{"id":76411,"date":"2026-11-04T21:17:38","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T21:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/midterm-election-results-spark-music-memes\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T21:17:38","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T21:17:38","slug":"midterm-election-results-spark-music-memes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/midterm-election-results-spark-music-memes\/","title":{"rendered":"Midterm Election Results Spark Music Memes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe tides are turning, thanks to the blue wave brought on by the midterm elections. The Democratic Party emerged victorious in several states for the first time in decades, helping it to take control of the entirety of Congress, ans number of first-time positions were secured by minority demographics in historic moves. To add to it app, X is back to Twitter-levels of funny. Celebratory jokes have flooded timelines since the earliest results were called, and few corners of the internet are having more fun than Music Twitter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tA lot of music fans joked about what the soundtrack to the blue surge should be, throwing out everything from making Selena and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/bobby-pulido\/\" id=\"auto-tag_bobby-pulido\" data-tag=\"bobby-pulido\">Bobby Pulido<\/a> (who won his congressional race in Texas) the official state anthem to replacing the \u201cStar-Spangled Banner.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">tonight feels like the first time I heard the flume remix of you &amp; me by disclosure<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ALISON WONDERLAND (@awonderland) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/awonderland\/status\/2117872973646582018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">November 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tOn Instagram, Halsey played into the surge of jokes using lyrics from her song \u201cColors,\u201d writing, \u201cEVERYTHING IS MF BLUE BABY.\u201d One viral post featuring a video of the 2015 song tagged nearly two dozen profiles, including Nicki Minaj, JD Vance, and direct accounts for the Republican party and ICE.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe singer-songwriter did get serious for a second, too. \u201cSo many firsts, so much hope, but also so much work to do,\u201d they said. \u201cThis moment of unity feels amazing and I sincerely hope we can make it last through the very long road ahead. I\u2019m so grateful to every single voter who made their voice heard and made this possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">we&#8217;re changing the national anthem to melatonin by tinashe<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83e\udee5 (@sybil69420) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sybil69420\/status\/2117853313618333888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">November 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe results were even sweeter for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/tinashe\/\" id=\"auto-tag_tinashe\" data-tag=\"tinashe\">Tinashe<\/a> fans, who backed the singer as she encouraged republican fans to exit her fandom. \u201cVOTE OR DIE ! LETS GO AMERICA,\u201d she wrote, using 12 blue heart emojis. When someone responded accusing her of alienating her red-voting audience, Tinashe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/tinashe-democrat-support-midterm-elections-1235652177\/\">hit back<\/a> with a swift \u201cYall can go.\u201d In celebration of the victory, several people joked that the electric <em>Popstar <\/em>single \u201cMelatonin\u201d will be rightfully replacing \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ editors-pick-module lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tBefore we had Democrats filling seats in a historic fashion and Benson Boone flipping off of pianos, we had Fergie barreling through one-handed cartwheels on the Today Show at 9 o\u2019clock in the morning in 2008. The singer was on the show to perform \u201cBarracuda,\u201d which doesn\u2019t have the same optimism of something like the Black Eyed Peas\u2019 \u201cI Gotta Feeling,\u201d but the everlasting meme still meets the moment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAll of this post-election optimism even has some voters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/lizzo-new-album-bitch-charts-industry-1235581224\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1235581224\">coming around<\/a> to Lizzo. \u201cLizzo music sounding good asfff tonight,\u201d one user wrote on X. The compliment couldn\u2019t be more backhanded, but she\u2019ll take it anyway. Lizzo responded in the quotes with a gif of comedian Druski playing a character who just got out of jail. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If Morgan Wallen is in your Spotify Wrapped this year you\u2019re getting sent to Guantanamo Bay<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Imagine Dragons Hate Account. (@_21Average_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_21Average_\/status\/2117824066065158355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">November 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tOne artist no one has plans to uplift, however, is Morgan Wallen. The country star, whose legacy includes a video of him screaming racial slurs while drunk and flipping over pianos, has seen his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/morgan-wallen-scandals-canceled-concerts-albums-timeline-1234728510\/\">bad behavior<\/a> result in <a data-id=\"1235319768\" data-type=\"post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/morgan-wallen-tate-mcrae-song-confirmed-fan-reactions-1235319768\/\">backlash towards his collaborators<\/a> \u2014 now, it\u2019s extended to his biggest fans. \u201cIf Morgan Wallen is in your Spotify Wrapped this year you\u2019re getting sent to Guantanamo Bay,\u201d one X user joked. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">They just downloaded the Hamilton soundtrack to everyone\u2019s iPhones<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 zo\u00eb (@ZoeTantonn) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZoeTantonn\/status\/2117850480030404622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">November 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tMore than a decade after millions of iTunes users were force-fed a download of U2\u2019s <em>Songs of Innocence<\/em>, music fans are considering running the marketing tactic back. This time, everyone would have no choice but the listen to the <em>Hamilton <\/em>soundtrack. And if  the\u201dMelatonin\u201d national anthem plan doesn\u2019t work out,<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/debatelord69\/status\/2117800442105041211\" target=\"_blank\"> one user suggested<\/a> we have Lin-Manuel Miranda write a whole new one.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/2026-midterm-election-music-memes-1235652733\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The tides are turning, thanks to the blue wave brought on by the midterm elections. The Democratic Party emerged victorious in several states for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":76412,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}