Beyoncé signals support for Kamala Harris as she gives permission to use her song for presidential campaign

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Beyoncé gave Kamala Harris permission to use “Freedom” for the vice president’s White House run. beyonce / Instagram

Beyoncé signaled her support for Vice President Kamala Harris by granting permission for one of her songs to be used during the presumptive Democratic nominee’s presidential campaign.

Harris’ team contacted Beyoncé’s representatives Monday to seek approval for the veep to walk out to “Freedom” featuring Kendrick Lamar from the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer’s blockbuster 2016 album, “Lemonade,” during her first official visit to her campaign’s headquarters, a source told CNN.

Beyoncé, who rarely allows her music to be used outside of her own ventures, was quick to give Harris the OK for Monday night’s appearance in Wilmington, Del., according to the report.

Harris walked out to the 2016 song during a visit to her campaign’s headquarters Monday. POOL/AFP via Getty Images Beyoncé reportedly was quick to give the OK. WireImage for Parkwood

Reps for Beyoncé and Harris did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.

While Queen Bey, 42, has not formally endorsed Harris, 59, since President Biden dropped out of the 2024 race, she is no stranger to backing Democratic candidates.

Beyoncé was a vocal supporter of former President Barack Obama and sang the national anthem at his 2013 inauguration, and she and her husband, Jay-Z, performed at a star-studded rally for Hillary Clinton in 2016.

The 32-time Grammy winner also urged her legion of fans to vote blue in 2020 by sporting a Biden-Harris face mask in an Instagram video.

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The singer and her husband, Jay-Z, endorsed Hillary Clinton in 2016. Getty Images President Biden dropped out of the race Sunday. Getty Images

After Biden, 81, declared Sunday that he will not seek re-election, Harris secured the support of enough Democratic delegates to become her party’s nominee against Republican candidate Donald Trump, according to an Associated Press survey Monday.

Harris, who has not yet announced a running mate, already has received endorsements from Clinton, 76, and House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, among others.

Celebrities including Barbra Streisand and Robert De Niro also have shown support for the VP’s White House run.

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