Nelly is one of several Black artists that have been announced to be performing at Donald Trump Inaugural events next week.
The Village People—the band behind one of Trump’s favorite hits, “Y.M.C.A.”—will perform at a pre-inauguration event.
Rapper Nelly will be hitting the stage to celebrate the inauguration of Donald Trump, who will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, according to CBS News. The 50-year-old hip-hop star, real name Cornell Haynes, Jr., is expected to perform at the Inaugural Liberty Ball, one of three evening balls.
While the Inauguration Day performances won’t be short on country music, Nelly is so far the only rapper slated to perform.
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.
Snoop is just one of the many performers lined up for Trump's inaugural events. According to CNN, Nelly will reportedly attend the Liberty Inaugural Ball on Monday, where Trump is also expected to be in attendance. NBC News reports that rappers Rod Wave, Kodak Black, and Fivio Foreign will also allegedly attend events.
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 .
Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Soulja Boy and now Nelly have offered their music and celebrity to Donald Trump inauguration celebrations.
Grammy Award-winning rapper Nelly is set to perform at President-elect Donald Trump's Inaugural Liberty Ball on Monday, sources tell CBS News.