Swifties for Kamala announced Tuesday that Carole King will speak during the organization’s kickoff call. The coalition, which supports Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, will virtually host the event on Tuesday at 7 p.m. E.T.
Other speakers include Massachusetts Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Pennsylvania Rep. Chris Deluzio, Vermont Rep. Becca Balint, and North Carolina Democratic party chair Anderson Clayton, among others.
Although Swift will not be in attendance during the call, the organizers shared on social media that Swift is “always welcome to show up to our party.” The coalition was birthed the same day President Biden dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Harris, and soon declared their mission statement: to help elect Harris as the 47th president of the United States.
The group has garnered a quarter of a million followers across social media platforms and launched a newsletter with subscribers across all 50 states and multiple countries.
In 2021, Swift introduced King during her induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with a performance of King’s “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,” and called the rock icon “the greatest songwriter of all time.” Swift, a cat mom to Scottish folds Meredith Grey and Olivia Benson, and Ragdoll Benjamin Button, also made a shout-out to the cat featured on the cover art of Tapestry. When recalling the honor, King said she was both overwhelmed with emotions and humored by Swift’s intro.
“That was hilarious,” King told Rolling Stone that year. “An inspiration to all cats that they too can be on the cover of an album!”
King later praised Swift during the induction, for her performing and songwriting abilities. “She owns the song and the stage and she just carries herself, and she’s a tall woman,” King said. “She carries herself with the full grace of her stature, and she knows what the audience wants, and she loves the song and she loves bringing it to them. And she loves her fans. That is like, the foundation of who she is. She loves her fans and they know it.”
When Rolling Stone asked whether King would induct Swift into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, she responded without hesitation.
“Oh my god, yes,” King said. “In 10 years, I’m going to be 90. So if I’m here and I can walk, I would be honored to present it to her.”
