Beyoncé Speaks Out at Kamala Harris’s Houston Rally: ‘It’s Time for America to Sing a New Song’

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Beyonc é is standing close to Kamala Harris leading up to Election Day onNov 5.

The 32-time Grammy victor took the phase together with her Destiny’s Child bandmate and youth pal Kelly Rowland at the Democratic governmental candidate’s rally in their home town of Houston, Texas, on Friday evening (Oct 25), where they supported the Harris-Walz ticket and prompted their other Texans to do the exact same.

“H-Town!” Beyonc é stated to rapturous joys when she took the mic. “We are so pleased to be standing right here on this phase as happy, nation, Texas ladies sustaining and commemorating the onlyVice President Kamala Harris A lady that’s been promoting what this nation actually requires today: unity. It’s difficult not to really feel the power in this area, the positivity, the neighborhood, the mankind. We go to the precipice of an unbelievable change. The verge of background.

“I’m not here as a celebrity,” she included. “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 talked with “all the men and women in this room, and watching around the country,” informing 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 super star after that leaned right into her songs origins to cover her speech, stating, “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 enhancement to Rowland and Beyonc é, Willie Nelson executed at the Houston rally and Harris finished the evening with a speech.

Though Bey had not formerly pronounced assistance for Harris amidst the 2024 political election cycle, her existence has actually been solid in the VP’s project over the previous couple of months. In August, the super star was greatly reported to show up at the Democratic National Convention, yet never ever turned up. Her 2016 track “Freedom” has actually likewise been a pillar in Harris’ project, coming to be the Democratic candidate’s walkout tune inJuly CNN verified that month that Bey had actually provided straight authorization for the tune’s usage.

She has actually formerly sustained various other Democratic political reasons, consisting of carrying out with Jay- Z at a Hillary Clinton music rally in Cleveland in 2016 in advance of that year’s governmental political election. In 2020, Bey sustained Joe Biden’s project and later on commemorated his success onInstagram Additionally, the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer performed at both of Barack Obama’ s launches in 2009 and 2013.

Watch Beyonce’s complete speech listed below: