NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 In a new video posted early Election Day, Beyonc茅 channels Pamela Anderson in the television program 鈥淏aywatch鈥 鈥 red one-piece swimsuit and all 鈥 and asks viewers to vote.
In the two-and-a-half-minute clip, set to most of 鈥淏odyguard,鈥 a four-minute cut from her 2024 country album Beyonc茅 cosplays as Anderson's character before concluding with a simple message, written in white text: 鈥淗appy Beylloween,鈥 followed by 鈥淰ote.鈥
At a rally for Donald Trump in Pittsburgh on Monday night, the former president spoke dismissively about Beyonc茅鈥檚 appearance in October, drawing boos for the megastar from his supporters.
鈥淏eyonc茅 would come in. Everyone鈥檚 expecting a couple of songs. There were no songs. There was no happiness,鈥 Trump said.
She did not perform 鈥 unlike in 2016, at a presidential campaign rally for Hillary Clinton in Cleveland 鈥 but she endorsed Harris and gave a moving speech, initially joined onstage by her Destiny鈥檚 Child bandmate Kelly Rowland.
鈥淚鈥檓 not here as a celebrity, I鈥檓 not here as a politician. I鈥檓 here as a mother,鈥 Beyonc茅 said.
鈥淎 mother who cares deeply about the world my children and all of our children live in, a world where we have the freedom to control our bodies, a world where we鈥檙e not divided,鈥 she said at the rally in Houston, her hometown.
鈥淚magine our daughters growing up seeing what鈥檚 possible with no ceilings, no limitations,鈥 she continued. 鈥淲e must vote, and we need you.鈥
The Harris campaign has taken on Beyonce鈥檚 a cut from her landmark as its anthem.
Harris used the song in July during her first official public appearance as a presidential candidate at her campaign headquarters in Delaware. That same month, Beyonc茅鈥檚 mother, Tina Knowles, publicly endorsed Harris for president.
Beyonc茅 gave permission to Harris to use the song, a campaign official who was granted anonymity to discuss private campaign operations confirmed to The Associated Press.
