Blue Wave Memes Take Over Music Social Media as Midterm Results Land

Music fans turned the US midterm results of 4 November 2026 into a contest over which songs should soundtrack the "blue wave," and several artists joined in on X and Instagram. US media outlets projected that Democrats would win back control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, according to Reuters. The results gave the internet a fresh target for jokes.

Singer Halsey posted "EVERYTHING IS MF BLUE BABY" on Instagram, borrowing a line from her song "Colors." Tinashe had already urged people to vote, posting "VOTE OR DIE ! LETS GO AMERICA" with blue heart emojis. When one user accused her of alienating Republican fans over her stance, she replied "Yall can go."

Much of the traffic was lighter. Fans joked that Tinashe's "Melatonin" should replace "The Star-Spangled Banner," the US national anthem. Another X user suggested that anyone with Morgan Wallen in their Spotify Wrapped, the app's yearly listening summary, should be sent to Guantanamo Bay. Lizzo answered one fan's post about her music sounding good "tonight" with a gif of comedian Druski.

Outside music, the "Blue Wave" hashtag trended, and Firstpost reported that Donald Trump was roasted online as it did. Viral images included Tobias Fünke, the character from the sitcom Arrested Development, turning blue.

Some of the election talk was tied to specific races. Bobby Pulido won his congressional race in Texas, and Rolling Stone described Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" as an anthem for political revolution in the state's midterms.

For fans, the appeal was simple: a familiar chorus, a new context, and a reply that might come straight from the artist. Most of the posts were jokes, and the artists mostly answered them in the same spirit.