American rapper Nelly has responded to criticism over his decision to perform at the Liberty Ball on Monday night, part of the inaugural celebrations for President Donald Trump. The 50-year-old Grammy-winning artist just like fellow rapper Snoop Dogg accepted an invitation to perform but explained his reasons in an interview with journalist Officer Lew

Soulja Boy defended his decision to perform at Donald Trump's Crypto Ball by calling out former President Barack Obama and Kamala Harris.

St. Louis rapper Nelly has reportedly been added to the line-up celebrating the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States. According to various sources close to the event planning — via CBS News — the Country Grammar artist will perform during the Inaugural Liberty Ball on Jan.

Nelly is reportedly slated to perform at one of three official inaugural events for Donald Trump, according to CBS News. He’ll be at Trump’s Liberty Ball, scheduled for Monday.

Nelly, Carrie Underwood, and Village People each shared their reasoning for performing at Donald Trump's inauguration.

American rapper and three-time Grammy award-winning artist Nelly will perform at the Liberty Ball on Inauguration Day.

But the singer’s participation in President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration is nevertheless a sign of the changing tides, where mainstream entertainers, from Nelly to The Village People are more publicly and more enthusiastically associating with the new administration.

Donald Trump's 2025 presidential inauguration is featuring high-profile attendees including Former President Barack Obama, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and TikTok CEO Shou Chew.

Grammy-winning collaboration “Dilemma” wasn’t part of Nelly‘s controversial performance at Donald Trump‘s Monday inauguration ball, as Kelly Rowland reportedly blocked the rapper from using their hit song during the celebration.

The 50-year-old St. Lunatic told the Geto Boys rapper, "it's an honor" to “perform for the president of the United States, regardless of who is in office.”

Nelly has addressed the backlash to his choice to perform at Donald Trump’s Liberty Inaugural Ball.

Charlamagne tha God called out the "hypocrisy" of those complaining about rappers at Trump's inauguration and not Democrats for their interactions with him. The post Charlamagne Says the Anger Toward Rappers Performing at Inauguration Should Be Directed at Dems first appeared on Mediaite.