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>> reporter: beyonce. james taylor. brad paisley. those are just a few of the a-list entertainers who sang at president obamas last inauguration. over the years, presidential inaugurations have become celeb-studded celebrations. hollywood heavyweights deeming it an honor to be asked to perform for the new president. but now less than a month away from the president-elects inauguration, sources tell cnn that donald trumps transition team is having a hard time booking talent. >> this was an incred...

>> im there for beyonce, brian, im sorry. >> hollywood is going to be one of those corners of the country that figures out what resistance to trump means. its a buzz word right now. and its starting to take shape. and this is what its going to look like these celebrities refusing, even if theyre being polite about it. >> im not seeing celebrities whyate. im seeing musicians. andrea bocelli. at one time he said he would perform but now he will not because he received backlash. garth brooks will n...

It. he would do it at the beginning, every interview endlessly. that told candidates to engage and answer the question, even if its not consistent. >> i hope you are right. i worry thats not. >> what hugh said is campaign 101. this year when you showed all the years that were broken. the one rule that was in order to win, you have to campaign. you have to be on the ground in pennsylvania to win pennsylvania. you cant come in with beyonce and jay z and call it a campaign and air wars and ads dont...

Celebrities. i dont think the folks going to washington on january 0.0020 -- >> hold on a second -- you just said he doesnt care -- >> tonight -- >> tweeting about it he shows he cares. >> care about the celebrity -- >> tweet about it if he didnt care. if you dont -- >> listen, donald trump before he became president-elect was a celebrity. and on its face, his type of celebrity should get a response to have big names at his inauguration. theres been a lot of things that have transpired and now t...

Tmz reports that the band, kiss, turned down a request, too. and "the washington post" reports that david foster has also declined. however, the "new york post" reported that the beach boys have been asked and have yet to make a decision. im joined by lynn winstead, as well as ted johnson, senior editor at "variety," sitting next to each other, i believe, in minneapolis. but, ted, lets start off with this. because it does look like this is shaping up to be an inauguration free of celebrities, wh...

States military are beyond debate. >> reporter: both men put their nuclear cards on the table. but they havent turn those cards over yet. we dont know what they say and at the end of the day it is unclear what either is talking about. barbara starr cnn the pentagon. >> back now with the panel. buck, let he read the first part of the tweet here again. the united states must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability. now as with many donald trump tweets in statements. this caused a fren...

Will participate in the inaugural festivities. thats a huge contrast, since barack obama had aretha franklin perform and beyonce at the second inaugural. for those on the right who sort of look at celebrities as unwanted intruders into the political process, for their side of the aisle, so what, right? if there are no celebrities at donald trumps inauguration, if his inauguration is basically a couple of people from "americas got talent," et cetera, does that have a broader meaning in some way? ...

>> when you lost the rockets, it may be a problem. there are conflicting problems about whether they were asked to perform and some said they dont want to and they may not be asked to perform. its not clear. as he intends to get ready of the reports that say they dont want to perform or arent going to. this is where we are with partisanship. there is a lot of excitement about these things. beyonce serenaded him and his wife for the first dance at the event. i think trump has shown at the convent...

To see it banned on maybe mass transit. you saw what happened on board that bus. >> i dont want to be sitting next to that guy. in our pop culture lead, it remains doubtful that well see musical performances at donald trumps presidential inauguration of the caliber that some would consider big league. elton john already said no to the invitation. stephanie, is the trump team having any luck getting "a" listers to perform? >> today they said the radio city rockettes will join the lineup. as for...

And then governor pence, governor pence and governor pence. during the campaign hillary clinton had beyonce and jay z. all donald trump needs is himself, the american flag and his supporters. its not about billionaire artists, celebrities, people sipping champagne in the beverly hills or hamptons. its about americans. thats what won the electoral votes. >> listen. we were in cleveland at the rnc. i remember covering the helicopter swooping in to meet governor pence. we remember the walkout to qu...