{"id":76850,"date":"2024-03-26T18:03:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T22:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/03\/26\/why-have-so-few-music-stars-endorsed-biden-for-president\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T18:03:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T22:03:46","slug":"why-have-so-few-music-stars-endorsed-biden-for-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/03\/26\/why-have-so-few-music-stars-endorsed-biden-for-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Have So Few Music Stars Endorsed Biden for\u00a0President?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tWith performances by Lizzo<\/a>, Queen Latifah<\/a>, Ben Platt<\/a> and Cynthia Erivo<\/a>, plus appearances by former presidents Barack Obama<\/strong> and Bill Clinton<\/strong>, a fundraiser for Joe Biden<\/strong> at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday (Mar. 28) in New York could jump-start the incumbent\u2019s so-far minimal public support from Democratic-leaning music stars for the upcoming 2024 presidential election. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cYou\u2019ll see more of that in the next couple of months,\u201d predicts Hilary Rosen<\/strong>, former head of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and a longtime Democratic-leaning political analyst, referring to support from artists for the Biden campaign.<\/p>\n

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\n\tIt\u2019s still early in the presidential campaign, but at this point, Biden\u2019s endorsements from top music stars are a shadow of those he received in 2020, including from Taylor Swift<\/a>, Beyonc\u00e9<\/a>, Madonna<\/a>, Ariana Grande<\/a>, Cher<\/a> and Melissa Etheridge<\/a>. James Taylor<\/a> and Lenny Kravitz<\/a> performed at late-2023 fundraisers for the incumbent president, but beyond that, artists have mostly been silent.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThat\u2019s partially by design. Campaign representatives say the most impactful time for celebrity endorsements is late summer and fall, when more voters are paying attention to the election. A prime example of this timing was Bruce Springsteen<\/a>\u2018s narration of an ad about Biden\u2019s hometown, Scranton, Pa., that came out on Halloween 2020. \u201cWhen it comes to celebrities, as you get closer to the election, more [of them] get engaged,\u201d says Chris Korge<\/strong>, national finance chairman for the Biden Victory Fund. \u201cSome help us with fundraising, others help us with grassroots and campaign events.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBut several Democratic supporters in the music business say they\u2019re concerned about the lack of stars\u2019 involvement in the election thus far. Part of that has to do with an uneventful primary season, with little rivalry within the candidates\u2019 parties \u2014 President Obama drew early support from artists and celebrities when he was battling Hillary Clinton<\/strong> for the Democratic nomination in 2008, but not as much in 2012 when he was an incumbent running essentially unopposed. \u201cI would not be surprised [by] a very high level of engagement as time goes on,\u201d says Cliff Chenfeld<\/strong>, who founded Razor & Tie Records and created Kidz Bop and hosts events for Democratic candidates. \u201cBut I\u2019ve seen two or three shows a week this year and I have yet to hear one artist mention one word about anything political or topical. I\u2019ve heard somebody say, \u2018Wow, we could be in for a tough year,\u2019 but I haven\u2019t really heard anything beyond that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn 2020, as was the case with Obama in 2008, Biden was the \u201cchange\u201d candidate \u2014 an alternative to a Republican president after years of policies that were largely unpopular among young voters, on topics ranging from climate change to LGBTQ rights. Due to a primary battle that year with a more progressive rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders<\/strong>, Biden had to wait a few months for artists to support his candidacy. As late as August of that year, John Legend<\/a>, Andra Day<\/a> and Dave Matthews<\/a> were among his few prominent music-star supporters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n\tEventually, artists lined up to support Biden in 2020, but the president faces stronger headwinds among progressive artists and young voters in 2024, due in part to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. \u201cI understand the frustration. He\u2019s older, he hasn\u2019t gotten any more inspiring and the idea that [he\u2019ll be] a transitional candidate to bridge the gap from one generation to the next, that\u2019s obviously not ringing true,\u201d says Jordan Kurland<\/strong>, manager for Death Cab for Cutie<\/a> and The Postal Service who has organized top artists on behalf of Democratic candidates. \u201cBut I\u2019m voting for him because he\u2019s our candidate, and obviously I\u2019m going to choose democracy over what comes next under Trump. And I do think [Biden] has done a good job.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tSome Democrats in the music business say both of Biden\u2019s campaigns, unlike Obama\u2019s in 2008 and 2012, haven\u2019t spent much time on outreach to music stars and their representatives. But they encourage the campaign to deploy artists with dependable fan bases in swing states from Pennsylvania to Arizona as quickly as possible. A music-business source who worked with the Biden campaign in 2020 on planning events and generating artist support came away frustrated: Biden campaign reps, he says, were \u201cnot enthusiastic four years ago, I can tell you that much. I have no reason to think they\u2019re going to be more enthusiastic now.\u201d The source adds that he wishes this year\u2019s Biden campaign was \u201cfurther ahead\u201d in working with politically engaged artists.<\/p>\n

\n\tBiden\u2019s campaign plans to employ a celebrity-heavy \u201csurrogate\u201d program to oversee its artist outreach, as it did in 2020 when Olympic figure-skating champion Michelle Kwan served as director. Although that program has yet to kick in, many in the music business are confident the campaign won\u2019t need to take elaborate measures to garner artist support. \u201cYou always hear about malaise and unenthusiasm,\u201d says Peter Shapiro<\/strong>, a New York concert promoter and 20-year board member for Headcount, a nonpartisan group that has registered 1 million voters since 2004. \u201cWe always see it ramp up. People will realize the choices in front of them are significant.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSeveral Biden supporters in the music business say that even if Democratic-leaning artists are hesitant to wholeheartedly endorse the president, they can speak in favor of down-ballot candidates or issues like abortion or climate change. Or they can criticize former President Donald Trump, who has artist supporters of his own, including conservative musicians Kid Rock<\/a> and Jason Aldean<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tWill any of it matter? In 2016, Beyonc\u00e9, Jay-Z<\/a>, Springsteen, Katy Perry<\/a> and other music stars performed at Hillary Clinton rallies days before the election, and she lost. \u201cWill Taylor Swift save Joe Biden? Will she be that magic bullet that will save him from being six points down from Donald Trump?\u201d Rosen asks facetiously.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cLet\u2019s be realistic \u2014 most artists are not going to change a single person\u2019s vote,\u201d Rosen adds. \u201cWhat they do is draw a crowd for voter registration and raising money. That\u2019s what all campaigns want them for.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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