The Democratic National Convention has announced a series of musical performers who will be a part of the event next week. Billie Eilish, John Legend, The Chicks, Jennifer Hudson, Billy Porter, Maggie Rogers, Prince Royce, Stephen Stills and more are all on board for the live-streamed convention. The musical acts will be featured across all four nights of the convention, which will air August 17-20, 2020. The convention itself will be based in Milwaukee but many speakers and performers will be a part of the event virtually from around the country.
“In just three days, we will kick off a Democratic National Convention that will look and feel very different than past conventions. It will truly be a convention across America, and these incredible artists will help us tell the story of where we are as a country today under Donald Trump’s failed leadership, and the promise of what we can and should be with Joe Biden as president,” said Stephanie Cutter, 2020 Democratic National Convention Program Executive. “These artists are committed to engaging with, registering and mobilizing voters to get us over the finish line in November.”
In the announcement, the DNC said the performances will range from renditions of the national anthem, to American classics, to new songs.