'Why I'm performing at Donald Trump's inauguration in Washington'

Grammy award-winning R&B and soul singer Chrisette Michele has revealed that she'll be performing at one of Donald Trump's pre-inauguration parties.

But for many people in the US, it's not been a popular move.

The Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration takes place on Thursday evening before Donald Trump is sworn into office.

For Barack Obama's inauguration concert in 2009 - Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder and Beyonce all played.

Donald Trump's line-up doesn't quite hit those highs, but Chrisette Michele is someone who stands out on the list.

Why? Essentially because she's a black R&B star and Donald Trump's team has had difficulty getting anyone like her to perform, after controversial comments he made about minorities during his election campaign.

Defending her performance at the Lincoln Memorial, she said it was better to be represented in some form.

"We can't be present if we are silent," she said.

"My heart is broken for our country, for the hopes of our children, for the fights of the people who have come before us."

Chrisette Michele wrote an open letter on Twitter.

Some people, including Questlove the DJ, had even offered to pay Chrisette Michele not to perform but she says she is "willing to build a bridge".

Discussing the abuse she has been getting on social media for agreeing to perform at a Donald Trump concert she wrote: "I don't mind these stones, if they allow me to be a voice for the voiceless."

Chrisette Michele had a number one album with Epiphany in the US and won a Grammy for best urban/alternative performance in 2009.

She's collaborated with Ne-Yo and Rick Ross and released her fifth album called Milestone on her own label last year.

She may have some new fans and lost some old ones after her Washington show.

There is no word yet on how much she is getting paid for the performance.

Chrisette has received a fair bit of abuse about taking part.

Many other R&B and hip-hop acts have turned down taking part in the concert.

Kanye West and Donald Trump are thought to be friends but it turns out he wasn't asked to perform.

The party organising committee chairman Tom Barrack told CNN that the rapper wasn't asked as the show was, among other things, "traditionally American".

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