Legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Joan Jett & The Blackhearts have released a brand-new music video for their hard-hitting single “If You’re Blue.” The video’s sentiment serves as a strong endorsement of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 presidential election. Originally released as the lead single off their 2022 EP Mindsets, the song is a timely and rallying political anthem showcasing the band’s guitar-driven sound and Jett’s powerful vocals. Watch HERE.
The video, directed by Kevin Kerslake (who has worked with artists such as The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Green Day and more) arrives at a critical time in today’s political climate. Americans from all ages and walks of life are featured alongside symbolic imagery and statements of freedom, opportunity, compassion, and quotes from Vice President Harris to drive home a message. The strong statement makes Jett’s position clear, “VOTE BLUE.”
“I have been following presidential elections since learning about civics in junior high school,” says Jett. “Every presidential election season, I’ve urged people to register and vote. Since 2000, I’ve felt the issues we face become increasingly consequential to our very core as Americans, and with each election, it is more urgent that we adopt policies that will keep America strong. More than ever, we need politicians who can implement massive positive change for our nation. We have come to that point where we’re not just voting for our party or a candidate, but on whether our democracy survives. And make no mistake! Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will guide us to a more positive future. A future we MUST look to for ourselves, our children, our country and our planet. So I’m asking you to please, register and vote Kamala Harris/ Tim Walz and blue up and down the ballot to get something GOOD done in Washington DC. For the GOOD OF THE COUTRY, VOTE BLUE.”
ABOUT JOAN JETT
Joan Jett grew up during a time when rock ‘n’ roll was off limits to girls and women, but as a teenager, she promptly blew the door to the boys’ club right off its hinges. After forming her band the Blackhearts in 1979, with whom Jett has become a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, she has had eight platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including the classics “Bad Reputation,” “I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll,” “I Hate Myself For Loving You,” and “Crimson and Clover.” With a career that has spanned music, film, television, Broadway, and humanitarianism, Joan Jett remains a potent force and inspiration to generations of fans worldwide. As a producer, she has overseen seminal albums by Bikini Kill, and the Germs’ LA punk masterpiece ‘GI.’ Jett and Kenny Laguna (her longtime producer and music partner) co-founded Blackheart Records from the trunk of Kenny’s Cadillac after rejections from no less than 23 labels. 40 years later, Blackheart is a thriving entertainment company producing music, film and television, and continues to champion emerging bands. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts continue touring the globe with headlining shows alongside fellow rock legends like The Who, Green Day, Heart, and Foo Fighters. ‘Bad Reputation,’ a documentary about Jett’s life, premiered to critical acclaim at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. The award-winning multiplatinum icon most recently released Mindsets, a surprise EP of brand new music. Mindsets is Jett’s latest release since her critically acclaimed album Changeup, the first ever all acoustic album from the rocker. Next up, Jett will hit the road, joining Bryan Adams on his “So Happy It Hurts Tour.” For more information visit www.joanjett.com.
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