2 weeks Ago By USA TODAY
Queen Bey has returned the favor. Almost seven months after Vice President cheered on saying she had "redefined a genre and reclaimed country music’s Black roots," the global superstar put her thumb on the presidential scale. On Friday, Beyoncé’, who was joined by singer and actress Kelly Rowland, declared her support for Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, at a rally focused on abortion rights in her hometown of Houston.
Texas has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. "America is at the precipice of an incredible shift," she said. "Your vote is one of your most valuable tools, and we need you.
" "It's time for America to sing a new song," the popstar added. And with that, the K-Hive and Beyhive are now united, aka the online community supporting Harris and the popstar's fanbase, respectively. Harris has long been a fan of Beyoncé’, as the Beyhive and rally goers surely know.
Harris attended her concert as a sitting vice president and makes her entrance at rallies to “Freedom,” the popstar’s song released in 2016. When Beyoncé released her album earlier this year, she wrote in an Instagram post that it was “born out of an experience” years ago where “she did not feel welcomed.” at the and the country music industry’s reaction to it.
“The criticisms I faced when I first entered this genre forced me to propel past the limitations that were put on me,” she wrote. “This ain’t a Country album. This is a ‘Beyoncé’ album.
” Harris, the country’s first female vice president, who is of Indian and Black heritage, cheered that sentiment. “Thank you for reminding us to never feel confined to other people's perspective of what our lane is,” she wrote on X. “You have redefined a genre and reclaimed country music’s Black roots.
Your music continues to inspire us all.” This is the second high-profile popstar endorsement Harris has received since September, when . A by New York Times and Siena College shows Harris and former President in a tied popular vote — 48% to 48% — heading into Election Day.
Time will tell if Beyoncé's endorsement helped move voters "to the left." ..
