Kanye West to Perform at Youth Ball

The Detroit Free Press kinda buries the lede in this posting about the announced entertainment line-up for the Youth Ball, one of the 10 official balls happening on Tuesday. In addition to Kid Rock and Fall Out Boy, Kanye West has been named a confirmed performer. Sources close to Kanye tell DCist that his decision to travel to D.C. and perform at the Youth Ball was made at the last minute. We had heard just a couple of days ago that the hip-hop star (who was rumored to have been being wooed by D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty to play his invite-only 9:30 Club benefit tonight, which will coincidentally also feature Fall Out Boy) had decided not to attend the inauguration due to logistical issues. But now West and a partial entourage are on their way to Washington, making the Youth Ball an even hotter ticket.