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Kid Rock, Billy Ray Cyrus and more will join Carrie Underwood to perform at Trump inauguration

He will be sworn in as President in Washington, DC on January 20

Whoopi Goldberg defends Carrie Underwood over Trump inauguration performance but says she “won’t be watching”

"If I believe I have the right to make up my mind to go perform some place, I believe they have the same right"

Village People on upcoming performance at Donald Trump’s inauguration: “We know this won’t make some of you happy”

The band hope their performance "helps bring the country together after a tumultuous and divided campaign where our preferred candidate lost"

Carrie Underwood is billed to perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration

Victor Willis, lead singer of the Village People, also said the band would "participate in inaugural activities"

US Supreme Court denies Donald Trump’s bid to halt hush money case sentencing

The president-elect had urged the top court to consider whether he was entitled to an automatic stay of his sentencing

Ed Sheeran launches foundation to support music education in the UK: “Music education has shaped who I am”

The initiative will focus on disadvantaged areas to address educational inequality in the UK

Rapper Twista Cheese found guilty after posting “menacing” video about Tommy Robinson

The video was shared last August

Bono, Michael J. Fox and Denzel Washington receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

The US' highest civilian honour has also been bestowed upon Anna Wintour, Lionel Messi and Hillary Clinton, among others

Former US President Jimmy Carter has died, aged 100

Carter was often dubbed the "Rock & Roll President" and was championed by Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and the Allman Brothers for his support of music in the White House

Donald Trump asks US Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban

The app faces a ban in the US by 19 January - a day before Trump takes office