Beyoncé is set to make a U-turn after years of political caution by openly endorsing Kamala Harris for president, according to sources close to the superstar.
The multi-Grammy The 42-year-old winner has already given the vice president permission to use her songs in his presidential campaign, but she is willing to go much further by donating and endorsing Harris because she believes “there is too much at stake” to remain silent.
“Beyoncé has cleared her schedule to attend a Kamala Harris fundraiser,” a source told DailyMail.com.
The source said the singer had deliberately steered clear of politics after hosting a fundraiser with her husband Jay-Z for Barack Obama in 2012.
‘Beyoncé decided to take a step back 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 the day before the presidential election when she sported 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.
But 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 reached out to representatives for Beyoncé and Kamala Harris for comment.
The source added that Beyoncé and Harris met when Obama was campaigning in 2008, “but became close friends” during Joe Biden’s election. However, the couple has never been seen together in public to date.
In 2020, Beyoncé made a small show of support for Biden and Harris a day before the presidential election when she sported a Biden-Harris face mask in an Instagram post.
Now, the singer is set to officially add her star power to Harris’ ongoing campaign, which began after Biden, 81, dropped out of the White House race on July 19.
“She believes the stakes are too high and she believes in Kamala’s vision for America,” the source said, adding that the singer is even willing to donate funds to the campaign.
The source explained: ‘She has set aside $4 million to donate to the campaign, with plans to donate more if she sees the need.’
In fact, Beyoncé has already shown her support. for Harris by authorizing the Vice President to use her song Freedom as her campaign anthem.
The Grammy winner, 42, recently gave a subtle nod of approval by granting the vice president permission to use her songs in his presidential campaign.
This comes after Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, expressed her enthusiasm for Harris’ candidacy, calling her “fresh, youthful and stylish” in an Instagram post.
Knowles, alongside a photo of herself with Harris, wrote: ‘You asked for it and our President Biden did what was best for the country!
The singer is known to maintain strict licensing 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.
The campaign reportedly asked for consent just hours before Harris made her debut at the election headquarters.
The decision came after Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, revealed her excitement about running for the Harris Award, calling her “fresh, young and sharp” in an Instagram post.
Knowles, alongside a photo of herself with Harris, wrote: ‘You asked for it and our President Biden did what was best for the country!
“Putting aside personal ego, power, and fame is the definition of a great leader. Thank you, President Biden, for your service and your leadership. Go, Vice President Kamala Harris, to the presidency! Go!”
The singer had notably stepped away from politics after hosting a fundraising campaign alongside her husband Jay-Z for Barack Obama in 2012.
Beyoncé performed the national anthem at President Barack Obama’s inauguration and also sang during his inaugural dance with wife Michelle (pictured).
Over the years, Harris has been an open fan of Beyoncé and even accepted two tickets to the singer’s Renaissance concert last year, which were valued at $1,655.92.
The vice president and her husband Doug Emhoff attended the concert at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, in August 2023.
She celebrated the occasion with a message on Instagram that read: ‘To the one, the number one, the only, Beyoncé, thank you for a fun date night.’
So far, Harris has received public support from a host of famous names, including Cardi B, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Legend, Cher, Barbra Streisand, Katy Perry, Spike Lee, Questlove and Demi Lovato.
