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Kid Rock and Billy Ray Cyrus are among the new names confirmed for the upcoming Donald Trump inauguration events.The official swearing-in ceremony will be taking place on Monday (January 20), and a number of events will be held in the run-up to the moment.It was confirmed earlier this week that Carrie Underwood will be the musical guest performer for the main ceremony where Trump becomes the 47th President of the United States – set to sing ‘America the Beautiful’ on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.Now, the Trump Vance Inaugural Committee has revealed more famous names joining the line-up for the celebration events, which kick off on Sunday (January 19).

Whoopi Goldberg has defended Carrie Underwood after the singer received backlash for agreeing to perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration.Trump will be sworn in as President in Washington, DC on January 20 2025, and Grammy-winning Underwood is set to take the stage as the musical guest. A spokesperson confirmed to Axios that she will be on the lineup performing ‘America the Beautiful’.“I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event,” Underwood said in a statement Monday, according to the Associated Press.

Village People have addressed their upcoming performance at Donald Trump‘s inauguration as President of the United States – see what they had to say below.Yesterday (January 13), Village People announced that they will be performing at Trump’s inauguration in Washington, DC on January 20, 2025. Also performing at the ceremony is Grammy-winning singer Carrie Underwood.According to the Associated Press, other performers billed to appear at the inauguration include Trump-favourites country singer Lee Greenwood and opera singer Christopher Macchio.While announcing their participation in the inauguration ceremony, Village People addressed their decision on Facebook.

Carrie Underwood is billed to perform at Donald Trump‘s second inauguration later this month.Trump will be sworn in as President in Washington, DC on January 20, 2025, and Grammy-winning Carrie Underwood is set to take the stage as the musical guest. A spokesperson confirmed to Axios that she will be on the lineup performing ‘America the Beautiful’.“I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event,” Underwood said in a statement Monday, according to the Associated Press.

Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration next week, a source confirms to The Post.Underwood, 41, said in a statement to The Post, “I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event. I am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity and looking to the future.”On Monday, political reporter Matthew Foldi shared a picture on X of the program for the inauguration, revealing that Underwood will sing “America the Beautiful” on Jan.

Ed Sheeran has launched a new foundation to support music education in the UK, stressing how important it was to his early career.The Ed Sheeran Foundation will aim to provide inclusive, high-quality music education for children around the country, with a particular focus on areas where it is currently less accessible.The initiative will seek to address educational inequality in the UK, noting that a 2019 BPI survey found that one in four schools that serve disadvantaged communities currently offer no music lessons at all.Sheeran is marking the launch of the foundation by visiting schools in Cardiff, Coventry, Edinburgh and Belfast.“Music education has shaped who I am,” he has said. “I’ve always enjoyed playing music, and it’s led to some of the best moments of my life.”The foundation will work alongside the likes of grassroots organisations such as Coventry Alternative Provision Academy and Sound Progression in Cardiff.

Bono, Michael J. Fox and Denzel Washington were among the latest individuals to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the US.The title is the nation’s highest civilian honour and is awarded to people who “have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values or security of the United States, world peace or other significant societal, public or private endeavours”.On Saturday (January 4), Joe Biden bestowed the award on a total of 19 people at a ceremony at the White House, with U2 frontman Bono being recognised for his work as “a pioneering activist against AIDS and poverty”, per a statement from the White House.

announced by the Carter Center, the late President’s non-profit organisation and a statement from his son Chip. Per the statement, Carter died peacefully and was surrounded by his family. His death at 100 also made him the longest living President in US history.Chip said of his father: “My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights, and unselfish love.

Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to delay a potential TikTok ban.Trump’s lawyer filed a legal brief on Friday (December 27) saying he “opposes banning TikTok” and “seeks the ability to resolve the issues at hand through political means once he takes office”.It follows TikTok, and its parent company, ByteDance, losing an appeal earlier this month, with a US federal appeals court panel deciding unanimously to uphold a law that will ban TikTok in the country.Legal representatives of the social media app argued that the ban infringes upon the country’s First Amendment, however this was rebuffed by the court which said they were seeking to protect free speech and to limit “a foreign adversary nation” being able to “gather data on people in the United States”.On 10 January, the court will hear further arguments on the law that requires TikTok to be sold off by, and break ties with, the China-based ByteDance – or be banned by 19 January – a day before Trump takes office.Trump, who clinched a historic win in the 2024 US presidential election last month, has publicly opposed the ban, though he did support one in his first term as president.“I have a warm spot in my heart for TikTok, because I won youth by 34 points,” he said at a press conference earlier in December, though Kamala Harris received the majority of votes from young voters.

Liverpool in 2015 and Belfast in 2021, the latter of which saw natives Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol and composer Hannah Peel named as official patrons of the city.Hull now aims to be the fourth city to claim the title, after its council cabinet signed off on a five-year plan to boost music in the city. They consulted 1200 people as part of their “far-reaching” planning process, with councillor Rob Pritchard arguing that it would offer the city “a real direction in which to move our cultural scene forward” (via BBC).The council have said that their application will follow the publication of the city’s first music plan, to be published early in 2025.

Donald Trump.The bill would also aim to ban speculative ticketing practices in the US, and was passed in the House Of Representatives earlier this year, with it now needing to pass through the Senate to be written into law.The bill arrived in the Senate earlier this week, and despite carrying bipartisan support, its progress was scuppered on Wednesday (December 18) when Trump and his advisors, including Elon Musk, demanded an extra wave of spending cuts.A new revised spending bill was presented to the Senate on Thursday (December 19), but it excluded the TICKET Act and was nevertheless rejected, with 38 Republicans joining the Democrats in opposing it. A further revised spending bill was passed on Friday (December 20) which also failed to include the TICKET Act.The bill is now left in limbo, with Congress likely to move on to other matters.The TICKET Act was designed to mandate that all ticket vendors display the “all-in” price at the point of sale and ban them from selling tickets that they did not have in hand – the practice known as speculative ticketing.

Kid Rock has met with Donald Trump’s Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi to take aim at the current state of the concert-ticket industry.The ‘All Summer Long’ singer took to his official Instagram page and shared a photo of him alongside Bondi, explaining that he plans to work closely with the Attorney General nominee and the whole administration to work on the current issues surrounding ticket purchasing.“What a treat to break bread with our soon to be Attorney General @pambondi,” began the caption of his post. “I look forward to working with her and the whole administration to help fix the fiasco of buying concert tickets.

High School Musical – was billed as a ‘Best Of Both Worlds’ dance night featuring iconic hits from the Disney Channel.At one point during the event, held at Big Night Live in Boston on Friday (December 13), Hannah Montana’s (Miley Cyrus‘) ‘He Could Be the One’ rang out as images of Mangione, the 26-year-old suspect charged with Thompson’s murder, flashed on screen.Despite the subsequent social media outrage, fans attending the even cheered, which the DJ reportedly acknowledged by saying: “You gotta give the people what they want.” Others found it in poor taste at such an innocuous event, with one calling the stunt “degenerate” on X/Twitter.Check out more reactions below.What? "screaming adulation over Luigi Mangione happened at a Disney Channel throwback DJ show called “Bop to the Top”" https://t.co/vNM2aLYsxe— artisbrutal2021 (@artisbrutal2021) December 15, 2024yeah, we have not yet even begun to process what we’re in the midst of pic.twitter.com/XLuvelPh4X— Sana Saeed (@SanaSaeed) December 14, 2024It still blows my mind that the screaming adulation over Luigi Mangione happened at a Disney Channel throwback DJ show called “Bop to the Top” contrary to an Earl Sweatshirt concert or something https://t.co/rAcPhXWh7e pic.twitter.com/06Wz8KHzrE— ParaPower Mapping (@KlonnyPin_Gosch) December 15, 2024WATCH: Pictures of Luigi Mangione were on display last night as a DJ spun tracts at a show in Boston, Massachusetts.The crowd loved it. pic.twitter.com/7X2cTnYnwO— Matthew Thomas McDonald (@MatthewMcD207) December 14, 2024It's going to be…interesting.

Bruce Springsteen.The state’s Democratic representative Josh Gottheimer took his eagerness to support New Jersey legend Springsteen to the next level – posting his results from Spotify Wrapped 2024 online and showcasing his commitment to listening to The Boss.“No surprises here… Fun fact: My first ever concert was at Meadowlands to see The Boss!” he shared on social media, alongside an image which showed his top five songs of the past 12 months being the singer’s hits ‘Thunder Road’, ‘Because the Night’, ‘Glory Days’, ‘Badlands’, and ‘The Rising’.No surprises here…Fun fact: My first ever concert was at Meadowlands to see The Boss! pic.twitter.com/xuAcNn8si8— Josh Gottheimer (@Josh4Jersey) December 6, 2024Upon the results being shared, however, some viewers were quick to notice slight discrepancies between the politician’s results and the Wrapped results shared online by other Spotify users.In the screenshot Gottheimer shared on X/Twitter, there seemed to be a slightly different font choice for the song titles, and the spacing between the letters seemed slightly askew – leading to it being deemed a fake.After outlets like the New Jersey Monitor weighed in and asked him for comment, Gottheimer went on to reveal he had doctored the results to avoid including his children’s choice in music in the list.“This would be my Spotify Wrapped if I didn’t share my account with my 12 and 15-year-old kids,” Gottheimer said in a statement. “While it’s Springsteen all day for me — don’t get me wrong, I still love listening to Taylor Swift!”He continued: “To paraphrase the Boss: I wasn’t here for business baby, I was only here for fun.

joined the call for a levy on arena and stadium gigs – as well as a cut in VAT – to support struggling grassroots music venues and artists. Though The Culture, Media and Sport Committee welcomed the UK government’s new backing of a levy on gigs at arena level and above to help save the grassroots music scene, they called for a clear deadline for the industry to take urgent action.Now, in a letter published today in response to the questions posed by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Sir Chris Bryant MP – Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries – wrote: “We want to see a voluntary levy on arena and stadium tickets come into effect as soon as possible for concerts in 2025.

Kneecap have imparted some words of wisdom to fans, sharing their 10 rules to live by. Check out the full list below.The Irish rap trio shared their outlook on life in a new Instagram post, uploaded this morning (December 3). In the update, they revealed that WePresent – WeTransfer’s award-winning digital arts and editorial platform – had reached out and asked for them to share a “manifesto”.As a result, they came up with a list of 10 rules that they live by, and would recommend to others.For the most part, these included staples like being kinder to yourself, using your position to stand up for those who are victims of oppression, and embracing the differences across cultures with open arms.“The heads at @wepresent asked us to write a manifesto…..some rules to live by.

Make gay marriage illegal again.”Rep. Schriver insists ripping apart the families of millions of Americans and stripping them of their civil and constitutional rights is “not remotely controversial, nor extreme.” Nearly seven out of ten Americans (69%) say same-sex marriage should be legal—which it has been nationwide in the United States for nearly a decade.He followed that up just hours later by declaring, “20 years ago, Barack Obama was more conservative on marriage than many Republicans today.

Roger Waters has attacked Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood for their stance on the Israel-Palestine issue.The Pink Floyd co-founder has been a vocal supporter of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement since 2011, and has spoken out in the past against Radiohead’s decision to play a gig in Tel Aviv in 2017.He signed an open letter at the time, alongside the likes of Thurston Moore, Young Fathers and Ken Loach, urging the band not to play in Israel as “a system of apartheid has been imposed on the Palestinian people”.In a new interview, Waters has returned to the debate, revealing that he had an email exchange with Yorke after signing that letter. He has also renewed his criticism of the band’s position on the highly contentious situation.Speaking to The Empire Files podcast, Waters said: “I wrote [Yorke] a sort of email that went, ‘I’m sorry if you thought I was being confrontational’.

Sharon Stone has shared her thoughts on the current state of US politics, saying that “extraordinary naïveté” has led the country to a period of “ignorant, arrogant adolescence.”As reported by Fox News, in a panel at Italy’s Torino Film Festival on Monday (November 25), where she accepted the Stella della Mole lifetime achievement award, Stone answered a question addressing the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which was commemorated on the day of the event.“We have to stop and think about who we choose for government,” Stone said, referring to the recent US presidential election results, which saw the re-election of former president Donald Trump. “And if, in fact, we are actually choosing our government or if the government is choosing itself.”She continued: “You know, Italy has seen fascism.

Keir Starmer has backed plans to make drink spiking a specific criminal offence in the UK.As part of the government’s plans to halve violence against women and girls, the Prime Minister has laid out plans to create more specific laws to help combat spiking. It is already illegal under numerous laws, but most offences come under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.However, the suggestion of “modernising” laws around spiking had been gaining traction for some time now.The new law will require bar and hospitality staff to be trained to spot the signs of a drink being spiked.

Ellen DeGeneres and her wife have reportedly moved to England and will likely “never” return to the US.An anonymous source close to the couple told The Wrap that DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have already moved to the Cotswolds region in England and have put up their Montecito, California estate up for sale. According to the source, the couple will never return to the United States.According to the source, the move was primarily due to Donald Trump winning the Presidential election earlier this month.