani into office two months ago. So, it made sense that the music serenading those at Mamdani&#8217;s swearing-in and block party event on Thursday, Jan. 1, was a diverse, mixed playlist of tunes. New York-based disc jockey DJ mOma served as master of musical ceremony playing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2219747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[429298,324405,429297,311953,369632],"class_list":["post-2219746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-dj-moma","tag-stevie-wonder","tag-welcome-music","tag-world-music","tag-zohran-mamdani"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hear-the-music-from-New-York-City-Mayor-Zohran-Mamdanis.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2219746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2219746"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2219746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2219748,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2219746\/revisions\/2219748"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2219747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2219746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2219746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2219746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}