Speculation has been swirling throughout the week surrounding a potential Beyonce performance, after the singer granted the Harris-Walz campaign exclusive rights to use her song “Freedom.”
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Speculation about a possible surprise performance by Beyoncé at the Democratic National Convention reached a fever pitch Thursday after TMZ claimed she was set to appear—but the pop star ultimately didn’t emerge onstage during the convention, which Vice President Kamala Harris closed out Thursday evening.Key Facts
Rumors about Beyoncé circulated for days, but peaked Thursday after TMZ reported she would make an appearance on the last day of the Chicago convention, citing anonymous sources.
Shortly after the TMZ report, an unnamed Beyoncé representative told The Hollywood Reporter “the report of a performance is untrue” and she was never scheduled to attend the event, and The reported a source who has spoken with convention organizers said there was no special guest—Beyoncé or otherwise—planned for Thursday.
