Credit: Joe Kleon
Update: There aren’t many people who could join the lineup at tonight’s Jay-Z concert who would take top billing over Hova and Hillary Clinton. One of those people, of course, would be Jay-Z’s wife. And according to a (very loosely sourced) report from CBS, Beyonce will in fact be part of the show tonight at the Wolstein Center.

Beyoncé will join Jay Z on Friday in Ohio at a get-out-the-vote concert for Hillary Clinton, a source who overheard the news told CBS News.

Clinton will be joined by the music superstars at a rally at Cleveland State University heading into the final weekend before Election Day. The Clinton campaign is making an aggressive push to urge Ohioans to vote early.

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(Updated 11/1/16): Hillary Clinton will make an appearance this Friday evening at the free Jay-Z show at the Wolstein Center at CSU. Tickets were issued through the campaign over the weekend. Doors open at 6. Show starts at 8. 

We’re guessing she won’t be the only semi-surprise guest.

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(Updated 10/27/16): Want tickets to Jay-Z’s get-out-the-vote/Hillary Clinton concert on November 4? Here’s how to get them. Click the link above and enter in your info. Then pick up your ticket this weekend.

Starting Friday, tickets will be distributed at the below location from 8:00am to 6:00pm.

3030 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115

On Saturday, tickets will be available from 8:00am to 4:00pm.
On Sunday, tickets will be available from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. 


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(Updated 10/25/16): Buzzfeed News has a few more details on the Jay-Z show. It’ll be on November 4th.

On Tuesday, the Clinton campaign officially announced the concert would be held in Cleveland on Nov. 4, just four days before the election.

“Jay Z will be joined at the concert by special guests to encourage unity and urge Ohioans to support Clinton by voting early or on Election Day,” the Clinton camp said in a statement.

Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis from Friday.

We assume they mean on Friday, but we’ll update when that clarification is made.

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(Original story 10/24/16): Jay-Z will perform in Cleveland at a concert aimed at getting out the vote among young African Americans and in support of Hillary Clinton, a Clinton aide told various news outlets today.

Hova’s been down this road before — on the eve of the last presidential election, Jay-Z partnered up with Bruce Springsteen for an Obama event in Columbus that drew 15,000. He, along with LeBron, also headlined an Obama rally at the Woltein Center four years before that. (One would assume King James will probably make an appearance at this one too.)

That’s all good news. The bad news, for now: no details have been announced yet.

Via Buzzfeed News:

The concert — perhaps the centerpiece of the “closing argument” strategy built to turn out this group — would be a major coup for the Clinton campaign, which has struggled to excite young black voters. It’s a key part of the coalition they need to build to defeat Trump in several battleground states, but especially Ohio where she has trailed more consistently than in most swing states. High turnout among younger voters of color would make it virtually impossible for Trump to win.

Senior Democrats, meanwhile, have signaled publicly that Clinton has indicated staff should do whatever it takes to turn out young black voters and the concert is viewed as one of the last major voter mobilization moves the campaign will make before election day.


Vince Grzegorek has been with Scene since 2007 and editor-in-chief since 2012. He previously worked at Discount Drug Mart and Texas Roadhouse.

28 replies on “Report: Beyonce Will Join Jay-Z at Tonight’s Hillary Clinton Concert in Cleveland”

  1. another class citizen with Killary, damn …. drug dealers , women that are sexist on stage with the LIAR and KILLER … great job America .

  2. Great job, Jay-Z – get a whole new generation of blacks to depend on government. “Squid” posted the worst advice that anyone could give to these young African Americans – Hillary Clinton (or the Democrat party, for that matter) is most definitely the candidate who is NOT your friend.

  3. Jay Z is a moron. Yeah, the guy who wears the Che Guevara shirt is a friend to kids but not Trump lmao. Gtfoh Squid. Yeah, vote for the party that keeps you dependent on them lol.

  4. Right, yet Trump and his follower are deplorable.. Some are forgiven, some are not. Keep it classy in Cleveland JayZ, just some of his lyrics: His Lyrics… You know I thug em, f&ck em, love em, leave em
    Cause I don’t f&ckin’ need em
    Take em out the hood, keep em lookin’ good
    But I don’t f&ckin’ feed em
    First time they fuss I’m breezin’
    Talkin’ bout, “What’s the reasons?”
    I’m a pimp in every sense of the word, b&tch
    Better trust than believe em
    In the cut where I keep em
    ‘Til I need a nut, ’til I need to beat the guts
    Then it’s, beep beep and I’m pickin’ em up
    Let em play with the dick in the truck

  5. Deplorables WTF has the republican party ever done to help the minority community? Answer: NOT A DAMNED THING!

  6. What have the Democrats ever done for the minority community besides giving the illusions of doing something for them?

  7. Hey Alicia name something the dems have done, this is why WE NEED A CHANGE IN OUR GOVERNMENT, WE WANT OUR COUNTRY BACK

  8. Those women insulted by Clinton being called ‘nasty’; guess they wont be going to hear Jay-Z call women Bs and Hs.

  9. Proof enough that Hillary is gangsta. She must have ordered the double-hit on Biggie and Tupac because they knew too much about her sheisty operations.

  10. Mrs. Hillary Clinton once characterized as Super Predators, children, teens and adults much like Shawn Jay Z Carter, born 1969, who during a critical period of their childhood/human development regularly experienced America’s current National HEALTH CRISIS, aka America’s Culture of African American Child Abuse, Emotional Neglect and Maltreatment that evolved from America’s long-standing, ignorant Culture of Racism.

    What I’d like to know is when will Jay Z, a regular White House guest who creates and promotes American art characterizing American teen girls and women, aka the maternal half of our population, as less than human *itches and *hores or ‘hoes’ unworthy of human respect…

    …put on a concert alerting young Americans to America’s Culture of Child Abuse, Emotional Neglect/Abandonment and Maltreatment that deprived him, as well as significant numbers of popular recording artists and urban storytellers, as well as untold numbers of American kids of African descent from experiencing a SAFE, fairly or wonderfully happy American kid childhood?

    How many of my American neighbors are familiar with the late popular urban storyteller Tupac Shakur’s #T_H_U_G_L_I_F_E Child Abuse and Emotional Neglect *AWARENESS* concept:

    “The Hate U Give Little Infants Fvvks Everyone” ~Tupac Shakur

    “We need more people who care; you know what I’m saying? We need more women, mothers, fathers, we need more of that…” ~Tupac Shakur

    Tupac intelligently recognized not only are American kids being UNJUSTLY OPPRESSED, IMPEDED and DEPRIVED from experiencing their full human potential, Tupac realized OUR NATION is being deprived of enjoying the potential achievements offered to ALL Americans by fairly or wonderfully happy kids maturing into reasonably responsible teens and adults caring about the future of OUR Nation, and the welfare of their peaceful, as well as less fortunate neighbors.

    I believe Tupac correctly recognized American needs to change the name of our War On Poverty, to Americas Resolve to End Childhood Abuse, Emotional Neglect and Maltreatment.

    Peace.

  11. Will he tell them that his children go to private schools and Hillary opposes school choice? Will he tell the unemployed how he checked immigration status of employees, possibly jobs not going to Americans but to illegals embraced by Hillary?

  12. Sure hope this fine, upstanding man and fervent Hillary supporter sings his song…..

    “Where I’m From….. here is a line from that song.

    And Government, fuck Government, niggas polotic themselves.

    Represent!

  13. WTF are the Democratic organizers thinking? Older white folks HATE rap and HATE these kinds of thugs…and they are the ones who get up off their asses and actually drop their ballot in the mailbox…or go outside of their houses to vote.

    My wife and I have both voted for Hillary already…and are volunteering for her…and we wouldn’t show up to see her, at an event like this, if they paid us to go AND put us in the front row.

    Fuck this noise…and I mean that literally.

    Chuckles the Clown

  14. Jay Z why not hold a free concert for the inner city of Chicago to benefit the victims of gun violence if Hillary trueky worries about African Americans citizens maybe you should start there instead of pandering for votes. Voting for a canadite does not solve the problems nor does it benefit the youths who could use guidance and support free concerts are just that free for a campaign but what are you doing to support the troubled youths with real problems

  15. JAY Z ??? REALLY ???? HE makes money selling songs with these lyrics and he is your AMbassador for the young people !?! The power of the P-U-S-S-Y

    That’s why every motherfucker in the world dress fly
    Every baller that can afford it, they cop the best ride
    For the power of the P-U-S-S-Y, let’s have some fun
    S-s-y, that’s why niggas get they hair cuts, try to dress fly
    Every baller that can afford it, he cop the best ride
    For the power of the P-U-S-S-Y

    I know this girl we call her Sweet Cooch Brown
    Hands down, mami had the bombest pussy in town
    One dip in the girl pool, that’s all it took
    One sample of the snapple, and ya ass was whupped
    Have you buyin’ Gucci sandals, matchin’ pocket books
    Blowin’ up her beeper ringin’ her phone off the hook
    Ball players they spit money, rappers they spit time
    All a while they both clamin’ that they never spent a dime
    Business guys, she would victimize
    Have ’em paying rent on condos in the Miami high rise
    We ask her, who pussy is this look her right in her eyes
    She said this pussy’s yours daddy, tell ’em nothin’ but lies
    They didn’t believe it, but they wanted to, needed to
    She had the type of body, that you didn’t want leavin’ you
    So they ignored all her flirtin’ ways
    And put a ring on her finger I’m like, Earth to Dave

    [Chorus]

    I ain’t no rapper, but I’ma say my shit
    When it comes down to that motherfuckin’ clit, clit, clit
    Niggas are sick, sick, sick, turn on you quick, quick, quick
    That’s why I be givin’ mami much, dick, dick, dick
    Why’all chumps be coppin’ them furs, and all that
    Feining for this pussy, as if y’all was on crack
    When it comes to the truth, I can’t hold back
    Y’all cats that be babysittin’, and these balls need to be smacked
    It’s this nigga named Monroe, that I know from way back
    He hit the lotto bought his girl a Cadillac
    Now this bitch be creepin’ behind this niggas back
    He busted her guess what, he still took the bitch back
    3 things niggas love, money, pussy, and drugs
    Can’t get one without the other ‘less you soft in love
    Now take it from a player whose done all the above
    Niggas it’s the lesbian, R&B thug

    [Chorus]
    The power of the P-U-S-S-Y
    That’s why every motherfucker in the world dress fly
    Every baller that can afford it, that gotta have the best ride
    The power of the P-U-S-S-Y
    The power of the P-U-S-S-Y
    That’s why niggas get they hair cuts, try to dress fly
    Every baller that can afford it, they cop the best ride
    For the power of the P-U, I see you

    The P is for the pearl tongue that I like to tickle.
    The U is for uterus, down deep in the middle.
    SS is so slippery when I go up inside.
    Pussy’s good and if you gettin some I know you know Y.
    See I got my first shot when I was bout seven.
    Her father called my house he said,
    “I need to talk to yo son Devin.
    My daughter she’s eleven and she goes to the same school that yo son goes to.
    And she said today she got screwed.”
    But my daddy answer the phone so no drama, and all he said was,
    “No shit! Let me talk to that girl mama!”
    Then I was suspended three day, taken from school.
    It was like a vacation.
    Niggaz lookin’ at pussy at the pool in our apartments.
    I started hittin’ hard when I was small.
    Let me recite a story lesson for all of y’all.
    See pussy’s like a wound it would never heal,
    The more ointment you put on then the better it feels.
    Cuz it’s

    [Chorus]

    Niggas would do anything
    For some pussy, hey, hey, hey, oh
    See it don’t matter who you are
    Where ya from, in this life
    At some point, you’re gonna wanna
    Get you some, yes you will, oooo, uuuh
    Read more: Jay-Z – Pussy Lyrics | MetroLyrics

  16. HILLARY IS SO CLASSY – SHe loves the song by JAY-z called ” PUSSY”

    I ain’t no rapper, but I’ma say my shit
    When it comes down to that motherfuckin’ clit, clit, clit
    Niggas are sick, sick, sick, turn on you quick, quick, quick
    That’s why I be givin’ mami much, dick, dick, dick
    Why’all chumps be coppin’ them furs, and all that
    Feining for this pussy, as if y’all was on crack
    When it comes to the truth, I can’t hold back

  17. F*CK BEYONCE F*CK JAYZ…2 more Elite Billionaires backing up the BIGGEST CRIMINAL in our Nations Election history! She sold out her last group now shes selling out the American people. America is TIRED of these millionaire and billionaire puppets trying to sway our votes. They know what is going on and it makes me wonder how they cant vomit while trying to praise that lying piece of trash!

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