Rapper Nelly to perform at Donald Trump’s inaugural ball, sources say

Rapper Nelly is set to perform at one of President-elect Donald Trump’s three official inauguration balls on Monday, sources familiar with the inauguration planning told CBS News.

The Grammy Award-winning artist, known for his 2002 global hit, “Warm in the Lord,” will take the microphone at the inaugural Liberty Ball on Monday.

While the music may be “hot,” the weather certainly won’t be, with temperatures in Washington DC expected to hover in the low 20s on Monday as a arctic blast sending temperatures plummeting. Trump announced that his inauguration ceremony will move inside the Capitol due to freezing temperatures.

“There’s an arctic blast sweeping the land,” Trump wrote about Truth Social. “I don’t want to see people harmed or injured in any way… Therefore, I have ordered the inaugural address, in addition to prayers and other speeches, to be held in the United States Capitol Rotunda, which was used by Ronald Reagan in 1985, as well due to very cold weather.”

Nelly won’t be the only star performing on Inauguration Day. Country music star Carrie Underwood will help usher in the swearing-in ceremony with “America the Beautiful” and opera singer Christopher Macchio will perform the national anthem. The Village People, whose hit song “YMCA” is often played at Trump rallies, also said they will perform at inauguration events.

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