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Inauguration performers announced: 3 Doors Down, Toby Keith, other

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All this just reminds me of that scene in TFA when Rey tells Kylo Ren that he will never be as powerful as Darth Vader and he started freaking out.

I want someone to tell Trump that he will never be as popular as Obama and see his reaction.
 
Huh, just learned the Piano Guys are all Mormon. Didn't realize that.

That does them no favors. Mormons claim to be big on "family values" yet these guys are supporting a man who has disrespected women his entire life. I follow(ed) them on Facebook and am glad to see people (many of them Mormon/Christian) are flooding them with criticism for this decision.
 
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lol

So funny and so fitting.
 
I'm actually somewhat impressed, 3 Doors Down are has beens and Voight is still somewhat someone...


Expected nothing but never beens
 
In 2009, Obama had performances by (in alphabetical order) Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Jon Bon Jovi, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renée Fleming, Caleb Green, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, Bettye Lavette, John Legend, John Mellencamp, Jennifer Nettles, Pete Seeger, Shakira, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, U2, Usher, will.i.am and Stevie Wonder.
 
In 2009, Obama had performances by (in alphabetical order) Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Jon Bon Jovi, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renée Fleming, Caleb Green, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, Bettye Lavette, John Legend, John Mellencamp, Jennifer Nettles, Pete Seeger, Shakira, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, U2, Usher, will.i.am and Stevie Wonder.

THE GOAT OF ALL GOATS
 
Does a tribute band need permission from the artist/songwriter to perform at things like this? Because it's damn awkward if they are doing Springsteen songs there.
 
That does them no favors. Mormons claim to be big on "family values" yet these guys are supporting a man who has disrespected women his entire life. I follow(ed) them on Facebook and am glad to see people (many of them Mormon/Christian) are flooding them with criticism for this decision.

Women are second class citizens in mainstream Mormonism and the fundamentalists straight treat them like cattle.
 
As someone who works in the entertainment industry and has had their company reached out to so we could work on the inauguration I expect all manner of technical fuck ups through out this show. The production companies and groups that usually handle the inauguration have almost all backed out as they want nothing to do with Trump. Even many back ups have basically bailed as like the performers, they do not want to be tied to Trump at all.

Talking to the people running it now, it sounds like a giant shit show. People seem to have no clue what's going on, no one is talking to anyone else, and they're all rushing to get this done as last minute as slap dash as possible. Its gonna be a mess from what we're seeing and I'm hoping that we get something that makes Mariah Carrey's terrible New Years Eve performance look like an out and out success.

Awesome, I can't wait to see the whole thing fall apart. Anyone who still wants to do this event is putting money before morality. That downgrade from Beyonce to an American's Got Talent runner up is hilarious.

Does a tribute band need permission from the artist/songwriter to perform at things like this? Because it's damn awkward if they are doing Springsteen songs there.

I don't think so? They just have to pay the ASCAP/JASRAC fees. Springsteen has clout with his label I'm sure, although he probably doesn't have the power to stop a cover band.
 
I'm deleting 3 Doors Down from my Spotify playlist and Rock Band DLC. Yes, I'm aware it doesn't mean anything, but I'm petty like that. Fuck them.
 
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