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

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

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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.

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.

Nelly isn’t the only rapper to perform in front of pro-Trump crowds ahead of the inauguration. Snoop Dogg recently performed at Trump’s Crypto Ball in Washington, D.C., hosted by David Sacks, Trump’s crypto czar pick.

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

WASHINGTON - American rapper and three-time Grammy award-winning artist Nelly will perform at the Liberty Ball on Inauguration Day, according to a press release from the Trump-Vance Inaugural ...

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.”

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.

President Trump declared it was “liberation day” moments after being sworn in as president Monday — vowing “the golden age of America begins right now” with a ‘revolution of common