Why Artists Won't Perform at Trump's Inauguration

Even the artists who supported Trump--or perhaps just hated Hillary--understand how toxic he is. Aside from the way Donald Trump manipulates the media, The Donald has a reputation for screwing over the people he works with. Even a top music manager who represents many conservative musicians can't get anyone to perform at the January 2017 inauguration.

"We've gotten calls that almost sound a little bit desperate: 'Does anybody want to perform?'" says Ken Levitan, a top music manager who represents liberal and conservative artists including Kings of Leon, Hank Williams Jr., Lynyrd Skynyrd and Emmylou Harris. "At this point, we haven't had anybody that has any desire to perform at the inauguration.

"Even if you're a Trump supporter, you've got to look at how he plays the media [and] the public, in terms of how he attacks and twists things around. I've got to think there's a fear of talking about things and working with him," Levitan continues. "I do know some of the very conservative [artists] have no desire to do it. ... [They] just don't want to be involved in the circus — it's a media circus, and not necessarily in a good way."

Source: Rolling Stone: Why Even Trump-Friendly Artists Won't Perform at His Inauguration.