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Performers For The Obama Presidential Library Opening Have Been Announced And It Could Send Trump Into A Tailspin

Former President Obama had no trouble getting A-list performers for his Presidential Center opening.

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In the last month, the Trump Administration announced a lineup for a series of 250th-anniversary concerts that was deeply embarrassing: it was dominated by has-beens like Milli Vanilli and C&C Music Factory; the facts quickly began to cancel, and the whole idea was eventually scuttled in favor of a standard Trump rally.

Former President Barack Obama, Trump’s predecessor and longtime nemesis, has never had much trouble securing A-list talent for his conventions, rallies and events. And now, Obama has released a solidly A-list lineup of talent who will appear at the official opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, on June 18.

“Performers include The Roots, Bruce Springsteen, Christina Aguilera, Common, Eddie Vedder, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Stevie Wonder and Marc Anthony,” CBS News reported about the lineup. “U2’s Bono and The Edge, Tems, and actress and producer Marsai Martin are also slated to perform.”

Many of those artists have been associated with Obama in the past. Springsteen has performed at rallies for Obama and other Democratic candidates, as has John Legend, while Stevie Wonder’s song, “Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours,” was often played as Obama entered rallies during his 2008 campaign.

The current president is likely to be jealous about his longtime rival’s ease at booking top guests, as many social media users pointed out.

Photo courtesy of an X screenshot. 

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Stephen Silver

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Stephen Silver is an award-winning journalist, essayist and film critic, and contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Stephen has authored thousands of articles that focus on politics, technology, and the economy.

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