Brothers Osborne Are Ready to ‘Shut Up and Sing’ For Kamala Harris at Upcoming Campaign Rally

Brothers Osborne‘s T.J. and John Osborne are set to lend their musical talents to one of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’s upcoming presidential campaign rallies, set for Thursday (Sept. 12) in Greensboro, N.C.

The news was first reported by Rolling Stone, with Brothers Osborne’s T.J. Osborne telling the outlet, “We’ve been hearing ‘shut up and sing’ for years, so we’re taking that great sage advice and are lending our singing voices in support of Kamala Harris this Thursday in Greensboro, North Carolina.”

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In 2018, the duo performed during a Democratic fundraiser for then-Tennessee gubernatorial hopeful Karl Dean. Last year, they performed during President Joe Biden’s Fourth of July concert at the White House.

The duo has consistently incorporated their social views into their music — after T.J. Osborne came out as gay in 2021, the duo released the song “Younger Me,” which finds Osborne giving advice to younger generations of people who struggle with being accepted. Their video for “Stay a Little Longer,” released in 2015, features a range of couples, including gay couples, Black couples and older couples. The 2017 video for the duo’s song “It Ain’t My Fault” featured robbers wearing masks of four U.S. Presidents –George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Donald Trump (while others get away, the robber in the Trump mask is stopped when he is trapped against a wall).

Harris will face off against former president Trump tonight (Sept. 10) in their first Presidential debate, which will broadcast live on ABC at 9 p.m. ET. The debate, held at Philadelphia’s National Center, will be moderated by ABC News anchor David Muir and ABC News Prime anchor Lindsey Davis.

Other country artists have expressed their support for the presidential candidates in recent weeks, with The Chicks, Jason Isbell, Mickey Guyton and Maren Morris taking part in the Democratic National Convention. Meanwhile, Jason Aldean, Lee Greenwood, Chris Janson, Brian Kelley and Kid Rock were seen at the Republican National Convention.

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