How much did the Harris campaign pay Beyonce to get her endorsement? She paid Lizzo over two million dollars for one night in Detroit. Will Beyonce get five million?
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
Beyoncé’s “Freedom,” which features rapper Kendrick Lamar, was released in 2016 as part of her visual album “Lemonade.” Rolling Stone called the song at the time “one of the most striking political statements” of Beyoncé’s career.
Although the Grammy Award-winning artist has not officially endorsed any candidate in this year's race, she did grant Harris’ campaign permission to use the song through the next few months of the election, CNN reported on Monday. (That Harris is using the music with the artist's permission also stands in stark contrast to Trump, who's been asked not to play songs by the Rolling Stones, R.E.M., Prince, Neil Young, Rihanna, Guns N' Roses, Queen and Adele — among others.)
Harris is a known Beyoncé fan. She and her husband, Doug Emhoff, went to the singer’s Renaissance World Tour concert in Maryland last August. The tickets, valued at $1,655.92, were a gift from Beyoncé, according to Harris’ financial disclosure report earlier this year.
Beyoncé has a history of supporting Democratic candidates. She sang the National Anthem at President Barack Obama's 2013 inauguration and performed at a concert for Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign alongside her husband, Jay-Z — much to Donald Trump's consternation, even years later. Beyoncé also endorsed the Biden-Harris ticket in 2020.
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SHE GAVE HER PERMISSION TO USE THE SONG.....does that mean money was exchanged?
That's a lot of bang for the buck, considering Harris has twice as much money as Trump. She has the backing of pretty much every cultural institution, yet she's still losing. America finally waking up?
If President Trump is reelected, I will post every few months how many apocalyptic predictions that the liberals on this board were wrong about his administration.
Same sex marriage? Still legal!
Abortion? Still legal.
Birth control? Still legal.
And how much of Project 2025 never happens.
Democrats are running ads claiming pornography will be banned if President Trump wins.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
homeagain wrote: SHE GAVE HER PERMISSION TO USE THE SONG.....does that mean money was exchanged?
Ummmm . . . yeah, it does . . . it's called a royalty and an artist receives one every time their property is purchased, streamed, downloaded, or . . . wait for it . . . performed in a public setting. It's why an individual's or group's record anthology is worth big bucks if they've seen even moderate success during their careers.
I believe all the rallies and demonstrations FOR GEORGE FLOYD'S DEATH might be the exception.as always, it could have been a "gift or a donation, rather than actual exchange money.....if I have time I will research that....and then there is this......
Democrats are running ads claiming pornography will be banned if President Trump wins. 
