This November 5th the presidential elections of United States, where Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are candidates to take the White House. Once again, as in every electoral cycle, American politics becomes a highly media spectacle worldwide, and music plays an increasingly leading role. From concert rallies to public statements of supportartists have become key figures in the electoral scene, offering candidates something that speeches and promises, perhaps, cannot achieve on their own.
Music has the power to mobilize the masses, and at a time of increasing political polarization, this ability that songs and singers possess becomes especially relevant. Artists, in their role as public figures, connect emotionally with their audiences in a way that politicians might even envy, since people like Katy Perry either Lady Gaga can attract the vote of certain sectors that Kamala Harris would not get on her own, and in the same way, Anuel AA either Kanye West They fulfill that function for Donald Trump's side.
By appearing at rallies to give speeches, perform a couple of songs or express their support on social networks and incite voting, musicians make their fans see the candidates with different eyes, and often generate a sense of responsibility and belonging. towards the message they support. This phenomenon, in the United States, is becoming more and more noticeable. A large number of artists do not hide what their voting intention is, unlike countries like ours.
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A price to pay
And the relationship between music and politics is complicated, as many artists have faced great criticism when getting involved in electoral campaigns, since their positions can alienate some sectors of their audience. Without a doubt, it is a price that must be paid for use your platform for changewhether for the Republican or Democratic sides.
Although there are many celebrities in America who decide to speak out about politics, there are also those who prefer to remain neutral and not say publicly which candidate they support, although this also involves a price to pay. There are many followers who hope that their idols will take advantage of their loudspeaker to talk about these types of topics.
The important figure of singers in United States politics
Images like the ones that this last campaign has left us, in which renowned artists such as Alicia Keys, Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber, Bad Bunny, Luis Fonsi, 50 Cent or Billy Ray Cyrus, among many others, have performed at rallies or have been pronounced about their intention to vote through the Internet, are those that proclaim music and singers as fundamental pieces of the United States presidential elections, ones that can no longer be imagined without the appearances of celebrities that influence the decisions or the number of voters.
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