Rep for Beyoncé Says She Will NOT Perform at DNC, Despite Earlier Report

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This article has been updated and corrects an earlier report stating that Beyoncé was to perform at the Democratic National Convention.

A representative for Beyoncé told The Hollywood Reporter that the singer will not perform at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago after TMZ published a report saying she would.

It was rumored throughout Thursday that she could surprise Democrats before Vice President Kamala Harris accepted her party’s nomination to face former President Donald Trump in November.

TMZ reported :

Beyoncé is in Chicago, and getting ready to pop out for Kamala Harris on the final night of the Democratic National Convention … TMZ has learned. Multiple sources in the know tell us Queen Bey will be the big surprise performer as VP Harris officially accepts the Democratic party’s nomination to run for president.

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We don’t know what she’ll be performing, but the smart money is on “Freedom” … as it’s been the Harris-Walz campaign’s anthem.

But a rep for the musician threw cold water on the report.

“Beyoncé was never scheduled to be there,” the person rep told The Hollywood Reporter. “The report of a performance is untrue.”

CNN’s Jamie Gangel reported Thursday afternoon a DNC source had told her the singer might or might not show up.

“This comes from a source very familiar with the convention schedule,” Gangel said. “She’s coming. She’s not coming. She’s coming. I don’t think she’s coming. Wait, it may happen. Two minutes later, It may not happen. So we don’t know. We really, really don’t know.”

There were also rumors that Taylor Swift might have been set to shock the political world by endorsing Harris in a surprise appearance in Chicago.