Before Donald Trump became president-elect, inauguration performances weren't nearly so fraught. The suggestion has been made that the Democrats still have most of the big stars, especially the youth-oriented ones". Bush's inaugural gala was Sinatra, by that point an inauguration fixture. 2009The inaugural ceremony itself was never a bastion for big names - until Barack Obama took office. 2013Obama's second inaugural ceremony was even more pop-oriented.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 15, 2017 16:08 UTC