 The next day, May 4, 2015, at the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts in his home town of Detroit, he officially announced his run for the Republican nomination in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.The announcement speech was preceded by a choir singing "Lose Yourself" with Carson sitting in the audience.After the song, Carson took the stage and announced his candidacy alongside a speech on his rags to riches life story, at one point stating