Pop superstar Beyoncé will appear with Vice President Kamala Harris at her event in Houston on Friday evening, according to three sources familiar with the plans.
Beyoncé is also expected to perform, said one of the sources, who has direct knowledge of the preparations. The Washington Post first reported the news of Beyoncé’s appearance.
Beyoncé, who is from Houston, will appear as Harris has welcomed other musicians, like Bruce Springsteen and Eminem, to the campaign trail.
She has racked up a slew of prominent celebrity endorsements since she jumped into the race in July, including those of Taylor Swift, Charli XCX and Billie Eilish.
Beyoncé is not often involved in politics, but she famously sang the national anthem at President Barack Obama’s first inauguration in 2008 and performed at a rally in Ohio in the final days of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign in 2016.
Though Texas is not expected to be competitive in the presidential race, Harris will rally there amid a tightening Senate race between Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, who is expected to attend the rally.
Singer Willie Nelson and Tina Knowles, Beyoncé's mother, are also expected to appear, Harris campaign spokesman Ian Sams said on X.
On Thursday, singer James Taylor, whose performance at the Democratic National Convention in August was scrapped because of time constraints, is expected to perform at a rally with Harris' running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, in North Carolina.
A senior Harris campaign official told NBC News this week that Harris would speak about the impact of abortion bans while she is in Texas. The state has a six-week abortion ban, and Democrats have highlighted the stories of women who have left the state to receive emergency reproductive care.
Beyoncé’s 2016 hit “Freedom” has become Harris’ anthem on the campaign trail, and it plays often at the start of her rallies. Clinton also used the song during her campaign.
With less than two weeks until Election Day, Harris is traversing the country to make her final case to voters. She's set to appear Thursday in Georgia, a critical battleground state, one day after she participated in a CNN town hall in Pennsylvania, another pivotal swing state.
Next week, Harris is expected to deliver a "closing argument" speech in Washington, D.C., at the location where President Donald Trump spoke on Jan 6., 2021, before a mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol.
Harris is expected to argue that it's time to turn the page on Trump and show a contrast between a potential Harris administration and a second Trump administration.
Trump is also campaigning across the country in the closing days of the campaign. He has also touted several celebrity endorsements, including those of wrestler Hulk Hogan, country music singer Jason Aldean and Kid Rock.
