Jay Z and LeBron will likely appear side by side at concert for Hillary as Clinton gets more mega-rich stars to back her
In what could be the most A-list campaign trail showing yet, rapper Jay Z is expected to perform at a concert in Cleveland, Ohio, on behalf of Hillary Clinton.
Buzzfeed first reported the news, citing three sources close to the Democratic nominee's campaign.
A Democratic source also told the website that Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James, who endorsed Clinton at the beginning of the month, will likely appear.
While the Clinton campaign has announced a number of 'Love Trumps Hate' concerts that are supposed to motivate certain blocs of voters – such as one with Jennifer Lopez this Saturday in Miami – this show will be the first to specifically target the young black voters.
If Clinton can motivate enough black voters, and especially young black voters, to get to the polls in this swing state, which has been friendly to rival Donald Trump for most of this cycle, she'll be able to easily win the White House over the billionaire.
Trump needs to run the table in Ohio, Florida and also Pennsylvania if he expects to win on November 8.
Jay Z, and his powerhouse wife Beyonce, endorsed Clinton as their presidential pick months ago.
The couple has performed for the Democrats before, with Jay Z doing a concert with Bruce Springsteen during President Obama's re-election bid.
Beyonce infamously lip-synced the national anthem at Obama's inauguration the next year.
Both Jay Z and Beyonce have spoken out and sung about police violence against black Americans a topic Democrats have embraced and Republicans have pushed back against using slogans like 'Blue Lives Matter' and 'All Lives Matter,' instead of 'Black Lives Matter.'
Beyond the Jay Z and J Lo shows, band members of The National will perform a concert in their hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. Jon Bon Jovi, who stumped for Clinton in his native New Jersey during the Democratic primary and performed at Bill Clinton's Clinton Global Initiative in September in New York, is slated to play two shows, one in Pittsburgh this Thursday and another in Tampa on the Saturday before election day.
This weekend, the Clinton campaign deployed pop star Katy Perry to Nevada to help young people early vote. Pop star Miley Cyrus knocked on dorm room door's in Northern Virginia as well.
Additionally, actress Salma Hayek got on the phone today with reporters to explain why she was campaigning for Clinton, urging, especially, other Latinos to vote.
Via DailyMail
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