Nelly also spoke about his experience as a child on a military base in Texas, praising his family members who have served in the U.S. armed forces. “If these people can give [their] life for the office, Nelly can perform,” he said. “It is an honor for me to perform for the president of the United States, regardless of who is in office.”

Rapper Nelly defends his participation in Donald Trump's inaugural ball by clarifying that the decision has 'no political implications' and is 'not to influence any particular political opinion'. The rapper is joined by Carrie Underwood,

Nelly will be performing at president-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural ball on Jan. 20, an inside source has confirmed to Billboard.

Gavin DeGraw, best known for his song "I Don't Want to Be," which became the theme for "One Tree Hill," said he was proud to support President Trump at his inauguration.

Sullivan County native Gavin DeGraw received some fan backlash this week. There were some high profile performers at Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20. A variety of musical performers were part of the event for the 47th president of the United States including Carrie Underwood,

Donald Trump will be once again be sworn in as president on Monday. His team has curated an interesting lineup of performers for the inauguration festivities, including Carrie Underwood, Kid Rock, Jason Aldean,

WASHINGTON — St. Louis rapper Nelly will perform at one of Trump's inauguration events on Monday. The musician's performance will come after a busy day of events including a church service, White House tea with President Biden, a swearing-in ceremony and an Oval Office ceremony.

Several other well-known artists are performing at one of the inaugural balls including Rascal Flatts, Gavin DeGraw, Jason Aldean, The Village People and Nelly. Rapper Snoop Dogg performed at a pre-inaugural "Crypto Ball" on Friday night .

Hip-hop artist Nelly is set to perform at one of the president-elect’s three inaugural balls after he’s sworn in earlier on Monday.

At the end of 2025, Nelly announced a big world tour set to kick off this spring. Apparently he also wanted to sabotage its ticket sales (or worse, make sure only a certain type of person attends), because the rapper is taking the opportunity to perform as part of Donald Trump 's inauguration festivities following the xenophobic felon being sworn in as US president again today.

Donald Trump’s inauguration events included performances by Carrie Underwood, Snoop Dogg and the Village People. Things were different 8 years ago.

Trump cut a cake with a sword; Ivanka attempted Audrey Hepburn cosplay; Kid Rock drank beer; and Billy Ray sounded like shit.