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From the BBC.
Reports from the US suggest Donald Trump is struggling to find A-list stars to perform at his inauguration. We asked the stars of the BBC Music Awards what it would take to get them to play.
When President Barack Obama was inaugurated in 2009, he was serenaded by Beyonce and Aretha Franklin.
During his stay in the White House, he's had audiences with the likes of Rihanna, James Taylor and Kendrick Lamar.
Donald Trump might not be so lucky.
According to US news website The Wrap, Trump's inaugural committee is scrambling to find stars who are willing to play at his swearing in ceremony on 20 January 2017.
"They're calling managers, agents, everyone in town to see who they can get and it's been problematic," an unnamed source told the site.
Grammy-winner John Legend, who has been a guest of the Obamas several times, says he is "not surprised at all".
"Creative people tend to reject bigotry and hate," he told the BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38298215
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)progressoid
(49,825 posts)bdamomma
(63,652 posts)appropriate since he pledges his allegiance to Russia.
BeyondGeography
(39,280 posts)Auggie
(31,060 posts)PugDadDem
(7 posts)Their music will go into the trash with Elton John's after he played at Limboil's wedding.
Parker DeWitt
(28 posts)Only getting $95 - $750 per ticket in Las Vegas. He must be crying all the way to the bank.
Warpy
(110,903 posts)no matter what a YUGE fee he agreed on. The advertising benefit of playing at his inauguration should be compensation enough!
Vinca
(50,170 posts)safeinOhio
(32,527 posts)Kid Rock.
Bad Dog
(2,025 posts)Despite their reservations, Trump's campaign appeared to have scored a victory last month, when they announced one A-list star would be taking part in the celebrations.
"Elton John is going to be doing our concert on the mall," said Anthony Scaramucci, a member of the presidential inaugural committee, claiming that Mr Trump would be the first president to enter the White House with a pro-gay stance.
But almost as soon as the comments were made, Sir Elton issued a strongly-worded rebuttal.
"Incorrect. He will NOT be performing," wrote his publicist, making liberal use of the caps lock key. "There is no truth in this at all."
Since then, the names bandied around have been much lower-profile - from rap-rock rascal Kid Rock to Achy Breaky country star Billy Ray Cyrus.
However, The Wrap claims Trump's team is still holding out for a Bruno Mars or Justin Timberlake. The situation has become so critical that they are allegedly breaking with protocol to offer artists an appearance fee.
"They are willing to pay anything," said their source, suggesting that a six-figure sum would be within reach.
Rick Astley, the 80s pop legend who is currently enjoying an unexpected career resurgence, is less forthright.
"Depends how big the cheque was!" he laughs, before expressing reservations about Trump's presidency.
safeinOhio
(32,527 posts)Rick Rolled.
Bad Dog
(2,025 posts)they should be happy. I doubt it though.
ALBliberal
(2,304 posts)FuzzyRabbit
(1,958 posts)"They are willing to pay anything," said their source, suggesting that a six-figure sum would be within reach.
I hope any artists who agree to play for Trump demand cash in advance. Trump's history suggests that otherwise they will not be paid.
MrModerate
(9,753 posts)Who is somewhat surprised to find his career currently undergoing a revival. He struck me as a good guy. I doubt he'd play. He doesn't need the money.
Bad Dog
(2,025 posts)He made his fortune in the 80s then decided to sit back and enjoy it. fair play to him.
Ghost of Tom Joad
(1,352 posts)her giant penis again.
madokie
(51,076 posts)Theres always hank williams jr. and charlie daniels, both diehard republiCONs
I'm sure both of them are falling all over themselves every time the phone rings trying to get to it
TheDebbieDee
(11,119 posts)madokie
(51,076 posts)maybe his career but his stinking republiCON ass is still with us.
Aristus
(66,091 posts)The wrong Hank Williams died young. No justice in this world...
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Kanye said that if he had bothered to vote, he would have voted for Trump.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)Last edited Tue Dec 13, 2016, 11:04 AM - Edit history (1)
swearing in portion jump in and grab the bible and talk about how he should have been president and how he would be a better choice much like all his stage grabs at award shows he is known for
Edit to add looks like you called it but I still hope the scene imagined above goes down
Ineeda
(3,626 posts)with a yuge photo op hug.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Wow.
bdamomma
(63,652 posts)asked for a cabinet position........
justgamma
(3,660 posts)japple
(9,773 posts)him.
HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)lunasun
(21,646 posts)HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)lunasun
(21,646 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,217 posts)Jake Stern
(3,145 posts)Ray Stevens once sung about the beauty of diversity in "Everything is Beautiful" but now is an immigrant hating Bagger asshole.
Charlie Daniels once hilariously mocked Conservative White Southern culture in "Uneasy Rider" but now is a full-on Good Ol' Boy himself.
HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)He actually supported Carter early on. It's been a sharp right turn ever since.
I can't even figure out Ray Stevens. Maybe he was always that way and didn't start getting political until after 9-11.😠
Jake Stern
(3,145 posts)Sadly 9/11 brought out the right winger in more than a few people (cf. Dennis Miller) so it could have politicized Ray Stevens.
rgbecker
(4,806 posts)JI7
(89,173 posts)muntrv
(14,505 posts)Bad Dog
(2,025 posts)I read once that he has a joke for every occasion, a sure sign that someone has no wit or sense of humour of their own.
SammyWinstonJack
(44,129 posts)KG
(28,749 posts)jmowreader
(50,451 posts)I think he's going to have to branch out a little...if he can't get any professionals to sing at his inaugural, why not just ask the Bob Jones University Music Department to come up and play a few hymns or something? Or maybe the choir from a Lord Jesus with Signs Following Church? They can even bring their snakes and put on a REAL show!
world wide wally
(21,719 posts)Duppers
(28,094 posts)longship
(40,416 posts)Here:
And here's Pat Boone losing his toupee on national TV:
phylny
(8,353 posts)Thinking about him LOL!
anniebelle
(899 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)CNN is reporting he's in Trump Tower.
Lmao and smh.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)yesphan
(1,586 posts)MegaDeth is available.
malthaussen
(17,066 posts)Although they'd be more appropriate if Mr Cruz had won the election.
-- Mal
jmowreader
(50,451 posts)And if he DID, the only Canadian band appropriate for a Donald Trump event is Chuggo.
dawnie51
(959 posts)maybe Kanye is going to be the entertainment.
HurricaneWarning
(220 posts)may be available:
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)has agreed to do several on his hits from his "Underground" racist album......
Mendocino
(7,430 posts)listed on facebook their favorite "artists": Nugent, Hank Williams Jr. and Coe. UGH!
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)The inauguration, like the crap around the Super Bowl, is getting over the top.
avebury
(10,946 posts)payment in cash up front. nt
aikoaiko
(34,127 posts)Graphic Warning: Depictions of police brutality.
heh.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)VOX
(22,976 posts)If I were being interrogated, the threat of having to listen to that lineup would make me confess to just about anything. Whew.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)JI7
(89,173 posts)But i have a feeling many of them would not want to perform for the same reason so they would still be limited.
liberalhistorian
(20,809 posts)new "enhanced interrogation" technique for the CIA!!! I know that would make me break in about twenty seconds.
Bad Dog
(2,025 posts)Then surprise surprise, a few years later.
Pop mogul Jonathan King was today sentenced to seven years in prison after being convicted of molesting schoolboys.
Judge David Paget told a pale and shaken King that he had used his position in the pop world to seduce young boys.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/nov/21/childprotection.society
Maybe Trump could get Gary Glitter to perform, although I honestly don't know whose reputation would be most damaged by it.
lindysalsagal
(20,440 posts)"Deal from strength or get crushed every time."
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)HarmonyRockets
(397 posts)Remember?
lindysalsagal
(20,440 posts)<cringe>
DonCoquixote
(13,615 posts)"We live and work amongst his kind every day here. His tactics are those employed by the shiftiest of agents, lawyers, and publicists, the actor said in a long note. Weve learned to recognize the blustery showmanship of a lying con man because we encounter it every day in our business.
But as MacFarlane went on to explain, its important not to confuse Hollywoods dislike for Trump with a lack of patriotism.
Most of us love America a hell of a lot, and we dont want America to be conned the way many of us have ourselves, he wrote. Trump is not of the People. Trump is of Hollywood. And that is the problem.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Could be interesting.
ailsagirl
(22,837 posts)Or the media
Control-Z
(15,681 posts)needs to go and make sure the maggot knows just how much he is hated. Hehe.
Bad Dog
(2,025 posts)And she just praised Theresa May, who's not too bad as far as evil Tories go.
Kate Bush has shocked fans by saying that she really likes Tory Prime Minister Theresa May.
The iconic British musician, 58, faced a social media backlash on Tuesday after admitting that she thinks the new PM is the best thing thats happened to the UK in a long time.
We have a female prime minister here in the UK. I actually really like her and think shes wonderful, she told Canadian magazine Macleans.
http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/kate-bush-faces-backlash-from-fans-for-saying-she-supports-wonderful-prime-minister-theresa-may-a3407871.html
Feeling the Bern
(3,839 posts)Gene Simmons, Ted Nugent, Lee Greenwood and special appears by David Allen Coe and Montgomery Gentry. . .opening act: The Mike Huckabee band, along with the Gary Sinise Band.
That's a fucking D list if I ever saw one!
Bad Dog
(2,025 posts)And they're holding down regular jobs.
maveric
(16,445 posts)Feeling the Bern
(3,839 posts)performing from beyond the grave. . .if they just accept Republican Jesus in their lives.
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AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)The inauguration of fascism and the death of democracy...for the rest of my life.
Besides, it would be a career death knell. How would you ever be able to look at any poc in the entertainment industry again?
Buns_of_Fire
(17,119 posts)JustAnotherGen
(31,681 posts)Do the swearing in, the dance/dinner at the White House - and call it a day.
MountCleaners
(1,148 posts)I'm sure they're celebrating the new President.
Bad Dog
(2,025 posts)Ian Donaldson died in 1993.
They're not proper skinheads anyway. The skinhead movement is a fusion of Jamaican and British music, it's message is inclusive and anti racist. There's still a lot of genuine skinheads about who are very active in the anti fascist movement.
lpbk2713
(42,696 posts)Kelsey Grammer can ... um ... ah ... must be something he can do.