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Beyoncé took the stage as vice president Kamala Harris October 24 campaign rally in Houston, Texas, with a powerful message and a strong-shouldered suit dress to match.

Following reports from Washington Post that Beyoncé would be appear at tonight’s rally (and online fervor speculating whether it would actually appear), the Cowboy Carter The artist broke his silence on the 2024 presidential election with a passionate speech in support of Kamala Harris’ candidacy for president of the United States.

After taking the stage hand-in-hand with former Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland, Beyoncé delivered her speech from the rally’s podium.

“I’m not here as a celebrity. I’m not here as a politician. I’m here as a mother,” Beyoncé told more than 30,000 attendees in person and five million viewers during live broadcasts. direct across the United States. . “A mother who cares deeply about my children’s world.”

In her nearly four-minute speech in Beyoncé’s hometown of “H-Town,” the artist spoke in honor of the “proud women of Texas.” “It’s impossible not to feel the energy in this room,” she said. “We are on the edge of the precipice. an incredible change.”

Beyoncé greeted the moment with strong shoulders short blazer dressin classic black, with black pointed-toe pumps and semi-sheer tights. She replaced her shorts, Cowboy CarterPlatinum bob from the era with honey blonde waves styled in a deep side part. Shiona Turini, Beyoncé’s longtime stylist, likely put together the look. (Exact credits were not available at the time of publication; we will update this article as soon as they become available.)

The Grammy winner doesn’t often campaign in person for political candidates. Her outfit matched the tone of her speech: it was a power suit designed for one of music’s most dominant pop stars, serious and ready to support a woman running for the highest office in the United States, during a critical election year. Beyoncé looked confident, but not too glamorous or out of touch — a style that underlined her message that she was like the worried women heading to the polls in November.

“For all the women and men watching across the country, we need you,” she said as the audience around her cheered. “Your freedom is your God-given right and your human right.”

After her remarks, Beyoncé greeted Vice President Kamala Harris on stage to deliver his own speech. The two embraced as cameras flashed and political history was made. Their embrace embodies the singer’s closing message: “Are you all ready to add your voice to the new American song? Because I am.”

Below, watch Beyoncé’s remarks in full from Kamala Harris’ rally in Houston, Texas.