Beyonce
“Queen Bey” has been at the top of the charts for years. The former lead singer of Destiny’s Child earned five Grammy Awards on her first solo album in 2003 and has never slowed down. Her total now is up to 22, with over 100 million records sold. While her early years were less political, she’s now using her star power to benefit left-wing causes. In 2009, she sang for the Obama’s first dance at the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball. In 2012, she and her husband, JayZ, co-hosted a multi-million-dollar fundraiser for President Obama’s reelection, and in 2016, the duo sang at a rally for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.
Bill Maher
While the host of “Real Time with Bill Maher” dislikes political labels, he has consistently leaned left on most issues. In addition to supporting President Obama’s first election campaign, he donated a million dollars to Obama’s SuperPaC, Priorities USA. He’s also a board member for PETA, supported Sen. Bernie Sanders in the 2016 primaries, and switched his support to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after the primaries had ended. However, Maher supports Israel’s position in the Middle East and told Conan O’Brien that he keeps a gun in his own for self-defense, although he doesn’t call himself a “proud gun owner.”
Bruce Springsteen
This rock star got his start playing in clubs in New Jersey before he burst onto the scene with his E Street Band’s “Born to Run” album. Since then, he’s won 20 Grammy Awards and an assortment of other prizes, including induction into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Springsteen has said that he dislikes getting involved in politics, but he does lean decidedly left. He endorsed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2016 and played at a rally for her in Philadelphia the night before the election but didn’t think he would be that big of a factor.