Kim Petras has a proposition for Zohran Mamdani: she’ll give him a private preview of her upcoming album — if he helps make a change in Central Park.
In an Interview magazine feature published Monday, Dec. 29, Mamdani — the incoming New York City mayor who defeated former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (running as an independent) and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa in the 2025 mayoral election — shared the morning playlist that helps him get “hyped.”
“I have a few songs,” Mamdani, 34, said. “My wife [Rama Duwaji] prefers calmer music in the morning. I, for some reason, want to listen to Kim Petras or Lil Wayne or Madonna.”
He added that his 8 a.m. choices don’t always “make much sense,” but he singled out Petras’ recent track “Like Your Look” as a standout: “a great song.”
Mamdani’s fandom isn’t new. Last month, he was spotted in a viral TikTok asking a DJ to play Petras’ music.
Not long after the Interview story circulated, the 33-year-old “Coconuts” singer chimed in on X with an offer — and a request.
“Zohran Mamdani I am willing to privately send you my new album if we can get the horse carriages banned from Central Park,” Petras wrote on Dec. 29, sharing a screenshot of the magazine excerpt.
In a separate post, Petras — who is transgender — joked, “The signs were always there…” alongside a FOX News screenshot referencing Mamdani’s mayoral “transition announcement.”
As Mamdani ramped up his campaign ahead of the Nov. 4 election, he also drew visible support from the music world. In a July campaign video, he met Wu-Tang Clan during their final Madison Square Garden show, with footage showing him backstage with RZA, Killer Mike, El-P, and Jadakiss to talk about his platform.
He later joined Lucy Dacus on stage in September at All Things Go in New York City’s Forest Hills Stadium, according to Mamdani’s TikTok. And just days before Election Day, he made a surprise appearance at PinkPantheress’ concert at the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn.
Mamdani is set to take office on Jan. 1, 2026, succeeding one-term Mayor Eric Adams — and becoming New York City’s first Muslim and democratic socialist mayor.
