The fellow who sang Fighting Side Of Me also did song called 1929 (Merle . Shes the best candidate running today and she comes at it with joy and with sincerity and with a wealth of knowledge and experience, the singer said. I support #TeamJoe because this nightmare of a presidency needs to end. Democrats: Dixie Chicks Mary Chapin Carpenter Pam Tillis Matraca Berg Rodney Crowell Emmylou Harris Nanci Griffith Faith Hill Kathy Mattea Tim McGraw Maura O'Connell Willie Nelson Garth Brooks Trisha Yearwood So even though the Chicks (Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire) are famous for being ostracized from the Nashville machine after criticizing George W. Bush, their mere presence at the convention is notable. A couple of years later, they scraped the bottom of the country charts with "Happy People," whose chipper maxims drew a connection between tolerance and contentment. Are they more socially liberal now? One reason she remains universally beloved is because she seemingly hasnt been caught in the political crosshairs over the course of her 55-year career. When "Follow Your Arrow" won Song of the Year at the 2014 CMA Awards, it highlighted a rift between the cautious conservatism of country radio and the Nashville music industry's desire for a manageable pace of change. What liberal leaning country star's political position surprises you the most? Brad Paisley performs at an inaugural ball for Barack Obama in January 2013. This isn't the first time Oprah has supported Democrats in an election. The music video showed Madison Marlow and Taylor Dye ticking off a list of downhome pin-up fantasies that seemingly every bro country jam applied to its female quarry, but, crucially, the track opened with a jokey-authoritative male voice reassuring, "No country music was harmed in the making of this song. "Contradiction exists in everyone," he told Esquire in April. Will we sit on our hands, do nothing about it? The Los Angeles singer-songwriter, real name Natalie Mering, posted a photo with the candidate on her Instagram in January. Kenny Chesney makes the right choice by canceling his 2020 tour. Faith Hill donated a sizable sum of money toBarack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and her husband, Tim McGraw, also supported Obama. When the candidate announced his campaign for the 2020 election, the Atlanta rapper quoted the tweet and said Lets gooooooo.. In 2018, many videos she shared were from Swing Left, an organization trying to "take back the House for Democratsin 2018.". Demi LovatoPerforming at Hillary Clintons Iowa City rally, Lovato explained that she was voting for Clinton because of her beliefs, her strength and the fact that she completely embodies the concept of women empowerment., Bette MidlerGOP treats Mr. Obama the way they treated FDR in WWII. Then Covid Trapped Them There. Bernie means well and means what he says., Vanessa Carlton When some of country's smooth young guns began adopting more gentlemanly postures in their music, close observers took notice, but that was just one of the ways that the genre course-corrected. Women who'd pinned their hopes on Hillary Clinton had been stewing on the crushing implications of her loss for a year. Actress Meryl Streep spoke about her support of Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election. Bruce Springsteen:The long-time liberal icon has been an outspoken supporter of President Barack Obama. I think he gets it. Four years ago, the Canadian rocker spoke out in support of Sanders, calling him in my opinion, the best person for the job, hands down. This time around, Young is an American citizen, and he indicated that hes still feeling the Bern in an angry open letter to the president: One of your opponents has the answers I like, he wrote. Parton has ranked among the Top 10 celebrities in the world, according to Q Score studies that measure celebrity public appeal. For years, Swift refused to talk about anything political or topical. As the country became engulfed in a reckoning about racial injustice this year, the country music industry has faced painful truths about its own complicity: The genre, which has its roots in music from Black artists, is overwhelmingly White with little diversity and leaders in the industry realized its far past time to correct the imbalance. Here was Tim McGraw, roughly a quarter-century into his career, dispensing tender advice about living well ("When you get where you're going, don't forget turn back around / And help the next one in line") penned by songwriter Lori McKenna for her own New England broodfollowing the format's years-long preference for youthful over-indulgence. Two days later, Taylor Swift, who used to go the apolitical Parton route, weighed in on the U.S. Left the polls feeling really empowered by exercising my right and showing up for what I believe in and the change I want to see. Proud to support Hillary Clinton, a Latina at heart.. Yo! 2023 Billboard Media, LLC. Taylor Swift has endorsed numerous Democratic politicians, and she has been vocal about wanting to vote President Donald Trump out of office. He tells the truth., Loretta LynnIn a Reuters phone interview, Lynn is reported as saying, Trump has sold me what more can I say? She adds, I just think hes the only one whos going to turn this country around., Azealia BanksThe rapper is most likely not a Republican, but in a rapidfire Twitter session, Azealia Banks announced that she was officially voting for Trump. Important caveat:This information is taken from their statements about recent elections, but may not represent all of their viewpoints. Their cover of Thin Lizzys The Boys Are Back in Town was appropriate, given that they performed there in support of the candidate in 2016. She also showed support for the March for Our Lives movement to support stricter gun control. In particular, his 2002 album Jerusalem took on some of the most divisive topics surrounding the Sept.11 terrorist attacks. Lawyer, manager and TV producer Bill Carter anted up $2,000, as did talent manager Bob Titley (who handles Brooks & Dunn and Terri Clark, among others). We endorse @JoeBiden. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th .more. Actors Mark Ruffalo and Meryl Streep have also supported the Democratic party. In 2018, Oprah Winfrey shared a video of her canvassing for Georgia's former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. That's never been more true than now, when musicians advocate more strongly than ever for gay rights and legal weed, among other causes. He was an enigma, to say the least, but with such a push for people that were persecuted and downtrodden . Singer John Legend is also vocal about his political views. Johnny Cash was never affiliated with any given political party, but he was a fearless champion of oppressed people everywhere. Im voting early, and by mail this year, he wrote in his post here. I vote For @realdonaldtrump., Kid RockAfter stating back in 2013 that hes embarrassed to be a Republican, the conservative singer, who backed Romney, said Im digging Trump, in a Rolling Stone interview. Want to know what everyone in the music business is talking about. People often assume all country singers have conservative views. I do believe we all have a right to be exactly who we are, and it is not my place to judge, Parton told the magazine. The time is now! Chuck D wrote on his Instagram. Were all voting for @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris. A number of celebrities have spoken about being a Democrat. Read through this list ofRepublican andDemocrat musicians. The song was so successful that, in an interview with Playgirl, the singer revealed that rural physicians said the song was more influential than any literature they distributed. Other iconic country musicians go as far as to support liberal causes withintheir own lyrics. The rapper took to Instagram fully nude to explain why hes voting for Joe Biden in the presidential election. To many people, anyone associated with country music is always and immediately inextricably linked with Republicans and conservative views. Because thats his philosophyfight for somebody that you dont know.. People reported that over one million voters cast their ballots early in Tennessee and some believe that Swift's open advocacy for voting may have caused the surge. I wouldn't trade my kids for anyone's. ", No list of liberal country musicians would be complete without Nelson, the patron saint of stoners. Huckabee resigned the very same day. NIN have joined almost 200 artists in Planned Parenthoods Action Fund initiative, encouraging everyone to make a plan to vote & be heard. Hes the complete antithesis of what Trump represents., Sunflower Bean Willie Nelson has long advocated for the legalization of marijuana. Jack White Some stars have performed at rallies, supporting their candidates of choice with a Bob Dylan cover (or two), while others have used social media to make their endorsements known. The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, Ariana Grande As a self-styled outsider and introspective roughneck who largely avoided bro country postures in favor of adult-aimed arena rock bombast, Eric Church had taken his fiercest stances against attitudes that denigrated the meaning and autonomy of small-town, blue-collar lives. Though the cartoonish track was merely an album cut, not a single, it went viral, making Paisley the target of popular and critical ridicule and biting, primetime TV satire that cast him as clueless. I think he understands that what we want are simple things, you know what Im saying? https://t.co/GQ8tw3Rqpl, Harry Styles. As I wrote last year, lyrics like that land very differently coming from "a country centrist who studiously avoids controversy and strives to be relatable to broad swaths of listeners" than "Follow Your Arrow" did coming from an insurgent like Musgraves half a decade before. Sheer Mag The actress was also a speaker at the Democratic National Convention in 2016. I will do better for you. Bidens got bigger numbers but Bernies base is more passionate. Jack Black They are: Girls like You (feat. The pop singer endorsed the candidate in a video via Twitter on Tuesday. Acts from Ariana Grande and Vampire Weekend to John Legend and David Crosby have made their endorsements as the race heats up. McGraw's performance on the CMAs made use of a video montage of diverse, benevolent faces and a crowd of candle-clutching kids.The song helped to revive country's interest in honorable values, and debuted a new role for veteran acts like McGraw: the genre's upstanding voice of experience. Now is the time to elect a REAL leader!, Patterson Hood In the wake of the mass shooting at a Vegas country festival, the pair also articulated a level-headed perspective on gun control, an especially fraught topic in a genre where a cultural affinity for hunting, with which McGraw aligned himself, had gradually become conflated with the militant advocacy of the gun lobby. Other iconic country musicians go as far as to support liberal causes within their own lyrics. Jennifer Hussein. Barack Obama. Regardless, the country-turned-pop singer has vocalized support for both Democrats and Republicans. I encourage everyone to do the same.. The ballad was both grandly sentimental and gently instructive in tone, offering a corrective to the format's drift from prioritizing women's feelings. The Dixie is gone. Bla Fleck He also announced a Swing State tour with his band Tenacious D, not tied to any candidate. So, who are thesefamous country stars who are Democrats? But in the months leading up to this years presidential election, some country music singers and Nashville organizations have pushed back on that idea and challenged the genres stereotypes, from performing at the Democratic National Convention to speaking out forcefully on racial injustice and the Black Lives Matter movement. Dont you ever feel scared that these people that run drug companies and schools you know its all a business are you scared that you will get so many powerful people upset? The candidate laughed and replied, Cardi, thats what Ive been doing my whole life., The Strokes In a move that was shocking at the time, ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, she posted a scathing Instagram post about Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), who voted against the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, and why she was voting Democratic in Tennessee. Jun 3, 2020, 8:12 AM. . Bon Iver Donald Trumps ineffective leadership gravely worsened the crisis that we are in and he is now taking advantage of it to subvert and destroy our right to vote and vote safely. Trumps calculated dismantling of USPS proves one thing clearly: He is WELL AWARE that we do not want him as our president. The band recently performed at a Sanders rally in Iowa. That was one of the ugliest episodes in the modern history of country music, and demonstrated the dangers of tangling with polarized national discourse in a genre whose listenership is expansive, but whose most powerful promotional tool remains a conservative radio format. The New York rock band called performing at a Sanders rally in Keene, New Hampshire, on February 9th the honor of our career. Two days later, they also joined the Strokes at a Sanders rally in Durham, New Hampshire. When I was back teaching Sunday school, I used to teach the same people on Sunday mornings that I sang to on Saturday nights. And after it was announced that former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee had been named to the board of the CMA's philanthropic arm, artist manager and label exec Jason Owen, who helps steer the careers of Kacey Musgraves, Little Big Town and others, penned an open letter. Late last year, the pop star evidently endorsed the candidate by posting photos with him on Twitter: Thank you Senator Sanders for coming to my show, making my whole night and for all that you stand for!, Vampire Weekend Hes brilliant, and hes honest, and hes dedicated, and hes brave. "My main concern is that [the tea party is] really fear-based," she said, according to News Busters. These 13 celebrities have publicly endorsed Democratic candidates in the past and have been vocal about their views on social media. Steyer may not have qualified for the primary debate in Las Vegas, but he officially has a celebrity endorsement: TLC. 12 celebrities who are outspoken Republicans, Shocking things you didn't know about every US president, 11 politicians 25 and under who you should be paying attention to. Tom Hanks has been fairly vocal about his political views and stances. In 2016, they once again caused waves when they performed their hit "Goodbye Earl" with a graffitied photo of Donald Trump, with devil horns and a goatee,displayed in the background. Sadly, the trio never fully rebounded from the incident. Jason Mraz (@jason_mraz) October 29, 2020, Ok thats a president speaking right on Joe I believe in you, David Crosby (@thedavidcrosby) June 3, 2020, Together, lets make this an era of action. Here are 11 liberal-minded country musicians, past and present, who prove that country music isn't just for conservatives: Kacey Musgraves Mic/Getty Images "I don't want to be the McDonald's. He vowed to withdraw support from the organization, since it had invited the participation of a political pundit vocally opposed to families like Owens' own: parented by spouses or partners of the same sex. While the Chicks have always been liberal the group was famously shunned from country radio after lead singer Natalie Maines criticized President George W. Bush in 2003 it was still unusual, as country singers have traditionally performed at the Republican convention. ", He got a lot of backlash from the country world for that interview, but he remains an adamant supporter of liberal politics. Im going against bloodlines for this shit! Hes seeing how the world can be better and hes seeing what needs to be done, she added in an interview withRS. Vote for Hillary for the things that she stands for," the actress told People in 2016. This year has proved yet again that's not the case. It was the second single from an album that took its title from Bentley's wife's maiden name, spotlighted several female co-writers and featured songs whose story lines explored the agency of female protagonists. (@Harry_Styles) October 27, 2020, This is the most important election of our lifetime, and standing on the sideline is not an option. This is still relatively new behavior for Swift, who continues to have plenty of fans from her country days. Billboard is a part of Penske Media Corporation. "There's really nothing wrong with the fact that the same people who sing 'Whiskey River' at the show tonight also sing 'Amazing Grace.' Joe Walsh. The Chicks also returned this year with Gaslighter, their first album since 2006. When I look at the aims of my boyfriend [Elon Musk] and I look at the aims of Bernie, like, their end goals are very similar, she says. This year, it launched a 50-50 airplay rule, in which female artists are guaranteed to make up half the videos. He wrote, The candidate who actually represents the well-being of humanbeings in the United States and cares about people is Bernie Sanders, and thats why I stand by him., CherLongtime Democrat and fervent political tweeter, Cher is most definitely voting for Hillary. Who Are Musicians Supporting in the 2020 Democratic Primary? See their posts here and here. But maybe they always have been, to some extent." It is unacceptable. Dolly Parton voiced her support in a Billboard interview (Of course Black lives matter. The Dixie is gone. After expressing his support towards Bernie Sanders on social media,Calle13sfrontmanRenPrezResidente announced he was joining the presidential hopeful during a rally in the Bronx. Still, I wouldn't put him in the Democratic wing either. Last year, Bixler-Zavala affectionately called bandmate Omar Rodrguez-Lpez the Puerto Rican Bernie Sanders., Zola Jesus Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have also supported Democratic candidates over the past few years. The singer-songwriter endorsed the Vermont senator in a tweet in late February, writing Being born and raised in Pennsylvania Id HAPPILY play A Thousand Miles in every county in the state for you. It was the latest manifestation of the long-running and stereotypical social conservatism of country music: traditional gender roles, lunkhead masculinity and fine asses in jorts. 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