
Pride Playlist
Create a playlist full of your LGBTQIA+ anthems to celebrate Pride Month.
Prizes
- First place:
- $1,000
- Second place:
- $500
- Third place:
- $250
Status
CompletedTimeline
Submissions opened
Jun 02, 2021
Submissions closed
Jun 09, 2021 3:59 AM CUT
Results
Jun 16, 2021
Prizes
- First place:
- $1,000
- Second place:
- $500
- Third place:
- $250
Status
CompletedTimeline
Submissions opened
Jun 02, 2021
Submissions closed
Jun 09, 2021 3:59 AM CUT
Results
Jun 16, 2021
About this challenge
This month marks the 51st anniversary of the first Pride march. Since 1970, we’ve come together to claim our space, and make our voices heard no matter where we lie on the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. And through it all, there’s been one thing that has undoubtedly served to unify us: Music.
Enter the Pride Playlist Challenge by sharing the soundtrack to your Pride Month. Whether the playlist you create celebrates who you love, your chosen family, your unapologetic-ness, or your community, it should include the anthems by your favorite LGBTQIA+ and allied artists you'll be listening to all month long.
Whether your selected tracks make you want to dance, get you in your feels, or will just bring a parade after-party together, we want to hear it all! Be sure to embed your playlist into your story, and feel free to share images or videos that give us a better look at who you are and what you're proud of.
Crank up the volume, serve face and fierceness because the category is #PRIDE 🏳️🌈.
How to enter
For your story to be eligible, it must be between 600 and 5,000 words and adhere to our Community Guidelines. Stories published on Vocal and entered into the contest up until June 8, 2021, at 11:59 PM EST will be entered for consideration. Official Rules for the Challenge can be found here.
The Pride Playlist Challenge is exclusive to Vocal+ members. To learn more and upgrade to Vocal+ visit https://shopping-feedback.today/vocal-plus%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E.%3C/p%3E%3Cp class="css-1923z11-Text">To be eligible to win the grand prize, second place, or third place prizes, you must be over the age of 13 and residing in a country where Stripe is available at the time of entry. A complete list of countries where Stripe is available can be found here—winners will need to have a Stripe account created and connected in order to receive the prizes. For this reason, entrants located outside of any of these countries will not be eligible to win.
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