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The Dixie Chicks were absolutely opposed to performing at Donald Trump’s inauguration, saying through their manager: “No one is prepared to normalize what is going on in the country right now.”
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Andrea Bocelli was game for singing at the inauguration until he faced major backlash online from diehard fans. He politely backed out from the gig.
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Rebecca Ferguson wanted to perform at the inauguration on the condition that she be allowed to sing the Billie Holiday song “Strange Fruit”. After that was denied — and people started bashing her — she decided not to perform.
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Yikes. A member of the Trump transition team actually announced that Elton John would be performing at the inauguration, and it wasn’t true! His publicist said no way.
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George Lopez was approached to do a comedy set, and tweeted that he declined the offer. “then they asked if I had Eric Estrada’s phone number,” he joked.
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Celine Dion was reportedly approched to sing at the inauguration, but privately told the transition team that she’d pass.
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Gospel singer Charlotte Church got cheeky on Twitter, telling Trump: “Your staff have asked me to sing at your inauguration, a simple Internet search would show I think you’re a tyrant. Bye”
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Moby laughed at the notion that Trump’s team wanted him to DJ the Inaugural Ball, then came back with a proposition: “I guess I’d DJ at an inaugural ball if as payment #trump released his tax returns.”
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David Foster gently told the world that rumors he was performing for Trump were false. “I politely and respectfully declined,” he said on Instagram
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