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.

Rascal Flatts, Jason Aldean, Nelly and the Village People are among the list of acts performing at the inaugural balls

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.

Earlier this week, it was announced that Carrie Underwood would perform “America the Beautiful” at Trump’s inauguration ceremony. Then, it was reported that Rascal Flatts and Jason Aldean would be playing at different inaugural balls.

Rapper Nelly spoke about his upcoming performance at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration events Jan. 20, defending his decision amid backlash. Nelly, whose real name is Cornell Haynes Jr., told rapper and media personality Willie D,

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.

Carrie Underwood and The Village People are among the artists who performed for President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day.

Rapper Nelly of “Hot In Herre” fame will be among the performers leading the celebration of Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday night. CBS reporter Taurean Small was one of several reporters to break the news Friday that Nelly will be joining Jason Aldean to perform at Trump’s Liberty Ball after he is sworn in as president for the second time on Dr.

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

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.