Joss Stone Tapped To Record Barack Obama’s Campaign Theme

Date: 08/13/08 | By Njai Joszor
Filed under: R&B News, Joss Stone

Soulful British singer Joss Stone is preparing to record a theme song for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.

Stone, who also joins Alicia Keys and Jay-Z on the effort, was approached by the presidential nominee according to The Sun to record a track that will serve as a theme song for his campaign. A source close to the newspaper says “Joss is a big supporter of Barack Obama and was very excited to be asked to do this for him. He sent her a personal message asking her to get on board.”

Alicia Keys and Jay-Z are also reported to be penning songs for the project.

In related news, Joss Stone has been cast in Showtime’s “The Tudors” where she will portray Anne of Cleves, the fourth wife of Henry VIII during the third season of the highly rated drama.