Conference program executive Stephanie Cutter said in a statement that the planned musical acts “will help us tell the story of where we are today as a country under the failed leadership of Donald Trump, and the promise of what we can and must do with Joe Biden as President. “
Cutter added that the artists “commit to electing, registering and mobilizing voters to get us over the finish line in November.”
The news of the convention’s musical lineup comes after organizers on Tuesday released a list of leading politicians and public figures who will provide comments during the two hours of the night’s 17-night event programming. August 20th.
The Obamas and Clintons are expected to speak out, as will leading voices of the party’s left wing, including Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Reporter Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
First Chamber member Kamala Harris – who was named by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as his running mate this week – is likely to follow headlines Wednesday night, with Biden delivering the keynote address on Thursday.
