FILE – In this Feb. 4, 2017 file photo, Taylor Swift performs at the DIRECTV NOW Super Saturday Night Concert in Houston, Texas. Swift announced the first of dates for her “reputation Stadium Tour” on Monday. It kicks off May 8, 2018, at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, […]

Taylor Swift is brushing aside her usual silence on politics.

On Sunday, she threw her support behind two Democrats running for Congress in Tennessee.

She endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Phil Bredesen and House candidate Jim Cooper.

Swift said on Instagram she used to stay away from politics, but some events over the past two years made her speak up.

She said she wants to support candidates who fight for LGBTQ rights and against discrimination and racism.

In her post, Swift also urged her young fans who have no registered to vote yet to do so.

