The Chicks sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” to kick off the ultimate night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention Thursday evening (August 22). The Texas trio of Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, and Emily Strayer carried out the National Anthem onstage at Chicago’s United Heart, filling out the a capella quantity with three-part harmonies. Test it out beneath.
Later in the night, P!nk took the stage alongside an acoustic guitarist and a handful of vocalists—one in every of whom was her 13-year-old daughter, Willow Sage Hart. P!nk and Hart shared singing duties on the pop artist’s hit ballad “What About Us.”
All through the week, there had been hypothesis that Beyoncé would carry out and even make an look at the Democratic National Convention. However, whereas the celebrity did lend her 2016 Lemonade track “Freedom” to Democratic candidate Kamala Harris’ marketing campaign, she didn’t attend the occasion.
The 2024 Democratic National Convention featured quite a few musical visitors, together with Stevie Marvel, Maren Morris, Mickey Guyton, James Taylor, Frequent, Patti LaBelle, Lil Jon, Jason Isbell, John Legend, Sheila E., and others.