Beyoncé is standing beside Kamala Harris main as much as Election Day on Nov. 5.
The 32-time Grammy winner took the stage alongside her Destiny?s Child bandmate and childhood pal Kelly Rowland at the Democratic presidential nominee?s rally of their hometown of Houston, Texas, on Friday evening (Oct. 25), the place they endorsed the Harris-Walz ticket and urged their fellow Texans to do the identical.
?H-Town!? Beyoncé mentioned to rapturous cheers when she took the mic. ?We are so blissful to be standing right here on this stage as proud, nation, Texas girls supporting and celebrating the one and solely Vice President Kamala Harris. A lady who?s been pushing for what this nation actually wants proper now: unity. It?s inconceivable to not really feel the vitality on this room, the positivity, the neighborhood, the humanity. We are at the precipice of an unbelievable shift. The brink of historical past.
?I?m not here as a celebrity,? she added. ?I?m not here as a politician. I?m here as a mother. A mother who cares, deeply, about the world my children and all of our children live in. A world where we have the freedom to control our bodies. A world where we?re not divided. Our past, our present, our future merge to meet us here.?
Bey spoke to ?all the men and women in this room, and watching around the country,? telling them: ?We need you. Your voice has power and magnitude. Your vote is one of the most valuable tools, and we need you. Your freedom is your god-given right, your human right. Everybody say Texas! Texas plays a pivotal role to change the course of our future.?
The celebrity then leaned into her music roots to wrap her speech, saying, ?It?s time to sing a new song. A song that began 248 years ago. The old notes of downfall, discord, despair no longer resonate. Our generations of loved ones before us are whispering a prophecy, a quest, a calling, an anthem. Our moment is right now. It?s time for America to sing a new song. Our voices sing a song of unity. They sing a song of dignity and opportunity. Are y?all ready to add your voice to the new American song? Because I am. So let?s do this. Ladies and gentlemen, let?s give a big, loud Texas welcome to the next president of the United States, Vice President Kamala Harris.?
In addition to Rowland and Beyoncé, Willie Nelson carried out at the Houston rally and Harris ended the evening with a speech.
Though Bey hadn?t beforehand vocalized assist for Harris amid the 2024 election cycle, her presence has been sturdy within the VP?s marketing campaign over the previous few months. In August, the celebrity was closely rumored to seem at the Democratic National Convention, however by no means confirmed up. Her 2016 observe ?Freedom? has additionally been a mainstay in Harris? marketing campaign, changing into the Democratic nominee?s walkout tune in July. CNN confirmed that month that Bey had given direct approval for the tune?s use.
She has beforehand supported different Democratic political causes, together with performing with Jay-Z at a Hillary Clinton musical rally in Cleveland in 2016 forward of that 12 months?s presidential election. In 2020, Bey supported Joe Biden?s marketing campaign and later celebrated his victory on Instagram. Additionally, the ?Texas Hold ?Em? singer performed at both of Barack Obama?s inaugurations in 2009 and 2013.
Watch Beyonce?s full speech beneath:
