Beyonce does make many public appearances, but she made an exception last week. The musical icon took the stage at a campaign rally in Houston, Texas, and endorsed Kamala Harris for president. She did not perform any music, but she did make it clear that she sides with Harris on key issues. The Bey Hive ate it up, and those who didn’t agree with Beyonce derided her decision. Nobody expected Beyonce to become a major talking point on Fox News, however. The singer was not only referenced, but mocked due to her political affiliation.
Internet personality Xaviaer Durousseau appeared on the news network to condemn Beyonce. He not only claimed that the Harris team is “desperate” to secure celebrity endorsements, but is going after said endorsements from celebrities past their prime. She knows that she doesn’t have any substance herself,” Durousseau alleges, when analyzing the reliance on others. The internet personality then went after Beyonce. “Beyonce doesn’t need to be doing that,” he opined. “[She] needs to focus on keeping her album on the charts because it’s already gone.”
Beyonce’s Album Sales Were Called Out On Fox
Beyonce took the stage at the Harris rally to tell prospective voters that she was not there as a celebrity. Rather, she was there to speak to them as a mother and a human being. “I’m a mother who cares deeply about the world my children and all of our children live in,” she explained. “A world where we have the freedom to control our bodies, a world where we’re not divided.” Beyonce stated that Kamala Harris is the person she believes can ensure these freedoms stay intact. “We must vote, and we need you,” she added.
The album Xaviaer Durousseau referenced, Cowboy Carter, has been a particularly controversial one. The album saw Beyonce venture into country music, which received pushback from many of the fans and artists in the genre. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, and sold 407K units in its first week. This is the most for a Queen Bey release since Lemonade in 2016. Cowboy Carter was also the first Beyonce album to hold the top Billboard spot for multiple weeks since 2013. It may no longer be on the charts, but it certainly didn’t flop.
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Elias Andrews is a music and entertainment writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH in 2024 as the lead night shift contributor, which means he covers new music releases on a weekly basis.
In the year since joining, Elias has covered some of the biggest and most turbulent stories in the world of music. He covered the Drake and Kendrick Lamar battle, and the release of the disses “Family Matters” and “Meet the Grahams,” in particular, in real time. He has also detailed the ongoing list of allegations and criminal charges made against Diddy.
Elias’ favorite artists are Andre 3000, MF Doom, pre-808s Kanye West and Tyler, The Creator. He loves L.A. hip-hop but not L.A. sports teams. The first album he ever bought was Big Willie Style by Will Smith, which he maintains is still a pretty good listen.
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