So Many Musicians Have Performed for the Kamala Harris Campaign in the Past Week—Here’s an Overview

After Berninger and Dessner sang “Bloodbuzz Ohio” and “I Need My Girl” for the crowd in Madison—the latter, while sporting one of those viral Harris/Walz camo hats—Berninger introduced the final song of their set this way: “We have one more song—we wrote this a long time ago—it’s called ‘Fake Empire.’ It’s starting to feel a lot less fake lately, especially here tonight.”

Mumford & Sons

During a foot-stomping set in Madison—which included performances of “The Cave,” “Little Lion Man,” “Awake My Soul,” and “I Will Wait”—the band’s lead singer, Marcus Mumford, took the mic to urge the crowd to vote. “I know it might not sound like it, because I grew up in England, but I was born in America… and last week it was my great privilege to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris and Tim Walz to be president and vice president of the United States of America,” he said. “I would encourage you to get with your mates, make a voting plan, and go out and vote, because every vote will matter.”

GloRilla (and more!)

On November 1, GloRilla was joined by fellow rappers MC Lyte and Flo Milli at a “When We Vote We Win” rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where the likes of Cardi B and Keegan-Michael Key also gave speeches. MC Lyte was the first up, performing versions of “God Said Lyte,” “Stop, Look, Listen” “Make a Livin,” and “Cold Rock a Party.” Flo Milli then took the stage to do “Conceited” and “Never Lose Me” before GloRilla (and a few back-up dancers) performed “HOLLON,” “Yeah Glo!”, and “TGIF”—the latter, a particular favorite of Rihanna’s. A few days earlier, GloRilla had formally endorsed Harris for president on social media, citing “a woman’s right to choose” and protections for the LGBTQIA+ community among her rationale.

Jon Bon Jovi (and more!)

On November 2, Jon Bon Jovi, Khalid, Brittney Spencer, and The War and Treaty supported Harris and Walz at a rally in Charlotte—the final day of early voting in North Carolina. Alongside The War and Treaty, Bon Jovi performed “The People’s House,” a song that he wrote shortly after the January 6 insurrection, as well as “Living on a Prayer.” (Two days later, Bon Jovi would show up for the campaign once again, this time singing in Detroit.) Earlier at the Charlotte rally, Spencer performed her songs “Compassion” and “Guitar Lady,” while Khalid performed his songs “Location” and “Better.”

Andra Day

At a Harris/Walz event in Pittsburgh on November 4, singer and Oscar-nominated actor Andra Day was among the musical guests, performing her songs “Empty” and “Rise Up,” as well as covers of “God Bless the Child” and “Rock With You.” “I love women in positions of power,” Day told the crowd in her introduction to “God Bless the Child,” a song first recorded by Billie Holiday in 1941. “I love women who fight because that’s what women do constantly. If you look at all of these pivotal moments throughout history, they would not have happened without women.”

Christina Aguilera