- Music
- 25 Oct 16
Rapper Jay-Z is set to headline a concert to promote voter mobilization in Cleveland, Ohio. The concert is set for November 4th, with only four days to the election. The event is specifically directed at young black voters, a demographic that has been hesitant to support Clinton due to her past endorsement of her husband Bill's crime bill.
While Jay-Z himself has not recently endorsed Clinton at the same level as he did President Barack Obama, Beyonce attended a Clinton fundraiser earlier in 2015. Unlike her husband, however, she has not performed for the Clinton campaign.
With this new concert, Jay-Z joins an expanding list of celebrities who have publicly endorsed the Clinton campaign. In an effort to secure the youth vote, the campaign has earned the support of Miley Cyrus, John Legend, and Katy Perry. On the music side, Jon Bon Jovi plans to play in support of Clinton in Pittsburgh this week, and The National will return to their hometown of Cincinnati to play a gig for the campaign on November 2.