The Democratic Nationwide Conference returned final night time for its second night at Chicago’s United Middle. Performing throughout the occasion have been Chicago native Common, legendary soul singer Patti LaBelle, and Atlanta crunk favourite Lil Jon. Watch the musicians’ respective performances beneath.
Widespread, a longtime Democratic activist who performed at the party’s convention in 2020, did his new track “Lucky.” He switched up a number of the track’s lyrics to shout out the Individuals’ efficiency on the Olympics and the Democrats’ nominee for president: “Lucky, yo, we obtained the gold in Paris/We lucky, y’all, for Kamala Harris!”
LaBelle got here out for an in memoriam phase. She sang “You Are My Pal,” a ballad from her self-titled debut solo album.
Lil Jon appeared throughout the roll-call vote that acknowledged Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota’s governor, Tim Walz, because the Democratic celebration’s official nominees, and he rapped a few of “Flip Down for What,” earlier than main the gang in a chant of, “We’re not going again!” He additionally shouted, “V.P. Harris, Governor Walz!” over the beat for “Get Low.”
The complete roll-call process—which was largely symbolic, as Harris was made the party’s nominee throughout a digital vote—was a musical affair helmed by DJ Cassidy. He led proceedings and performed thematic songs as delegates from every state pledged their assist for Harris and Walz. (For instance, New Jersey’s choice was, unsurprisingly, a Bruce Springsteen track, “Born in the united statesA.”) The entire thing took over an hour, and you may watch footage beneath and head to The New York Times to see the complete checklist of songs.
The 2024 Democratic Nationwide Conference started on Monday, August 19. The primary night time of the conference featured Jason Isbell taking part in “Something More Than Free.”
