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Garth Brooks is speaking out to clarify why he won’t be performing at Donald Trump‘s presidential inauguration this week and it sounds like his absence is not due to any political reasons.

The 54-year-old country singer told fans in a Facebook Live broadcast that he can’t perform as he will be on tour in Cincinnati.

Garth explained that his friend Steve Wynn, who is organizing the entertainment portion of the inauguration, asked him to perform and he decided to wait and see if he would need to fill up his tour schedule with more shows due to demand. The demand was high, so he had to book more shows.

“We left it up to karma. If Cincinnati goes two weekends instead of one, then of course we are out. Sure enough, Cincinnati did five shows, two weekends and backed us up into there, so we got knocked out of it,” Garth said.

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Jennifer Holliday has announced she will no longer perform at the welcome concert for Donald Trump‘s Presidential Inauguration festivities after she realized how she hurt her LGBT fans.

The 56-year-old Tony-winning actress originated the role of Effie in Dreamgirls on Broadway and she just wrapped a run in The Color Purple.

A big part of Jennifer‘s fan base lies in the LGBT community and she decided to pull out of the event after backlash from them.

Jennifer says the concert was presented to her as the “Welcome Concert for the People” and she focused on that when she made her decision to perform.

“My only choice must now be to stand with the LGBT Community and to state unequivocally that I WILL NOT PERFORM FOR THE WELCOME CONCERT OR FOR ANY OF THE INAUGURATION FESTIVITIES!” Jennifer wrote in an open letter obtained by TheWrap.

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The Trump Inauguration Committee has announced a lineup of stars set to perform at the Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration concert, which will take place before the inauguration on January 19.

The concert will be led by rock band 3 Doors Down, country singer Toby Keith, and Broadway star Jennifer Holliday. We’re already seeing lots of jokes being made out of her signature song “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” from Dreamgirls!

Jon Voight, who has been a vocal supporter of Trump‘s throughout the campaign, will be making an appearance at the concert, set to take place on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Trump will appear at the concert to deliver remarks to the nation.

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Jackie Evancho will be performing the National Anthem at Donald Trump‘s inauguration next week and she is explaining why she’s committed to her performance amid some backlash.

The 16-year-old singer says she is putting politics aside for the appearance and hopes that her performance can help unify the country.

“I hope to just kind of make everyone forget about rivals and politics for a second and just think about America and the pretty song that I’m singing,” Jackie said in an interview with CBS Sunday Morning. “I’m hoping that I can bring people together.”

The interview will be broadcast on January 15 at 9am and also features Jackie‘s transgender sister Juliet, who approves of the performance.

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After reports surfaced claiming that Marie Osmond said she would perform at Donald Trump‘s presidential inauguration, she has revealed she will not perform.

“Many of you have seen various stories saying that I volunteered or that I am performing at the inauguration. So let me be clear!” the entertainer wrote in a message on Twitter. “I had no intention of performing at this inauguration, no matter who won!”

“I try to stay out of politics. I’m an entertainer. My interview statement simply tried to be nice and promote a message of love, not hate,” she said. “I have performed for several Presidents, done USO tours, and my charity Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals takes children to the White house to visit the President ever year – regardless of who the sitting President is.”

“I love this great country!” she concluded.

These celebrity musicians and performers have agreed to perform at Donald Trump‘s inauguration happening next week in Washington, DC.

It seems that Trump‘s planners for the event had some trouble booking acts for the event, as there are currently only three confirmed performers. Stay tuned as more may be added.

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Rebecca Ferguson, best known for being a contestant on The X Factor UK, was asked to perform at Donald Trump‘s inauguration next week and agreed only if she could the classic song “Strange Fruit.”

The Billie Holiday tune has strong significance to oppressed people and she felt it would be the perfect, and only, song she could sing at the event.

“Due to circumstances beyond my control concerning the offer to perform at the Inauguration Concert, I was thrown into the middle of a political arena last week,” Rebecca said in a statement this week. “I wasn’t comfortable with the song choice made on my behalf, and although I’m very blessed to have a gift that gives me amazing opportunities, as a mother and an artist, I had to defend my stance. That is why I made the decision to sing ‘Strange Fruit’ when I was invited.”

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