LOS ANGELES — Sheryl Crow wants your vote — and figures she can get it for a song. The Grammy Award-winning singer is offering a free download of her politically charged tune “Gasoline” to anyone who logs onto the Rock the Vote website (rockthevote.com/sherylwantsyoutovote) or anyone on the group’s mailing list.
And the first 50,000 people who register three friends to vote will get a free digital copy of her album “Detours.”
“I hope people wake up and emotionally engage in issues,” Crow said in a telephone interview during a visit to Los Angeles.
Crow’s giveaway is a kickoff to Rock the Vote’s voter registration drive, said the organization’s executive director, Heather Smith. Crow, 46, was one of the founding artists of Rock the Vote 18 years ago.
Rock the Vote aims to register 2 million young people to vote by November — the largest youth voter drive in history by three times, Smith said.
