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\n\tThe Democratic National Convention continued on Tuesday night (Aug. 21) at Chicago\u2019s United Center, and more musical stars took the stage to celebrate Vice President\u00a0Kamala Harris<\/a>\u2018 presidential nomination.<\/p>\n \n\tPatti LaBelle stepped onstage to deliver her 1977 hit, \u201cYou Are My Friend,\u201d for the night\u2019s in memoriam segment, singing the lyrics, \u201cYour love has made me realize\/ My future looks bright to me\/ Oh, because you are my friend.\u201d The icon previously performed Sam Cooke\u2019s classic \u201cA Change is Gonna Come\u201d at the 2004 DNC.\u00a0Most recently, she performed on the White House South Lawn for\u00a0Biden\u2019s Juneteenth concert<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tCommon also took the stage at the DNC to perform his recently released Pete Rock collaboration, \u201cFortunate,\u201d switching up the lyrics at one point to tell the crowd: \u201cBe fortunate, y\u2019all, for Kamala Harris.\u201d Common is also no stranger to a DNC performance, as he appeared virtually during the 2020 ceremony due to the global pandemic to join John Legend for a rendition of their best original song Oscar winner \u201cGlory\u201d from 2014\u2019s\u00a0Selma<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tThe DNC\u2019s second night featured the theme \u201cA Bold Vision for America\u2019s Future,\u201d and featured remarks from former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama; Harris\u2019 husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff; Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker. Commentator Ana Navarro hosted the evening.<\/p>\n \n\tHarris took over the nomination from President Joe Biden, who spoke on the opening night of the DNC. Since then, surveys have shown that while Republican nominee Donald Trump was previously winning in several key battleground states, the polls are now shifting slightly in Harris\u2019 favor, per\u00a0New York Times<\/em>\/Siena College<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n