The vice president used the song to mark her first official visit to her campaign headquarters on MondayKamala Harris (left), Beyoncé. PHOTO:

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Beyoncé will play a role in the Kamala Harris presidential campaign — at least, musically, having given permission for the campaign to use her hit song “Freedom” at events. Already, the vice president used the song to mark her first official visit to her campaign headquarters on Monday, July 22.

CNN reports that Harris’ campaign got approval from Beyoncé’s team just hours before the vice president, 59, walked out to the song — and that the approval will allow them to use the song throughout Harris’ 2024 presidential campaign.

The move is significant considering Beyoncé is known for maintaining strict clearance guidelines around her music. And while not quite an endorsement, it is something of an approval of Harris’ candidacy.

Harris is a known Beyoncé fan and previously shared a glimpse into what she and husband Doug Emhoff wore for the pop icon’s Renaissance World Tour concert held at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, on social media.

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE in September, she said of the Beyoncé hit “Break My Soul,” “I just love that song. I play it all the time. I think it’s one of the anthems for women . . . when [Beyoncé says] ‘you,’ you could be life, you could be a person, you could be a situation. You will not break my soul. I can endure.”

Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, dressed for Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” Tour.

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Biden, 81, announced his decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race on Sunday, July 21, and quickly endorsed his vice president. The decision came after weeks of concern over his age, which arose after his performance during the first 2024 presidential debate against the Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump.

In her own statement issued on Sunday and shared by the Biden campaign, Harris said she was “deeply grateful to the president,” whose “remarkable legacy of accomplishment is unmatched in modern American history, surpassing the legacy of many Presidents who have served two terms in office.”Harris then shared her thoughts on Biden’s decision to not run for reelection. “With this selfless and patriotic act, President Biden is doing what he has done throughout his life of service: putting the American people and our country above everything else,” she wrote.

“I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination,” she continued. “Over the past year, I have traveled across the country, talking with Americans about the clear choice in this momentous election. And that is what I will continue to do in the days and weeks ahead. I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party — and unite our nation — to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda.”

Harris concluded her statement with a rallying message: “We have 107 days until Election Day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will win.”

Beyoncé isn’t the only musical artist to offer an acknowledgement of Harris’ historic campaign. Hours after Biden dropped out of the race, Charli XCX  declared that Harris is having a “brat summer” —a nod to the title of her latest album, which was released on Friday, June 7.