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Keith Urban performed a song from Chapel Lawn at an event attended by President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday, November 15th.
Mr. Urban, 58, and Mr. Trump, 79, both attended a private party for Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt.
The president was seen sitting next to Australian businessman Mr Pratt, 65, who donated $10 million to President Trump’s 2024 election campaign. Pratt also pledged $5 billion in April to support President Trump’s call to reindustrialize America, according to Axios.
According to an Instagram post by user @tali.florida, the Australian country singer performed Bob Marley’s “Is This Love” and Lorne’s “Pink Pony Club.”
PEOPLE has reached out to a representative for Urban for comment.
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“Pink Pony Club” specifically chronicles the story of a young woman who leaves her small Southern town and religious upbringing to embrace her true self in California. Roan revealed that he was inspired to write the song after going to The Abbey, a famous gay bar in West Hollywood, California.
Urban performed “Pink Pony Club” at a recent concert. According to Zem, he previously said on the Canadian web series Intimate and Interactive that he “almost cried” when he heard the song.
“Who doesn’t want to find a safe place wherever they are? They just want to find their comradeship, whatever it is, where they finally realize they belong,” Urban said. “God, it’s speaking to me.”
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In 2017, Urban said he didn’t know if he would perform at the White House during Trump’s presidency. “I would love to answer that question if it comes up, but I’m a citizen and I want to do the right thing,” he said at the time, according to The Hill.
Asked in September 2024 if he would publicly support a presidential candidate, he told the Times: “I’m often surprised that people don’t pay attention to the work of artists. They define who they are and their views. I’m no different.” “We’re playing to a very diverse audience in every way: politically, pronoun-wise, age-group and ethnically.”
Roan, 27, criticized Trump during the 2024 campaign, posting on TikTok in September 2024, saying: “Damn, Trump, I’m serious.”
“No, I will not vote for Trump,” she said in another TikTok. “Yes, I will always question those in power and those who make decisions over others. And I will stand up for what is right and what I believe.”
