Nelly defended his decision to perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday while speaking to HuffPost’s Phillip Lewis. “He’s the president. He won. This isn’t a campaign,” he said. “This isn’t an RNC. I’m not out on the political campaign. I didn’t get none of that 1.5. You see what I’m saying?”

Nelly defended his decision to perform at Trump's presidential inauguration events following backlash for taking the stage at Monday's Liberty Ball.

The rapper joins Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts, and Jason Aldean in a growing list of actual famous people celebrating Trump’s second term.

Snoop Dogg, meanwhile, is getting dragged for agreeing to appear at a pre-inauguration event. According to The Root, the West Coast rapper will perform at the inaugural Crypto Ball hosted by Trump’s nominated “AI and Crypto Czar” David Sacks.

The events surrounding Trump's inauguration Monday are set to include a variety of performances from artists like Carrie Underwood, The Village People and Rascal Flatts, among others. In addition to Nelly, Jason Aldean and The Village People are set to ...

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.

Nelly is one of several Black artists that have been announced to be performing at Donald Trump Inaugural events next week.

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,

Fellow rappers Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross also performed at the president-elect's pre-inaugural Crypto Ball. on Jan. 17.

Rapper Nelly joins Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood at Donald Trump's Liberty Ball for his inauguration celebration.

Rascal Flatts, Jason Aldean, Nelly and the Village People are among the list of acts performing at the inaugural balls Inaugural balls are a popular part of a presidential inauguration where a ...

The Village People and Rascal Flatts, among others. In addition to Nelly, Jason Aldean and The Village People are set to take the stage during the Liberty Ball.