Beyoncé, whose ‘Freedom’ is Harris’ campaign anthem, is expected at Democrat's Texas rally on Friday

PHILADELPHIA -- PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Beyoncé is expected to look Friday successful her hometown of Houston astatine a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris, according to 3 group acquainted pinch nan matter.

Harris' statesmanlike run has taken connected Beyonce's 2016 way “Freedom” arsenic its anthem, and nan singer's planned quality brings a high-level of prima powerfulness to what has go a cardinal taxable of nan Democratic nominee’s bid: freedom.

Harris will caput to nan reliably Republican authorities conscionable 10 days earlier Election Day successful an effort to refocus her run against erstwhile President Donald Trump connected reproductive care, which Democrats spot arsenic a make-or-break rumor this year.

The 3 group were not authorized to publically talk nan matter and said connected information of anonymity. The Harris run did not instantly comment.

Beyoncé‘s quality was expected to tie moreover much attraction to nan arena — and to Harris’ closing message.

Harris’ Houston travel is group to characteristic women who person been affected by Texas' restrictive abortion laws, which took effect aft nan Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade successful 2022. She has campaigned successful different states pinch restrictive abortion laws, including Georgia, among nan 7 astir intimately contested states.

Harris has centered her run astir nan thought that Trump is simply a threat to American freedoms, from reproductive and LGBTQ authorities to nan state to beryllium safe from weapon violence.

Beyonce gave Harris support early successful her run to usage “Freedom,” a soulful way from her 2016 landmark medium “Lemonade,” successful her debut ad. Harris has utilized its thumping chorus arsenic a walk-out song astatine rallies ever since.

Beyoncé’s alignment pinch Harris isn’t nan first clip that nan Grammy victor has aligned pinch a Democratic politician. Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, danced arsenic Beyoncé performed astatine a statesmanlike inaugural shot successful 2009.

In 2013, she sang nan nationalist anthem astatine Obama’s 2nd inauguration. Three years later, she and her hubby Jay-Z performed astatine a pre-election concert for Democrat Hillary Clinton successful Cleveland.

“Look really acold we’ve travel from having nary sound to being connected nan brink of history — again,” Beyoncé said astatine nan time. “But we person to vote.”

A January canvass by Ipsos for nan anti-polarization nonprofit With Honor recovered that 64% of Democrats had a favorable position of Beyonce compared pinch conscionable 32% of Republicans. Overall, Americans were much apt to person a favorable sentiment than an unfavorable one, 48% to 33%.

Speculation complete whether nan superstar would look astatine this summer’s Democratic National Convention successful Chicago reached a fever pitch connected nan gathering’s last night, pinch online rumors swirling aft personage news tract TMZ posted a communicative that said: “Beyoncé is successful Chicago, and getting fresh to popular retired for Kamala Harris connected nan last nighttime of nan Democratic convention.” The tract attributed it to “multiple sources successful nan know,” nary of them named.

About an hr aft Harris ended her speech, TMZ updated its story to say, “To quote nan awesome Beyoncé: We gotta laic our cards down, down, down ... we sewage this 1 wrong.” In nan end, Harris took nan shape to star’s song, but that was its only appearance.

Last year, Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, attended Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour successful Maryland aft getting tickets from Beyonce herself. “Thanks for a nosy day night, @Beyonce,” Harris wrote connected Instagram.

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Long and Kinnard reported from Washington. Associated Press writer Linley Sanders successful Washington contributed to this report. Kinnard tin beryllium reached astatine http://x.com/MegKinnardAP