Beyoncé is set to make a sharp U-turn after years of political caution by openly endorsing Kamala Harris for president, according to sources close to the superstar.
The multi-Grammy winner, 42, has already given the vice president permission to use her songs in her presidential campaign, but is set to go far further by donating to and endorsing Harris because she believes the ‘stakes are too high’ to remain silent.
‘Beyoncé has cleared her schedule to attend a Kamala Harris fundraiser,’ an insider claimed to DailyMail.com.
The source said the singer had deliberately taken a step back from politics after hosting a fundraising campaign with her husband Jay-Z for Barack Obama in 2012.
‘Beyoncé decided to step back in after people close to her showed her Project 25.’
Beyoncé is set to publicly endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, sources have revealed to DailyMail.com
In 2020, Beyoncé made a small show of support for Biden and Harris a day before the presidential election as she rocked a Biden-Harris face mask in an Instagram post
The radical Project 2025 plan was developed by allies and former officials as a blueprint for a second Donald Trump administration.
However, Trump and his campaign have worked to distance themselves from Project 2025, with the former president going so far as to call some of the proposals ‘extreme’.
DailyMail.com has contacted representatives of Beyoncé and Kamala Harris for comment.
The source added that Beyoncé and Harris first met when Obama was campaigning in 2008, ‘but became close friends’ during the Joe Biden election. However, the pair have never been publicly seen together to date.
In 2020, Beyoncé made a smaller show of support for Biden and Harris a day before the presidential election as she rocked a Biden-Harris face mask in an Instagram post.
Now, the singer is ready to officially add her star power to Harris’ ongoing campaign – which began after Biden, 81, dropped out of the race for the White House on July 19.
‘She feels the stakes are too high and believes in Kamala’s vision for America,’ the insider stated, adding that the singer is even set to donate funds towards the campaign.
The source explained: ‘She has set aside $4 million dollars to donate to the campaign, with plans to donate more if she sees the need to.’
Indeed, Beyoncé has already shown her support for Harris by authorizing the Vice President to use her song Freedom as the anthem for her campaign trail.
The Grammy winner, 42, recently gave a subtle nod of approval by granting the Vice President permission to use her songs in her presidential campaign
It comes after Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, voiced excitement for a Harris run, calling her ‘new, youthful, sharp’ in an Instagram post
Knowles, alongside a photo of her with Harris, wrote: ‘You asked for it and our President Biden did what was best for the country!
The hitmaker is known to maintain strict clearance guidelines when it comes to her music, but was quick to grant Harris permission for the song, a source close to the Democrat’s campaign told CNN.
It was claimed that the campaign team asked for consent just hours before Harris made her debut at her election headquarters.
The move came after Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, revealed her excitement for a Harris run, calling her ‘new, youthful, sharp’ in an Instagram post.
Knowles, alongside a photo of her with Harris, wrote: ‘You asked for it and our President Biden did what was best for the country!
‘Putting personal Ego, power and fame aside. That is the definition of a great leader. Thank you, President Biden for your service and your leadership. Go Vice President Kamala Harris for President. Let’s Go’.
The singer had notably taken a step back from politics after hosting a fundraising campaign alongside her husband Jay-Z for Barack Obama in 2012
Beyoncé famously performed the national anthem at President Barrack Obama’s Presidential Inauguration and also sang during his Inaugural Ball dance with wife Michelle (pictured)
Over the years, Harris has been open about being a fan of Beyoncé and even accepted two tickets to enjoy the singer’s Renaissance concert last year – which were valued at $1,655.92.
The Vice President and her husband Doug Emhoff went to the concert at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland in August 2023.
She marked the occasion with an Instagram that read: ‘To the one of one, the number one, the only one, Beyoncé, thank you for a fun date night.’
So far, Harris has been publicly supported by a slew of famous names including Cardi B, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Legend, Cher, Barbra Streisand, Katy Perry, Spike Lee, Questlove, and Demi Lovato.
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